Nitro Corvette
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Burning Brakes
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From: Oswego IL
Nitro Corvette
My 2001 now has a little brother. Well kind of..
I recently picked up a nitro gas powered r/c car (It originally came with a BMW M3 body and although it looked good, a wanted something a lot cooler). I was able to order a 1/10 scale clear lexan C5 body on line, and Friday night I finished up spraying the paint and adding the decals. I wasn't able to get the exact Navy Blue Metallic as my real car, since the lexan body requires a special paint that flexes, but it came out pretty close, considering I picked up the color in some spray cans from the local hobby shop. The car has 2.5cc, 1.5 hp motor and a 2 speed tansmission. It runs on Nitro fuel and has a top speed of 50 mph. The car is all wheel drive, has some serious torque and does some wicked doughnuts and drifts. Attached are a few pics for those who are intested:
And a few pics without the body.
Since my car is in resting in the garage right now for the winter, I can at least cure my fix a litttle bit
I recently picked up a nitro gas powered r/c car (It originally came with a BMW M3 body and although it looked good, a wanted something a lot cooler). I was able to order a 1/10 scale clear lexan C5 body on line, and Friday night I finished up spraying the paint and adding the decals. I wasn't able to get the exact Navy Blue Metallic as my real car, since the lexan body requires a special paint that flexes, but it came out pretty close, considering I picked up the color in some spray cans from the local hobby shop. The car has 2.5cc, 1.5 hp motor and a 2 speed tansmission. It runs on Nitro fuel and has a top speed of 50 mph. The car is all wheel drive, has some serious torque and does some wicked doughnuts and drifts. Attached are a few pics for those who are intested:
And a few pics without the body.
Since my car is in resting in the garage right now for the winter, I can at least cure my fix a litttle bit
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Burning Brakes
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From: Oswego IL
Originally Posted by lt1rx798
you have got to email me a link to a dealer....thats f-ing sweet! 
The r/c car that I picked up and pictured above is the HPI RS4 3 Evo. The stock rims that come with the initial pakcage, look very similar to the Z06 rim. I purchased the rims shown (HPI wide rim) and some diretional tires (26mm) off of Ebay.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2003
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From: Oswego IL
Originally Posted by YELLOHHH
, and how loud is it?As far as the loudness..... let's just say my neighbor's don't think that it is the greatest thing since sliced bread
Believe it or not though, manufacturers do offer aftermarket pipes for these things that will really wake up the performance (and the neighbors even more). Kind of like B&B bullets on an R/C.
This thing is a riot though. One of my Corvette neighbors saw this run for about 2 minutes and will getting one of his own.
Last edited by Ron71; Jan 15, 2006 at 08:21 PM.
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Nice. I have the exact body in silver on my Team Associated car.
(my vette does 0-60 in just over 2 seconds)...
I have a vid somewhere of mine doing a 0-60 run. If I can find it, I will post....
(my vette does 0-60 in just over 2 seconds)...
I have a vid somewhere of mine doing a 0-60 run. If I can find it, I will post....
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Nice job and congratz on the little brother. They are fun! Check out my "My Corvette Photos"
To avoid putting a huge hole in my windshield in order to keep the heatsink cool, I chose another route! Turned out Perfect and looks just like the big brother!
To avoid putting a huge hole in my windshield in order to keep the heatsink cool, I chose another route! Turned out Perfect and looks just like the big brother!
Last edited by BAMF AE; Jan 16, 2006 at 10:46 AM.
