Not unless you are using these arms on an optima mid with aluminum chassis.. tell me how can one break the OT-122 chassis, getting crushed by a full scale tank doesn't count !Hmm which gives me an idea, I seem to go through undertrays really quickly, how about a tub aluminum chassis made for lipos, anyone ? Both for the Lazer and LWB Mid of course.

A carbon tub for the Mid would be awesome. You could have fibrelyte make you a tub for a mid based on the new ZXR tub but it would mean having to use a ZXR or tomcat shell to work with the shape of the sidewalls. If you lay a Lazer chassis over a LWB mid chassis you will be surprised at how many holes line up
Hmmm that gives me some ideas for the 21st Century Mid ....

No carbon for me, I want to make it out of tough aluminum since all modern cars these days use aluminum too, and it would be cheaper also.

For the front this solution really works

http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/a...psf8cc3711.jpg

can be ordered fom the usually place www.fibre-lyte.co.uk

welsh designed :thumbsup:

mvh isobarik

Hi Lazer-fans,

I am still looking for a finned aloi-motorplate for my Lazer.
I know, there is a special "wanted" area in the oople-forum, but
I want to try it here.

If someone should have such a finned-motor-plate an would sell it,
I would realy pay a very good price.

I have searched on ebay and other places in the web since end of december, but I had no luck:bored:

Hopeful regards
Ralf

I had a similar solution on my ZXR back in the day but it was just a straight swap using a Mid front hingepin bracket. Worked a treat.

How do you stop the pivot pins from coming out?

Same way the zxs pivot pins are held in.

Second Lazer
 

Hi,

this will be my second Lazer, should be a ZX-RR and not a ZX-R like in the discibtion. May be it is a bit overpriced. Perhaps I can sell the ESC.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/221387852651?...84.m1439.l2649

Regards
Ralf

I never had a problem as the front kick-up always seemed to keep them in place, might not be the same now with the extra power available today.

Alternativ ball end (LA 43)
 

Hi,

some of my ball ends (LA 43 are broken). Are there any other ball ends with better quality than the original, may be from associated or an other factory, that would fit ?

Regards
Ralf

I use associated B4 ball joints all round.

Busy w/end on the lathe
 

Finished some parts for my ZX-S
OTW-9 Battery posts
LA-23 Deck supports
And LAW20-1 kick up plate

Nice work, shouldn't there be an angle on the kick-up plate?

Nice work, though the deck supports are just the same as the regular ones for a mid?

I love those OTW-9 Battery Posts, any chance you are going to make any more?

I have asked the plastics supplier to make 3 sets of white arms for the ZX. I have simplified the arms and made one smaller oval opening , so the arms are a lot more beefier than stock LA26. Should be ready next week.
One set each for Welshy40, isobaric and then me. I also got a alloy OT-98 upper deck mount for optima mid made up in A6061.

Yeah, I do that in a panel bender.

Ok yesterday i had a bad day racing and only real issue i had were the zx knuckle arms disconnecting from the wishbone as the kingpins vibrated free and irritated me big time. It turned out after i changed the setup that the tyres i bought were a bad batch and was the reason why I was drastically slow, but using the practice tyres from saturday was quicker in the final so car was not as easy to drive due to my set up changes, never the less car was superb and on practice day was one of the quickest overall.

Now the good news, even though my event was crap i managed to make tenth overall in the Maritime raceway 2013/14 championship and am quite happy that, especially when im driving a vintage. A lot of thanks goes to Alcyon for his patience and making the layshaft, Nuclear Rc (Dave Belsten) for his diff & thrust grease & super glue plus his input in how to better my setup, Fibrelyte & Kamtec for their continuous support.

Now to dismantle my gearbox and test this layshaft in a normal gearbox and update Alcyon on whats needed (not much) to be done to finish it so he can start making for all.

Thanks my man. Welshy40 I need your help. I have contacted Kamtec wanting to buy 2 LWB mid undertrays, 2 wings, and a ZX-S body, but ever since they heard I was from Malaysia they seemed to have stopped responding. From the reply I received from them regarding shipping cost they may have thought at first, I lived in the U.K. Could you talk to Kamtec and ask them to talk to me ?
Also if anybody needs to talk to me about parts or anything my whatsapp or viber chat number is +60162111906.

Ok, will do today, if it comes down to it i can always post on to you.

Does anyone have any new 39506 or WBD5 diff kits for sale?
I've got the LA1 pulleys but need the outdrives, cups and gubbins.

Cheers peeps

ZX-RR Question
 

Hi,

today I have got the Lazer ZX-RR from ebay in good condition.

In the package, there was the manual in english (ZX-R), the supplement instruction manual (ZX-RR) and a german version of a manual for the ZX-RR
version. The car has the golden shocks, short shocks at the front. I had believed, the ZX-R has middle shocks at the front an the ZX-RR has the equalizer-shocks. This car ist still originial, it has the hyper-clutch.

In the ZX-RR manual, there are shown the short golden shocks for the front.
So I am a bit confused. Please explain me the differences. I thougt, ZX-R(R) has allways middle length shocks at the front.
I am positive surprised about the german instruction manual, the is the assembly of the hyperclutch shwon in detail, better as in the supplementary-paper and much more other informations. I have never seen such a manual before.

Thank you!

Regards
Ralf

It lools like an RR but closer to the end of the production of this car the equalizer shocks got added instead of the gold shocks.

Would the kamtec shell for the zx-s (LA-122) fit on the lazer ZX-R?
Regards
Ralf

Kamtec sells the shell with the undertray so is worth the price.

Yes but its a tight fit, you'll need to buy the associated B4 servo side mounts and use the 1mm spacer to push the servo further inwards on your chassis to get it to fit the under tray. Also would advise not cutting the end off until you have held it against the chassis as the end is shorter on the zxs compared to the ZXR so you may not need to cut off as much.

Be advised that you will need to be patient cutting it out as there are no lines to follow but is worth doing as its a quality product. Have a set of small sharp curved scissors handy as it will be needed.

I guess, I still have 1ea 39506....

to Ralf: Middle shocks in front
 

Hi Ralf,

to me it looks like your car has the medium shocks in front. Did you compare the length to other short and medium Gold shocks.

Overall the car seems to be in great condition. Have fun!

Cheers

Ralf

Hi Ralf,
Yes I have compared the shocks. The medium shocks from you are longer
as the shocks in the new ZX-RR. I have ever believed, the ZX-RR has medium length shocks at the front. But the manual and the very impressive
german instruction-paper shows the short shocks.
So it is crazy, that the ZX-RR from ebay-Kleinanzeigen had medium equalizer shocks.
I was really surprised about the good condition oft the Lazer.
All I need is an original rear wing for ZX-RR, this part is damaged.
Regards
Ralf

While we're talking about shocks, I need to replace the ones that my ZXRR came with. So, Kyosho Big Bores or Equalizers?

Also, it looks like my RR came with short shocks on the front too. I thought it was just because it was a parts build but maybe not?

Have open up the front shocks? In the ZX-R mk2 instructions the medium shocks have a space put under the piston to slightly shorten the medium shocks.

Hi,

yes, I have opened the golden front-shocks, there is no spacer inside. It seemed to be very various, what kyosho addet to the ZX-RR with shocks.
I have asked the first owner of my new ZX-RR again, he did not changed any parts, it is still original, except the wheels and tires.

It would be better, if he would have done a better paint-job. He has not used spray-color, only a brush. The decals are ok, no scatches, only the under-tray has some cratches. But the rear-wing is damaged.
Is this part still available (no similar, oly the same)?

Regards
Ralf

If your racing outdoors then big bores but you will need the shock mount fitting for the car the shocks were made for as they wont fit the zxr ones, for indoors a lot of people prefer normal shocks.

All the parts for my ZX-S Evo are either ordered or sorted. Quick question on the shock colour. The original manual box art photo shows the gold shock tops and bottoms but I've only ever seen pics of blue ones.
I've got both colours but wondered which are more authentic. Also, was the kick up plate always anodised blue?
Cheers

Blue kick up plate as standard, shocks were gold in piccy as they were that colour when they were first released but blue was what appeared on the zxs evo kits, including some upgrades to the protos which i had in blue.

Shall snapp some pics of my latest find à carbon alloy beuty
Looks awsome really nice condotion.

Mvh isobarik

I have a question.
Is the motorspacer (metal-plate) between ;otor and LA 18 necessary? Why sould I use it?
I dont mean LA 19.

Hurry up, paints drying quicker :lol:

Thought this was part of a motor plate but cant remember exactly which car it came from, possibly the Alpha or Sport kis.

I always used a metal heatsink spacer between the motor and motor plate to keep the motor cooler, but when the alloy top deck mount appeared i stopped using as the heat was dissapated through the top deck mount and meant i could gear higher and not burn out my brushed motors.

If your brushless motors do get hot then its a good idea to have attached to you motor.

I thought the spacer only had a function when running motors with vent holes on the pinion side. I haven't seen it on my Lazer ZX Sport, but the Mid definitely came with this spacer.

During using this spacer the contakt aerea between motor and motorplate is smaler as without this spacer. So I believe the heat can better go away without this spacer. My brushless has not these holes. May be I am wrong.

This smal plate was mounted between brushed motor and motorplate in my ebay-ZX.RR.

Regards
Ralf