Finally got some parts installed and some pieces in place to retest.
this has been sitting for a good couple of years with a broken "Custom" steering knuckle. I need to get 3 printing again to buckle everything up.
If anyone want to take on/over this project, let me know. It's a monster.
See Video... below.
A fun session at RC Drift QLD. only the second this year.
Invites to some long time old battle partners.
Ken Block Tribute Monster Supra was trying some setting for grip. High traction everything.
2026 Spec.. For these machines, 2026 is just maintenance and refinement.
As the electrical components are now more than 15 years old the 7.5T Luxon KG Keyence motors need replacing and the Sanwa BLX Servos are just End of Life. I'd hate to think how many steering inputs those tiny motors have endured.
Everything else seems ok, but there's the odd glitch in there and things have come a long way in that time.
The $120 Sakura chassis has got a minor upgrades just to get suspension working with more droop and allow the knuckles to turn properly. Basically this chassis should come with a set of 20x2mm spacers as it simply wasn't checked for clearance and tollerance. And the plastics seem to strip threads easily as the assembly process wasn't great. Steering is good, but it is a very fast ratio so needs some adjustment as it is easy to get understeer from the speed of the front steering.
I think it will turn out well, just needs patience.
This old hack body seems to handle ok in its current form. I'm a big fan of the low pressure rear end. allowing most of the air trapped inside to escape and the wing makes a difference.
Some things you remember from on-road racing over 40 years ago still apply. The rear window may need some tweaks.
The Supra is on the YD-2RX.
This chassis is now "hooked up" to the point where it's a noticeable change from it's peak setup widow on full charge then it looses the ability to generate the wheelspin it needs to hold line with the ackerman setting that's dialed in. I am only using 3000mah so the weight is low but the full charge window is also narrow.
How often "SHOULD" you maintain your stuff for peak performance.
-EVERY RUN !!!-
How often do I maintain things... with limited use and no real competitive reason...
-NEVER comes to mind.
So I guess it's time.
Small change to Ackerman. But the top A Arms are really a weak point in this. I will get some alloy uppers just to get less lash as the end of the a-arm there a decent amount of play.
FRONT - shock piston change. Results are way more responsive .
RC Drift QLD Swap Meet today.
The cheap sell of high quality is a tough ask for my bodies. So thinning down the collection was not done today. Wheels however were swapped and sold.
Then Drift Time. Jay's awesome R33 debut.
R33 in RC scale looks a bit small compared to widebody S14s.
S1de window shape is very S14. The paint and scheme looks great.
Shiny black camera reflection.
Didn't sell / swap my A90, so I threw it on the YD2-RX. Wow what a difference a bit of aero makes.
This one might have to stay.
great day with awesome trains and battles.
It's been a while since I drove with some ol' friends
Although almost ten years have passed. A certain familiarity returned.
I spent a lot of time talking and driving.
But I did manage to get a couple of shots with Dagul's JZX100
The RC Drift QLD garage looks great
My Addiction FD still looks scale.
With the interior completing the effect.
RE-Xtreme FD3s Version I in the form it should have been completed.
This ia an Aoshima D1 Greddy base with a CWEST bumper and pivot light kit to replicate my real car.
Yes, there were some I should have bought at the time.
So now we are stuck with the replica but i've finished it with splitter and wing again.
The DA4 now looks cleaner with the body mounts and a whole bunch of magnets should allow me to install many more bodies.
New Pinion also helps. but clearance is super tight.
While RE-Amemiya use white Enkei RPF1 a lot, I think the TE-37 look much more suitable.
'Tis the season to have a crack with the shelf queen.
