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Lizard · 07.24.2014, 10:59 AM

Little update.

Got a GPS speedometer and a sports radar for speed measurement so that I don't need to strap my phone to it anymore.
Mounted the cam on the rear shocktower and the speedo on the front shocktower so that it is visible in the video. Problem with the shocktower mount position is that it is very shaky, need to find a way to dampen it somehow.

Also found a closed road for driving without cars or people around. Very nice. What was not nice that I almost hit a rabbit that decided to cross the road just in front of my car. That would have been quite a mess :)

Then I crashed for the first time, wanted to chase my buddys 1:1 car and didn't realize he was braking, thought he would go WOT down the road, but he didn't :( Car went under his car and then my right rear tire got overrun by his rear tire. Well, his tire won.

Fronstpoiler mount broken, speedometer broken, cam broken, bulkhead broken, rear axle carrier bent, rear wheel broken, shock-cap ripped off.
For being run over by a 1:1 scale car not too bad. What really sucks is that the cam and the speedometer broke. Searched for the SDCard from the camera for half an hour and eventually found it, but unfortunately the video didn't get saved anymore, so no footage of the crash.

Repaired the car and added aluminium shock caps and camber links. Also dyed the shocks and springs black, now they don't look like cheap RTR shocks anymore :) Changed shock oil to 60 front / 50 rear, now it needs some testing if that is better than the 70/60 before.

Checked the front diff ring and pinion gear and inspected the driveshafts. Looks good, almost no wear on the front diff and the driveshafts look like brand new. The rubber boots with grease inside seem to do their job.

All 8 wheel bearings needed replacement, they were not running smooth anymore and two were really hard to turn.

Also received some 32 shore Johns BSR Buggy Dirt Oval Foam tires and an STRC alloy steering but haven't tried them yet. The BSR tires look like quality tires. Hope I made the right choice with the 32 hardness. Weight of the BSR tires is exactly the same as the GRP 1/8 GT tires, 350g for the complete set. Diameter is 105mm.

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Lizard RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 197 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Germany	07.24.2014, 10:59 AM Little update. Got a GPS speedometer and a sports radar for speed measurement so that I don't need to strap my phone to it anymore. Mounted the cam on the rear shocktower and the speedo on the front shocktower so that it is visible in the video. Problem with the shocktower mount position is that it is very shaky, need to find a way to dampen it somehow. Also found a closed road for driving without cars or people around. Very nice. What was not nice that I almost hit a rabbit that decided to cross the road just in front of my car. That would have been quite a mess :) Then I crashed for the first time, wanted to chase my buddys 1:1 car and didn't realize he was braking, thought he would go WOT down the road, but he didn't :( Car went under his car and then my right rear tire got overrun by his rear tire. Well, his tire won. Fronstpoiler mount broken, speedometer broken, cam broken, bulkhead broken, rear axle carrier bent, rear wheel broken, shock-cap ripped off. For being run over by a 1:1 scale car not too bad. What really sucks is that the cam and the speedometer broke. Searched for the SDCard from the camera for half an hour and eventually found it, but unfortunately the video didn't get saved anymore, so no footage of the crash. Repaired the car and added aluminium shock caps and camber links. Also dyed the shocks and springs black, now they don't look like cheap RTR shocks anymore :) Changed shock oil to 60 front / 50 rear, now it needs some testing if that is better than the 70/60 before. Checked the front diff ring and pinion gear and inspected the driveshafts. Looks good, almost no wear on the front diff and the driveshafts look like brand new. The rubber boots with grease inside seem to do their job. All 8 wheel bearings needed replacement, they were not running smooth anymore and two were really hard to turn. Also received some 32 shore Johns BSR Buggy Dirt Oval Foam tires and an STRC alloy steering but haven't tried them yet. The BSR tires look like quality tires. Hope I made the right choice with the 32 hardness. Weight of the BSR tires is exactly the same as the GRP 1/8 GT tires, 350g for the complete set. Diameter is 105mm.