iWaver 01 'PRO' Chassis Impreza

[azzachaz]

As you may know i've started selling iWaver products.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/Azzachaz-Hobbies

Because I couldn't just let everyone else have all the fun I decided to treat myself to an iWaver 01 PRO and an iWaver 04 Bigfoot.

For those who dont know the iWavers are direct clones of the Kyosho Mini-Z family. They can use aftermarket parts which were made for mini-z's, are fully upgradable, and have spare part support.

This is how the 01 PRO arrived;

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[azzachaz]

The box was smaller than I had expected, considering it is the Readyset version with a full size remote control

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[azzachaz]

I havn't takena picture of the control but I am told it is a OEM Futaba, probably the base model.

The 01 uses a regular set of crystals and can be operated by you normal Tx, or you can use the included Tx to control your other cars. When you see the 04 Bigfoot remote you will see why :)

[azzachaz]

Anyway, here she is...

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[azzachaz]

I have heard people complain about the quality of the shell, mine arrived in good nick with good paint and stickers in the right place. No fitting issues what so ever.

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[azzachaz]

inside the shell. It is made of a hard plastic. My first impression was that the material would be brittle, I have run it full speed into walls and poles without damage so I guess not.

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[azzachaz]

These things are very small but their spped takes you by suprise. See these vids for 'Out-Of-The-Box-on-Half-Flat-Batteries' performance

http://www.teamadrenaline.net/e107_files/public/iwaverreview057.avi

http://www.teamadrenaline.net/e107_files/public/iwaverreview055.avi

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[azzachaz]

The kit came almost ready to run. All I needed to do was put 4 AAA batteries in to car, 8 AA into the Tx, attach the aerial to the chassis with one screw, and put a mount (2 screws) on the nose of the chassis for the body to mount on

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[azzachaz]

A cool thing about these cars is their adjustability and upgradability.

The kit comes with 3 sets of front springs (different hardnesses), 4 different toothed pinions, and some tools for taking off wheel nuts/pinions.

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[azzachaz]

I have allready ballraced the car. I have ordered alloy wheel nuts, a ball diff, a motor heatsink and some other hop-up parts

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[azzachaz]

The tyres are rubber. You can by different hardnesses and widths.

I have ordered some foam Power Tyres for maximum grip.

The harder rubber ones are better for drift :p

[azzachaz]

pic of tyres

[azzachaz]

hmm, doesn't like BMP

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[azzachaz]

beter?

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[azzachaz]

Anyhow, I really do like the iWaver. I can be used inside but still has the speed to run in the backyard or on the street. It does need a smooth surface to run on, rough surfaces are for the 04 Bigfoot

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[azzachaz]

The 'PRO' part for the equation is the upgrade FETS powering the motor. Apparently these are good enough to handle a motor upgrade, but for very demanding motors a 'FET stack' is needed. THis is when you buy more FETS and solder them onto the bord on top of one another. People have speed measured their cars at 80km/h+ with FET modded/upgraded motor iWavers

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[azzachaz]

I will keep mine a little more sedate for the moment. But the best thing is it is sooo cheap to buy and upgrade these cars.

Many people by an iWaver and mod the hell out of it. The usually can do this for under the price of a regular Kyosho Mini-Z ($200)

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[azzachaz]

Anyhow, check the vids

http://www.teamadrenaline.net/e107_files/public/iwaverreview055.avi

http://www.teamadrenaline.net/e107_files/public/iwaverreview057.avi

and i will update when the hop-ups arrive.

Check out http://stores.ebay.com.au/Azzachaz-Hobbies
if you want one your self. I can get other bodies in too.

Also, keep an eye out for my iWaver 04 Bigfoot thread!

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[James]

thats totally awesome.

Why dont you "submit a review" for this product!? in the right hand side of the site... I'm doing the mini T review soon!

If you do the write up, and get it online, I'll edit the pictures into the review for ya

[azzachaz]

sure, I'll do the same for the 04 Bigfoot.

I tried the review but I didn't like the image handling, if you can do it for me that is cool

[James]

you submit the review, and I will put the pics in for you after you've done that. it kinda sucks how you can upload pics in certain sections as you write, oh well :) i can fix for you after

[azzachaz]

Well i've been running the car for a few days now and I am extremely impressed.

Using these:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34063&item=5949169840

I get about 30 mins of continual use. I have three sets of batteries so I wont need to charge in between.

Quality wise I have been trying my hardest to break it so I could report back to you guys with the weak points.

The negative motor wire came loose, this was probably from me taking the motor out multiple times to change pinions and I havn't been too careful.

One of the side body mounts came off. I dab of Tarzans Grip has seen the mount better than ever.

Besides that it has been rock solid. The hard body does a really good job of protecting all the steering and suspension parts. I have jumped it off tables, off the top of my car (for drift :) ), I have slammed it into poles, and one of my kids stepped on it.

Still going strong.

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[azzachaz]

DURABILITY UPDATE:

I decided to test out the cars durability and find out how reliable the iWavers are.
I set up a track in the backyard; around the bike, up the hill, around the wood, down the hill, between the chair legs, under the table, back around the bike :p

The ground was contrete with lots of those gaps between the slabs.

I ran the car through a fresh set of batteries (i got about 20mins of non-stop running) without a glitch.

I slammed the car into bricks, chair legs. I rolled it a few times around corners.

Still going strong. Only thing I have to show for it is the black rims have been scratched and have a white ring on them, and a few scratches on the corners of the car.


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[azzachaz]

The wheels

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[azzachaz]

Sorry about quality. I need a flood light, camera flash sux

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[toxxic]

looks great!

I cant wait to bash mine :)

[Matt]

what does the car cost (with control)?

is the control just like a controller for the 1/10th and 1/8th cars we all here own?

[azzachaz]

I can sell you guys the ready sets for $70 + $10 postage, and then free postage for any spares/hop-ups you buy at the same time.

Here is a pic of the Tx. It uses regular crystals (as does the car) so you can swap betwwen your other cars.

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[azzachaz]

The iWaver04 Bigfoot comes with a pretty cool Tx. I now use it for all my cars,

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[azzachaz]

Here is a promo sheet for the 01 PRO

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[justo316]

I'm starting to get sold on this idea.....:(

[azzachaz]

snip

[azzachaz]

Time for:

.......<<<<---WRX TO STI CONVERSION---->>>........

As posted before the black rims on the WRX were getting a little bit scuffed.
So I decided to do something to them which was a bit truer to the Impreza name.

Off came the wheels, out came the bearings.

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[azzachaz]

Then I oulled the tyres off the rims. They are just pressed on, no glue

[azzachaz]

soz, forgot pic

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[azzachaz]

Then i whipped out the old spray can. 'Gold' or course 8)

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[azzachaz]

Three coats should do.

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[azzachaz]

And all back together.

WRX STI baby !amazed

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[azzachaz]

i'm pretty happy with the results. Only took half an hour.

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[azzachaz]

Beckoning me from a top the piano

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[azzachaz]

Like a TIGER!!
Like a TIGER!!

That is all.

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[toxxic]

that looks really sweet...

now you just need to sti decals and the pink sti badge on the front ;)

[toxxic]

Aaron, have you received my payment?

!lmao I WANT MY iWaver !lmao

[danhfvcsd]

woa - i dunno what ppl are talking about - i reckon the shell looks pretty scale for the size! And are u sure that was ½ flat batts??? was getting it's groove on thats 4 sure! :) How much for the rtr 01Pro kit? I got a mate that COULD be interested in one :) got any pics/vids of the bigfoot?


hang on a sec...just realised there are like 5 pages, and i only saw the first -lol- n/m this post -lol@mecauseimignorant-

[BALISTC]

You tempted me, I'm *this* close to buying one....but my V-One RR Evo is in for some professional tuning, and my real Impreza also needs some hardcore tuning, so I cant quite afford it at the moment...

I'll let you know though ;)

[azzachaz]

Gone are the days of paying $100 for a painted shell.

Go down to the $2 shop and buy 2 shells for $2!!!

Here is the first one.....

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[azzachaz]

Cheap, nasty, made in Taiwan. But who cares?

It does a good job of protectingthe car and looks good.

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[azzachaz]

I put a whole in the front mount so I could screw the shell on

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[azzachaz]

and ironed a whole through the rear windscreen for the aerial

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[azzachaz]

not bad for a dollar 8)

SOON:

vids and 'Silver Porsche Convertible'

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[James]

impressive! haha, and for the money a score. cept i just got my mini-T and will be spending up on that :) got an itch for some off-road mini action haha

[azzachaz]

UPGRADE TIME!!!

a few goodies arrived in the mail.....

A ball diff, X-Speed motor, Graphite H-Boards, Wide Tyre Set

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[azzachaz]

First I installed the Ball Diff.

Pretty straight forward. Just put the axle though the motor case bearing where the original diff was and lock the opposite wheel hub with one of those helicoil grub screw things

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[azzachaz]

You can tighten or loosen the diff by turning the collar on the inside of the diff assembly

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[azzachaz]

sorry about crappy pics

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[Matt]

what make and model of camera do you have??

[azzachaz]

Then I installed the motor.

It is called an X-Speed and promises a healthy speed increase.

Simple installation. Press fit and install motor cover. Screw two leads to the radio board.

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[azzachaz]

The graphite H-Boards form the rear suspension of an iWaver01.

Thicker board is stiffer while the thin board is softer.

I will try all three to see the results.

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[azzachaz]

You might have allready noticed the new wheels. They are the Wide set available from iWaver. The rear wheels are much wider than normal.

iWaver dont support these wheels with all chassis although the impreza shell give OK clearance.

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[azzachaz]

So how does it go?

I was not prepared for what happened.

The car is now pretty much uncontrollable at full throttle.
Out on the street it gets to suchg a high speed you can turn because it will flip if it goes over a rough patch. :)

In the backyard the concrete is smoother so it runs heaps better but I dont have enough room to open her up. Cant wait to take her down to the track.

The car is definatly at the point where you have to have good throttle control.

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[azzachaz]

Vids of the upgrade soon 8)

For now, some funny stuff to tide you over. Watch out for the girl on the quad bike x)

http://www.teamadrenaline.net/e107_files/public/iWaver01Porsche007.avi

http://www.teamadrenaline.net/e107_files/public/iWaver01Porsche008.avi

[Matt]

are there purpose built tracks for these cars?
are there clubs who race them yet?

[azzachaz]

There are a few forums dedicated to all small scale RC.

I dont know of any dedicated tracks but you can make a track out of pretty much anything.

[OzD1Rc]

What other cars are available other than WRX???

[azzachaz]

There are heaps.

the readysets for iWaver01's come in Porsche Concept GT,
GT40, WRX, Lancer EVO. These come in a few different colours each.

You can buy new shells though;
Audi TT, Merc CLK GTR, Dodge Viper, Ferrari, Porsche, Skyline GTR, Subaru.

Also, their are HEAPS for Kyosho Mini-Z Shells that you can get buy they are pricey.

[toxxic]

I just got mine today - thanks to speedy delivery from azzachaz's ebay store :)

Here are some pic's:-

http://www.digitalpirate.info/IMG_1247.jpg

http://www.digitalpirate.info/IMG_1248.jpg

I have upgraded the diff. and added ball bearings. I am just waiting on some batt's (should be later on this afternoon) so i can run this thing.

[azzachaz]

You should have brought the batteries from me ($2 each).
:D

I have even charged them up for some people so they can run it out of the box. !lmao !lmao

[toxxic]

Yeah, i would have but i didint have enough money in my netbank :/

Its all good though, getting alot of alkalines and some jaycar nimh's :)

[azzachaz]

the alkalines wont be as good because their voltage sags under heavy load.

The NiMH batteries will be much better because they hold their voltage under load and hold it right until the end of their charge.

All thing being equal the high amp hour capacity ones (800/900mAh) will last longer but not deliver as high a current as the lower capacity ones (500-600mAh). I'm talking 5-10% though so probably not that important for this application.

[Matt]

go for the longest thread record azzachaz... do it mate, DO EEETT!

[toxxic]

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she may never steer again :/

epoxy'ing now, hopefully it holds!

[Matt]

you broke it? you only just bought it???

[toxxic]

yeah, thats why it shits me so much!

[azzachaz]

What happened?
Did one of the servo gears crunch?

[azzachaz]

aaahhh!!!!. I just checked and the servo gear sets I have ordered aren't due until the 1st of March.

I'll have to make another order for you. :)

[azzachaz]

OK, I had already made an order this morning :@

I've just contacted them to see if they can include this....

Toxxic: You weren't running the car without the shell, were you? ;) !alien !lmao

never use one of these, so !heart

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[azzachaz]

The 04 Bigfoot comes with servo saver because of the big wheels. They get ripped sideways all the time.

I haven't had a problem with the iWaver01 because the steering assembly is pretty much protected by the shell.

I'll make sure I keep a supply of gears available in the future.

[toxxic]

Yeah, i was running without hte shell, thats what did it, smacking into the wall's etc...

Thanks azza - your the best!!!!

[toxxic]

Well, i managed to get the epoxy just ight, so it seems to be holding pretty well now!

But i found another problem, the negative battery lead snapped, so i resoldered it and the positive lead, and im finding it much faster (give it a try).

i am finding my iWaver turns to the right, its damn anoying and hard to go straight (yes, i have the trim turned ALL the way). Any ideas on what it could be - it did this before i broke the gear too.

i am thining it either got to do with something in the steering servo, or the diff or perhaps weight distibution.

anyways, got any ideas?

[azzachaz]

OK

2 Things to do:

1. Adjust the trim POT on the circuit board.
With the car and Tx turned ON, centre the steering trim on the Tx. Then lift up the 01 sticker on the chassis and located the Trim POT

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[azzachaz]

Turning the screw in the hole sets the base line trim. Use it to line the wheels up fairly straight and then use the Tx to fine tune when driving

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[azzachaz]

2. Adjusting the Ball Diff

I found this made a HUGE difference to the way my car handled. Initially I had the ball diff wound up tight, this was good for cornering but I found that the car would spin out or turn under acceleration.

THE WAY I TUNED IT:

Turn the collar so that the diff is just snug against the O-Ring. Then hold the rear wheels with your fingers and give the throttle a buzz. The spur gear should spin by itself. Now tighten the collar 1/8th of a turn and try again. Keep doing this until the spur gear does not spin freely (it may spin very slowly)

I found that this method of tuning has improved handling out of sight. Particuarly under hard throttle and turning on slippery surfaces.

Thats it for me.


I'm leaving it up to TOXXIC to develop DRIFTO-TUNE ;)

[James]

thats how you tune all diff's. usually. cept not by running the motor, usually by moving the spur by hand/thumb whilst holding rear wheels!

so it kicks arse now? :)

[azzachaz]

Oh yeah, it is fast. Too fast to go full throttle inside without hitting something.

I have only installed the X-Speed motor, not the PRO. With the PRO motor and a FET upgrade (modification to the ESC) it would become even quicker.

Had a call from my wife telling me my Bling Bling parts have arrived. Pics soon.

[toxxic]

Great, thanks for the min tutorial - helped tonnes, well except the epoxy crapped out and the little thinger snapped off again :/

any ETA on new gear's? and how much will it cost?

[azzachaz]

Check you messages TOXXIC

[azzachaz]

Lots of blue alloy stuff arrived today/ BLING BLING

Out with the old

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[azzachaz]

in with the new

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[azzachaz]

fitting was pretty easy. No need to go into detail

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[azzachaz]

now my X-Speed motor isn't hidden by the plastic motor cap

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[azzachaz]

who took that picture???

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[azzachaz]

And install, ready to go.
Besides looking good. The motor case provides beter airflow and heat sinking for the motor. Better/stiffer alignment or the pinion gear and looks good.

Oh, and it looks good

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[azzachaz]

now thats a sexy ass!

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[azzachaz]

and BLING BLING

Soft Foam Tyres. and Purple Alloy wheel nuts.

mmmmm, Sooo much grip

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[azzachaz]

And to improve handling, some alloy front knuckes.

These reduce friction on the front suspension assembly and free it up so it doesn't stick.

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[azzachaz]

plastic vs alloy

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[azzachaz]

Ready to rumble.

PM me if iterested in any of these parts

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[toxxic]

I dont know why i am posting this in here, but i got a short vid of my iwaver and my trying to drift it (without much sucess). Its been ballraced and got a new diff, also had metal wheel nuts and resoldered some connections.

This was taken with alkaline about 10 mins into usage so they were alittle low on juice.

http://www.digitalbandit.info/iwaver.zip

Video size is about 1.8mb (1.7 ziped).

Soon im planing on getting a new motor, some nimh batts and new wheels. After that there is not much else to be done (excpet for front nuckles and turbo fet's and perhaps rear suspension).

These iWavers are great, considering a fully hopped up one will cost you maybe $250 (thats with almost everything). Some mini-z's cost that much stock eh.

So far aaron has been great with sending stuff and all, highly recomended.

Some stills.
http://www.digitalbandit.info/IMG_1293.jpg
http://www.digitalbandit.info/IMG_1294.jpg

[Squeezer]

This has been posted on another forum as well..but how well will these iwavers run on a home made indoor track which is 3.6 metre x 1.2 metre with a straight full length and then some windy S bends and some hairpins.

Do they have enough speed and steering control to finness through this size track or will it be too small / tight.

I have used this track with CharGs which would have a slower top speed but have no proportional steering/throttle - Its all or nothing with the CharGs

P.S. Nice little Video..good quality for the size. A few Thuds in the Vid as you smash into door frames etc. Seems pretty sturdy and that Vid gives a good indication of Speed - although the surface looks quiet slippery

[azzachaz]

lol Toxxic.

I noticed your wing is broken. Mine did the same, a bit of Tarzan's Grip and it hasn't come off since.

You need more room for drift, that way you can put the power down smootly and not worry about walls etc.

Some 50 Shore tyres (harder) might help too.
Those decals look sweet btw.


Squeezer: That size track would be fine for a stock iWaver. The proportional steering and throttle really lends itself to tight tracks. You would probably only get full throttle down the straight though

[toxxic]

Yeah, when i get some new wheels and rechargables, ill make the table out abit so i can get some proper drift :)

[azzachaz]

Well I couldn't have Sascha showing me up in my own thread with his funky decals :D

mmmm, what is that you ask?

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[azzachaz]

it is a Kyosho Skeleton Chassis. Wont improve the cars performance one bit, but it looks good 8)

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[azzachaz]

INstallation was fairly straight forward and took me about 20 mins. Just a screw driver and two wires needed soldering. You could just twist and tape the wires if you didn't have an iron

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[azzachaz]

What do you think?

I Like it.

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[azzachaz]

under

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[azzachaz]

I got a whole heap of shells in. This one is my favourite and is now MINE. Dont tell the wife ;)

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[azzachaz]

the GT-40 has always been one of my all-time favourite cars.

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[azzachaz]

It comes in about 5 different colours. So many choices, so little money !lmao !lmao

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[azzachaz]

the view Toxxic's WRX would get if we ever raced !evil

PHYSICAL CHALLENGE

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[toxxic]

arg...

dont make me run off and put more sticks on my wrx ;) everyone nows each &quot;decal&quot; adds an extra 2hp !!!

That is totally sweet!

love the shell, does it come in dark blue/white stripe?

[azzachaz]

it also comes in

black /w white stripe
red /w white stripe
white /w dark blue stripe
dark blue /w orage stripe (apparently the famous le Mans colours)

[toxxic]

damn, that is pretty damn sweet.

[James]

the GT40 shell is lovely! I know a bloke with a GT40 replica, I've been in it. it's insane. It rocks, it's angry.
Check it out!:

[url]http://gallery.cybix.com.au/albums/motorvation03/day1/normal_dscf0093.jpg

sorry to hijack thread! hehe

[azzachaz]

that reminds me, the shells come it that yellow /w black stripe combo too :p

[azzachaz]

OK, since upgrading the motor I have had trouble controlling the 01. The biggest problem was the rear wheels jumping while accelerating out of the corner.

This is what you buy to fix that...

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[azzachaz]

it is a Roll Shock set, it dampens the rear motor pod and stiffens things up for better handling

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[azzachaz]

pretty easy to install really. I went with the middle setting spring. I will play with Soft and Hard later on to see what difference they make.

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[azzachaz]

installation complete. Also, you may have noticed I have upgraded my motor wires with bigger gauge wire. The stock wires kept snapping off the motor, and I am sure the motor is running better too (mmmm placebo %-6 )

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[azzachaz]

So does it run better?

You bet it does! I can gun it in a straight line no probs, and corner handling has really improved too.

Vid's on the way

[toxxic]

die plzkthnx.

that this is crazy azza - asif anyone can keep up with it. it must go faster than a some of the stock 1:10 nitros ;)

[azzachaz]

They can get up to pretty huge speeds. 80km/h is obtainable with a few relatively cheap mods.

The problem is finding somewhere to run it at those speeds. If it hits a stone or twig at that speed it is all over!

I had all the mods I have done in stock so you can do it too, just PM me if you are interested.

Next I will be buying a Tamiya Speed Checker. It is like a mini speed Dyno for small scale cars.

[Matt]

have you found anywhere to race them yet?

[azzachaz]

Havn't posted in a while but I've been slowly working on my cars.

Here is what I have been up to lately.

I decided the WRX needed some BLING BLING!!

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[azzachaz]

I sanded it back and smoothed out the dents.

And removed the windows/headlights/taillights

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[azzachaz]

my sister gave me some spray paint which she didn't need

Metallic Tones Purple by White Knight

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[azzachaz]

as usuall tthe flash doesn't do the colour justice.

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[azzachaz]

i'll get some shots once the headlights and windows are back in

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[azzachaz]

I also brought some blue alloy wheels. I cant get a nice picture of them with a flash but here they are

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[azzachaz]

The first pic shows the correct colour and this one shows them on the car. Because of the offset I have to use the GT-40 shell. The wheels dont fit the impreza arches.

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[azzachaz]

hmm... they do look like plastic cheese in that second photo. I'll have to start taking pictures when there is dayline or buy a nice flood light :D

[azzachaz]

The finished result

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[azzachaz]

I brought some floodlights from SuperCheap for $20 so now I can take pics at night. I still need to adjust the WB on my camera though.

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[azzachaz]

The purple has come out pretty good. I might add a layer of clear coat to give it more shine later on.

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[azzachaz]

can you tell I re-worked the rear wheel arches?

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[toxxic]

that is really sweet azza - hows ebay treating you?

[toxxic]

I just finnished filing my shell down abit, and added a base coat.

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I also added some heavy tint (black electricla tape on the inside) and a dual exhaust pipe. Also removed the spoiler and filled the holes.

http://www.digitalbandit.info/iwback.jpg

http://www.digitalbandit.info/iwfronttint.jpg

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[azzachaz]

Looks sweet Toxxic.

Ebay has been good, except for their spatic high fee's. I'm selling quit a bit atm.

[toxxic]

awesome stuff.

[azzachaz]

Did a FET upgrade today. Completed what is called a 3x2 stack. A stack of 3 FETs in parallel on both the forward and reverse sections.

I used IRF7317 FETs which have a current handling of 5.3A each while maintaining a very low 'on' resistance.

Car is heaps faster now. I'm having heaps of fun running through the leaves in my backyard. Cant wait for my Li-Ion;s to arrive :D

[toxxic]

jeeze azzacha - you need a speed gun so we can see how fast your rc's go now ;)

How much have you spent on them so far?

[azzachaz]

Dr. Evil &quot;one million dollars&quot;

[toxxic]

You funny bastard!

Spend alittle bit more and get a speed gun !lmao

[azzachaz]

Or one of these....
Tamiya Speed checker for smalll scale 2wd/4wd

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[justo316]

hahaha....that thing is so funny and so cool at he same time!

hmm...smallest car with the biggest thread ever....