New car

[racingdwarf]

Hi all

I am looking for a new 4wd, I have a bj4 at the mo, thats going well (3rd or 4th in region).At the min yoks are going at a good price from my local shop, when I see them at regonals the seam an agressive car which is what I like, but what worrys me is has yokomo changed are are they still the same as ten years ago when I stopped racing 10th, back then you would buy the car then spend a small fortune on tune up parts to get it to work!!
There seams a lot of talk about chassis....so what's the score?

Dave

[GRIFF55]

Is it the yoke your after, or do you have other options??

[racingdwarf]

yer, I do like the bj4we but they are a little heavy on the pocket! even second hand & spairs can be a bit hit and miss.The losi is just not my thing...

[jim76]

Originally Posted by racingdwarf

yer, I do like the bj4we but they are a little heavy on the pocket!

then get a B44 when it comes out. They will be around £215 in the shops and you shouldn't have a problem with associated spares.

[GRIFF55]

How about a d4?

[racingdwarf]

Not sure, I have never seen one round these parts (Darkest East Anglia),are they easy to get bits for etc?

[GRIFF55]

Yeh, lots of parts at most shops, MK racing has most and Mirage have almost all in stock.
I will be sellin one of my cars very soon as i have lots of spares now, so i can sell my spare car.

[racingdwarf]

Just typed hotbodys into the old computer........Had a look at loads of sites,but no sign of an r/c car

[annie_himself]

Hotbodiesonline.net

Click Europe since I guess your in the UK.

[HKP]

Here you go:

http://www.hbeurope.com/kit.php?partNo=61410&lang=en

Very similar to the BJ4 but spares are easier to find. Don't dismiss the Yoke though, its a good car, certainly very tough in my experience.

[GRIFF55]

Or you can go on WWW.M-K-RACING.COM He also has a banner advert on this site

[racingdwarf]

Thanks all for those addresses.I had a look far more information about the D4. But The pictures of hot bodys I found on the the other sites were.....well very different!!!!!!!!!!!

I know this may be an old question, but what goodies are on the factory team that std BX has not got?

[Gaz_Stanton]

Originally Posted by racingdwarf

has yokomo changed are are they still the same as ten years ago when I stopped racing 10th, back then you would buy the car then spend a small fortune on tune up parts to get it to work!!
There seams a lot of talk about chassis....so what's the score?
Dave

No heap of tune up parts needed like 10 yrs ago. The BX is FULLY loaded out of the box. All beautifully machined aluminium and carbon everywhere. Far and away the best engineered car I have ever built.

There is ongoing development with a one piece flat chassis but I have recently gone back to the 2 piece kit chassis the car is going the best i've had it. I'm really enjoying driving it recently.
The only hop-ups i'm running on the car now is the front one way and longer AE shock shafts on the rear.

Differences between BX and BX Factory are:
- One way now in kit
- Hardened driveshafts
- spring set included
- New shell
I think it has longer rear shafts and a rear roll bar aswell

[Craig P]

Originally Posted by Gaz_Stanton

No heap of tune up parts needed like 10 yrs ago. The BX is FULLY loaded out of the box. All beautifully machined aluminium and carbon everywhere. Far and away the best engineered car I have ever built.

There is ongoing development with a one piece flat chassis but I have recently gone back to the 2 piece kit chassis the car is going the best i've had it. I'm really enjoying driving it recently.
The only hop-ups i'm running on the car now is the front one way and longer AE shock shafts on the rear.

Differences between BX and BX Factory are:
- One way now in kit
- Hardened driveshafts
- spring set included
- New shell
I think it has longer rear shafts and a rear roll bar aswell

The Factory Kit DOES NOT include the Spring Set and on the One Way...the Factory Kit has the longer One Way Cups for increased Droop adjustment. Yes it also includes longer rear Shock shafts. No rear roll bar is included in the Kit, atleast not in my Factory Kit. Also the Rear Top deck is New. The rear belt does not rub anymore.

[Gaz_Stanton]

Ok, i stand corrected on the springs & roll bar. Perhaps there's a difference between US & Japanese specs and i was looking at the wrong one.
Please can you post the part No. for the longer one way outdrives and the part number and length of the rear shock shafts. I have some on the way but wasn't sure of part number.

ta.

[GRIFF55]

Neil Oliver on here has a new in box one for sale at 250 i think, Good deal that!

[cabbynate]

There is also a rear belt tensioner on the factory kit car that is not on the standard BX.

[racingdwarf]

Originally Posted by GRIFF55

Neil Oliver on here has a new in box one for sale at 250 i think, Good deal that!

Oh yes!...But I need to sell my losi 8ight first, or I will be sleeping in the spare room

[jim76]

The standard BX is going for 235 in shops. big drop from it's original price thanks to the current exchange rate.

[racingdwarf]

yer thats the thing. In my local shop with discount just on £200, CML are putting them out very very cheep to the traid!!!!