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Old 16-02-2009
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Hi all, after seeing the durango some time ago, and now seeing the rebel rc car, I decided to have a go myself!

Now i havent got the equiment or the money to be milling any aluminium so i did the best i could with the bits that i had, and here it is...

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sorry for the size, no idea how to make it smaller
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looks very good let us know how it drives.. any mods to the body to make it thinner?
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ive cut up a Persil bottle, ill post more pics after my dinner
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dinner.. damn i havent even eaten breakfast yet.. haha
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a couple more pics, including the 'shell' im using ...








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Hi all!...

I drobe the car for the first time "in anger" today, and i have to say i was really quite impressed! jumped well and seemed very planted throughout the corners!

I will be racing it next week to see how it fairs against the competition but its looking promising after today

All i need to do now is make a shell !

Tah,

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Looks very nice Tom...you're a proper little modder these days!
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i cant resist sometimes on my days off! specially when all the bits are they calling out to be used
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Looked very nice today mate. Seemed better through the corners than the others I saw you driving with. Jumped pretty flat aswell by the looks of things. Be interesting to see it go outdoors.
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Small update...

Just a pic of the "coca cola" shell which is my second attempt at makin one from the mould using a coke bottle and a heatgun, not amazing but does the job!

Racing and developments:

Lent the car to a friend at the track (Craig Magee) as he broke his cat... I got the impression he liked it, i then let another driver have a go, Barry Weldon, he seemed to like it and said it was very responsive although the rear wheel sometimes lifted when turning...

Ill have another update when the new chassis is done... Jay is making me a Carbon Fibre tub which im very excited about and should reduce the flex in the chassis and stop the wheel from lifting...

When the new chassis arrives, ill be making a new shell, maybe even look into getting one done properly

Comments please! Cheers, Tom

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Tom i really like this, you have a PM.
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Tom, you should have all the parts with you within the week, i was hoping to finish the mould off today, but i'm still waiting for an item to arrive so i can complete it. The extra alloy part has been made, and i'll make up some spacers to fit the B4 Top plate , i'm looking forward to seeing this done myself, its gonna look smart
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Great news Jay!! Cant wait to see it all done, im going to order some balsa to make a new mould for a shell, possibly getting it vacformed to give crisper lines!

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wow! a heat gun and a pop bottle. very creative. thumbs up!
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Thanks, i cant take credit though, ive just done what many others before me have done
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What was the first body made from? It's very sleek and kinda alien looking, very smart
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ive cut up a Persil bottle, ill post more pics after my dinner
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What was the first body made from? It's very sleek and kinda alien looking, very smart

As said, i used a persil bottle, it had some basic shape and was almost long enough to cover the entire car

Hopefully have the new chassis on Sunday? if Jay's coming to do track maintenance
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As said, i used a persil bottle, it had some basic shape and was almost long enough to cover the entire car

Hopefully have the new chassis on Sunday? if Jay's coming to do track maintenance
Yep, i'll b there, and i'll have your chassis with me, i'll also have a Cat Sx tub with me to give a quick blast at the end of the day.
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