Yokomo YZ10 would also fit as their carriers and hubs are the same offset, but kyosho is much more plentiful
Anyone that wants to keep the breeds in check can always go the Yokomo route tho
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please count me one set when it is available for sale....
Thanks !!
mini
You know your first on my list!
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was curious about the belt speed. Runnin things over in my head an it will run faster than a normal belt drive setup but it will be subjected to much less tourqe loads on the teeth thus making it smoother and more resillient, also gears will split wear and friction loads front to rear. I would love to hear what your observations in this area of the build is.
Mip conversions ran off the idler shaft versus mine off the top shaft so I expect it to be similar to what MIP conversions experienced. Not exactly but close
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My expertise is mostly with kyosho optimas and their kin. was thinking about the optima series and how the idle gears in the mids were the weak point due to it having to handle meshing with two gears and handling the entire 4 wheel torque load. also belt skip was an issue as the car would wear. probably not an issue with your setup I imagine.
No skipping issues yet, but it's just a little stock motor. This is just the proof of concept more than anything
although a tensioner would help I do have another idea for the next version
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i hope you don't mind if i possibly hijack your Idea and play around with some ultima rb5 trannys and either lazer zx or optima pulleys and belts. I would of course give credit to the projects inspiration.
Heck no, I don't mind at all. This site is all about sharing. Just make sure to share your pics and ideas as well. Credit the site, not me
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could find a mach v style body and call it mach x or some similar play on the speed racer genere. seems appropriate to your avatar and username. Im also a big fan of early anime such as speed racer and starblazers and was a robotech geek of epic proportions. I even painted a space suit bikini clad character from the Dirty Pair series on the bed of my truck body. i remember taping a comic book page to the outside and painting by numbers on the inside then spraying over it. turned out awesome. it sucks trying to choose a name sometimes. nothing feels quite right... and it remains the Unnamed.
Kyoshojoe wrote:I love the fact that your commiting ultimate sin by using kyosho parts on an associated car. I look forward to seenig its progress.
Well, based on that, you could call it "Original Sin".... then the next one could be "Never Learn".... the onroad version could be "One More For The Road"... next would be "Never Caught", up until the final and ultimate release, the "Mach5 Monster".
Of course, imagination was never my strong point.... I'd probably try to call it the Mini Mustang or something......
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Woot! Finally got the noseplates cut out, need to drill and anodize them. Still plenty of things to go still- like cut down belts and getting some more pulleys machined but this is a huge step
Just a mock up, ignore the non countersunk holes. Bumper is missing from pic
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I have decided that I am in the minority on staying era correct. I have decided to remain AE loyal however and will try to graft the B44 front knuckles and carriers to the stock wide clip. So far it's not too far off, just slightly narrow (maybe get...
I haven't posted the full build here as didn't want to distract from the true geniuses behind the concept of using a front Stealth gearbox to make a 4wd converted RC10. Jeff and Mini.
Anyway, I've made my own version using Optima Mid front arms,...
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How is the car coming along? I was able to build up a similiar style car with a few changes to the front support for the shocks. I took it to my local track and I handled better than I could have hoped. Thank you for your posts and information. I...
still needs a ton o work just got the losi 5 link fit up to the chassis for now still need to drill some holes and sand blast plus fit up some more parts this is gonna be a good one! i have never seen before hope i am the first to do so. the best 2...
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The Rc-X2 conversion was from Bullet Racing. It was a graphite chassis that used the RC10 front end with the JRX2 rear end. The logic, and keep in mind that this was before the stealth came out, was that the JRX gearbox was cheaper to buy than the...
Hey guys, I finally finished this car! I wanted to give it my custom flavor, but keep it as correct as possible, and come up with a '80's era paint scheme, I think I pulled it off nicely...
replaced all the black hardware and the turnbuckle...
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Glad it arrived safely!
I can do another body exactly (or better) like that one if you are interested, just let me know.
I can also do just about any other paint scheme you may be interested in.
P.S. keep a lookout for my next Edinger in a few...
EDIT: See thread here for complete listing of Ten4 parts and where to buy them
Thought I would start a new thread on this, outside my Tuning Options thread, since it's going to be a pretty big project.
Jeff (GoMachV) and I are taking this on...
Have a few little things to replace and wrap up (like powdercoating the engine mount). I've had the powdercoated chassis sitting around for ages and finally decided to put it to good use. Haven't decided on the wheels yet. Don't like the plastic MIP...
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WOW!! I'm impressed. The MIP 4wd conversions where hard to get new!! I guess you guys never got rid of anything, huh?
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After a long layoff, I'm working on my MIP 4WD conversion. So far I have both front and rear gearboxes and the cable installed. I had to bend the front chassis braces, and now it looks like I will need to add spacers to join them to the front...
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Wow great pictures ! That car is very well done. I'll have to get back to work on mine. Thanks for posting these.