Is this car a good buy? (I won it!!)

Glad it worked out! It will be even faster with a TD....

Thats good to hear , So your about ready to turn it loose on the track ?

getback wrote:Thats good to hear , So your about ready to turn it loose on the track ?

Yeah I’m actually thinking sometime this weekend

Lukemiester wrote:

Cribbs74 wrote:I would buy it myself if I didn’t already have one.

i probably would too if i didnt have mine and if i had the monies for it... looks like a great buy though

SOLD!

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/254867207946?ViewItem=&item=254867207946

OVERLORD wrote:
SOLD!

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/254867207946?ViewItem=&item=254867207946

You got it?

Hope so. I would rather it have gone to someone here. That Bandero body was really nice.

No, not me. It said US shipping only. I thought it was you!!

OVERLORD wrote:No, not me. It said US shipping only. I thought it was you!!

Aw man
At least someone is going to have a nice new car!

Yes sad its hope new owner wil mabe take Good care of them y hate wen y cant buy stuf y want its life y tink now y have the mony y wil buy more upgrades parts engine build m'y own design that y tink is bether wit tee dee engine y have new 1\12 body y just have To Find carbon fiber plate for cheap y want To build one wit dif rear suspension like the gtp use tee dee in gtp for insane power and speed. Or mabe drift setup y have twin engine dragster on build bord nead part To complète y wil use dom charger from fast furious 1\12 body y have found lots of cool stuf on its way new prototype new engine devlopment desing new parts for cars clutch flyweel (rc valve tuned pipe!!!!!) hope start production soon y started build wit Difrent engine Difrent 1\2A 1\12 To 1\10 nitro powered rc All this does not prevent me from continuing to collect for my own collection I really like giving old originals a second life

FYI this setup is only temporary, but it drives! Pretty nicely too. I know the engine is out of tune, and I think the clutch spring is too tight, so I’ll fix that this evening.
More testing tomorrow morning!

Took this earlier, only good picture of it as of right now

Here’s how I have my electronics set up- I’m using the original switch, an ovonic air 850mAh 2s lipo, a radiolink R6F, and two hitec HS225BB servos. They are “mini” size- just smaller than a standard size and bigger than a micro servo. I used pieces of a lawn mower air filter as shims where I needed it.

Cool y like To se them run just To help dont run To lean without the heatsink wit that large fuel tank Not for To long To start them To get correct fuel seting keap it runing ritch wil help save engine and use oil lots of oil Not To mutch just bit over normal plane engine nead use just 15% nitro for Now wil help to

Great work!

It does drive well, a little rich, but yeah it moves along nicely. If I could impart some wisdom get a small syringe and fill it with fuel. Open the throttle to expose the exhaust ports and drop a few drops of fuel in the cylinder to prime the engine. You won’t have to pull the starter cable as many times before it fires and begins to draw fuel on it’s own.

I am jealous! Still acquiring a few things for mine. I didn’t have the factory receiver so having to fabricate the servo setup, battery placement, tank placement etc.

Ron

Edit: Just saw David’s post, I agree a little more oil maybe 22% 1/2 castor 1/2 synth, but don’t shy away on the nitro. At least 25%. I don’t use anything less than 35% on anything I use. Nitro allows the engine to run cooler and gives a significant boost in performance also aids in setting the needle. Too much nitro however, you start to burn through glow plugs!

I’m waiting on my heatsink and 1 fin head, also for now i have the body off so I’d imagine it’s getting pretty good cooling airflow I’m using sig champion 25%. I think it has 22% oil, 1/2 klotz and 1/2 castor iirc. Also i used some of that air filter for a supplement to the screen for filtering and I’m pretty sure its starving it of some air, cuz after those videos it just would not tune right. I’m taking it off for tomorrow.

Aaand i solved my weird clutch problem- the clutch bell was really loose on it’s spindle so I figured I’d put some oil on it to help it spin without much wear. Apparently that was a bad idea because when i took it apart just now there was oil on the clutch shoes and the inside of the bell. I cleaned that up and it should drive better tomorrow.

Cribbs74 wrote:If I could impart some wisdom get a small syringe and fill it with fuel. Open the throttle to expose the exhaust ports and drop a few drops of fuel in the cylinder to prime the engine. You won’t have to pull the starter cable as many times before it fires and begins to draw fuel on it’s own.

I’ve done that before... I guess I just forgot about it tonight since I’m not used to running non- muffled engines

The one fin head is for the GTP. Nothing wrong with using it I suppose, but they are not as easy to come by. If you purchased part #1970 it works with standard heads and
which are cheaper and plentiful. It may not work with the one fin. Wish I knew you needed a heat sink, if you mentioned it I didn’t see it. I have a spare.

Sig is 20% oil but still 1/2 and 1/2.

The stock screen is good enough, it won’t keep out dust and fine particulate, but Cox engines are tougher than they look. Keep some spare cylinders for the long haul.

Cribbs74 wrote:The one fin head is for the GTP. Nothing wrong with using it I suppose, but they are not as easy to come by. If you purchased part #1970 it works with standard heads and
which are cheaper and plentiful. It may not work with the one fin. Wish I knew you needed a heat sink, if you mentioned it I didn’t see it. I have a spare.

Sig is 20% oil but still 1/2 and 1/2.

The stock screen is good enough, it won’t keep out dust and fine particulate, but Cox engines are tougher than they look. Keep some spare cylinders for the long haul.

Hmmmmm ok
The heatsink i was going to buy (ordering it tomorrow cuz didnt get to it tonight) is the one ex model engines sells... can you tell me about it? Or your spare?

If it’s this one it will fit over the glowhead you currently have on the engine.

http://www.exmodelengines.com/product.php?productid=17878&cat=269&page=1

My spare is the same. P/N 1970. Look close at the picture. It’s what Jerobee would have installed on the car when it came out of the factory.

Yeah that’s the one...
Huh. ya learn something new everyday:D

Try wit the tee dee glow plug hi compression head work bether than Most glow plug the standard plug work just fine y use one on m'y 4x4jerobee engine powered truck y dont nead hi rpm and the standard plug work Good for ritch run

Thanks for the advice David. I just ran it and it’s running a lot better now, I’m having radio issues, but it’s running much better now without the air filter and without the clutch slipping. More running and vids coming this evening

Man
I REALLY underestimated this car
I’ve got it all dialed in now and boy does it move! It accelerates really fast, it idles fantastic, it does donuts , and overlord you were right about needing a big parking lot- it’s top speed is ridiculous. My iPad died so i don't have very good video, i took a kinda bad recording on my flip phone coming soon

Good! Glad it measures up. Waiting on video!