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RC Buggy Trade For Laptop

post #1 of 27
9/17/06 at 8:17pm
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Hi, im in need of a laptop for school. I have this rc buggy setup for trade. Please do not flame me, rc is a hobby and i could use a laptop so if your interested pm me or email me at harp_430@hotmail.com. I can also show you a video through email. Heres some pics:




If i were to sell this buggy i would sell it for $650 ish, so if you offer a trade, please keep it around there. Thanks for looking.
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post #2 of 27
9/17/06 at 9:07pm
Holy crap nice! Though dont expect to get a gaming laptop but I am sure someone here will come around to it, maybe RockinFella since he's into RC helicopters, I hope you find what you need!

BIZUMP!
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post #3 of 27
9/17/06 at 9:20pm
cool. a savage 25 engine in a buggy. same powerplant in my hpi mt2. i doubt youll get a gaming laptop for trade though. list the parts u upgraded, extras, mods u made to the buggy, what brand and model it is. ill tell u guys right now though, with that motor, it proly hits high 50mph marks
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post #4 of 27
9/17/06 at 9:27pm
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Thanks guys, didnt think i'd get some love here haha. Crack, who is this rockinfella you speak of?? lol and juliebriggs, your right it IS a savage 25 engine in the buggy, mad power. the setup really comes with everything you need, some upgrades are rear adjustable suspension, front and back think aluminum shock towers, ive got all the carbon fiber parts, lots of spares, everything you need really (actually more) . If your interested, even if you have a nicer laptop, lmk, i can add if i really like it. What i would really want/need is a nice decently fast laptop, and hopefully it can play CS Source, if not i dont really care. Should be of equal value though. EDIT: The buggy is an OFNA Hyper 7 PCR Pro. Ive put well over $1000 into the setup aswell.
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post #5 of 27
9/17/06 at 10:45pm
F430 PM responded.

Got my heli in the air today, she needs a little more tweaking with the gyro gain and swash settings but she does hover around.
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post #6 of 27
9/17/06 at 11:50pm
Its hard for 1/8th buggies to hit high 50's. They are not geared for it. I race a Kyosho 777 spec2 with a OS V Spec engine, gearing is not generally set for 50+ speeds, not on any tracks I race anyway.

Goodluck with the trade...
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post #7 of 27
9/17/06 at 11:55pm
if you just bash it, then u could gear it to go that fast, but its hard on the engine and drive train

i was at a hobby shop lastnight and they had a computer set up for that Great Planes flight simulator and i gave it a go. took me a solid 30 minutes to keep the helicopter tracking straight. opened my eyes on how hard they are to fly
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post #8 of 27
9/18/06 at 12:31am
Not so true, I had a mugen xr works 1/8 scale buggy...I had a collari engine on it, that thing hit well over 50mph, if you got it up to speed, spun it around and stommped it you could get it to do wheelies, and this is a 9lb buggy thats got lowwww center of gravity and 4 wheel drive.
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post #9 of 27
9/18/06 at 1:00am
I thought this was a joke at first... but it sounds like a cool hobby. Good luck with the trade!
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post #10 of 27
9/18/06 at 8:33pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the reply's guys, i really didnt think that this thread would gather to much attention. For the top speed, i am quite sure that my buggy can go over 50mph for the engines top rpm is i believe 43,000, which is generally high for engines. Either way it has plenty of power. Rockin: pm'd you back bud. BTW if Anyone is interested, i can show you a video, just give me your email address and i'll send it. Same with you rockin, just give me your email and i'll send it to ya. Thanks BowevelJoe, these things are pretty neat and people stop and ask a couple of questions whenever they see me driving it. I hope ive answered all the questions. -harp
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post #11 of 27
9/18/06 at 8:36pm
Upload it onto Youtube I would like to see a video on the forums.
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post #12 of 27
9/18/06 at 8:50pm
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perhaps someone i send it to can upload it? i aint going to try, my crappy pc will probably crash haha. plus you have to open it in either quicktime or realplayer. give me your email man, just so you can tell these guys how cool it is
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post #13 of 27
9/18/06 at 9:06pm
i would suggest cleaning it up really nice and making it look good if u ever sell a rc car. people dont like to buy dirty nitro vehicles with the oil and sludge all over them. doesnt look good
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post #14 of 27
9/18/06 at 9:10pm
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I got the video on you tube. Take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OUkJi4B8ik
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post #15 of 27
9/18/06 at 9:12pm
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julie: i cleaned the car 2 weeks ago. It now looks like brand new, those pics were after a days fun . I assure you when whoever recieves the car, it'll be just like i said, CLEAN for i spent roughly 3 hours taking it apart and cleaning all of it.
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post #16 of 27
9/18/06 at 10:15pm
I would be nice to see the new clean pics and do you actually race this thing against other people or not?....I know nothing of this stuff.
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post #17 of 27
9/18/06 at 10:23pm
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I guess i can take some pics if you'd like. I personally only took the buggy to the track once, just having a good ol time. I mainly ran it in a very open field tho, or on the road. It is raceable or for just messing around with for either way, you got plenty of spare parts, and you can switch the aluminum parts for carbon fiber ones if you want to race(to make it lighter). If any of you guys got questions, or would like to talk, pm me or add me on msn at harp_430@hotmail.com. Thanks once again.
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post #18 of 27
9/19/06 at 1:18am
need sound on that video
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post #19 of 27
9/19/06 at 1:26am
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Dammit, I was afrait of that. Well you guys got the idea anyways. If you would like to see the version with sound, give me your email and i'll send it.
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post #20 of 27
9/19/06 at 4:40am
not a good idea to force the flywheel to push the cylinder past its pinch point when the motor is cold. causes premature wear
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