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Old 09-05-2009, 04:36 PM
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I have been reading up on rally projects you guys have done in the past and decided to do one myself. However, I saw that most of you, for clearance, have either used truck suspension or wheels. I do plan to use mine off road in a rally course i am building in my backyard (pics to come later) but I am going to try a different technique for the clearance issue. Its something i read about for the trucks to have larger tires that i am going to apply to the car. So just stay tuned for updates!

THE PLAN



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THE DESIGNER!



And it will need a roof scoop!



Stay tuned..
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Old 09-05-2009, 05:04 PM
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cool looks like its gonna be a good build. keep us posted!
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Old 09-05-2009, 05:55 PM
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Looks like this is going to be a good project, im going to be keeping an eye on this project.
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Old 09-05-2009, 06:14 PM
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There's another way to lift up the rear suspension of the evo chassis. You can cut off some plastic off the rear knuckles.

Once you got that area cut off, put everything together and install the upper suspenions top plate from the RS racing suspension tuning upgrade, then you can get the rear end of your evo chassis as high and as much clearance as a stock xmods truck. Here's a few pics of my rally STi from a few years back.

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Old 09-05-2009, 09:48 PM
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that's high.....
though, what did you do about the knuckle covers? they look like ther'es nothing securing them anymore...
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Those knuckles covers don't come out so easy, unless you pull them out.
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Old 09-06-2009, 03:55 PM
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Looks like a good project,will be interesting.
I would also imagine a motor with good torque and low gearing would be a plus for a rally car.
Just as a suggestion for tyres,Kyosho do some MT tyres that have a nice bit of tread on.You would need Kyosho or GPM rims though.
I had a mini-z years ago with the same body in your picture obove,except it was white and without the sponsorship.

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Old 09-06-2009, 05:32 PM
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Looks like a good project,will be interesting.
I would also imagine a motor with good torque and low gearing would be a plus for a rally car.
Just as a suggestion for tyres,Kyosho do some MT tyres that have a nice bit of tread on.You would need Kyosho or GPM rims though.
I had a mini-z years ago with the same body in your picture obove,except it was white and without the sponsorship.

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I dont have the money to buy more parts. I was going to do this build with the spare parts that I have already. For the tires, I am stacking 2 tires on each rim for help with the clearance. I ran it outside and it works pretty well, as a matter of fact, it gets stuck less than my truck! I will post more pics later of my progress..
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Here is my lancer rally car of mine that i run alot it has awd, hi torque motor and alot of alloy parts so i do break. it is a evo chassis with lipo's, i need to get new tires they are all used up. so i just put street tires with some tread on it for now and still not bad for off road. Here is a couple pic's maybe you can get some idea's from them.



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Old 09-06-2009, 08:00 PM
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hey xmod4life think you could make a detailed tut on how to do that? i've love to make one myself but im not entirely sure what to do.

@bkfdsxmods, it say the pice have been deleted
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Old 09-06-2009, 08:41 PM
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Hi, winner, I would like to make a tut. on how to lift the rear suspension on the evo chassis. But I have already sold all my xmods stuff. =(
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Old 09-06-2009, 08:53 PM
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sorry guy's not sure what happen to my pictures of my rally lancer , but here there are again



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UPDATE

Ok so i took the scoop from the firebird hood and cut and filed it to fit as the roof scoop.




And here is the pic of the car with 2 tires on each rim with a height comparison




And that is still stock suspension so not to bad and still functional. Still have to shave off a bit of the wheel wells.. Also i think that stage 1 with neos and maybe a fifth cell should be torque enough. It runs on just stage 1 alone now. More updates to come!
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UPDATE
paint job finished, sorry if pics are dark, the flash made them look blurry..





and soon to come; the lift parts from race tuned suspension kit and a custom made carbon fiber drive shaft from DRFTKO.. more pics and possibly a vid later thanks for looking and as always, comments welcome!
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Old 09-10-2009, 11:21 PM
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hey man looks great...nice project...came out just like your original pic good job
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Are you gonna keep the panel lining, because huge kudos to you for liking that style.
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Are you gonna keep the panel lining, because huge kudos to you for liking that style.
im not sure what panel lining is, but i do not plan to change the body at all. (except maybe some battle-scars from running off road!!)
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Sweet dude, that looks awsome just like the picture.
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Nice, what paint did you use? It would be great if you took some pics outside thaough so we can see it good.
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