The Making of a Shelf Queen - Lunchboxer's F103GT Courage
10-27-2006, 10:02 PM
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Even after I built the TC4 FT, I still think TRF makes the best shocks..
Not that the TC4 FT shocks does not have the good action.. but I just like the overall feel of the TRF ones..
TRF (or Tamiya in general) also uses a rubber seal to separate the oil and air, so they can be run lying down or upside down..
The TC4 FT design does not allow that...
The gold color on the shaft is probably TiN coating.. which can also be found on high end motorcycle fork slider tubes.. (although the rage nowadays seems to be DLC, Diamond Like Carbon coating.. it gives a dark / dull color, instead of the gold color..)
10-27-2006, 10:07 PM
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Regular Tamiya shocks uses those red rubber o-ring as seal, TRF shocks use clear o-ring made of silicon...
10-27-2006, 10:12 PM
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Having no baseline, I just built it with the standard recommended setting.. 3-hole piston + #400 oil..
10-27-2006, 10:16 PM
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RE: The Making of a Shelf Queen - Lunchboxer's F103GT Courage
Very nice. TRF shocks are the best for Onroad. So good in fact even the XRAY guys keeps using them. Btw is that a leatherman?
10-27-2006, 10:18 PM
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Yeah, it is the Super Tool 200... pretty handy...
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Very nice. TRF shocks are the best for Onroad. So good in fact even the XRAY guys keeps using them. Btw is that a leatherman?
Very nice. TRF shocks are the best for Onroad. So good in fact even the XRAY guys keeps using them. Btw is that a leatherman?
10-28-2006, 02:07 PM
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RE: The Making of a Shelf Queen - Lunchboxer's F103GT Courage
hey, i hate to kinda steal your thread. but im really really rreaaaaaaaaaaly into the boyd and im worried that it wont fit on my xxx-s... anyone got any oppinions? ive being dying to get a lemans body on my tc, but ive never found one until this one.
10-28-2006, 05:17 PM
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How about this one?!? I run this one w/ my TC4 FT..
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hey, i hate to kinda steal your thread. but im really really rreaaaaaaaaaaly into the boyd and im worried that it wont fit on my xxx-s... anyone got any oppinions? ive being dying to get a lemans body on my tc, but ive never found one until this one.
hey, i hate to kinda steal your thread. but im really really rreaaaaaaaaaaly into the boyd and im worried that it wont fit on my xxx-s... anyone got any oppinions? ive being dying to get a lemans body on my tc, but ive never found one until this one.
10-28-2006, 05:23 PM
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Maybe I should run this body as bash body for F103GT.. and keep the nice stock one for display.... hmm...
10-28-2006, 09:14 PM
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I kind of want to use TC body for the F103GT to run with other TCs...
RWD should be quite a handful.. should be interesting...
RWD should be quite a handful.. should be interesting...
10-29-2006, 10:21 AM
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i hope showing you my 2wd car go made you buy this car???
i hope showing you my 2wd car go made you buy this car???
10-29-2006, 10:46 AM
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I kind of want to use TC body for the F103GT to run with other TCs...
RWD should be quite a handful.. should be interesting...
I kind of want to use TC body for the F103GT to run with other TCs...
RWD should be quite a handful.. should be interesting...
10-29-2006, 12:09 PM
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RE: The Making of a Shelf Queen - Lunchboxer's F103GT Courage
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How about this one?!? I run this one w/ my TC4 FT..
How about this one?!? I run this one w/ my TC4 FT..
ORIGINAL: דlappY×
hey, i hate to kinda steal your thread. but im really really rreaaaaaaaaaaly into the boyd and im worried that it wont fit on my xxx-s... anyone got any oppinions? ive being dying to get a lemans body on my tc, but ive never found one until this one.
hey, i hate to kinda steal your thread. but im really really rreaaaaaaaaaaly into the boyd and im worried that it wont fit on my xxx-s... anyone got any oppinions? ive being dying to get a lemans body on my tc, but ive never found one until this one.
10-29-2006, 01:46 PM
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RE: The Making of a Shelf Queen - Lunchboxer's F103GT Courage
LUNCH ,KEEP IN MIND YOU DONT HAVE TO GO CRAZY POWERING A LIGHT 2 WD CAR , A 19 TURN MOTOR BRUSHED AND GEARED CORRECT WILL BE VERY FAST , THAT WAS MY LAST SETUP , BUT WITH CHANGING GEARS AND TRACK LOCATIONS I GOT TIRED OF THE BRUSHES , YOU CAN EVEN GO WITH A SMALL BRUSHLESS AND BE EXTREEMLY HAPPY
10-29-2006, 03:27 PM
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Ha ha, no, I planned it for awhile, but yeah, seeing your RWD cars, does make me want to have a RWD to go drive around the track to see what it is like!! (hence the idea of using gyro to assist handling the power.. LOL!)
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i hope showing you my 2wd car go made you buy this car???
i hope showing you my 2wd car go made you buy this car???
10-29-2006, 03:30 PM
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Nah, I want a lot of power and use the gyro to help me...
I know, I am retarded.......
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I really think if you don't super power the chassis and give it some nice rubber shoes, you'll have a good time with it. I think you'll have the most trouble coming out of the turns and onto the straights. You could easily program a power band into the 3PM for that chassis set up to control it. I think you'll really enjoy learning to drive that style chassis.
I really think if you don't super power the chassis and give it some nice rubber shoes, you'll have a good time with it. I think you'll have the most trouble coming out of the turns and onto the straights. You could easily program a power band into the 3PM for that chassis set up to control it. I think you'll really enjoy learning to drive that style chassis.
10-29-2006, 03:56 PM
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RE: The Making of a Shelf Queen - Lunchboxer's F103GT Courage
Luncher. have u tired using a SxS pack in it yet? Im still trying to fiqure that out before i get one. all my packs are SxS and i don't want to buy more packs just to run this car.
crazyotto going power crazy is the only way to have fun 2wd supercars are suppose to be hard to drive anyways. that why not just anyone can race these kinds of cars even in real life
crazyotto going power crazy is the only way to have fun
2wd supercars are suppose to be hard to drive anyways. that why not just anyone can race these kinds of cars even in real life
10-29-2006, 07:27 PM
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RE: The Making of a Shelf Queen - Lunchboxer's F103GT Courage
WELL YOU TELL ME ABOUT FAST 2WD THEN ... WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH POWER I DONT CARE IF YOU ARE SUPER DRIVE WITH A CAPE ON!! THE 2WD CARS ARE SO LIGHT THEY DONT DIG INTO THE GROUND FOR TRACTION LIKE THE 4WD ONES , IF YOU SPEAK LIKE YOU DO I SERIUOSLY DOUB YOU HAVE CARS LIKE MY HYPERDRIVE BRUSHLESS SETUP IT IS A SERIUOS HANDFULL TO DRIVE AND I VE BEEN FOR 20 YEARS AND RACED 5..
10-29-2006, 07:31 PM
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RE: The Making of a Shelf Queen - Lunchboxer's F103GT Courage
HEY LUNCH !! WELL MY PAN CAR IS BACK TOGETHER , THE BUD BODY WAS DESTROYED SO I WENT BACK TO MY # 20 TONY STEWART NAS TRUCK BODY AND ILL TELL YOU THE DOWN FORCE IS AMAZING I FORGETHOW GREAT THIS CAR HANDLED WITH THIS BODY ....I CAN KICK MYSELF FOR NOT BRINGING IT FOR THE TRACK THAT DAY!!
10-29-2006, 09:00 PM
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RE: The Making of a Shelf Queen - Lunchboxer's F103GT Courage
Im not saying i can drive them. Im just saying thats the way i like to have fun. it would be insane if i race with the same setup i bash with. my cars won't even get through practice, they fly all over the barriers