customride

There's a storm brewing on the horizon... A FIRESTORM!
Introducing the HPI Firestorm 2WD RTR stadium truck! This amazing 2WD stadium truck features all-new design specifications, cool racing attributes and a fresh direction for HPI's high quality entry level nitro truck line-up!

Pictures

Under the hood
http://www.hpiracing.com/graphics/ki...0/IMG_0102.jpg
total chasis top

http://www.hpiracing.com/graphics/ki...0/IMG_0364.jpg
rear suspention tower

http://www.hpiracing.com/graphics/ki...0/IMG_0370.jpg
front suspention tower
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In Action
http://www.hpiracing.com/graphics/kits/10510/233.jpg
Firestorm on sand

http://www.towerhobbies.com/products...ic0510_500.jpg
Neat little promo type pic
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In the studio
http://www.rcnitrotalk.com/wp-conten.../hpi-10510.jpg
Front quarter view (high)

http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/products/firestorm.jpg
Front quarter view (low)

Links

HPI Racing official firestorm site
http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/10510.html
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HPI Racing firestorm parts catologs
http://www.hpieurope.com/parts.php?lang=en&partNo=10511
http://www.hpiracing.com/options/en/10510.html
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HPI Racing firestorm retail
http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/hpi/hpic0510.html
http://www.greathobbies.com/producti...od_id=HPI10510
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HPI Racing firestorm reviews
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=844
http://www.everything-rc-cars.com/62-hpi-firestorm.html
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Further reading
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_50..._1/key_/tm.htm
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...B7111&P=3#tech

-This post will be edited and added to as I find time.

customride

To other firestorm owners

How many of you have been able to get your truck to wheelie? I have been tuning and playing with mine but I still just cant get it. I have it tuned reasonably well (I think) and tried tightening the slipper clutch. Any other ideas? Suspention settings? What am I missing?! Thanks

customride

Here is a bashplate that I made up myself to help protect the front bulkhead and keep everything in line. So far it has been working great it is made out of thin stainless steel and if the front ever does hit somthing the front "bumper" just bends a little and can be bent back by hand rather easily rather then just breaking the front bulkhead.

The reason I made this is because I did actually break my front bulkhead and needed somthing to hold it together while the new one came in and realised this should also help protect it from happening again!

It is a rough job made only to work until the new parts came in so I will be making a nice more manufactured looking one shortly.

customride

Rather simple but maybe usful to some of you. I found a tear in the silicon exhaust coupling and it was really effecting performace as well as making a HUGE mess so I simple went down to the local hardware store and bought some of the hosing that is used in a dishwasher (good for higher temp and a little thicker wall) It costs next to nothing and is MUCH more durable then the original.

customride

First outdoor pic - You can see right where my antena tube exits the body there is a small section of fuel line tubing. This is because during a roll over I broke the tube itself but this really seems to hold up and allows it to have some flex.

customride

I have replaced all the plastic washers with metal ones as you can see on the tops of my rear suspention mounts. You can also see the fuel line tubing on my antena tube.

customride

New body wheels and tires ordered!

customride

A pair of fuel line filters ordered!

joe of loath

iTrader: (1)

nice i need just a bit more money and i can get one

customride

you wont regret it man! toss a pic in here when you get it

joe of loath

iTrader: (1)

well i'm torn between this and the XTM Xcellerator. it depends on the parts at my LHS. it will probably be the firestorm though, because i prefer it, even if my LHS doesn't stock either parts.

customride

good call man. I love mine!

customride

Still looking for any aftermark parts and have come across this so far...

http://www.rcworld.ch/neueprojekte.asp?id=4518

A company called "Edit" making some aftermarket alloy firestorm parts....

http://www.xtremercracing.com/FIRESTORM.cfm

carbon fiber kits

joe of loath

iTrader: (1)

can you get ali front bulkheads? that would be my first upgrade after i get it, seeing as thats the part everyone seems to break.

h8racing

iTrader: (2)

So can you get this thing to run "legally" with other 10th scales?