Remote Control Cars

[bogan]

hey guys... i was wondering.. does anyone know of anyone who makes the shells for RC cars.. i got the wrx gass car and i want a EXA shell custom made for it... does anyone know where i could get it done..
cost is not a problem!
:)
cheerz ben

[TTriX]

prolly have to make it yourself...i have looked and could not find one...even in just a straight up model either...thought i found one(model) on the net from japan but cant remember...i'll look again.
T

[EXA ACE]

HAY BEN YOU MUST HAVE THE SAME ONE I GOT I MADE A SHELL OUT OF FIBRE GLASS AT SCHOOL IT WAS EASY OR GO TO MR TOYS AND ASK THEM LET THEM DO ALL THE WORK INDIN ONE FOR YOU THATS THERE JOB HA HA

[Honda_Hater]

I have looked all around for an exa body, and none of the companies I have checked have any. I think TTrix is right, you'll have to make it yourself.

[bogan]

hey ttrix.. u wanna make one for me?? i aint no good with that plastic stuff....

or someone else???

[TTriX]

b00st...
whats the model number on your gas rc???
as i would have to go down to the hobby shop and by one then make a "buck" out of it then make li'l pulsar/exa's...but it would only fit the gas rc cars...thats what your thinking, right?
if you are then i'll look in to the price of a shell closest to the exa/pulsar design and then go from there...
but i wont have any time till possible next weekend(26'ish)-o/k?
if there is enough people interested it would definatly be in my interest...we ok...let me look into it and i am sure i could make one for ya-hehe and of course for my self-hehe
T

[ExaBaybee]

i think i know someone who makes the rc bodyshells..
ill see what i can find out and see if he can make one..
dont hold ya breath though.. he laffs at exas mostly
:mafia:

[0xyg3n]

hope your only going to use the firberglass shell as a static display and not drive with it. You hit anything at a decent speed with the fiberglass and it will just shatter or crack. Thats why they use lexen it has a decent amount of flex before its snaps.

what brand R/C you got b00st. I have a petrol powered one with skyline r34 shell.

[bogan]

i got the tamiya tg10-mk1 petrol powered awd subaru WRX wrc...


ttrix... if u do decide to make a couple.. i would by prolly 3 or 4 shells if u wanted to make some.. so i have a few spares etc.. :)
if u want any more details let me know...

kylie.. tell ya mate ill pay him a decent amount of $$$ to make it...
just tell him exas rock :) and ill be his mate for ever..

even if someone makes a fibre glass one ill by 2 or 3 of them :)

i just want the shell

[Exaterrestrial]

hey guys i've got a methanol powered r/c car too!! and i am heaps keen for an exa body! mine is a kyosho super 10, centre shaft driven, 4wd, A-arm double wishbone/ four wheel independant suspension and oil filled shocks (thats what the box says lol) i have 2 bodies, the castrol toyota supra and the mercedes benz CLK GTR as seen at Lemans 24hr. to give u an idea, the supra body's dimentions are:

Legnth: 510mm
width: 230mm
height: 145mm
wheel base: 280mm
track (F): 184mm
track (R): 178mm
ground clearance: 10mm

so if an exa shell could be fabed up to fit that then i would have my hand up 4 sure!!! i would be the coolest dude ever if i had a remote controll car that matched my own! ok cheers man do some investingating and let me know what happens, cya,
ET :bounce:

[Master Yoda]

i want an rc car

then i want an exa shape for my rc car

-Mike

[bogan]

i got this idea when i was at the brisbane auto saloon.. some dude in a honda had one..:)

[EXA ACE]

hay et mine is the same as yours but mine is rwd (does better doughnuts)and they leave real rubber on the road here heaps cool i got a hoda civic shell done up and et you can lower your car heaps with the oil shocks i did and its 2.5 mm from the ground
reece

[TTriX]

if i make a "buck"(as in something to copy a mould) then i could make the shell out of anything...ie. poly eurathane or ???, something more durable then fiberglass as oxyg3n said fiberglass will be more likely to explode-hehe- if you hit anything at speed-hehe
pieces would go everywhere and would just shatter...i wasnt sure if you guys were thinking of running these shells or just for looks...well i'll definatly look into it.
i checked yesterday and could not find any shell to copy...hasegawa, tamiya, revell etc...
i know i found one a few years back but it was the vw golf looking one(gtr-awd) but i cannot find it now-oh well.
so now i'll definatly have to make one...had a couple of thoughts to making the buck but i'll have to shape everything in ie. t-roof lines etc...

now would people prefer a body kit on it or stock ???
T
just let me get a couple of these cars out of my shop and then i can spend a night getting drunk(which doesnt happen very often-hehe) and see what i can come up with!

[bogan]

i want one for driving and for show.. thats why i want a couple :p

and yea i would prolly prefer it stock...

i was thinking getting 4 shells in total....

[exa18]

hey bOOst man, next best thing to owning one huh?

[Exaterrestrial]

hey exa ace, if i want mine rwd i just pop out the drive shaft to the front wheels then it works exactly the same as yours would! then for straight line grip and circut racing pop the shaft back in! (by the way peeps its not as easy as "popping it in and out" to move it u have to rebuild the frount end, but i've done it that many times now it only takes bout 10 minutes) and my car pretty much sits on the ground too, i dunno how it makes it round the track sometimes but she usually doesnt scrape. i got the ground clearance figure off the box. ok please make an exa body up, i'd get one for show (fiberglass of whatever) and another for racing (something that wont shatter!!). cheers guys,

ET :bounce:

[NEWBIE]

good idea, mate have fun trying it..

[Matt]

Hey I have an RC car.. but its off-road.. so imagine an exa wit springs sticking out of the fenders!! Sick mate. I'll be down for a shell or four... :afro:

[bogan]

hey et.. to remove my drive shaft.. i modified it.. so it just pulls out.. well i gotta move a little bit of plastic.. i got sic of removing the from end etc...

[Keyroo]

Hey guys, i coudl'nt be stuffed reading all the posts but seems a few ppl have rc cars here :P

i have a lil 10th scale rexy petrol car,, AWD with disk brake:P fully rocks,,

i'm going to buy a GT-4 shell for it and paint it the same colour as my baby hehe

anyhoo i recon we should have a meet and all bring our lil cars too:P once we stop hooning around in teh big ones we'll hoon around with the little ones :P

MAtty :)

[boostinhard]

Hey,
hehe - I am the RC guru... I was Geelong Electric modifies Champion 3 years running. And before you laugh at the battery powered cars, mine was clocked at 94kmh by a nearby cop with a speed gun!!! Full carbon fibre chassis, every piece of metal was titanium, 3 lsd's etc. It was a beast, I spent waaaaayyyyy too much money on it and decided to sell it when it was time to purchase a real car (my n12!) Had variuos shell's, but my fav was my '97 Chevy Silverado ute. all m shells were painted by myself and I take great pride in there apperance. You cant make shells out of lexcan (that I know of) as its a pretty specialised plastic isnt it? If anyone wants a shell painted - let me know... I love doing them, it will take me a few weeks though...
Sam

[bogan]

my wrx.. has a 2speed gear box.. goes pretty hard.. i can do some mad drifting in it (in the wet :P) i need a new shell my wrx one is showing drift damage.. i want one for looks and a sheel for everyday stuffing round...

[boostinhard]

that post was meant to have an attached file of my "Sprite" chevy silverado... I'll try again:
Sam

[bogan]

me want that...
ok ill think ill send a shell or 2 down to u :P

[boostinhard]

Hey,
yeah - I had all the latest motors/battery/tires etc from Japan... Here's another pic:
Sam

[boostinhard]

Hey,
hehe - told you I take great pride in them!!!
One last pic:
sam

[bogan]

well once my car comes back from the shop.. (its fucked)
im gonna buy a new shell ... :)

[boostinhard]

Hey,
one last pic - of my old commodores - yes I used to liike VR/VS commo's - shoot me! the HRT VR was my first effort and I did it in 4 hours - so dont expect too much - mind you, thats the worst shot of it - the HRT emblem on the doors was really good! Check out teh guards on it though would you!!!
sam

[bogan]

man u r handy with the brush... i want a ute of some sort....
but an EXA shell would top it off.... ive only painted one shell and it didnt turn out to well....

[bogan]

dude.. how much would it cost for a paint job like the sprite one??
on a ute...
or a coupe / sedan thingy....

[boostinhard]

Hey,
hehe - Im not talented in any way what so ever - Im just patient with them and take great pride in my work! you do know how to paint polycarbonate properly right? You have to paint it from the inside out with a special polycarbonate paint that actually etches into the pastic so the shell can flex without the paint peeling off. (Allthough, a couple of crashes at teh end of the staright - 90+kmh still managed to chip some paint off!!!) But becasue you paint it insode out - you must do the things backwards in order - Ie your background colour goes last and your door handles are painted first etc...) and also, cos the paint etches into the bodyshell - once its on - its on. A mistake and its all over... Hence why I take great care! I use the best quality masknig tape I can find and make sure all edges are seled down nicely - so oyu get really crisp lines - and no paint comming onto your winscreen or otherplaces its not meant to be... I'd love to do another shell for you, if you've got he time to have me piss farting around wiht a shell for a couple of week (and pre-pared to cover my cost's - not profit, just for paint, tape etc.) I'll do you a shell or 2 in any design you want! you should have seen how nice the fade was from the metailc blue to the metalic green on the "Sprite" chev. Magical!!! Plus those scale 20 inch chrome tri-spokes just suited her like a charm!
Sam

[boostinhard]

Hey,
sorry you must have posted while I was typing the previuos post... Um, well your bodyshell is usually around $40. Paint $14 a can (4 on the sprite Chev Blue, green, white, yellow) and about $10 worth of tape. So roughly $100 including the price of the shell itself. Its worth it in the end you you take off all thje masking tape and sit it on the chassis....
Sam

[bogan]

i dont mind paying u extra as a profit.. and i dont mind how long it takes..
i love the paint job on that sprite ute..
and where do u get big wheels from???
i cant find a big set anywhere :/....
ill look into a shell that i like.. :)

o yea.. i dont have the patentiets to get into small details like the door handles..
and yea.. i ever new how to paint properly :P thats prolly why my paint kept chipping off :/

cheerz ben

[bogan]

i go throught Hobby One (www.hobbyone.com.au) or Toys "r" us..... to get mah stuff done.. the cars currently at hobby one..

[boostinhard]

Hey,
yeah - plus painting it on the inside gives the paint really good depth and an awesom shine as its got a big thikc layer of clear on it (the shell itself) Make sit look 500% better than the frosted colour you get on hte outside of the shell... Well, let me know what you want to do and I'll let you know if its possibly + plus how much it'll cost me. You can get different rims from any hobby shop that has rc gear scale 20 inch rims are actaully only 2inch's big (1/10th scale) and that is a pretty common size. your gas car may even have larger on it! Buy an Australian r/c car mag, have a flick through - till you see a shell you like and call a couple of shops form within the mag to see if they carry/can get that shell. COD it or post it to my joint and I'll start painting. I'll send the finished product up to you (in a shyte load of bubble wrap/ foam balls!!!!!) and your done. I allways like "Protoform" brand body shells as they seem to be of a really high quality... check em out ...
Sam

This is there "sample" paint scheme of my shell. Good job, but shit colours...
http://www.pro-lineracing.com/protoform/touring/1422/1422.jpg here (http://www.pro-lineracing.com/flash/pfhome.html)

[Keyroo]

i recon we break open the cars on the next meet :) my fuel lines need a clear out but it should be running ok,,

i have a 7th gen celica shell, making an aluminium rice spoiler for it and a big aluminium exaust for it too hehehe

Matty :)

[NX EXA]

I want an EXA body for my RC. :bounce: I need to get another body anyway. I only have one and it's a Volvo 850.

[boostinhard]

Hey,
I sold up all my gear a coupp[le of years ago to buy my Exa - but would love to have a rip of someone else's car :D
Sam

[NXR_93]

hey guys sorry to bring this thread up again but i didn't wanna start another one. but yeah i have a problem with my petrol car. its been sitting around with alil bit of fuel it on for about a month now ( i know ur ment to but i forgot to empty it last time) but now it won't run for more than about 15 seconds sometimes it'll be about 30 seconds and then it just dies. i was thinking my fuel might of gone off but i'm not sure it the fuel has a used by date on it so yeah i was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem or knows how to fix it

thanks Chris

[bogan]

hey chris, chances are the fuel has gone stale... drain all the fuel out of the tank and put in some fresh fuel :) sould do the trick i reakon

[boostin exa]

hey guys sorry to bring this thread up again but i didn't wanna start another one. but yeah i have a problem with my petrol car. its been sitting around with alil bit of fuel it on for about a month now ( i know ur ment to but i forgot to empty it last time) but now it won't run for more than about 15 seconds sometimes it'll be about 30 seconds and then it just dies. i was thinking my fuel might of gone off but i'm not sure it the fuel has a used by date on it so yeah i was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem or knows how to fix it

thanks Chris

also change your glow plug

[top13s]

ive had similar things happen with my tmaxx and nitro tc3.. wat you will need to do is take your air filter off glow plug out. and flush out with wd40 or innox.
the alcohol in the fuel attracts moisture. this should work but if not youll have to rebuild you engine and make sure none of the parts have been corroded. (a rebuild would be the best bet check the coditon of you bearings piston and sleve and clutch shoes

do you use an after run oil??
if you dont get some auto tranny fluid.
then wen you done with your car burn all the fuel out. then take you air filter off and take the glow plug out and put a few drops of tranny fluid in. dont use wd40 as an after run oil as it will dry you seals out and destroy you motor in time. its ok wen you need to clean the internals of you motor or have left it sitting for a long time with fuel in it as you motor will have moisture in it and you need to dry it out.
this will be the problem 90% of the time


hey guys sorry to bring this thread up again but i didn't wanna start another one. but yeah i have a problem with my petrol car. its been sitting around with alil bit of fuel it on for about a month now ( i know ur ment to but i forgot to empty it last time) but now it won't run for more than about 15 seconds sometimes it'll be about 30 seconds and then it just dies. i was thinking my fuel might of gone off but i'm not sure it the fuel has a used by date on it so yeah i was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem or knows how to fix it

thanks Chris

[top13s]

how many of you guys are into rc cars. ive sort of faded away from it a bit.
there was a couple of rc car tracks in coffs but there was a loss of interest hobby shop closed and racing jus stoped. i havent been able to get fuel for my nitro cars for ages.
all i got is my electric tc3 teamkit drift car its good but not as exiting as the nitro lol.

[tampapulsar]

Im refurbishing my Tamiya Avante. The original one from 88 not the 2001. They seem to be worth a lot. Just saw a NIB one sell for $1800 on ebay. Funny I just bought another Pulsar for $700. Who woulda thunk a RC car worth more than the car I drive. LOL

[jordsnissannx]

hey since this thread has been dug up, did an exa shell ever get made, if not, how bout an nx one lol



jordo

[top13s]

i thought of getting a toyota trueno notch back body and painting it to look lyk an exa coz its a similar body shape to an exa.

[crusin azza]

That wud be kool

[jordsnissannx]

anyone know where to get parts for an original tamiya fox lol toy world said they cant get stuff that old

[top13s]

i kno there is a web site that sells parts for older rc cars the lad who owns it is a collector i cant remebr wat it is tho was in a racing lines mag

[jordsnissannx]

oh ok cause i'd love to get it goin again as its an irs rear end compared to the 2 super hornets tha i have that are all one piece, they're alright but round corners they shit lol

a nice 13d was makin it tramp off the line too haha on bitchumen, wat fun that used to be ay, ill be building em all back up eventually

in the meantime i have a tt-01 that i stuck drift tyres and an alloy drive shaft on so brissy members should have an rc meet somehere sometime ay lol


jordo

[top13s]

if i ever manage to come up to a qld crusie ill have to throw my tc3 drift car in :) show u guys some real rc driftin lol jks :P

i havnt had mine out for ages i should coz my batteris will shit em selves sittin there for so long

[jordsnissannx]

yeah lol its heaps of fun ay especially if i had a course not just a street infront of my house ay lol and especially if i had at least a rear locker cause they both open centres so it sometimes peg leggers on a slow drift or tight or wateva lol


jordo

[top13s]

i got an origanal ball diff in mine i jus did it up tight and i have a front 1 way. and i lyk to have a chirpy motor i lyk the novak brushless motors they dont need much maintainnce and they have good touque and lots of power. but fialing that a good 16x3 i use a gm doctor speed or a decent 27 turn stock motor is good for plastic tires.

i used to love drifing the rc race track that was in coffs pitty its all finished up no 1 is really interested

[jordsnissannx]

reviving an old thread again

so is anyone still into rc's in the brissy area as i got a couple of mates with offroaders and we just go down to a big carpark in morayfield and let em rip

so whose up for em now?





jordo

[PLZ818]

speaking of r/c gazzy got my partner to buy me on for my bday / xmas prezzy i got a tt01 XB pretty much stock needs more power ...and tires too

[importracer4lyf]

i wanna get a tamiya tt-01d with a brushless motor :D

[PLZ818]

i need a better suspension set up tbh but it is a good little car see how much money iv got the play with after the exa is back on the road iv got rego coming ;(

[jordsnissannx]

seems tt-01 are popular

ive still got mine, need a front locka though cause its a base model not a d model that has lock diffs, still need to get rid of the petrol cars to put some money into batteries and chargers for it though

so anyone close to morayfield wanna come out one night, let me know, bcf carpark is perfect for this lol





jordo

[PLZ818]

yeah my misses got me it for xmas/bday so im learning how to use it still i know how to crash and i have enough damage to show for it too lol

if u where closer id be keen but im south side :(