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Action B
03-11-2009, 10:22 PM
I post a lot up on here about Mini-Z's. Let me show you what I play with in my spare time.

This is my project car. I call it Baby Blue!

Setup:
3racing 1 degree knuckles in front
3racing 2 degree knuckles in rear
PN 98mm rear carbongear box
PN 98mm rear alloy bulkhead
PN delrin 98mm Spur (19/29 gearing)
Atomic 19 tooth alloy pinion
Atomic 3.5 offset wheels front, 3 offsets rear
Atomic front lower knuckle holder
3racing front bulkhead
3racing 1 degree front tie rod
3racing 1 degree rear tie rod
Atomic motor heatsink
3racing A2, B2 aluminum motor holders
Orion 750 SHO Nimh Batteries
2X2 stack Fairchild 8858 FETs
3racing steel universal swing shafts
Atomic alloy front differential swing shaft cups?
Atomic alloy ball differential in rear (thrust bearing installed)
Avid bearings from reflex racing
PN 70 turn official Stock motor
Atomic green front springs (stock springs rear)
30 degree atomic tires rear, 40 degree in front
Blue/Grey SP chassis
PN laydown crystal adapter

More to come, this thing isn't quite done yet....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3347475483_9c38441258.jpg
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Yes, I know the paint may not be the greatest. I did it in a hurry for the Myrtle Beach event and it took some damage during the races. Anyhow, I did pretty good there and got 2nd in the sportsman A-main stock class.

Here is Baby Blue with the rest of the Seven Cities R/C enzos
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3347475517_b541a3b76e.jpg
sciontc333
03-11-2009, 10:35 PM
nice, looks preatty sweet in blue, good work
Action B
03-11-2009, 10:45 PM
nice, looks preatty sweet in blue, good work
Thanks. I used Rustoleum lol. It really is a great color because its really easy to see on RCP AND its a distinctive color that other people aren't using so you can't get mixed up easily with other racers cars.
SkylineLvr
03-12-2009, 05:52 AM
Looks sweet man. Have you thought about getting the clear blue skeleton chassis? It would really fit your ride. I noticed you had some wires connected to a deans plug installed at the battery terminals. Is this for lithium?
Action B
03-12-2009, 09:32 AM
Looks sweet man. Have you thought about getting the clear blue skeleton chassis? It would really fit your ride. I noticed you had some wires connected to a deans plug installed at the battery terminals. Is this for lithium?

Yeah, thats my lithium hookup.
I run this car in both mod and stock class.

stock class- Nimh
mod class- lithium

Your right about the clear blue! Though it is weaker, the clear chassis is recommended by reflex racing because it flexes more. This flex has a dampening effect and can actually increase rear grip in particular.
SkylineLvr
03-12-2009, 12:25 PM
That's sweet. I think I might do a similar set up eventually
Action B
03-12-2009, 07:06 PM
That's sweet. I think I might do a similar set up eventually

I have an odd take on the lithium though. If you ran your Stock R motor with lithium, Your would lose every race because it would be too fast to control. I use lithium to acheive a weight reduction to help my handling and run a very slow motor in my car. This makes it so my car is reasonably quick but has better handling due to the reduced weight. It also helps balance the chassis.