Radio Controlled Suzuki

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Re: Radio Controlled Suzuki

Post by dan_2k_uk » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:30 pm

Ordered new props, charger, 2 batteries, some deans connectors, and a lipo alarm.

Hopefully it will work with an old reciever I have as the previous owner kept the reciever from it.
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Re: Radio Controlled Suzuki

Post by Tramp » Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:06 pm

Good on you, don't forget to disconnect the lipo alarm when your done playing, mine was left accidentally connected, then went off at 3:30am............ How annoying!!!!! I'm glad you've finally crumbled, I saw you post in the Facebook group, you'll need a SJ body now, I think Tamiya do one, I haven't seen the speedway pal ones about for a while now,

Yeah most old rx's and handsets will work fine with what you have, most gear is compatable looking forward to updates, what's the plan? A scaler or a crawler?

I bought another RC last month.....

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Probably not very exciting to the people here but it's a 98' (so retro as these cars go) Schumacher FireBlade USA, I just have a brushless set up coming for it, so I can race it at the iconic RC race day,
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Re: Radio Controlled Suzuki

Post by dan_2k_uk » Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:50 am

Tramp wrote:What's the plan? A scaler or a crawler?
Mainly focused around performance but with a little bit of resemblance to a heavily modified real life crawler.
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Re: Radio Controlled Suzuki

Post by dan_2k_uk » Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:19 pm

It's not here yet....

I'm like a kid at Christmas!
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Re: Radio Controlled Suzuki

Post by Tramp » Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:48 pm

I think I have a problem.......... I can't stop buying bits, this month I bought -

60a brushless motor and speedo
New shock absorbers front and back,
Pinion and spur gear
New 'viscous' diff

All for the fireblade,

If you were wanting a full on crawler you might have been better with something other than the MRC, it's good but it's a little small, my friend has a vaterra twin hammers, it's immense, if I was starting out crawling I'd look at one of these!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... ID=EBAY-GB

Loads more available parts, good turn of speed (2speed so you can go slow and fast) and fantastic out the box, my Losi makes a great scaler, but I'd have picked something bigger if I wanted more performance,
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Re: Radio Controlled Suzuki

Post by dan_2k_uk » Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:33 pm

I think I will be happy with it having played with Scotties MRC a few times.

I wanted something small you can take anywhere and use.

I guy at work has a 1/8th crawler of some sort I had a play with. It's good but its huge.

I like the idea of being able to drive round the lounge over stacks of DVD cases.
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Re: Radio Controlled Suzuki

Post by ROBBIE » Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:42 pm

I got one of these http://www.modelsport.co.uk/axial-wrait ... ucts/39646 great bit of kit, plenty of upgrade parts available, already done shocks and steering gear. Also got a Maverick scout, but way to plasiticy, gone through 2 diffs already this year
Sid James gone but never forgotten
Jimny 1.6 not as good as an SJ but still good
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Re: Radio Controlled Suzuki

Post by Tramp » Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:29 pm

Those wraiths are really good I've heard nothing but praise for them, but they quite pricey too!!! Rc4wd do some good things too, I fancy a 'beast 2' but then again it's on a list of lots of cars I want!
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