Schumacher Corner
04-29-2007, 01:19 PM
Originally Posted by JayBee
Neccesary or not, a P-Dub bumper WILL be going on my ride 
I hear you... I thought a while back they said they would have something special in the way of the P-dub for the Mi3. Wasn't quite sure what they meant though...
04-29-2007, 04:03 PM
When running a spool i heard today that the kit front drive shafts are not quite up to the job. I was wondering if the EC had the same problem and would it be better to run a steel or titanium shaft instead ? and if so can you get them from schumacher or a third party, other than this the cars went great and people were very happy
04-29-2007, 04:16 PM
Originally Posted by mini-dub
Got mine today (blue lable, I'm not as cool as Mo 
). Spent the day at the track and got the whole car together, just need to put electronics in it and do final adjustments. I spent a bit longer building it than I thought I would, but it didn't help that just about every person at the track finger-fu
ed it LMAO.
This is seriously the coolest piece of rc equipment I think I have ever had. The little design features that they changed that I didn't know they would be changing were a very nice addition. Such as the new spool with replaceable outdrives (that are also very strong and use the WHOLE blade, not just the inner 1/2 of it like the old outdrives). The rear arms are also reinforced and much stronger/stiffer. The shock mounts are neat too, I was planning on using the really old discontinued TiR mounts but these work just as well. I still cant really get over how sweet the diff system and suspension mounting system is.
Let's just say I've got a few people at the track psyched about the Mi3
! Unfortunately I'm busy all weekend, but I will be able to get out to run it tuesday or wednesday 
.
). Spent the day at the track and got the whole car together, just need to put electronics in it and do final adjustments. I spent a bit longer building it than I thought I would, but it didn't help that just about every person at the track finger-fued it LMAO. This is seriously the coolest piece of rc equipment I think I have ever had. The little design features that they changed that I didn't know they would be changing were a very nice addition. Such as the new spool with replaceable outdrives (that are also very strong and use the WHOLE blade, not just the inner 1/2 of it like the old outdrives). The rear arms are also reinforced and much stronger/stiffer. The shock mounts are neat too, I was planning on using the really old discontinued TiR mounts but these work just as well. I still cant really get over how sweet the diff system and suspension mounting system is.
Let's just say I've got a few people at the track psyched about the Mi3
! Unfortunately I'm busy all weekend, but I will be able to get out to run it tuesday or wednesday .
04-29-2007, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by stegger
When running a spool i heard today that the kit front drive shafts are not quite up to the job. I was wondering if the EC had the same problem and would it be better to run a steel or titanium shaft instead ? and if so can you get them from schumacher or a third party, other than this the cars went great and people were very happy
04-29-2007, 06:33 PM
Originally Posted by stegger
When running a spool i heard today that the kit front drive shafts are not quite up to the job. I was wondering if the EC had the same problem and would it be better to run a steel or titanium shaft instead ? and if so can you get them from schumacher or a third party, other than this the cars went great and people were very happy
We had some problems last year with pins breaking but the alloy axles and dogbones were never a problem.
04-29-2007, 07:57 PM
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Hey Gang -
Just got back from the invitational race at "The Gate" in Cleveland. I was fighting with the car, but thanks to some help from Mo, Seaball, and Robbie I got the car REALLY good. It carried a ton of speed and was absolutley dialed! I qualified 15th and ended up 19th (dont ask )
The racing was so close with drivers in the "A" and "B" only a couple of 10ths apart. Great racing, I cant wait for my Mi3!!
Just got back from the invitational race at "The Gate" in Cleveland. I was fighting with the car, but thanks to some help from Mo, Seaball, and Robbie I got the car REALLY good. It carried a ton of speed and was absolutley dialed! I qualified 15th and ended up 19th (dont ask
)The racing was so close with drivers in the "A" and "B" only a couple of 10ths apart. Great racing, I cant wait for my Mi3!!
04-29-2007, 11:17 PM
Well, the build has started. In 5 hours I've got the shocks and what's in the pic here done so far. (I'm pretty anal about building my cars 
) I'm very pleased with the way this car is going together. The suspension blocks are so trick. 
I should have it done tomorrow night. I'll get some pics up when it's finished.
) I'm very pleased with the way this car is going together. The suspension blocks are so trick. I should have it done tomorrow night. I'll get some pics up when it's finished.
04-30-2007, 12:09 AM
Originally Posted by Jon Kerr
Well, the build has started. In 5 hours I've got the shocks and what's in the pic here done so far. (I'm pretty anal about building my cars ) I'm very pleased with the way this car is going together. The suspension blocks are so trick. I should have it done tomorrow night. I'll get some pics up when it's finished.
) I'm very pleased with the way this car is going together. The suspension blocks are so trick. I should have it done tomorrow night. I'll get some pics up when it's finished.
04-30-2007, 12:41 AM
Yep, the build went very smooth for me. I didn't have any issue anywhere. The only thing that I really got stuck on was making sure I didn't put the arm mounts on backwards LOL. But it just requires you to look at the picture closely. It is an incredibly cool design though. You guys will definetly be happy with this car .
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04-30-2007, 04:38 AM
My only complaint is the servo saver which is utter crap, byt the time you have tightened it onto the servo the spring is rubbing against the servo itself 
I have tried getting a medium Kimbrough but it sticks too far out from the servo and fouls with the top deck when swinging towards the front of the car.
Anyone found a decent long saver that works?
Skiddins
I have tried getting a medium Kimbrough but it sticks too far out from the servo and fouls with the top deck when swinging towards the front of the car.
Anyone found a decent long saver that works?
Skiddins
04-30-2007, 04:47 AM
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04-30-2007, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Jon Kerr
Well, the build has started. In 5 hours I've got the shocks and what's in the pic here done so far. (I'm pretty anal about building my cars ) I'm very pleased with the way this car is going together. The suspension blocks are so trick. I should have it done tomorrow night. I'll get some pics up when it's finished.
) I'm very pleased with the way this car is going together. The suspension blocks are so trick. I should have it done tomorrow night. I'll get some pics up when it's finished. I will cover shipping.
04-30-2007, 05:41 AM
Originally Posted by Skiddins
My only complaint is the servo saver which is utter crap, byt the time you have tightened it onto the servo the spring is rubbing against the servo itself
I have tried getting a medium Kimbrough but it sticks too far out from the servo and fouls with the top deck when swinging towards the front of the car.
Anyone found a decent long saver that works?
Skiddins
I have tried getting a medium Kimbrough but it sticks too far out from the servo and fouls with the top deck when swinging towards the front of the car.
Anyone found a decent long saver that works?
Skiddins
You may want to ask him about it to be sure though, cause like you said, looking at the pics of it, it looks like it will hit the upper deck.
Also, have you tried cutting the edges off your kimbrough medium, so that it's shaped more like the original servo saver?
04-30-2007, 06:41 AM
Originally Posted by wyd
Hey when your done could you next day air that to me for the weekend. I will cover shipping.
I will cover shipping. 
04-30-2007, 07:42 AM
Originally Posted by Jon Kerr
Sure. Shipping will be $600.