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11-10-2010, 04:01 PM

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Just a quick question...where are guys getting the cool decal sheets for their F1's. I know of the ones sold by D-Drive but there seem to be others that I've seen that are different. Can anybody point me towards alternatives to the D-Drive ones?

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11-10-2010, 05:01 PM

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I found another guy out of hong kong selling them on Ebay, not sure if their worth a crap cause i haven't gotten mine yet. I just searched F104 and he came up

11-10-2010, 06:30 PM

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Can anyone point me in the right direction for swapping the 104 front end to the 103. I'm looking for what is required, what can, and will i re-use from my stock front end. things like that

Are the front pins, springs, steering knuckles and things of that nature the same?

I'm sitting in the office, so I don't have it all in front of me. However, you'll need different kingpins and turnbuckles. The springs and knuckles can be reused. The kingpins are shorter (that's also what allows the 103 rims to fit) and the standard steering turnbuckles won't reach, due to the extra length of the arms.

I used these ones: 53150. Can't for the life of me find the part number for the pins, but I ended up mounting the springs between the top of the knuckle and the arm. The arms I used have no camber adjustment - you effectively replace that whole assembly off the front of the car.

After all of that, I'm probably going to go back to the F104 front end once my Exotek conversion arrives.

Phil.

11-10-2010, 06:53 PM

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I used these ones: 53150. Can't for the life of me find the part number for the pins, but I ended up mounting the springs between the top of the knuckle and the arm.

I think those are the racing developed king pins, which are harder to find. The ones that come with the 15th anniversary car have the spring under the arm/knuckle.

11-10-2010, 08:15 PM

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I think those are the racing developed king pins, which are harder to find. The ones that come with the 15th anniversary car have the spring under the arm/knuckle.

Found 'em: 53119 "RC Special King Pin Set". Listed as discontinued on tamiyausa.com, but easy enough to find on eBay.

11-10-2010, 10:13 PM

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Mine is an Exotek chassis, Marcus' is a prototype Mantisworx chassis. I'm running RIDE soft fronts, and super softs rear.

Firstly nice body, which one is it? and are the graphics from d-drive?
Also what tyres do you recomend for fairly low grip carpet?

Thanks

11-11-2010, 05:33 AM

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Decals

The body is an F60 Ferrari. Not sure about tires on carpet, but I'll be finding out this weekend (on foams though). As for decals, I went to http://pattosplace.com. They're kinda pricey, but they're very high quality. He has just about any livery you can think of, including all motorsports

. Just specify the appropriate scale and team from his list. I recieved mine in about 5 days, airmailed from Australia.

11-11-2010, 10:24 AM

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Vyger, I heard this kit has the wheel fairing (air duct to the disk brake) on the front, just like the real F1 car from 2009. Can you post couple pictures showing the fairing? Thanks.

Sorry I haven't replied to you on this yet, but I found this pic on the net and thought you.