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03-13-2013, 01:15 PM
#7261
Hope you guys can help me with this:
First time running my used F104 Pro on carpet, rubber tires, 21.5 blinky.
The car has a traction roll problem coming off a high speed straight to a tight right hand hairpin. The car will traction roll mid corner off throttle or on. The only way i can make the corner is to brake way early and slight power on entering the corner all the way through. If i kept the same corner speed as the competition I would roll for sure.
Everywhere else on the track mostly on throttle the car hooks up, steers and is generally very good. My set up is 5mm ride height rear, 7mm ride height front, 3mm front droop (uptravel), -1 degree front camber, 1100g total weight with 3800 2s lipo positioned in front of esc in chassis.
First time running my used F104 Pro on carpet, rubber tires, 21.5 blinky.
The car has a traction roll problem coming off a high speed straight to a tight right hand hairpin. The car will traction roll mid corner off throttle or on. The only way i can make the corner is to brake way early and slight power on entering the corner all the way through. If i kept the same corner speed as the competition I would roll for sure.
Everywhere else on the track mostly on throttle the car hooks up, steers and is generally very good. My set up is 5mm ride height rear, 7mm ride height front, 3mm front droop (uptravel), -1 degree front camber, 1100g total weight with 3800 2s lipo positioned in front of esc in chassis.
I would also run fairly heavy fluid on the damper discs, like 30,000-50000 wt oil.
Take the center screw out of the t bar, and use a small foam piece like you would put in the bladder of a tc shock to keep the t bar even..look at the link
http://rcf1blog.blogspot.com/2010/12/f104-tbar-mod.html
The black t bar is probably good, but the center adjusting screw introduces a goofy flex point to the t bar.
03-13-2013, 04:30 PM
#7262
The Speed Passion chassis have been been preordered, and I will be offering an F1 starter package, hopefully keeping the price around $400, all you would need to bring is a receiver.
I have one of Mannys awesome vintage bodies, I will be painting it up soon, and I am working on doing decals and paintmasks as well
I have one of Mannys awesome vintage bodies, I will be painting it up soon, and I am working on doing decals and paintmasks as well
03-13-2013, 04:51 PM
#7263
VF1
The Speed Passion chassis have been been preordered, and I will be offering an F1 starter package, hopefully keeping the price around $400, all you would need to bring is a receiver.
I have one of Mannys awesome vintage bodies, I will be painting it up soon, and I am working on doing decals and paintmasks as well
I have one of Mannys awesome vintage bodies, I will be painting it up soon, and I am working on doing decals and paintmasks as well
03-13-2013, 05:09 PM
#7264
The Speed Passion chassis have been been preordered, and I will be offering an F1 starter package, hopefully keeping the price around $400, all you would need to bring is a receiver.
I have one of Mannys awesome vintage bodies, I will be painting it up soon, and I am working on doing decals and paintmasks as well
I have one of Mannys awesome vintage bodies, I will be painting it up soon, and I am working on doing decals and paintmasks as well
03-13-2013, 05:11 PM
#7265
Tech Fanatic
The Speed Passion chassis have been been preordered, and I will be offering an F1 starter package, hopefully keeping the price around $400, all you would need to bring is a receiver.
I have one of Mannys awesome vintage bodies, I will be painting it up soon, and I am working on doing decals and paintmasks as well
I have one of Mannys awesome vintage bodies, I will be painting it up soon, and I am working on doing decals and paintmasks as well
I can't wait to see this!!
03-13-2013, 06:21 PM
#7268
Tech Fanatic
Hey Shadow!, I already have a few guys who want to race these VF1 cars, and we are going to want to do the Lotus 49, the Gurney Weslake, the Ferrari, possibly Honda and Brabham as well. Are you going to produce the decal sets for these cars? I sure hope so, as your decals are awesome! I know that D Drive used to sell the Lotus 49 decals, but D Drive seems to be gone now, so I hope you can do all these different decal sets.
03-13-2013, 06:43 PM
#7269
+1, definitely Gurney's All American Racers. Tried to look for the original AAR Eagle but couldn't a decent one to convert to a jpg file.
03-13-2013, 06:57 PM
#7270
Tech Fanatic
I have been doing some quick searches on the web and it is almost impossible to find any retailer that sells the original F104 with the FRP chassis anymore. I would like to use that chassis for my VF1 car as opposed to the F104 VII, because (1) It's cheaper, and (2) I think the FRP(fiberglass) chassis on the original F104 will generate more chassis/mechanical grip on asphalt than the super stiff graphite chassis on the F104 VII.
03-13-2013, 07:39 PM
#7271
Hi guys,
thinking about taking a step into F1's and was wondering if someone could list what brand/chassis are available, maybe some pros/cons too? i'll be running outdoor asphalt, 21.5 and rubber.
All i know of are the Tamiya F103 and F104 and that one is 10mm wider. are these old versions that are likely to be updated soon?
cheers
thinking about taking a step into F1's and was wondering if someone could list what brand/chassis are available, maybe some pros/cons too? i'll be running outdoor asphalt, 21.5 and rubber.
All i know of are the Tamiya F103 and F104 and that one is 10mm wider. are these old versions that are likely to be updated soon?
cheers
03-13-2013, 07:45 PM
#7272
I have been doing some quick searches on the web and it is almost impossible to find any retailer that sells the original F104 with the FRP chassis anymore. I would like to use that chassis for my VF1 car as opposed to the F104 VII, because (1) It's cheaper, and (2) I think the FRP(fiberglass) chassis on the original F104 will generate more chassis/mechanical grip on asphalt than the super stiff graphite chassis on the F104 VII.
The Lotus 102 F104w
The Ferrari 643 F104W
Mclaren MP4-24 F104
Ad others still available
03-13-2013, 08:13 PM
#7273
thinking about taking a step into F1's and was wondering if someone could list what brand/chassis are available, maybe some pros/cons too? i'll be running outdoor asphalt, 21.5 and rubber.
All i know of are the Tamiya F103 and F104 and that one is 10mm wider. are these old versions that are likely to be updated soon?
All i know of are the Tamiya F103 and F104 and that one is 10mm wider. are these old versions that are likely to be updated soon?
For an Oz perspective, check out http://www.rcformula1.com.au/
Like most things RC, it's largely a question of preference/style - there's lots of good options and each of the major brands are supported in one way or another locally. The F104 was the logical successor to the F103, but there are still plenty of F103's getting around in good shape. Tamiya keep on iterating/fine tuning/blinging the F104 platform.
Most important thing to get right is your tyres
03-13-2013, 08:46 PM
#7274
Tech Fanatic
03-13-2013, 08:53 PM
#7275
Nah, the one weekend i couldnt make it 
did get to go to the Top Gear Festival though!
Thanks for the link, exactly what i was after!
did get to go to the Top Gear Festival though!Thanks for the link, exactly what i was after!