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JConcepts have introduced their new 2002 Chevy S-10 drag truck body shell. The 2002 S-10 was mimicked the larger Chevy pickups during this time with the horizontal bar grille and nicely rounded contours. It looks like a truck, no tricks, no gimmicks, just sincere serviceability and drive. The front-end of the truck designed itself with a lot of carry-over features from the Chevrolet brand which is embodied in the included decal sheet. The hood and cab have been lowered to provide minimal drag to the truck and lends itself to the trucks overall squatty appearance. The bed area has been flattened and raised to provide a lot of clearance and another low-drag feature built into the shell. JConcepts has included a heavy hood-scoop touching off against the windshield and rounding into the front-end until tangency hits. The 13” wheelbase is positioned allowing flexibility on a variety of chassis builds including custom and Team Associated’s new DR10 vehicle. Fender flares are built into the rocker panel just as the scale S-10 and just open and flare enough to house drag racing tires such as the JConcepts Hotties. Included with each body set comes a 2002 Chevy S-10 decal sheet, rear wing option including lower support and upper wing spoiler and the paint mask for all windows.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

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RC-Carbonstore have announced the release of their Rebellion-RC mid-motor conversion kit for the popular Xray T4F FWD touring car. Designed for the use with the now redundant T4F 2019, the conversion utilises the design and all of the features of Rebellion-RC’s successful T4 FWD mid-motor conversion with a new upper deck and front shock tower being the most important updates. The front shock tower uses the T4’19 geometry, making for a lower centre of gravity compared to the T4F with the front body mounts being attachable in two different ways – the same as on the T4F or in a regular “4WD-ish” fashion with the body posts mounted to the front bumper. The conversion allows to use all of the existing option parts such as shock springs, anti-roll bars, lower arms etc. and the design enables the owner to convert the car back into a front-motor FWD in case track conditions call for it. The kit will become available including a carbon fibre or CrossFlex aluminium chassis and it includes all needed parts minus the required Xray off-set spur gear.

Features:
– All-new single-piece motor/servo holder
– Ultra low centre of gravity
– Optional weight kit especially for Ride/Hudy tyres to add about 100g to the front end, allows space to add another 40g+ using double side tape
– Fully adjustable “pizza holder” and standard style battery holder included for easy balance adjustment
– Unique rear body hight adjustment by using Xray X1 caster inserts (Xray 372321 & 301322 body posts included)
– Redesigned front shock tower with T4´19 shock positions
– Stainless steel main shaft with 0.01mm tolerance for highest precision
– 3 rubber-dots under battery for more natural chassis flex
– Integrated flex adjusting by using six screws in the motor mount (min. 2 required)
– 2 upper deck chassis stiffener positions for perfect fine-tuning
– Upper deck flex adjusting by five holes in rear area (3 screws, steel shims and nuts included)
– New servo bridge with machined hole for perfect servo positioning
– Almost slop-free and smooth slider steering due to highest quality, pressed-in industrial linear bearings
– Motor/battery position much more forward
– All parts made in Austria with highest precision
– Comes with high-quality Bando Kevar belt
– All bearings and screws included
– Required the use of Xray off-set spur gear

Source: RC-Carbonstore [rc-carbonstore.com]

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Coming from Tamiya and made for the CC-02 trail truck is an aluminium arm pivot set. Designed to replace the standard C5 and C6 parts and being machined from high-quality aluminium, the mounts offer improved rigidity in the link arm area, ensuring greater durability and smoother suspension movement. In addition the mounting hardware is a lot less prone to become undone by the suspension movement. The set includes the A and B mounts as well as mounting hardware.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

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Following a couple of teaser images Xray have finally unveiled the latest edition of their successful T4F front-wheel drive touring car. The T4F 2021 is based off of the T4 2020 all-wheel drive touring car and features an all-new mid-motor layout, meaning Xray have dropped the former front motor layout for the nowadays more common mid-motor design. It also means the FWD car shares about 90 percent of parts with its 4WD family member, making stocking parts a lot easier. As for the design, the T4F 2021 features an all-new central drivetrain that moves the motor and layshaft to the centre of the car to improve on/off power stability and to generate more traction.

The motor and layshaft mounts are integrated into an all-new one-piece design that is placed in the absolute centre line of the chassis. The new motor mount features a factory attached steel layshaft axle that is positioned in the middle of the chassis. The motor is located in front of the layshaft to match the unique weight distribution needs of a FWD platform. The motor mount is designed to have super low CG design but still robust enough to resist bending in serious crashes.

The motor mount is fixed on the chassis with four screws. One is positioned behind the layshaft axis, with the other three screws being located in front. These screws can be removed for further chassis flex adjustments. In addition the motor mount also integrates with the battery backstop holder.

The all-new aluminium layshaft is strategically CNC-machined to minimise rotational masses without compromising strength or integrity. The precision layshaft includes two pressed in bearings to minimise slop and reduce drivetrain vibration. The layshaft features a super narrow design and a new square hub profile to interface with the new 20T pulley for the drive belt. The pulley is secured by an O-ring or the C-clip depending on the driver’s preference.

The all-new chassis was completely redesigned to accommodate the new centre drivetrain system and the long arm suspension components. The new layout moves the main bulkheads towards the centre by 1mm and adds mounting holes for the new long arm suspension mounts. The 2.2mm thick chassis is CNC-machined from premium-grade graphite material and was developed for all asphalt surface conditions. The narrow chassis is only 84mm wide with a variety of chassis flex adjustments that help to generate exceptional traction and give excellent steering characteristics. An aluminium chassis will become available as option part for all higher grip surfaces.

The new suspension arms were completely redesigned. At 7mm longer than the previous generation, they help create more grip in low traction conditions and improve stability on higher traction surfaces. The suspension arms feature a standard shock mounting position as well as a new 4mm lower position to lower the CG – the latter is accessible by using the optional ULP shock towers. The lower mounting position improves the stability of the car in the chicanes and in technical corners and improves steering response. The rear arms feature a new design to accommodate the standard rear suspension and the optional ARS suspension using the same arm. Different hardnesses of arms are available, each optimised for different racing conditions.

The all-new suspension holders were completely redesigned to work with the longer arms. Made from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium and coming black anodised, there are two types of the suspension holders, each specifically designed and chosen to provide the required characteristics – stability, traction, and flex. The FF, RF, and RR mounts are of a single piece design while the FR mount is of a 2-piece design with mounting positions for the ARS links.

The all-new bulkheads were completely redesigned to work with the new long arms and narrower suspension holders. The bulkheads feature a super low anti-roll bar mounting position that allows the anti-roll bar wire to be placed under the drive shafts to significantly lower the CG. The bulkheads feature new milled grooves for the ball bearing hubs to move the bulkheads 1mm closer to the chassis centre line from each side. Additional cut-outs create extra clearance to move the inner suspension pins closer to the centre line.

All-new upper clamps were redesigned to work with the new narrow bulkhead locations. The upper clamps feature the same 1mm milled grooves for the ball-bearing hubs. The upper clamps have been further milled to remove unnecessary material to reduce their size and weight.

The Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium steering plate was redesigned to significantly reduce play of the entire steering system, making the steering more responsive and precise. The bearings are now factory pressed into the steering plate which eliminates play in the assembly.

The all-new anti-roll bar system moves the anti-roll bar wires under the drive shafts to lower the CG as much as possible. The new anti-roll bar system features redesigned front wire bar length, lighter anti-roll bar bushings, smaller 3x6x2.5mm bearings and all-new lower composite anti-roll bar ball joints to create a super lightweight assembly with low CG. The wobble-free anti-roll bar system is mounted to the front & rear bulkheads via bearings from the outside of the bulkheads for extra-smooth movement and quick & easy changes and adjustment. The roll bars rotate in ball-bearings for maximum precision and free movement. Anti-roll bar height is adjustable via a screw. A complete range of anti-roll bar thicknesses are available for tuning, with the front 1.4mm and rear 1.3mm anti-roll bars included as standard. Anti-roll bars have laser-engraved markings for easy identification.

The all-new ULP Ultra Low Profile shock towers were redesigned to work with the positioning of the bulkheads and upper clamps and to match the geometry of the longer suspension arms. Machined from premium-grade 3.0mm graphite, the shock towers are super lightweight and very compact.

The all-new top deck was designed to work with the new centre layshaft location in the middle of the chassis. Made from 2.0mm graphite material, the shape of the top deck has been specifically designed to achieve maximum traction and great steering characteristics at the same time. The top deck is perfectly symmetrical to achieve the ideal, consistent flex behaviour.

The unique top deck flex setting allows easy adjustment of the flex between 3 different characteristics of soft, medium and stiff.

With the BPA Body Position Adjustment system, the entire bumper area was redesigned to feature upper and lower composite bumpers. The foam bumper design accommodates the adjustable eccentric body posts as well as the standard fixed body posts. The redesigned lower bumper has an updated shape with edges that prevent the bumper from touching the surface when the car is rolling.

Key features:
– All-new FWD platform based on the T4’20
– All-new drivetrain layout with centralised motor position
– Central layshaft location for more consistent on-power/off-power balance
– All-new motor position in front of the layshaft for the improved weight balance for FWD class
– Super narrow top shaft utilises new 20T pulleys and pressed-in ball bearings to minimise space requirements
– Narrow suspension holders and longer arms improve traction and corner speed
– All-new 7mm longer suspension arms feature two shock mounting locations; the lower position combined with ULP shock towers reduce chassis roll and improve stability in high traction conditions
– All-new super low anti-roll bar mounts and new compact linkage components helps lower the vehicle CG
– All-new redesigned anti-roll bar system features new front bars, smaller bushings and shorter ball joints designed for the new low CG mounting locations
– All-new symmetrical top deck shape provides clearance around new central drivetrain pieces while maintaining even side to side chassis flex characteristics
– All-new central motor mount positioned directly on chassis centreline for consistent chassis flex
– All-new black anodised lower bulkheads are moved 1mm inward to increase clearance for new long arm suspension geometry
– All-new narrowed upper clamps to match lower bulkheads and integrate with new shock towers
– All-new lighter graphite floating servo holder and taller servo posts redesigned to work with new suspension and driveline geometry
– Compatible with most T4’20 spares and option parts

View the full presentation here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Made for the Axial SCX10 III trail truck is Samix’s new set of brass driveshaft caps. The 4-piece set adds about 21g of weight to some of the lowest areas of the chassis, improving climbing performance while adding a cool new look. In addition the parts, that are usable on the transmission output and axle input shafts, increase stability and durability of the drivetrain as they are a direct fit on the plastic shafts.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

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Coming from T-Works is their new tool specially designed for effortless adjustment of on-road clutches. The tool uses T-Works’ standard 2-colour aluminium handle with a specially designed 2-pin adapter allowing to adjust all standard 1/8th and 1/10th IC track clutches with ease.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

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Exotek have introduced the P1-Z USGT body shell for 190mm electric touring cars. USGT approved, the legendary 6-times USGT Nationals winning body returns with a new name but with the same looks and handling. It features an aggressive splitter, flared fenders, low slung hood, downforce inducing side skirts and extra rear spoiler elements for the most aggressive aero package with minimal drag. The body uses premium polycarbonate that is a proprietary custom produced polycarbonate only for Exotek that is much stronger and longer lasting than other similar thickness polycarbonate. The body has two trim lines marked on the bottom; one for low profile shock towers and the second mark for extra low body mounting on cars such as the Awesomatix A800. The wing has two trim lines; one is the 10mm USGT legal trim line and the second is a 20mm trim line similar to sedan wings for extra downforce. The body was designed with ample tyre clearance in the wheel wells to mount the body low without rubbing the tyres and a specially shaped splitter provides steering while being durable thanks to the modified angles while raised wing pedestals place the wing higher up into clean air. The body comes clear, including window masks, a decal sheet and wing mounting hardware.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

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GForce from Japan have introduced their new V2 spring rate gauge that allows for easy and precise spring rate measuring. The updated variant allows to pre-set four stroke settings of 2mm, 5mm, 8mm and 10mm, ensuring usability with both on-road and off-road springs that require different stroke values for measurement. The gauge uses a machined aluminium case, it features a laser-engrave size scale and an easy to read LC display to check the N/cm unit spring rate. The devise is usable with springs of up to 80mm in length and it is available in black or blue colour.

Specifications:
– Input voltage: DC 6.0V ~ 15.0V
– Auto power off: 10 minutes
– Range of measurement: 0.000-20.00 N/cm
– Dimensions: 80×74×138mm
– Weight: 297g

Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]

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Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the popular Tamiya TT-01E entry level 4WD touring car are new aluminium suspension and drivetrain optionals. The range includes front and rear upper and lower arms, with the upper arms being of an adjustable design to allow for effortless fine-tuning of the wheel camber angles. The wishbones are machined from high-quality aluminium, they come red anodised, with laser-etched engravings for looks and including mounting hardware. As for the CV-style driveshafts, they are of a hybrid design with a durable steel wheel axle and a lightweight aluminium dogbone. Like the suspension arms the dog bones come red anodised for looks and surface protection. The parts are also available as a complete set including a lot of other sensible optionals that make the TT-01E stand out.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

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