9LikesTamiya F103 Forum
10-14-2001, 05:15 AM
#256
ok this guy "Odie" look at the trading forum...he is selling 2 kyosho F1 electric cars. Are those better than the F103rx I see in tower hobbies?
10-14-2001, 06:07 AM
#257
TambokGT, check your PM
10-15-2001, 02:59 PM
#260
Well the car has the pivot rear suspension, but it seems kind of lose. Is this normal? I tried turning the nut on the slipper pad post down to tighten up the action, like I used to on the old Kyosho car, but the whole post rotates unless I hole the bottom of it. Even then the pads still seemed a little lose. Keep in mind that my only experience with this type of car(pan car style) is with the old Kyosho chassis which did not use pivot style on the rear plate.
That was my only real question, aside from that I would like to have a manual so that I can understand everything about the car, including how Tamiya does the diffs compared to the Kyosho car.
That was my only real question, aside from that I would like to have a manual so that I can understand everything about the car, including how Tamiya does the diffs compared to the Kyosho car.
10-15-2001, 03:03 PM
#261
if you have the same Kyosho car as I have, the diff on the Kyosho is a gear diff and the Tamiya is a ball diff.
Jody
Jody
10-15-2001, 03:05 PM
#262
Odie,
Nice Avitar
Nice Avitar
10-15-2001, 03:06 PM
#263
lol!
10-15-2001, 03:08 PM
#264
Darkside,
It is normal for the post to turn while turning the adjuster nut, unless you are holding it from the bottom. The pivot ball suspension is quite free to start with. You can also add tweak screws to the from pivot ball to adjsut handling as well.
It is normal for the post to turn while turning the adjuster nut, unless you are holding it from the bottom. The pivot ball suspension is quite free to start with. You can also add tweak screws to the from pivot ball to adjsut handling as well.
10-15-2001, 05:07 PM
#265
dcracer: The guy I bought it from already added the tweak screws. I'm not even going to think about messing with that yet. The car was pretty tricked out, so it has most of the hopups.
The motion of the pivot ball rear pod is foriegn to me, when it moves one way or another, it doesn't spring back to center, it just stays where its at. Again this is quite different from my old F1, which had a standard T-plate rear pod. Keep in mind that I haven't put the motor or electronics in yet, I'm just looking it over and cleaning it up. My only concern is the action of the rear pod and the spring post with the disk on it. Its be a while since I dealt with this type of car so, I'm not sure whats typical and whats not. I guess I should put the electronics and stuff in before I start worrying about tuning.
The motion of the pivot ball rear pod is foriegn to me, when it moves one way or another, it doesn't spring back to center, it just stays where its at. Again this is quite different from my old F1, which had a standard T-plate rear pod. Keep in mind that I haven't put the motor or electronics in yet, I'm just looking it over and cleaning it up. My only concern is the action of the rear pod and the spring post with the disk on it. Its be a while since I dealt with this type of car so, I'm not sure whats typical and whats not. I guess I should put the electronics and stuff in before I start worrying about tuning.
10-15-2001, 07:10 PM
#266
Tech Adept
Spur gears
Hello !
Please help and advise what are all the models of aftermarket 48 P spur gears that will fit on the Tamiya F1 ? If the hole on their spurs do not fit, we can use different bearing to make it fit on the axle right ? What should the Inner diameter of the bearing be to fit the axle ?
Thank you !
Please help and advise what are all the models of aftermarket 48 P spur gears that will fit on the Tamiya F1 ? If the hole on their spurs do not fit, we can use different bearing to make it fit on the axle right ? What should the Inner diameter of the bearing be to fit the axle ?
Thank you !
10-15-2001, 10:11 PM
#270
Darkside
Check out this webpage. http://www.formula1-rc.com There are two articles on how to set up an F103. They kind of contradict each other, but they're written by two different people. They should give you some ideas about getting your car hooked and also how to adjust the tweak screws.
melvin
Kimbrough makes a 48 pitch 75T spurgear for F1 cars. It says on the package that it's for Cross and Tamiya F1 cars. Sorry, I don't have the part#, but your lhs should have them. Depending on the motor you're running and track layout, I'd go anywhere from 12T to 15T pinion. I run a P2K Pro with the 12/75 combo, but I don't need the top end. You should get around 10 min runtime with matched 2400's.
Check out this webpage. http://www.formula1-rc.com There are two articles on how to set up an F103. They kind of contradict each other, but they're written by two different people. They should give you some ideas about getting your car hooked and also how to adjust the tweak screws.
melvin
Kimbrough makes a 48 pitch 75T spurgear for F1 cars. It says on the package that it's for Cross and Tamiya F1 cars. Sorry, I don't have the part#, but your lhs should have them. Depending on the motor you're running and track layout, I'd go anywhere from 12T to 15T pinion. I run a P2K Pro with the 12/75 combo, but I don't need the top end. You should get around 10 min runtime with matched 2400's.