AllAboutFunHobbies

Ok, so here we are with a taipan XRS, setting up for drifting and upgrading. Will be posting pics as the project moves along. Powder coating drive train parts Red, all screws are being powder coated gold, Aluminum servo savers, aluminum ackerman arm, aluminum A-arms, Aluminum axle holders, High flow air filter, Associated tuned RPM pipe, Drift tires, High flow exhaust header, front and rear sway bars, three pice HPI threaded clutch bell and pinion gear set 17 and 22 tooth. and one BAD ***** Infinity 18 power house cleaned sealed and ready to tear up the pavement.


So first we have stock pics and pics of upgrade parts.

ehroof

great project, keep us posted and plenty of pics

AllAboutFunHobbies

Tear down and begining upgrades. ALuminum shocks installed, Exhaust installed, high flow air filter installed, Sway bars installed, Aluminum axle hubs set up but not installed, powder coater ready to get some powder coating done, Drive train parts coated and ready for the oven and after baking.

kuppler

Wade,
You doing a KILLLLER job on this..
ur car might look good when its DRIFTING.... but ill be drifting around u hahaha j/k bro....
Keep up the good work on this...
cant wait to see it all finished up......

{GBI}Harryball

Looks good, I didnt realize you new how build a RC car. LOL [)]

ugly duck

You using the Eastwood powdercoat kit? My buddy got one and loves it. When I wired the garage up I wanted to wire in an oven, but I started running out of floor space so I passed...

I still can't quite believe that people are drifting RC cars, but I still can't quite believe drifting has become a sport either. [:'(] No offense to you or your project (which is pretty darn sweet) but I keep hoping drifting is a fad that goes away so people can get back to racing properly.

AllAboutFunHobbies

no it's the sears kit, but it's the exact same gun just in different color. thanks hopefully it will al turn out nice and the weight of the aluminum won't be an issue drifting. I think the power of that infinity 18 will over come that

don't take this the wrong way, but you have obviously never seen a live drift race, there's much more skill involved in drifting than regular nascar any one can drive a car around an oval for 500 miles or race in a straight line for a 3 second 1/4 mile

hrdcoreglf

Have you ever been 200 mph or close to it? I have, and I am here to tell you not just anyone can drive a car for that long at those speeds. I like drifting also and have done it full scale. Skill involved in both styles of racing. I would rather hit the wall drifting than racing at 200 mph.

AllAboutFunHobbies

ya as a mtter of fact I have driven close to 200 mph. you can go to the texas motor speed way take a class and drive on the track. i've also had a 69 gto that i've driven close to 200. Never drifted full scale before though, would love to try it and I would also rather hit the wall drifting I believe. seen live driftig races and have to admit I found it much more exciting than nascar or drag racing although I still love to watch them live. at anyrate i'm glad to see this thread brings up some interesting conversation.

ugly duck

I don't doubt there's skill involved in drifting, but there's also skill involved in balancing a ball on your nose. You don't see THAT on ESPN.

And no, I've never been to a drift event, nor have I been to a Cup event or a pro rally. At least one of those is on my "to do" list.

Edit - I enjoy many forms of motorsport, but I personally feel that drifting belongs in the same category as car stereo SPL competition.

AllAboutFunHobbies

just to satisfy curiosity, why do you think it should be put in the same category as stereo spl comps?

ugly duck

'cause it's all about showing off. That's how I see it, anyway. All flash, no substance.

hrdcoreglf

Stock car racing was started by a bunch of bootleggers looking for a place to show off their fast cars without getting arrested for it. Every sport is filled with show offs.

AllAboutFunHobbies

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zeen420

To be honest, I've maybe driven a car/truck to count...maybe 10 times and I'm 21..LOL.. I got my G1, But I hate driving cars for some reason..I got my M2.. And the only thing that stops Me from driving My bike is the snow.. But I got a sled for that And doing 180mph on a motorcycle is WAY MORE intense then drifting and nascar combined LOL

AllAboutFunHobbies

Sorry zeen but doing a 180 on a motorcycle is just plain insane, lol. Not in a million years would I do that.

ranger4x4

aaawww come on wade thats like saying doin 120 mph on a snowmobile is nuts too. lol

zeen420

LOL!.. Ya.. I'm not going to do it again... Telephone poles look like walls at those speeds[&:], Plus it was on My buddies GSXR 1000.

And 126mph is fun on a sled aswell Jay LOL.. That was on my 93' Yamaha V-Max 4 750cc, Thing was a TANK, A quad ( four pistons, four pipes ) 120hp give or take, What a machine

ugly duck

True (sort of) but at least there's a measurable goal: getting to the finish line first, and since then it's become an athletic sport showcasing team strength, planning, strategy, skill, and preparation. It's not up to the whims of the judges or the crowd as to who puts on the best performance...

These are my personal views on the subject, and I'm not trying to tell anyone they're wrong or right, and this is more than I usually say on the subject so I'm sorry for cluttering up a cool "build up" thread.

Cam_132

fastist i have ever gone in a car is 230Mph on a drag strip...

ranger4x4

was that in a chevette in neutral goin down the coquihalla highway? lol j/k

AffordableRC

That was a blown alcohol belching GTO right?? It would take a lot of HP to get that car anywhere close to 200.


-Derek

ranger4x4

actually a car with the right gearing and the pontiac big block, any of them from the 350 to the 455 with only a few high performance parts wouldn't have much trouble getting to 200 mph, especially if it has the muncie 4 speed rockcrusher tranny.

AffordableRC

When you say "few high performance parts" you mean bored and stroked, heads, cam, plus some, in a completely gutted car right??? LOL Its not as easy as you think to touch the 200's.

-Derek

AllAboutFunHobbies

you must have remebered that from previous conversations, because it had a rock crushr trans and if you remember correctally i've said a few times it also had a bad ass 6 barrel carb and it had no problems smoking the tired off, 200 was easy, the speedo only went to 180 but it would peg and keep accelerating.