OrganicMechanic

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Found the Ford Focus body I wanted, going with fluorescent green paint and bronze wheels.




I'm still trying to decide on the chassis and tires I'm going to use. Here's what I've found so far in rally tires made for touring car wheels. Leaning towards the Schumacher SST rally tires. Please add to the list if you find anything else, thanks!

HPI Racing Pirelli T Rally Tire, mostly for asphalt, 2 compounds (4468/4467)


Schumacher Racing SST Mini Pins, mostly for hard packed dirt/clay, 3 compounds (U6716/U6623/U6624)


HPI Racing Rally Tire, all around tire, 1 compound (4470)


Schumacher Racing SST Rally, all around tire/loose dirt/turf, 2 compounds (U6630/U6629)


*From what I can tell this tire is made for the Tamiya Mini wheels, but they will fit on 26mm touring wheels.* Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Tamiya 1.9" Block Soft Rally Tires, all around tire/loose dirt/turf, 1 compound (50476)

Dobbs

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no, unfortunately I sold this bad boy off a few months back.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vaterra-VTR4...item51d05722d3
They are cheaper than I thought! I know they are scale in appearance on a 1/10 car and are 12mm hex.

v_squared

iTrader: (53)

Ok keep the informations coming.

A note on the track. Jared and I were able to put a good amount work into it. Here are the latest track photo.

v_squared

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My hopes are that we could have fun like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbAd...el=SuperTAKATO

More rally fun:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon...el=SuperTAKATO

OrganicMechanic

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Nice video links, makes me wonder if we should have a pea gravel section? Maybe fill the the section that was dug up with the hoe with a thin ~1/2" layer of pea gravel? We could tamp it down into the dirt some to give a nice finish.

A bag of pea gravel is $2.79 @ Menards and will cover a 3sq/ft area @ 2" thick, so we could stretch it to 12sq/ft per bag @ 1/2" thick. Shouldn't take too many bags.

OrganicMechanic

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Look what I found!

TC4 CLEAR LEXAN UNDERBODY

liljohn1064

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After seeing JW's Hobbyking Rally, I too have decided to give the Basher RZ-4 Rally a go. I'll have to do something about a different body though.

OrganicMechanic

iTrader: (35)

Very nice!

What body are you planning on?

liljohn1064

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I have an old WRX body at home. It's painted, but never used. After that, I like the HPI Focus you found. The Lancer body would be next. I just need to make sure they have enough front shock tower clearance.

OrganicMechanic

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Cool, throw a pic up on here of the WRX if you get a chance.

I was stoked to find the Focus because it's the same body style as my daily driver! I found the body on the HPI website, they have quite a few nice options available.

I may have to try this one somewhere down the line if I get bored of the earlier focus:

v_squared

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So for rally body I was think only two racers can run the same car manufacture. That way we can have manufacture points as well. Just like they do it for UF1. So let's get a list of drivers and car body going. Sign up early to get the manufacture of your choice.

Ford: Jared,
Hyundai:
BMW:
Porsche:
Subaru: John H.,
VW: Vue,
Mitsubishi:
Fiat:
Peugeot:
Toyota:
Nissian:
Citreon:
Renault:
Lancia:
Audi:

OrganicMechanic

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Sounds good to me. This should add another element of fun!

v_squared

iTrader: (53)

Here is my rally body.

celt

iTrader: (5)

http://www.redrc.net/2015/05/protofo...ll/#more-96347

liljohn1064

iTrader: (17)

I think that one is SC size. Would like nice one a 1/8 rally or SCT conversion!