Howdy taiko2 dan sifu2 sekalian..

I've been a lurker here in this forum for a while, learning bits from everyone.

Like everyone, I just started back this childhood hobby.

Here is my car which i build after gathering knowledge from all of you for this fun race tonight which will be Semi-Tech (Semi-speed?)

I added front and rear brakes, roller depan 19mm with angle adjuster set at 3° due to the track mlm ni bnyk LC.

Kalau ada yg kurang atau salah, tolong tunjuk ajar ye sifu2 sekalian..

This post has been edited by kunsterz: Mar 1 2014, 12:42 PM

I hope so..will test it on track today. Thank you

Belum turun track lgi, baru siap 2hrs ago..

Ok, so kalau guna tayar hard yg flat instead of arched will be less bouncy eh?

Tamiya M4WD sini pun dpt revival last year, kits and parts laku mcm pisang panas. Rare stuff tak banyak lah bro, kalau small2 parts like F1 tamiya parts tu and some first gens kits like Shining Scorpion, Vanguard and Victory magnum still around for cheap.

Roller beli dekat Miri bro, can ask sifu @soulfly to get them for you

car did go thru the track well. But the on/off switch somehow turns off by itself during landing. Anyone know how to fix this?

managed to fix it with spring washer.

This post has been edited by kunsterz: Feb 14 2014, 09:10 AM

Sifu2 sekalian..

I'm planning to build my first FRP car for this Super Speed fun race in Miri this weekend.

I have super2 chassis and reinforced MS-L that im still in dilemma on which one should I focus on to. From the pictures I've seen, MS chassis 'seems' (belom try lagi) to be the easiest one to work on, ie. tak banyak nak cut and not as much frps as conventional rear-motor chassis.

Dah bnyk gather info from LYN and the web. However, is there any tips or critical things that I should pay attention more to?

I shall await for super speed sifus to appear then..

I have just bought a reinforced MS-L from Lau at emart and snapped some bumperless unit from etoys.

I will try to make a chassis by today, one thing i'm stuck now is the tires.
Sifu soulfly, you know anyone in Miri that does Tayar Sotong as a paid service? Been asking around but seems to be unsuccessful.

I'm tempted to make my own tayar sotong but I feel like time is quite short before this weekend.

Btw to the rest, i just got back from window shopping at 1999, seems that they've restocked AO830 bearings. Better snap'em quick before habis.

Alright, I will proceed with the MS chassis then as this will be my first FRP super speed car.
When you mention about angle of front bumper, do you mean people actually make them in different angles to generate the optimum downforce?

Thanks for the tips sifu

Yeah, i did ask them few days back and the workers also informed me the same thing about this Tayar Sotong service. If im unseccesful on my DIY, i would just have to pursuade some racers on the race day to sell some tires to me..lol

Nice, I might copy paste some of this if you don't mind sifu?

So, just to reconfirm, the diameter for tayar sotong should be 35mm, and the width of the largest part of the tyre (yellow tyre) is 8mm thick?

I don't know if you can consider these old tamiyas as rare item..

But I do know those mechanical Proto Saber in ebay costs more than 15 dollars ( what I paid just now )

One if the long standing hobby shop around.

This post has been edited by kunsterz: Mar 1 2014, 12:43 PM

It's in Brunei bro. One of the long standing hobby shop around.

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This post has been edited by kunsterz: Mar 1 2014, 12:44 PM

Noted. Will try if I'm free to drive down to the capital, but mind you this is not the L.E with the 13mm bearings.

Was browsing MTM, and found out that some of them made a FRP MA chassis car already..



This post has been edited by kunsterz: Feb 15 2014, 09:55 AM

They just got restocked at 1999/Hobby search.

USD6.16 a packet, around MYR20?

Made my first MS frp car.

Semalam turun track tpi asyik terbang je. Lowered the top rear rollers abit after realising the track wall was lower, but then terbang dekat LC pulak...but it was fun seeing how it overtook semi-tech cars with machdash pro on straight line even when i'm only running normal tires+ torque tuned motor.

Any tips?





This post has been edited by kunsterz: Feb 16 2014, 10:07 AM

I will have to try that once I have the right tools. Had few cramps on my palm after filing small HG sticks for hours.

Btw sifu, i have seen some people using stabiliser caps underneath on roller screws, does they serve as brakes?

Didn't notice it was 2mm till you mentioned it, i thought all HG icecream sticks weer 1.5mm

Anyways, went to join the Super speed atomic fun race today ni miri. Lap time done made the car stands 26th out of 46 racers. Super2 chassis won the event, but man, seeing the other MS frp cars with atomic inspires me to build better cars and learn on motor break-in techniques.

Dear sifus

care to share what's the difference between Semi-speed and Semi-technical?

From my understanding, semi should means half, semi-speed (1/2 speed, 1/2 tech) and semi-tech? ( 1/2 tech and 1/2 speed?) which is also the same thing?

Please enlighten this newbie..

must've missed that out. Thanks alot Toa Cheng

if it does, then the 1st gens JDM Festa Jaunes will be labelled 'RARE' anytime soon.. lol

I was there just now, and heard about the 17s record. Saw roy trying to break the record and did 18s-ish with his bumperless MS-L..uncut some more!! so fast I wanted to cry seeing my car.