Hey all!
I think this is my first post? Moved to Hong Kong recently and needed to find a hobby. RC cars it is! Can't afford to park a car in Hong Kong, so get a small one!
I enjoyed drifting a 50/50 back home in the UK and thought I'd give CS a go. Sakura D3 was bought! Here's the brief history:
Built completely stock first. Found the drive train REALLY weak and sloppy with the plastic ... so aluminium parts all around the drive chain! Front, read bulkheads and their covers, layshaft holder and all the pinions plus front one way and aluminium solid spool for the rear. I did tweak the CS ratio and I think at this point I was at 2.34
So body painted (badly) and car built with CS, I headed to D-Style Arena and instantly bombed. The track is small and very tight and was very slippery painted concrete. Rear was super twitchy, so much so I had to buy a gyro there and then to make my journey after work worth while. One of the pros working there had a go and he had a hard time trying to tame the thing!
The guys there 90% run 2WD. Very high scale realism and I figured if the guys are running RWD, makes sense for me to convert and leverage some of the knowledge and experience these guys have for me to have more fun!
Researched and researched and planned out what I wanted to do in my head and here's where I am at the moment. I've put this in WIP as it's not yet finished ... I've not run it or set it up and there's plenty of work still to do!
This is close!
So bits I bought to get the front as it is with the mono-shock (I had the TRF shock lying around):
MST KPI Uprights
MST MS-D01 Lower arms
MST 2WD axles
MST 90 degree aluminium bellcranks
5x11 bearings (I had the 10x15 ones lying around)
Turn buckles (4x35mm 2x48mm)
Lots of 5mm balls and rod ends plus 6mm Tamiya suspension pillow balls and the rod ends for those (camber link on top of the KPI upright)
Spacers ... a pack of randoms but they suited my needs
So with the above, I can change my front track, camber and castor. I have no anti-roll with the mono-shock mod but ride height is still adjustable.
Other upgrades on top include SSG main chassis and top deck and front suspension tower. Rear suspension tower was out of stock. And there's also the aluminium steering assembly.
Probably going to online order the rear shock tower and I might try and find a way to get my spare TRF dampers on the rear too but they are a bit on the short side.
Constructive comments, feedback and tips would be more than appreciated!
Cheers
I think this is my first post? Moved to Hong Kong recently and needed to find a hobby. RC cars it is! Can't afford to park a car in Hong Kong, so get a small one!
I enjoyed drifting a 50/50 back home in the UK and thought I'd give CS a go. Sakura D3 was bought! Here's the brief history:
Built completely stock first. Found the drive train REALLY weak and sloppy with the plastic ... so aluminium parts all around the drive chain! Front, read bulkheads and their covers, layshaft holder and all the pinions plus front one way and aluminium solid spool for the rear. I did tweak the CS ratio and I think at this point I was at 2.34
So body painted (badly) and car built with CS, I headed to D-Style Arena and instantly bombed. The track is small and very tight and was very slippery painted concrete. Rear was super twitchy, so much so I had to buy a gyro there and then to make my journey after work worth while. One of the pros working there had a go and he had a hard time trying to tame the thing!
The guys there 90% run 2WD. Very high scale realism and I figured if the guys are running RWD, makes sense for me to convert and leverage some of the knowledge and experience these guys have for me to have more fun!
Researched and researched and planned out what I wanted to do in my head and here's where I am at the moment. I've put this in WIP as it's not yet finished ... I've not run it or set it up and there's plenty of work still to do!
This is close!
So bits I bought to get the front as it is with the mono-shock (I had the TRF shock lying around):
MST KPI Uprights
MST MS-D01 Lower arms
MST 2WD axles
MST 90 degree aluminium bellcranks
5x11 bearings (I had the 10x15 ones lying around)
Turn buckles (4x35mm 2x48mm)
Lots of 5mm balls and rod ends plus 6mm Tamiya suspension pillow balls and the rod ends for those (camber link on top of the KPI upright)
Spacers ... a pack of randoms but they suited my needs
So with the above, I can change my front track, camber and castor. I have no anti-roll with the mono-shock mod but ride height is still adjustable.
Other upgrades on top include SSG main chassis and top deck and front suspension tower. Rear suspension tower was out of stock. And there's also the aluminium steering assembly.
Probably going to online order the rear shock tower and I might try and find a way to get my spare TRF dampers on the rear too but they are a bit on the short side.
Constructive comments, feedback and tips would be more than appreciated!
Cheers