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01-25-2015, 05:24 PM
#8461
I *just* happened to come across this post from a coupla years back about the RJSpeed "VTA" bodies.
There is a link on the main "home" page of RJSpeed.com to find all of the old BoLink molds. It states:
"RJ SPEED HAS ACQUIRED A QUANTITY OF BOLINK NOS CLASSIC BODIES. TO VIEW AND PURCHASE FROM THIS STOCK CLICK HERE."
Here is the link: http://www.rccarkings.net/bodies.htm#rjspeed
...and here is a list of the available VTA bodies:
BOL2112 - RJ Speed 190 MM Wide 1/10 68 Camaro SS
BOL2113 - RJ Speed 190 MM Wide 1/10 65 Mustang GT Fastback
BOL2262 - RJ Speed 1/10 Classic & Trucks 68 Camaro SS Muscle Body (200mm?)
BOL2263 - RJ Speed 1/10 Classic & Trucks 65 Mustang GT Fastback (200mm?)
There is a link on the main "home" page of RJSpeed.com to find all of the old BoLink molds. It states:
"RJ SPEED HAS ACQUIRED A QUANTITY OF BOLINK NOS CLASSIC BODIES. TO VIEW AND PURCHASE FROM THIS STOCK CLICK HERE."
Here is the link: http://www.rccarkings.net/bodies.htm#rjspeed
...and here is a list of the available VTA bodies:
BOL2112 - RJ Speed 190 MM Wide 1/10 68 Camaro SS
BOL2113 - RJ Speed 190 MM Wide 1/10 65 Mustang GT Fastback
BOL2262 - RJ Speed 1/10 Classic & Trucks 68 Camaro SS Muscle Body (200mm?)
BOL2263 - RJ Speed 1/10 Classic & Trucks 65 Mustang GT Fastback (200mm?)
01-26-2015, 08:13 AM
#8462
So during the teardown of my VBC Dynamics D06, with the aluminum chassis, I found the chassis to be just the slightest bit tweaked. This kind of aggrevated me as I I got the D06 for the aluminum chassis. I got it for primarily being almost 35g heavier than the stock chassis, so less weight needed to add.
This got me thinking, if for carpet driving we want stiffer chassis as well as heavier, why has no one made a stainless chassis for the more popular cars like the X-Ray or Associated. Im thinking a 2.25 thick stainless chassis would be just about right for stiffness and weight. Plus it would put all the needed added weight at the very bottom of the car.
Any thoughts on this?
This got me thinking, if for carpet driving we want stiffer chassis as well as heavier, why has no one made a stainless chassis for the more popular cars like the X-Ray or Associated. Im thinking a 2.25 thick stainless chassis would be just about right for stiffness and weight. Plus it would put all the needed added weight at the very bottom of the car.
Any thoughts on this?
01-26-2015, 08:16 AM
#8463
RJ Speed (aka. Bolink) part numbers:
1. #1054 - 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
2. #1055 - 1965 Ford Mustang
They are available to buy from RC Car King's web page:
http://www.rccarkings.net/bodies.htm#rjspeed
01-26-2015, 09:11 AM
#8464
Tech Addict
Quote:
Originally Posted by wwddww34
Marv, I got a response from Rick Jordan, owner of RLJ Molding. He said that they are overloaded with mold work right now for their own projects and don't see any openings for the next few months. He also said that the demand for their RJ Speed '68 Chevrolet Camaro bodies and '65 Ford Mustang bodies has been very low, so adding yet another VTA body to the list is questionable.
Originally Posted by wwddww34
Marv, I got a response from Rick Jordan, owner of RLJ Molding. He said that they are overloaded with mold work right now for their own projects and don't see any openings for the next few months. He also said that the demand for their RJ Speed '68 Chevrolet Camaro bodies and '65 Ford Mustang bodies has been very low, so adding yet another VTA body to the list is questionable.
... from a bad business analysis standpoint that is...
01-26-2015, 05:40 PM
#8465
01-26-2015, 05:44 PM
#8466
Tech Addict
01-26-2015, 06:51 PM
#8467
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i finally decided to build a vta car and use a Losi xxx-s that i bought on eBay used, sorry if the pictures are not to great, also accumulated some performance parts for it and used parts also , getting harder to find them, still have to get some wheels/tires and a body, what pinion gear would anyone recommend with a 118 spur gear
01-26-2015, 08:00 PM
#8468
i finally decided to build a vta car and use a Losi xxx-s that i bought on eBay used, sorry if the pictures are not to great, also accumulated some performance parts for it and used parts also , getting harder to find them, still have to get some wheels/tires and a body, what pinion gear would anyone recommend with a 118 spur gear
FDR-wise, you are trying to shoot for at least mid-3's.... the xxx-s has an internal ratio of 1.83.
01-27-2015, 07:27 AM
#8470
My first VTA chassis was a Losi XXX-S. The internal drive ratio of the XXX-S is 1.83. I highly recommend installing the red Losi XXX-S 86T Spur with Drive Pulley (LOSA3944). I used a 43T pinion in mine which gave a 3.66 FDR.
Here is a link to 86T Losi XXX-S Spur Gear on eBay.
01-27-2015, 10:59 AM
#8474
On a track with a lot of infield, I like to gear in the low threes. (More like 3.8 so maybe that's high threes) That is a personal preference because VTA is about corner speed and I am not great at keeping it. So I have to gear it to get my pace back after I get a corner wrong, which is often. If I was better I might gear like the other guys.
Edit: Its gearing lower, but it's a higher FDR. The car is not going as far every time the motor turns over. More torque, less distance.
Edit: Its gearing lower, but it's a higher FDR. The car is not going as far every time the motor turns over. More torque, less distance.
Last edited by snoopyrc; 01-27-2015 at 11:39 AM.
01-27-2015, 03:56 PM
#8475
Tech Addict
The point being that you usually only have so much room to move your motor back and forth, so you have to find a combination that allows you to make incremental changes up and down.
I like to have it work out such that my motor screws are centered in their slots with a combo that puts me around 3.70. That way I can just change pinions and get from 3.4 to 4.0 pretty easily.
Pretty much just trial and error. But don't buy your spare spurs until you have it figured out.