Hello guys happy new year! Found this forum whilst searching for Mini 4wd Stuff. Looking forward to joining this year's Pro Tour in Singapore. Wondered if anyone here was frm 97-98? Here's the pic of my last ride. Gonna build a Pro for this year's race. ^^

Occasionally I will drop by KL and JB can anyone tell me anywhere in these places still have tracks and parts for playing/selling? I was at Midvalley a week back and I can't find any -.-



This post has been edited by 13lack.12ose: Jan 24 2009, 04:00 PM

@davidtamiya: Thx for the info. Will drop by 1 Utama when I am in KL and hope to see you in this year's race!

@arold88: Currently planning for a more evil Veldaga for this year's race in Singapore =D

25% completed MS Pro Chassis with front roller suspension (CNY no place to get parts ):

Definitely top-notch. Can it be used for the functions displayed? Or is it just display?

Thx arold. Perhaps I can give u specification I am aiming for on the completed car.

Ride Height: 3.5cm (from ground to top of cover)

Roller width (affects cornering): 10.0cm

Roller length (from front to rear; affects stability and cornering): 12.5cm

Motor: Torque Tune (for Pro Tour Race; Atomic/Hyperdash Pro for others)

Gear Ratio: 3.5:1

Wheels and Tyres: Alu wheels and Hard low profile tyres front; Carbon wheels and low profile tyres rear

Front Bumper: 5 FRP of various sizes and spoilers cut from polycarbonate body

Rear Bumper: Wide Sliding damper (might add 3 set of rollers at btm) and 1 FRP cut

Chassis: Lightweight MS chassis with weight saving mods



This post has been edited by 13lack.12ose: Jan 27 2009, 11:24 PM

If you are using hyper-dash pro, it's good to have a slightly bigger roller angle at the front to improve cornering stability.

To improve cornering speed, u might want to have ur roller width set at widest possible width (105 mm), though the downside to this is that there will be less space to land after a jump. Also have 3 sets of rollers so that the 3rd set (placed either at front or bottom) can be used to balance the car.

Adding Sliding Damper to the rear is my habit. It improves cornering speed by changing the direction of the car during cornering. Also it reduces energy loss for multiple corners/ waves.

Roller wise it's good to use ball bearing rollers and have the 3rd set of rollers placed as low as possible.

Lastly stacking 2 pieces of FRP can reinforce the car, making the front and back more rigid. This is crucial in maintaining cornering speed.

There's still alot I never cover (don't want to make the post too long) but hope this helps.

Just remember the golden Rule of Mini 4wd is to bring out the power of the motor as efficiently as possible whilst maintaining stability.

Type 3 chassis is not very good. The front does not have any angle and is too soft. Besides most parts now cannot fit into Type 3 chassis there is almost 20 years old.

I see sry for the misunderstanding. If u want the classic stuff then I suggest Yahoo Japan Auctions. For reissues there are alot out there.

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Added on January 28, 2009, 10:26 pmSuper X

This post has been edited by 13lack.12ose: Jan 28 2009, 10:26 PM

Thx David. I will learn much from you as well.

Much of my knowledge were gained when I was active back in 97-98. I still have no idea how to clear Hump S.

One way Wheels improves cornering speed. Suppose your car is doing a right turn. The wheels on your left side (outer wheels) has to cover greater distance than the right side wheels (inner wheels). Using one way wheels will let the left side wheels spin more than the inner wheels, thus improving cornering speed by reducing drag experienced due to difference in distance travelled by left and right wheels.

However One way wheels are heavier than standard wheels and are slower on straights.

Post 3 pics of what I've done for past 2 days. Tmr resume work no time to modify. Sunday go down to Stargek and get parts and paints







Base colour will be red. Flames and Wording will be white. Windscreen and headlights will be Smoke.

Polycarbonate like R/C but much softer. Must use Polycarbonate paint. Normal spray or acrylic cannot stick to polycarbonate and will flake off. (Personal Experience )

Just completed: Shadow Fury-01 影炎

Left:


Right:

haha david so you are brocken g over their forums? How did the race go?

This post has been edited by 13lack.12ose: Feb 1 2009, 11:55 PM

Just to confirm if 1 Utama is in KL, cuz I might be going KL for a day. Business trip.

I do think it will worth much unless it is MISB or MIB 1st issue models or limited edition ones. You can try Y! Japan Auctions and have a feel of the price.

@ TMY KIA: Nice cars you have. I like the red avante best! =D

@kari: MISB/MIB means Mint in Sealed Box (ie never opened b4) and opened but never used/displayed b4

3 methods:

1. Use superglue and stick the axle and wheels together
2. Cut a small piece of paper slightly larger than the hole on the wheels and put the axle in.
3. Paint the end of the axle with acrylic paint and attach the wheels and axle together after the paint drys

Only with method 1 will u not be able to change the wheels (since you glued it).

Try using Lock-nut wheels they wont come off since each wheel is secured by a lock-nut.

This post has been edited by 13lack.12ose: Feb 11 2009, 09:16 PM

haha you posted the pics b4 me ^^

Anw the track is very technical and the top 6 are all Super-FM chassis. My MS-PRO managed to get a time of 22.76 but aint fast enough to clinch a placing

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Added on February 10, 2009, 3:04 pmHmmm mind telling us the parts you used on your chassis (gear ratio, gold terminals etc)?

I always feel that cornering speed is more important than straight speed. Usually I would soak my rollers in zippo lighter fluid to clean away the dirt and lubricate them.

This post has been edited by 13lack.12ose: Feb 10 2009, 03:04 PM