New TOY! OFNA Hyper One Seven

[Thirdgen89GTA]

DM1's are probably pretty heavy because of the added parts for the laydown shocks larger overall size and body my guess would be the 1/7 and the DM1 are pretty close in weight. IGT's have a shorter wheelbase and less aluminum than the buggy counterpart so they will be light. Heck My IGT with the light weght chassis and parts and such is just under 8 lbs with the body on and a full tank of fuel. Hyper 1/7's and DM1's are wicked Rc's though.. Whats next Bill? 1/6th? 1/5th? How aobut making that 3rd gen Radio control.. lol!

Lets do it, but we'd need a whole new fail safe system for that!!! 3,400lb runaway capable of 150mph+

1/5th scale is definitely in my future. However this Hyper 1/7 is pretty close to the McLaren on display in als. Only a few inches shorter. At least its AWD though. That'll make it much more controllable.

I'm actually working on getting the Jammin back in top shape right now. Been sitting on the floor working on the mechanics of it. What i really need to do is strip it, clean all of the parts with degreaser, then replace all bearings and pillowballs in the as they are a bit worn. The t-bolts and spacers are worn so replacing those is a priority that'll tighten up the steering again make it wander less.

The "big block" tires came today, they are proline badlands knock offs but I think they'll work very good in the grass. I'll have both the buggy and the truggy out sunday, I'll bring the hyper out too for show, but otherwise its going to be a non-runner because we can't run on pavement.

But friday night I'm finishing the breakin and leaning that hyper out. I wanna see what kind of speed I can get out of it. If a hyper .21 8p can get a Hyper 7 buggy to 40mph or so, then it should be able to take the Hyper 1/7 with its far better aerodynamics to 40+ no problem. Gene's got a radar gun so we can take some readings and discover whats going on.

I got a lead on the parts needed to get rid of the transmission, but it looks like its going to cost a bit. so I may actually end up selling the IGT to cover the parts cost. Plus losing the servo, and reverse assembly would save a bit of weight too. Not alot, but any is good.