Today's practice.... - Chitown R/C - Chicago's Largest RC Car and Truck Community

FreeRideFrosty · (#1 (**permalink**))

Ton's of people, little short on marshals overall but not tooooo bad (until the end), and the truck was DIALED. I need to replace some worn hub carriers and such but other than that (and the little bit slidy tires) this thing was hooked up. Motor ran all day at 230 wit tons of power. I didn't break a damn thing, stayed on the wheels, and was running with a lot of the faster truggies and buggies. Turns out I just needed track time. Too bad I have to go back to school for just long enough to lose everything I just gained back....

FreeRideFrosty · (#2 (**permalink**))

And Rocco.... the main reason for me breaking things has to be these very wide offset rims. There was a guy there who flipped the hell out of his LSP on standard offset rims with no problems. If I am smooth (and with the help of the kyosho carriers) I have no problems. I think once I go to a standard offset wheel I will be able to go back to the actual hotbodies carriers.

Racin' Ranger1 · (#3 (**permalink**))

yeah today was fun i do wanna race again when i get a better servo. ill still lose, but what the hell

FreeRideFrosty · (#4 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Racin' Ranger1

yeah today was fun i do wanna race again when i get a better servo. ill still lose, but what the hell

Sure thing. Everything was going good for me today. The truck was running well, I was calm, and driving pretty damn good. Definitely a good practice.

Traxxas_Junkee · (#5 (**permalink**))

I wish I could say the same. lol. 1 Spur, 1 CB, 2 Stripped Engine screws (not that big of a deal, but still GGRR!!) Oh well, hopefully next time will be a little bit better.

Obsessive R/C · (#6 (**permalink**))

Stripped spur & CB on a buggy??

chickenfarmer3 · (#7 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by FreeRideFrosty

And Rocco.... the main reason for me breaking things has to be these very wide offset rims. There was a guy there who flipped the hell out of his LSP on standard offset rims with no problems. If I am smooth (and with the help of the kyosho carriers) I have no problems. I think once I go to a standard offset wheel I will be able to go back to the actual hotbodies carriers.

dan, when i ran offset wheels on my kyosho i broke lots of stuf too. scrap those offset wheels and it will be better IMO.

maxximum_44 · (#8 (**permalink**))

Hows the new layout?

DAVEC-NITRO-RS4 · (#9 (**permalink**))

thats next week...

maxximum_44 · (#10 (**permalink**))

oh....

Tex · (#11 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Obsessive R/C

Stripped spur & CB on a buggy??

he also stated 2 stripped engine mount screws, I'm sure that allowed the motor to move around

FreeRideFrosty · (#12 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by chickenfarmer3

dan, when i ran offset wheels on my kyosho i broke lots of stuf too. scrap those offset wheels and it will be better IMO.

I plan on it. It was what I could afford at the time and I was given a very good deal on them. When I do the rebuild I will be going to standard offset and keep these for drag racing in parking lots.

And yes.... the reason he stripped a CB and Spur is because of the stripped motor mount screws. He was complaining about the motor moving and ran it anyway. LoL

kevinF · (#13 (**permalink**))

I had a bad airleak with my motor, i was running 376, temped by 2 different guns, mine and a exergen or raytek, w/e. does anyone know what to use to seal the back plate and around the carb?

FreeRideFrosty · (#14 (**permalink**))

I believe you can use any sort of silicone gasket maker. Take the bak plate off, squeeze a bead around the outside, and screw it back on. It will squeeze out of the sides. You can wipe a little of it up but then just let it dry. That is the best way to seal it up tight.

DAVEC-NITRO-RS4 · (#15 (**permalink**))

sealant that says "oxygen sensor safe", like Permatex red.