New Winter Build - Serpent 1/8 IC On Road race car.

[nigelpugh7]

Those front end wishbones were a nightmare, and the springs to fit inside the axles seemed twice as hard as the back versions.

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Shock assembly time.

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More progress today.

[ferrisbueller]

Watched some racing on YouTube recently and these things look a proper handful!

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ferrisbueller said:

Watched some racing on YouTube recently and these things look a proper handful!

Cheers Bud!

Yep I suppose you could call them quick, and a lot of power too, which some might think is hard to tame.

But the reality is they are just amazing fun, we run at about 70-80mph in top gear, so close to 600 mph scale speed.

But we do also have 4 wheel drive, disk brakes and progressive control of throttle and steering, so as long as you keep it on the tarmac it’s not too bad!

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Here’s the rest of today’s installs.

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Engine prep work, clutch and two speed gear box.

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More engine and clutch work.

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Engine clutch install.

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Clutch and two speed gear installed.



Engine going in.

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Engine in, needed a carb tweet for clearance though.

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Shiny polished exhaust header and silencer going in now.

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NovaRossi in line fuel filter install.

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Super cool Tricolore coloured NovaRossi Air Filter.

[Marcellus]

Brings back great memories of building and racing 1/8th, question for you where are the brakes?

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Marcellus said:

Brings back great memories of building and racing 1/8th, question for you where are the brakes?

Hi Bud, they are built into the back axle, either side of the centre diff.

Let me see if I can find a picture.

The long rod in this picture is the brake actuator.

[nigelpugh7]

I think you can just see the brakes in this picture.