1LikesBarracuda from Alex racing
03-17-2003, 03:29 AM
#1336
Dear all, Woow, SpeedWay Pal finally released the 'shaft-holding' motor mount'! R2 owners, have you placed your order??!!
See this link:
http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~sw-pal/Newpro...otormount.html
See this link:
http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~sw-pal/Newpro...otormount.html
03-17-2003, 03:32 AM
#1337
Outermost upper-arm positions...
I drilled two more holes on the upper deck so we can shorten/tilt the upper-arms more, good for technical track (track-tested)!
03-17-2003, 03:33 AM
#1338
Similar to rear side...
03-17-2003, 03:35 AM
#1339
Add two slots to R1...
(Don't worry, Alex has done that to R2 already!)
03-17-2003, 03:37 AM
#1340
Finally pic, overall view of a R1...
Thanks! 
03-17-2003, 08:59 AM
#1341
nice pictures, not quite a thousand words worth but still very nice 
Ok, I've been checking the gearing I will be needing for the cuda using 48dp gears, using roll out and going by what I use for my RC Lab and then the internal gearing mentioned here for the cuda. It seems I'm going to need some small pinions, especially with my revvy stock motors and mod motors I'll be using in the summer. Does 72/20, or even 19, sound ok to you guys for an indoor wooden floor track with a stock motor? keep in mind I'm using a matrix V10r stock motor which has more revs than a Green Machine 3, the GM3 I have gives me something like 72/22 if I go by the roll out I used last week which was slightly acceleration biased.
Will these gearing ratios work? ie will the motor move enough for the gears to meet each other?
My current smallest pinion is 24, going to probably have to order 19-23 and I like my not so cheap titanium pinions
will also order a 72 and 74/75 spur gear, those nice light white RW ones. Seems the exact opposite of my Lab which requires quite large spurs and pinions for the gears to be able to mesh, currently using 100/25. I can actually similar pinions for a 12turn when I race outdoors so I hopefully won't need 15-18 teeth pinions 
Ok, I've been checking the gearing I will be needing for the cuda using 48dp gears, using roll out and going by what I use for my RC Lab and then the internal gearing mentioned here for the cuda. It seems I'm going to need some small pinions, especially with my revvy stock motors and mod motors I'll be using in the summer. Does 72/20, or even 19, sound ok to you guys for an indoor wooden floor track with a stock motor? keep in mind I'm using a matrix V10r stock motor which has more revs than a Green Machine 3, the GM3 I have gives me something like 72/22 if I go by the roll out I used last week which was slightly acceleration biased.
Will these gearing ratios work? ie will the motor move enough for the gears to meet each other?
My current smallest pinion is 24, going to probably have to order 19-23 and I like my not so cheap titanium pinions
will also order a 72 and 74/75 spur gear, those nice light white RW ones. Seems the exact opposite of my Lab which requires quite large spurs and pinions for the gears to be able to mesh, currently using 100/25. I can actually similar pinions for a 12turn when I race outdoors so I hopefully won't need 15-18 teeth pinions
03-17-2003, 01:15 PM
#1342
Originally posted by fai
Dear all, Woow, SpeedWay Pal finally released the 'shaft-holding' motor mount'! R2 owners, have you placed your order??!!
See this link:
http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~sw-pal/Newpro...otormount.html
Dear all, Woow, SpeedWay Pal finally released the 'shaft-holding' motor mount'! R2 owners, have you placed your order??!!
See this link:
http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~sw-pal/Newpro...otormount.html
-Dave
03-17-2003, 01:45 PM
#1343
Originally posted by fai
TS: I'm still running my R1! You knew I once had a thought to get a losi, but I think I'll keep running my Barracuda for some more time! Still a long list of settings to play with!
TS: I'm still running my R1! You knew I once had a thought to get a losi, but I think I'll keep running my Barracuda for some more time! Still a long list of settings to play with!
Nearly everytime, when I got to the track, there will be people coming around and give me the feeling: "Wow, here is a Cuda! Why/how can you still running it!? I just sold it last month!" or "I keep replacing spur gears that's why I sold it!" or "I can't find a setting for it, it's rubbish!"... My point is that they keep hitting, they can't set it up coz they even don't start with a basic set-up...
These finally come to the result: no more Cuda to HK... This really makes me sigh...
These finally come to the result: no more Cuda to HK... This really makes me sigh...
-Dave
03-17-2003, 08:22 PM
#1345
Tech Regular
Got my Red R2 last night ... looks awesome but I've run into some minor build issues and was hoping someone could help 
There seems to be some binding of the steering post which has the servo saver. Looks like the top bushing on the servo saver is pressed onto the upper deck. The servo post is too short to put a plastic shim between that bushing and the upper deck. If I loosen the upper deck I can remove some of the binding.
Also there is some binding between the fornt C-hubs and the knuckles. I had to sand down the knuckles to remove the binding.
There seems to be some binding of the steering post which has the servo saver. Looks like the top bushing on the servo saver is pressed onto the upper deck. The servo post is too short to put a plastic shim between that bushing and the upper deck. If I loosen the upper deck I can remove some of the binding.
Also there is some binding between the fornt C-hubs and the knuckles. I had to sand down the knuckles to remove the binding.
03-17-2003, 09:24 PM
#1346
itchynads,
Make sure the bushings in the servo arms are pressed in all the way. They might be tight and not pressed in all the way. What you did for the front C-hub is okay, although I didn't have to do that on mind. Just keep in mind not to sand off too much, then it might be too loose, because the suspension parts will all break in with each other after a few runs.
I'll be out tomorrow night racing the Cuda again since the NORRCA state champ, wish me luck guys!
Steve Wang
Make sure the bushings in the servo arms are pressed in all the way. They might be tight and not pressed in all the way. What you did for the front C-hub is okay, although I didn't have to do that on mind. Just keep in mind not to sand off too much, then it might be too loose, because the suspension parts will all break in with each other after a few runs.
I'll be out tomorrow night racing the Cuda again since the NORRCA state champ, wish me luck guys!
Steve Wang
03-17-2003, 10:33 PM
#1347
Originally posted by Herminator
nice pictures, not quite a thousand words worth but still very nice
Ok, I've been checking the gearing I will be needing for the cuda using 48dp gears, using roll out and going by what I use for my RC Lab and then the internal gearing mentioned here for the cuda. It seems I'm going to need some small pinions, especially with my revvy stock motors and mod motors I'll be using in the summer. Does 72/20, or even 19, sound ok to you guys for an indoor wooden floor track with a stock motor? keep in mind I'm using a matrix V10r stock motor which has more revs than a Green Machine 3, the GM3 I have gives me something like 72/22 if I go by the roll out I used last week which was slightly acceleration biased.
Will these gearing ratios work? ie will the motor move enough for the gears to meet each other?
My current smallest pinion is 24, going to probably have to order 19-23 and I like my not so cheap titanium pinions will also order a 72 and 74/75 spur gear, those nice light white RW ones. Seems the exact opposite of my Lab which requires quite large spurs and pinions for the gears to be able to mesh, currently using 100/25. I can actually similar pinions for a 12turn when I race outdoors so I hopefully won't need 15-18 teeth pinions
nice pictures, not quite a thousand words worth but still very nice
Ok, I've been checking the gearing I will be needing for the cuda using 48dp gears, using roll out and going by what I use for my RC Lab and then the internal gearing mentioned here for the cuda. It seems I'm going to need some small pinions, especially with my revvy stock motors and mod motors I'll be using in the summer. Does 72/20, or even 19, sound ok to you guys for an indoor wooden floor track with a stock motor? keep in mind I'm using a matrix V10r stock motor which has more revs than a Green Machine 3, the GM3 I have gives me something like 72/22 if I go by the roll out I used last week which was slightly acceleration biased.
Will these gearing ratios work? ie will the motor move enough for the gears to meet each other?
My current smallest pinion is 24, going to probably have to order 19-23 and I like my not so cheap titanium pinions
will also order a 72 and 74/75 spur gear, those nice light white RW ones. Seems the exact opposite of my Lab which requires quite large spurs and pinions for the gears to be able to mesh, currently using 100/25. I can actually similar pinions for a 12turn when I race outdoors so I hopefully won't need 15-18 teeth pinions
Just my 0.02 cents!
03-17-2003, 10:58 PM
#1348
Tech Regular
Originally posted by SpeedTech
itchynads,
Make sure the bushings in the servo arms are pressed in all the way. They might be tight and not pressed in all the way. What you did for the front C-hub is okay, although I didn't have to do that on mind. Just keep in mind not to sand off too much, then it might be too loose, because the suspension parts will all break in with each other after a few runs.
I'll be out tomorrow night racing the Cuda again since the NORRCA state champ, wish me luck guys!
Steve Wang
itchynads,
Make sure the bushings in the servo arms are pressed in all the way. They might be tight and not pressed in all the way. What you did for the front C-hub is okay, although I didn't have to do that on mind. Just keep in mind not to sand off too much, then it might be too loose, because the suspension parts will all break in with each other after a few runs.
I'll be out tomorrow night racing the Cuda again since the NORRCA state champ, wish me luck guys!
Steve Wang
03-18-2003, 12:51 AM
#1349
Originally posted by fai
Herminator: It should be ok to put in a 19T with a 72T into the motor mount! I don't think you need to order the 74/75 spurs as 72T nearly works best in all conditions!
Just my 0.02 cents!
Herminator: It should be ok to put in a 19T with a 72T into the motor mount! I don't think you need to order the 74/75 spurs as 72T nearly works best in all conditions!
Just my 0.02 cents!
03-18-2003, 01:13 AM
#1350
Originally posted by Herminator
I was going to get a 74 or 75 spur gear too because otherwise I may need a few more smaller pinions, like 18 and possibly 17. It's always nice to have a couple backup spur gears too.
I was going to get a 74 or 75 spur gear too because otherwise I may need a few more smaller pinions, like 18 and possibly 17. It's always nice to have a couple backup spur gears too.
My experience is that a Cuda will be difficult to drive in a small track if the spur gear is very large! (It may not be true for a belt-driven car...) (I did try a 75T in a large track and it's not as good as a 72T also!)
Just my little experience...
