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Re: Old School Rocket Car Build

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Now I hope you remember the "Firework Code" , the three L's of safety .
1 Light it
2 Lob it
3 Leg it
Just watched it on the book of many faces , made me grin :D
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Just wait till he unleashes its full potential :lol:
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I build RCs like people would have done back in the '90s ..................................... if they had 3D printers.

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RC10th wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:52 am That's awesome it survived the maiden voyage. Putting a solid object behind the car will increase the thrust as it gives the car something to push off of.

How stable was it?
Thanks!...it was stupidly ridiculously stable....I didn't even turn the wheel...I was extremely impressed...can't wait to put more power in it!
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morrisey0 wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 8:30 am .
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I was just thinking, a little top side rocket propulsion is just what the Frankenbuggy needs 🤣
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We'll see if this works. It uploaded as a "Short" rather than a video and wouldn't seem to let me add a description.

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So.... don't stand directly behind it when controlling it?

1. That's where the exhaust is 💨💨💨🔥🔥🔥
2. Good luck seeing it through the exhaust cloud 🤣
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Frankentruck wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:09 pm So.... don't stand directly behind it when controlling it?

1. That's where the exhaust is 💨💨💨🔥🔥🔥
2. Good luck seeing it through the exhaust cloud 🤣
I was driving it, way down in front by the blue Monte Carlo
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That seems like a good location to stand. But the poor camera operator back there. 💨💨💨☁️😱☁️💨💨💨
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Frankentruck wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:50 pm That seems like a good location to stand. But the poor camera operator back there. 💨💨💨☁️😱☁️💨💨💨
He (The Diamond One) said it was rough!...thought is eyebrows got burned!...but they didn't....next test is a single F15 engine, tommorrow morning...
twice as big as the "D"...and burns for 3.5 seconds...he is gonna stand where I drive next time...should hit roughly 75 to 80 mph according to the math....math says 92mph but that's not calculating and wind/tire drag
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coxbros1 wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:43 pm
Frankentruck wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:50 pm That seems like a good location to stand. But the poor camera operator back there. 💨💨💨☁️😱☁️💨💨💨
He (The Diamond One) said it was rough!...thought is eyebrows got burned!...but they didn't....next test is a single F15 engine, tommorrow morning...
twice as big as the "D"...and burns for 3.5 seconds...he is gonna stand where I drive next time...should hit roughly 75 to 80 mph according to the math....math says 92mph but that's not calculating and wind/tire drag
💎 One says he is staying behind the car
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Youtube did the "Short" thing again, so no description. I haven't had much time to mess with it and see how to title these. Coxbros1 may need to provide details here later. Aren't you supposed to countdown from 10?? :lol:

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Re: Old School Rocket Car Build

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Fire! Flames! AWESOME!!!!
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Re: Old School Rocket Car Build

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Easy 72mph blast with one F sized rocket. Blew front tire. Going new route on front wheels and tires. Dual E then dual F engines coming. 100 plus here we come!
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Wooooo! That thing is awesome!
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