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NIB Slingshot Build

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I finally decided to take some pics of my Slingshot built from a new kit...enjoy:

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Re: NIB Slingshot Build

Post by Coelacanth »

That looks great. I'm not too familiar with the Slingshot...an on-road chassis with offroad tires? I also wonder if the shock positions are too horizontal to allow much compression. Strange...

I love your pit stand too, what kind is it?
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Re: NIB Slingshot Build

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Its a dirt oval car and looking good! Those kits came without bodies right?

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Re: NIB Slingshot Build

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As Lowgear said, it's was Kyosho's attempt at a 4WD dirt oval car. The Lumina is basically the same car with a few small differences. I have the shocks mounted at a greater angle than they should be, but they still compress like normal.

The stand is an old piece from Lightning R/C that I picked up NIP on ebay for cheap.

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Re: NIB Slingshot Build

Post by Lonestar »

The slingshot is an optima mid-based dirt oval racer... LTO-Dave recently sold a very nice one to me (thanks again Dave!), it was the first time I saw one in Europe. I am pretty sure it's a US-only kit based on a GreatPlanes request to Kyosho. Sweet piece of kit really... I bought it to restore my very own mid from bitd, but the more I look at it the more I'm wondering whether I should really do tha :lol:

Anyone has a body to go on it???

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Re: NIB Slingshot Build

Post by EvolutionRevolution »

Any 230-235 mm wide 28 cm wheelbase body should fit, so Kyosho bodies for the 4WD Oval series (Optima MID-based) and Scale Series (Ultima on-road, Lazer ZX, Lazer Sport-based cars) should fit. Also, wide GP-10 bodies.

Non-Kyosho, look for RC-10L bodies that are not GTP-cars.

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