CoryCraig

does anyone else think that the countersunk washers on the top deck would cause it to be stiffer than without?? see above pics to see what im talking about. Seems to me the larger area covered by them would make the chassis stiffer.

Twin-Kyle

What motor is that??

J@UNE

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Integy Atlas 19T spec

J@UNE

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I will compare the flex with an other one tomorrow.

teamgp

Before I was able to receive my wide top deck for the FK05, I used them on the standard top deck to stiffen the entire structure up nicely.

HRCRACER123

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I remember reading somewhere on this forum that the space for the servo is smaller than the FK'05 can anyboby confirm this?

I dont like the way it looks when half the servo is hanging off the side of the chassis..

I have a Jr Digital servo which I believe is bigger then other company's servo's. I think.

PW

That was the old gears...They changed over when the FK05 came out.

J@UNE

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It look the same but the servo may need to be shim so the link don't rub on the top deck... I mounted the link on the other side so the servos stays in the middle as much as possible.

peter_robinson

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if you mount the servo to the outside of the servo posts, then a little bit of the servo will hang off the side. however i found a dynamite alum servo horn that is thin and will allow you to mount the servo to the inside of the posts and move it towards the cars centerline about 6-7mm.

gonzo416

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COULD U POST THE PART # TO THE DYNAMITE SERVO HORN?

ALBERTO

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i would be interested in the servo horn too

punkboy

Like this? I had to do that last night. I couldnt stand having all that servo hanging off the side, and then having the link at such an odd angle.

I used a GS servo horn tho...

rc-zombies

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Stormer sell them..available in 4 different colors..
blue, silver, black, and Purple.

http://www.stormerhobbies.com/cgi-bi...umb=on&smode=0

Steve Weiss

*pokes his head in the door and looks around*

hmmmm....

HRCRACER123

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No. He means mount the servo on the inside of the posts.

HRCRACER123

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Oh Yeah..The UPS Guy just came in with my T2. As I opened it up there was a pair of Jaco dbl pink and dbl pink/orange foams in the box. Totally was not expecting that!! Speedtech You Rock!

We'll I gotta go. I got a new car to build. It looks like tonight might be a long night.

Michael Barch

LUCKKYYYYYYYY

Anthony.L

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Everybody got those, not just speedtechrc customers. Nice surprise, unless you are like me and run only rubber!

Anybody know brand the foam tires are? A friend told me they are good tires.

lazarus

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ALL the kits in the first shipment received the Jacos from what i understand. Speedtech had nothing to do with that. Give the kudos where they belong. Steves a nice guy but RC America is the party to praise., lol

drsfly

UPS says out for delivery!!!!!!!!!!!

Can I get to the house before the wife gets home.
Ok excuses for leaving early?

Oh this is going to be an interesting evening at my house.
OH well at least I will have the kit---- if I have to look for new wife.


Just humor: she won't leave but I could be Bobbitized!!!~!

tofuburger

They are Jaco Foam Non 2-stage. this is the right compound for any carpet.
I think RC America gave these to all of the first kits ordered.

HRCRACER123

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Oh..I thought Speedtech put them in there because the RCamerica sticker that holds the box shut was cut and I could open up the box without cutting the sticker.

Speedtech or RCamerica please let us know who we should be thanking..

Steve Bahnatka

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it was rc america....

AJ Goin

RCAmerica did infact put these in the kit as a little extra bonus. one set of Double pink and double pink/orange.

zinger77

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guys should i ca anything else besides the chassis?

gonzo416

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got mine today. speedtech rc saved us at least $35 in foams(thanks). too bad i can't build it yet,but can't wait.

Darrell Skelton

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Got mine Monday.
Already together and it is awesome.
Going to practice with it this weekend.
At my sort of LHS.
Can't wait to play.

ptjonesus

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I just got my's I will start working on it tonight

James

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foamies? score.

In AUS we get the multi-diff in our kits, but no tyres at all. (you do get rims to mount rubbers on).. The instruction manual has a list of included items, one being a turnbuckle wrench, which we didn't get in our kit either. I think it says antenna mast's are included? didnt get one...

seriously bare bones, for $638 rrp AUS. = $478 USD. expensive kit. But hey, the multidiff is nice.. heh.

As for servo's and horns. I've got a hitec HS-5925 digital servo in mine, full size. The kit doesnt come with a servo horn to suit hitec, luckily I found a blue alloy horn in the box my hitec servo came in, pretty neat. the holes in the servo horn were too small for an M3 screw, so i drilled it out on the drill press and tapped it. It's simular to the purple horn picture above. I used the second hole in from the top (which i measured with calipers to be about the same size horn throw as the factory horns included with the T2). I didnt mount my servo on the inside of the ally posts though. but at least I didn't need shims, which I did when originally trying to fit it all up with a kit-horn and KO servo.

Are people mounting the servo's flat with the chassis? or raising it up a little? curious. I mounted mine down flat, dont want crap getting stuck under there. I also think I'm going to mount my GTX differently, saw some great pics in this thread of some race T2's with GTX's. mounted on their long short edge (opposite soldering tabs)

Have cut my spektrum antenna down to 3.6" as allowed, and made the standard antenna mast holder into an adhiesive post thing which sticks to the chassis with double sided tape (as seen in below pic). antenna fits nicely inside body.. have tested range, no problemo.

some pics. inc pic of car with my nationals body shell from last yr. wanky. hah

DaveW

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Yep, got the Jaco single stage DPink/DPinkOr with my T2 as well.

Im prepping the chassis and top plates, shock towers... good stuff. Time consuming. Did anyone else flush/relube the bearings? Also... my final understanding of the shock difference between the FK05 and the T2 is shock shaft length? Im looking at swapping my FTTC4 for an FK05, and it has the upgraded aluminum shocks on it... but to my understanding they are NOT the newer serpent ones. If they are compatible i would like to add the aluminum shock bodies to my T2... and keep the FK05 for stock and/or 19T. Assistance? There has been much speculation... but no sure fire answer that i have seen. Thanx.

- DaveW