Wooders28

Love the '81 YZ250!! 👍 Mainly, as it was my first Motocross bike 😁

Are they not an odd ball (🙄) size, like 3/32 ? Might need to look at Associated etc. Usually ball diff for loose surface (acts like an LSD) and gear diff for high grip ,as not much slip on the drive axle, can cause the car to understeer (kind of tank steer ,as both wheels are trying to drive forward) under power.

Loom done for the tail lights.😁 -LED Reverse light /fog light dual bulbs -LED Stop / Tail bulbs - LED Stop / Indicator switchbacks, with a 5 pin relay, allowing to run through a voltage regulator (when zero volts from the braking circuit) to give Tail/Stop/Indicator out of the same bulb. - Sequential LED controller (capacitor hold on relay circuit), to give Sequential turn signals (which can be changed to different speeds, and different modes/sequence. Going to run the change button to the centre console, for 'show use only'...🙄)

I sure some lipos are now advised at being able to charge a 5C!! 🫣 Most of my race liHv batteries say upto 3C, but I charge at 1C, and only go higher if I'm running late for a final.

Think that's why 'brown out' is a thing with Savox servos, they're quite power hungry, and people forget to check the BEC current rating of their esc before purchasing one (plus not setting end points). Most are only 3Amp. Not sure if HV servos require less amps, given they're higher voltage running (need a suitable esc to supply HV BEC right enough).

Mine was an Altrun Race servo - Speed @ 6V - 0.09s/60° Vs Futaba BLS551- Speed @ 6V - 0.10 sec/60° There should be visibly no difference, with the Altrun specs saying quicker by 0.01 secs...

I may have set my youtube vid to, link only and not public...🤦‍♂️ Pretty much the same though. I bought an Altrun race servo for a Novafox build, and the specs said it was pretty much the same as my Futaba Brushless servo, but for a 1/5 of the price!! Urm.. Although, Futaba say its metal geared, but with mine being a low profile servo, the gears are thinner, and managed to rip some gears off, in a crash on the straight (other car crashed on another part of the track, and cartwheeled across the straight, I was flat-out, so not a tiny incident).

Used to beat them regularly with my Mid bitd, but they are a stunning bit of kit, too nice to just leave on a shelf.. Oh dear, I can hear my wallet shaking with fear at the mention of his name...🙈🤣🤣

Somethings you don't mind getting woken up for, when you're nightshift!!

Nothing serious, will just be vintage races probably. Thinking of tungsten carbide balls for the centre diff (always thought that was a slipper 🤦‍♂️) and then just play about with set up/ shock oils/ springs (got a set of springs for the mid that I'm hoping will fit) and gears. Presuming they're 2" tyres too, so the Schumacher blocks/mini spike and full spike will fit..maybe

Looking at putting an order in for paint, esc (probably a 10.5t motor..) etc and presuming Tamiya provide their usual aluminium / soft cheese pinion with the kit? Seen another thread, and seemingly the pinion options are 06mod, 12 - 23T ? I can't imagine the low tooth pinions are required with modern motors, so thinking of maybe a 17, 19, 21 and a 23t should cover all track configurations? (Tight twisty carpet track, to wide open with long straight Astro tracks?).

Letter from Parcelfarce still hasn't arrived with the info, but phoned them with the tracking number I got from Tamico (the German tracking swaps to a GB one) they gave me their customs tracking number, so then been online and paid the £70 ransom (pretty bang on @Twinfan !!). Should arrive in the next pay or 2..

Keep throwing it out there at my Glasgow club (Calderglen Country Park) to run on our Astro, but doesn't seem a great deal of interest tbh.. They run alot of Mini's, not sure about the TC scene tbh, but I'll ask for you. Here's a vid of some last night's running taken by @neowhizz https://www.facebook.com/groups/161092140649851/permalink/9406287842796855/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v I'll let you know when it starts back-up, not many venture out with salt still on the roads....

Absolutely!! @neowhizz helps run the club at Ayr (although, looks to have been 2019 since he's been on here..), and he trys to run vintage/tamiya days there. Winter isn't too blessed, but the Paisley Breakfast club meet regularly at the Mirren Football ground, next is the 6th April. The Gas Guzzlers usually have a monthly meet at the Harley Davidson showroom at Hillington of a Wednesday night, with a live rock band, burger van etc, and if the weather gods are favourable, a cracking meet. Dunfirmline isn't a BRCA registered club anymore and following their own path..., but their new off road Astro track looks awesome, and planning on getting over for a meeting, when I can!! I went for a visit a few months back! Someone messaged the Glasgow club on FB (I'm admin) wanting to run vintage/Tamiya on the Glasgow Astro. Turned out he lived a few streets away, and our kids are at the same school (small world..). Great for stealth parts selling/ purchasing 🙄😁. He races there, and was trying to get me into 2D /flat earth / GT12 racing,but it's not for me (but have bought an M05 to run at Ayr...maybe 🤣)

Wow , superb , sooo much better 👏👍 Only heard (🙄) good things about them!! I know a few who've been there. I've got a full 2.5" X pipe system from Magnaflow, Not sure how quiet it'll be though... Did buy some DB7 Vantage exhaust tips But not sure what they'll do on the noise front...