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I made the report of 12th scale japan nationals.
please see following translated page for more detail.

http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/service...2F10162005.htm

Enjoy!

I don't speak or read Japanese, but it makes more sense in Japanese than it does after you put it through a translator... :weird:

jjmudd

10-18-2005 09:13 PM

1armed1,
Make sure the bearing in the spur is not a flanged bearing. I know this sounds goofy but it is a common mistake.

Still Bill

10-18-2005 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jjmudd

1armed1,
Make sure the bearing in the spur is not a flanged bearing. I know this sounds goofy but it is a common mistake.

I have flanged bearings within the spur gears in both of my 12L4s with no issue.

Also use Slapmasters in both cars to make the diffs silky smooth.

kiyano

10-19-2005 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by yellow15

How come Hara was not there? i heard HPI got no 1:12 so they don't send a team but Hara has his own conversion kit so .... :confused:

It seems that it has not participated in a race of Japan since Hara participated in the race of ROAR. However, he was coming to see a race on the final day.

Fuzzy

10-19-2005 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by rayhuang

I want to buy some too. But for the life f me I cannot find the part numbe or find it on there shopping thingy. Can you help?

Ray

You don't want this on your car. Basically, it locks the front of the t-plate so the car never gets out of tweak. However, the only way to set the tweak on the car is by truing your tires. Can you imagine having to true your tires every round to set your tweak?

rayhuang

10-19-2005 07:12 AM

thanks scoobydoo and Fuzzy. I guess I'll stay old skool!

Pro ten Holland

10-19-2005 07:21 AM

Perhaps when you exchange the left and right tires every run it might not be so bad, bad still your chassis should be 100% balanced left to right.
The only way I can imagine doing that is by adding the electronics to your car while it's on a tweakboard. :weird:
tweaking is a tuning aid I wouldn't want to without!

Nexus

10-19-2005 07:50 AM

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXPL55&P=0
http://www2.gpmd.com/image/h/hbsc1260.jpg

I know it's not a race body like the Speed 8...

But just wondering if anyone has every run that Hotbodies Toyota GT1. I'm not sure how it handles but I think they probably are the best looking 1/12th body.

Unregistered

10-19-2005 08:02 AM

They were moving weignt around on the rear pod to tweak the 12th cars at worlds. The parts were for asphault only. It was more tire than car from what I hear.

CypressMidWest

10-19-2005 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Nexus

It 's very similar to the protoform p-35 in handling, it has a bit more steering.

Northeast Racer

10-19-2005 09:04 AM

Anyone have any expierience running the CEFX LMP body on a 12th scale?

How is it versus the other popular bodies?

radio_car_racer

10-19-2005 09:08 AM

Kimbrough Carbon-fiber Composite pinions

http://kimbrough-products.com/pin403-418.jpg
anyone use these and are they upto the job for 12th cars?