Nitro Car

clivvy · 10-10-2010, 21:31

took my Nitro car out for the second time since buying it. during the recent weeks, I added a new metal gear steering servo, adjusted the toe-in, suspension height and hardness. made some adjustments to the shell for ease of removal/refit and fitted a fail safe.

took it up the fields with my mate and had a good run round. use da full tank pretty quick, and it was fun! managed to roll it a couple of times no damage, drove it into my mates twice, oops, no damage, then rolled it one final time and it stayed on its side! at this point, i must have destroyed the glowplug or soemthing, as it was screwed (proved by using my spare whihc lit up nicely)

terribly good fun!

the plan is to attach a small, digital video camera to one of the cars for some POV action (ooer) and im going to try using my little Luminox thing i got for xmas. It will end up shooting the video on its side, so i will need to convert the video to flip it the right way up. Ideally id use a much small digital camera with decent video function, can see a few on ebay, but from hong kong...!

Fez_uk · 10-10-2010, 21:51

What car have you got?

I got a HPI savage 4.6, Great fun.

But can be tedious when things break.

Mines not been used for a while, Just been fixing a few bits today ready to start using it again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtMpRm8zug

(RIP) PLANK · 10-10-2010, 21:53

i've ordered a fair few things from hong kong via ebay and not had any issues with postage and stuff.

clivvy · 10-10-2010, 21:58

ive heard the Savages are great, my mate used to have one.

ive only got a Hong Nor Ultra LX1. its a beginner car, which is fine as I am new to nitro, but its very robust and flexible, and has a .28 engine, so seriously shifts! im not looking forward to any repair jobs, it took me long enough just to change the steering servos!

Muckypup · 11-10-2010, 10:31

I have a Tamiya TNX 5.2R, absolutely brilliant fun! 60mph off-road

I like the HPI savage, but i'm conviced they are designed to break! A few of my mates have them and they always manage to break a shaft, wish bone or bend a shocker everytime we take them out. I get very frustrated with that sort of thing, thankfully mine has yet to do anything more than burn out a glow plug. Cant help but think HPI have done it on purpose to keep a good spares trade going

Here it is in "bling" mode... just for fancy tho as it cannot be driven on tarmac, has too much power and traction... thats when I would break something

I have another body or two and some off road tyres for playing

clivvy · 11-10-2010, 13:09

drooool!! good pioint about HPI though, ive read similar things. Tamiya have been in the market a heck of a long time, so i suppose you can expect a high level of good design and strong parts!

i hope my little Hing Nor lasts, ill post pics soon, its pretty robust, or at least it looks like it is. as parts break, i will simply replace them with higher quality ones.

Ive got it all adjusted but i probably need to lower it a bit as i was flipping it over too much yesterday, perhaps suspension is too high

10-10-2010, 21:31	#1
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	Nitro Car took my Nitro car out for the second time since buying it. during the recent weeks, I added a new metal gear steering servo, adjusted the toe-in, suspension height and hardness. made some adjustments to the shell for ease of removal/refit and fitted a fail safe. took it up the fields with my mate and had a good run round. use da full tank pretty quick, and it was fun! managed to roll it a couple of times no damage, drove it into my mates twice, oops, no damage, then rolled it one final time and it stayed on its side! at this point, i must have destroyed the glowplug or soemthing, as it was screwed (proved by using my spare whihc lit up nicely) terribly good fun! the plan is to attach a small, digital video camera to one of the cars for some POV action (ooer) and im going to try using my little Luminox thing i got for xmas. It will end up shooting the video on its side, so i will need to convert the video to flip it the right way up. Ideally id use a much small digital camera with decent video function, can see a few on ebay, but from hong kong...!

10-10-2010, 21:51	#2
Fez_uk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mid-Wales Vehicle: Maverick 2.7 - Patrol 4.2 Posts: 5,644	What car have you got? I got a HPI savage 4.6, Great fun. But can be tedious when things break. Mines not been used for a while, Just been fixing a few bits today ready to start using it again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtMpRm8zug

10-10-2010, 21:53	#3
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	i've ordered a fair few things from hong kong via ebay and not had any issues with postage and stuff.

10-10-2010, 21:58	#4
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	ive heard the Savages are great, my mate used to have one. ive only got a Hong Nor Ultra LX1. its a beginner car, which is fine as I am new to nitro, but its very robust and flexible, and has a .28 engine, so seriously shifts! im not looking forward to any repair jobs, it took me long enough just to change the steering servos!

11-10-2010, 13:09	#6
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	drooool!! good pioint about HPI though, ive read similar things. Tamiya have been in the market a heck of a long time, so i suppose you can expect a high level of good design and strong parts! i hope my little Hing Nor lasts, ill post pics soon, its pretty robust, or at least it looks like it is. as parts break, i will simply replace them with higher quality ones. Ive got it all adjusted but i probably need to lower it a bit as i was flipping it over too much yesterday, perhaps suspension is too high