HPI Cup Racer 1M
#2461
Tech Apprentice
yeah ive seen the abc hobby bodies but i like the detail of the hpi bodies and would love a mini version of my car
#2462
..i hear ya.
by the way, i've started racing my CR'r competively. Having a lot of fun, ..when you race you really notice what your car needs and what needs to be adjusted. I've totally gone through my suspension set up to get it just right. -also experimenting w/ new tires for better grip.
by the way, i've started racing my CR'r competively. Having a lot of fun, ..when you race you really notice what your car needs and what needs to be adjusted. I've totally gone through my suspension set up to get it just right. -also experimenting w/ new tires for better grip.
#2463
Tech Apprentice
how do you get your gear mesh right and keep it that way or is it somthing that has to be constantly rechecked?
#2464
I check it after every race day, ...as racing seems to be pretty hard on cars. I can't really describe how to do it, it's a feel ....you just kind of set it tight then loosen slightly ...i spin the wheels w/ my fingers to make sure there isn't too much resistance on the gears ...i am going for something that turns freely, yet not too loose not too tight. hard to describe, not sure there is a way to measure it. More of a feel.
#2465
i think cup racer manual have a good way to set gear mesh by a piece of paper. check it out
#2466
..i don't care for the paper method (personally).
a lot of manuals recommend that method ...its never worked well for me, usually the mesh is too tight when i do it w/ the paper
a lot of manuals recommend that method ...its never worked well for me, usually the mesh is too tight when i do it w/ the paper
#2467
Me too. The paper mesh method never works. My rule of thumb is get the mesh tight then back it off untill the spur can roack back n forth on the pinion.
#2468
Tech Apprentice
alrighty its pic time heres my cup racer with no body
the z body my gf did all the masking and paint work she chose the colors as well this will be the indoor body
some good pics of my 510 body repaint these pics show the color a little better
the z body my gf did all the masking and paint work she chose the colors as well this will be the indoor body
some good pics of my 510 body repaint these pics show the color a little better
#2469
Forget the paper and do it by feel, mesh them together, tighten off one screw, turn the spur checking for any tight spots, if you find a tight spot, unscrew and remesh with a little more gap, rinse and repeat until you get a mesh that moves freely without any obvious tight or loose spots, its a feel thing.
#2470
Tech Apprentice
It works fantastic. Body posts suck. Thanks!
Thanks!. I've done it on nearly every car/crawler I've built. The unimog even holds up in bind situations where the tires are stretching the body.
You can use tin snips to cut hobby metal, then sand down the body posts, then apply the velcro, or use balsa. I couldn't find any more metal so I used balsa.
I stock up on body posts and prefer all my cars look scale.
Edit: White gorilla glue and black gorilla glue (for black backing paint) work great for sealing the velcro or metal to the post for extra srength, but I only found it necessary with my crawler. I can pick it up and swing it around.
Thanks!. I've done it on nearly every car/crawler I've built. The unimog even holds up in bind situations where the tires are stretching the body.
You can use tin snips to cut hobby metal, then sand down the body posts, then apply the velcro, or use balsa. I couldn't find any more metal so I used balsa.
I stock up on body posts and prefer all my cars look scale.
Edit: White gorilla glue and black gorilla glue (for black backing paint) work great for sealing the velcro or metal to the post for extra srength, but I only found it necessary with my crawler. I can pick it up and swing it around.
I have the same body and really don't want to drill holes in it so I'm intrigued by how you've done it!
Thanks
#2471
Tech Apprentice
i think i have my gear mesh handled
any one know of a trueno body that fits the cup racer? i know theres the levin but i want to make an initial D duplicate ad that requires a trueno body
any one know of a trueno body that fits the cup racer? i know theres the levin but i want to make an initial D duplicate ad that requires a trueno body
#2472
I think that is close to what you are looking for, unfortunately its in 162mm, not 190-200.
#2474
so I totally ruined my last body at the last race, ..during the practice session some stadium trucks ran over my car. Lesson learned, -never practice while stadium trucks on on the track. My body literally got destroyed, paint chipped off and somehow the front had a huge crack/tear in the plastic. So i re-painted a new body the same as the last one. This color scheme is my trademark, ...people recognize my car by it when I race.
Also experimenting w/ some Team Associated treaded tires as opposed to the slicks that HPI makes for our cars ...i'll see how these perform at next weeks race.
Also experimenting w/ some Team Associated treaded tires as opposed to the slicks that HPI makes for our cars ...i'll see how these perform at next weeks race.
#2475
...the class I run in requires a stock silver can motor (during the off season I put my 17 turn back in).