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thanks max_wedge !!
I was wondering if I should expect more, but after about 8-10 minutes of teasing the cats, the car konks out!
Ofiaich!
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Posted: 2005-06-09 13:03:20
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You can charge it for an hour to get the utmost possible charge I guess, but I seem to get long enough from a 4-5minute charge to play with it for as long as I need. I think 10 minutes is the advertised run time from a 60min charge.
I'll see how that changes after the latest upgrade...
I just installed my 42000 rpm motor (a bitcharg 4.2 motor) and it kicks! I also upgrade the front suspension using the 'hard' setting of the bitcharg suspension upgrade kit.
I also replaced the front tyres with the soft tyres of the bitcharg upgrade tyre kit, but they are RED not black. I use them for driving only, since they have excellent handling compared to the hard original tyres, and compensate for the extra weight transfer from the higher rear.
For dragracing, I use the blue hard compound fronts, and for display the original black tyres (they are about a medium).
So that's now a Car-100 original motor, tyres, front suspension and bonnet emblem in my spares bin
What can I replace now...
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Posted: 2005-06-09 17:56:39
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Let's see another pic!
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Posted: 2005-06-09 18:07:01
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hehe! I'm getting to it. I've gotta pull it apart again to get the proper shots, and it's 2:15 am where I am
I'm getting some shut eye.
Soon I'll post some pics and a bit of a tute...
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Posted: 2005-06-09 18:20:33
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Okay here goes....
New harder front suspension (keep those front wheels on the ground). The suspension crossbar (the red thing) had to be slightly modified. The mounting lugs were too big, as are all bitcharg front suspension bars, so I cut 'em down a bit so they would fit:
Original suspension cross bar and
bonnet emblem:
The two motors. On the right the original Car100 motor, on the left the new 42000rpm motor. Note the terminal on the base of the car100 motor is deeper than the terminal of the new motor. This means the car100 engine bay needs to be modified for bitcharg and zipzap motors:
The engine bay can be easily modified by bending the base terminal connector in slightly towards the centre of the engine bay:
New motor in place:
Snug as a bug in a rug:
Next thing on the agenda is to find a longer lasting battery:
The Hotwheels rim with the original car100 rim visible underneath:
Race ready!
And the disgusting coloured front tyres:
As ugly as they are, with these fronts, the car handles better than stock. With normal fronts, steering is compromised. It is the combination of upgraded front suspension and tyres that keeps this car handling well even given the increased power output of the new motor and the weight transfer to the front end from those huge rears.
Those with a K700 will be surprised to know that these photos were taken with a K700! I used a jewellers eyeglass in front of the K700 lense and it worked beautifully
Who needs macro mode!
[ This Message was edited by: max_wedge on 2005-06-11 03:57 ]
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Posted: 2005-06-11 04:54:08
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Excellent work Max!
Perhaps those front tyres could be soaked in black dye?
Those bitcharg motors, are they available at model shops or have you robbed it for another device?
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Posted: 2005-06-11 13:07:41
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That car'll sure pic up some babes!
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Posted: 2005-06-11 13:09:04
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That car looks mad! Nice work!
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Posted: 2005-06-12 04:10:33
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@carkitter, not a bad idea. It'd at the very least take the edge off 'em
I got the motor off a guy on the internet a while ago and I'd have no hope of finding his email
Look through the bitcharg and zipzap modding forums for info. Any good hobbyist should be able to order bitcharg aftermarket gear. They're big in japan too so Japanese online hobby and toy stores would be worth a look
[ This Message was edited by: max_wedge on 2005-06-12 10:17 ]
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Posted: 2005-06-12 11:05:42
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Shortened Holden V8 body, being adapted from a kid-riffic 1/64 scale micro RC car:
My Car-100 will become the Car-308 Monaro!!
[ This Message was edited by: max_wedge on 2005-06-27 16:15 ]
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Posted: 2005-06-27 17:14:12
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