Well I used to go to wings and things but that's closed up, l used the go to hobby in the hills but that's now closed as well, l mate at work who races nitro off road recommended Keller hobbies at Liverpool, might go out for a look.

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1993 R32 Nissan Skyline GTR

It's an epic combo. Cheap. Reliable. Simple. FAST. In a Mini you're limited by its internal gearing and max pinion size of 20T, but I have seen these combo's pushed hard in a Touring Car geared right down and they are almost as quick as a Mod car.

I use bags when I charge (except in my F1 at the track as it's a bit tricky to get the battery out as it's taped in and held in with the shock mount). I always use the bags at home, and at the track for my Mini and Touring Car.

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looks like I've started something... my local club are having a "mini revival" - everyone is getting their old minis out to go racing again

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Let's hope it starts a flow on around all the other clubs in Victoria!

and NSW!

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I'm currently trying to research vaccuforming around Brisbane to see if someone can do me a one off 1/5 body for my baja. I'm trying to create rally bodies so hopefully, I will be able to start something there too...perhaps even the World Remote Control Rallying Championship...my baja is RWD, so my main focus is a mk2 escort for that. Then if I can get my hands on one of the club members losi 5IVE-Ts, the 4wd equivalent, I'm going to try and make some modern WRC car too. Perhaps even a 90s escort, fiesta, focus, impreza, something like that. I want. To create a mini shell too but I don't know what I'd put that on. If I wanted accuracy, I'd have to build a custom chassis so it was front wheel drive.

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Vaccuforming is easy enough, there are tons of people who can do it. It's just getting the mould right. The dimensions, making it fit onto RC chassis' and whatnot. Quite tedious unfortunately...

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there were 8 there last night I think. I couldn't stay for long...

mine was the only one that had wheel hop on corners, what makes them do that?

I have some new bits coming from Japan which includes a set of rear uprights, I discovered a while ago that one of mine (plastic) has about 4 degrees of toe in, but the other has the proper amount

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anyone?

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No idea sorry. Not a problem I have to deal with.

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Hey simon,

What shock oil are you using? I was running 45wt and getting lots of wheel hop. I changed to 27.5wt and now it's much better.

What about springs? I have blue front and red back.

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ahh - I'd guessed that suspension was too hard - bloody WT ratings though, they're all different from brand to brand! http://www.rcrcr.com/index.php?option=c ... &Itemid=46

I'm using 500 cts now, I have some 350 I'll put in

and I'm using yellow/blue springs

so everything is stiffer than what you're using

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I put the rears with the blue springs and 500cts on the front, and redid the fronts with the 350cts and red springs and took it to the track. Was a bit better, so then changed the oil in the fronts to the 350 and it was a bit better again, but now understeers more than it did...

So I need the back-end softer still?

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My oil is 313cst. So you're close.

What tyres/wheels are you using?
Are you running a front shock tower? If so, what holes?

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ride 3035 front
shimizu rear sp

yes shock tower, outer holes

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