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Tech Adept
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 134
Thanks for the compliment 
One thing I forgot to mention about tires and asphalt: Experiment! different aggregates have different bite characteristics so sometimes the "normal" compounds/diameters/sauces don't work. How the surfaces are sealed or not, how porous it is and what is sprayed onto it can make a big difference. We've even run into situations where the best tire to use is good old greens (thankfully not often)

One thing I forgot to mention about tires and asphalt: Experiment! different aggregates have different bite characteristics so sometimes the "normal" compounds/diameters/sauces don't work. How the surfaces are sealed or not, how porous it is and what is sprayed onto it can make a big difference. We've even run into situations where the best tire to use is good old greens (thankfully not often)

We (in New Zealand) don't run tyre compounds, or any additives on the track. But we seem to have the right setups to put some good laps / times in
Most people use shoe goo to mount flat servos. When you want to remove the servo it come off if you twist the servo. The remaing stuff on the chassis and servo just peels off.
If you mount the servo flat you must get taller med height ball studs for your steering spindles or you will have horrible bump toe in.
Don't use servo tape. Its too thick and makes the bump toe problem worse.
Flat servos are for carpet and angles servos are for asphalt. Flat servos generate less ackermann and make you car scrub less speed in the corners. On asphalt you need the ackerman to get more steering.

Paul was running car that way for a while and liked it, but since he went to tubes he likes it better that way. I was going to do a damper disc version but lost interest after P2 quit running it that way. I may still do it at some point, but its not high on the list, to be honest. If you want to try it I can get together with Paul and make up a kit you
It really is not that bad my confidence lately. Their really is no hurry for it. I will wait till you do decide to come out with a puck version for now. Thanks anyways. I have tried to make the pieces for the puck conversion and it did not come out right. Plus, it took patients to deal with the grinding and cutting, which right now I have no tolerence for. I just want to blot it up setup the car and go race. I have gone back to a puck car for right now because it feels more consistant to me as of now. The tubes were getting to be a pain in the butt with popping off when i would hit a wall and get runned over becoming useless after that. Not also to mention to find the right viscosity of fluid to put in the tubes to suit my needs for the rear pod.
Tech Apprentice
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 53
From: Belgium
Hi,
a new 1/12th (another one?
yep!) car : http://www.rctech.net/forum/showthread.php?t=182337
A Linked-car with extreme sharp X-figured front end!
The VantommeM12 dates from early this month, please
check out above link for more details.
Benedict.
a new 1/12th (another one?
yep!) car : http://www.rctech.net/forum/showthread.php?t=182337A Linked-car with extreme sharp X-figured front end!
The VantommeM12 dates from early this month, please
check out above link for more details.
Benedict.
It really is not that bad my confidence lately. Their really is no hurry for it. I will wait till you do decide to come out with a puck version for now. Thanks anyways. I have tried to make the pieces for the puck conversion and it did not come out right. Plus, it took patients to deal with the grinding and cutting, which right now I have no tolerence for. I just want to blot it up setup the car and go race. I have gone back to a puck car for right now because it feels more consistant to me as of now. The tubes were getting to be a pain in the butt with popping off when i would hit a wall and get runned over becoming useless after that. Not also to mention to find the right viscosity of fluid to put in the tubes to suit my needs for the rear pod.
I can understand someone not wanting to hack it together themselves, that's why I do what I do. As soon as we have something I will let you know
Replace the motor plates with lowered ones from IRS or CRC.
When the front end wears out or you break something, replace the lower arms with the new IRS lowered ones.
That's it!



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