Thanks Keith :-)

Adey sent me pics of his newly built H2 yesterday. Must say that I am massively impressed with the quality.

So tempted to try one of these:)

Judging by the reaction to this car, and the following it has already gained in such a short time, how can a 'Hobao' thread be added to the 'Car Talk' section of Oople?

Judging by the reaction to this car, and the following it has already gained in such a short time, how can a 'Hobao' thread be added to the 'Car Talk' section of Oople

Totally agree Arran,lets hope Jimmy is taking note

My H2 will get its first run out at Telford on the 30th,i think there are another 2 or 3 in the midwest already so there will be no shortage of help and idea's around for the car:thumbsup:

A very exciting car indeed. Certainly deserving of its own section :thumbsup:

Very excited about this car now.
Have 2 on their way.

Would be good to have a Hobao section so we can share setups etc

I am sure jimmy is reading this. Mine went together very well and still can't believe the level of quality of the car for the money.

Im also thinking about getting 1 of the H2 Pro's.........need more close up pics with electrics fitted and in different battery positions ;)

cheers

although i get mine tomorrow, i would like to ask anyone who has one already, whether the spacers provided with the kit, it for spacing the hubs etc are plastic or ali?

I cant stand plastic ones.

Do i need to order up a batch of 3x7 schumacher shims?

Yes Steve,the kit spacers are plastic.

Enjoy your building tomorrow,it goes together a treat.

thanks mate, ill get some ordered today then.

Annoyingly the front end seems to use odd sizes.2.5x7 and 3.1x7

What did you put in the diff?

Got my pro kit today and very impressed with what you get in the box.It even comes with a set of tyres and inserts.
Unfortunately not enough time to build and run at Area51 tomorrow.
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A quick question
are the pinions/spur .48 dp?

has anyone with one found that on page 15 where it says to put a washer on the hinge pin befor the ball end that none of the shims actually fit the hinge pin?

also any ideas how the spacers are supposed to work for anti squat. Also on page 15

yeh they are

thankys ;)

Can anyone measure the height/length of steering arm thingy where bearing sit in (part no 40017) and the width of steering rank (part no 40017)?

Yes Steve,i found the hinge pin spacers were a tight fit,but im happy with that as taking the wishbones off everything stays in place.

The anti squat spacers took a bit of working out,i am going to start with the middle thickness,that way it gives the option to go either way but i found with the quick run i gave it that it felt nice like that

Yeah, I found the same so I used a reamer to make the holes bigger...only to find that I didn't need to do that as both wishbones were slop free without any spacers - bonus.

Loving my H2 kit, the moulding quality is right up there with the big Japanese firms and the chassis looks amazing. Unfortunately my kit came without any manual, decals or window masks but MB Models / CML sorted me out with a manual immediately. Just waiting on decals now.

anyone ran the car yet im intruiged as its such a losi 22 copy as to how it performs??

Gearbox looks further back

the promotional photos don't do the car justice. Parts of the front end are 22 like and the chassis shape, but very little else is a copy of the 22.

the only way i can describe it is a 22, 210, rb6, b4 hybrid.

I think my mind's made up, next payday I'm treating myself to one it seems like a lot of car for the money

For the money the H2 has to be the best quality and value for money on the market at the minute.

Mine will have its first real runout tomorrow so i will report back whether its good bad or otherwise,im actually quite looking forward to it.

There are only 2 issues i have found with the car.

1 - the shocks shafts are too short, and do not allow for much, if any droop when using the outer holes on the arms. Unfortunately the shafts are 3.5mm thick, so shumacher ones wont work in place. I will be trying to source longer 3.5mm shocks. In the meantime just unwind the shock end a few turns to gain a couple of mm.

2 - The rear suspension blocks and not screwed onto the chassis. When you remove the gearbox to do diff etc, the blocks are loose, so you end up with the arms, hinge pins and balls falling off. Will be looking at a way to fix these to chassis.

On the plus side, i got mine sorted today

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Well today was the first time out with my H2 and i have to say im impressed to say the least,the car is so easy easy to drive,it feels very smooth and consistent,when the track was wet the car had grip but looking further forward i would like to try the diff with a thicker oil/grease as it felt it was diffing out a couple of times,but when the track had dried out some the car had some really good pace and felt it had come to life.

I had a feeling the car would be good but after today i know i made the right choice going for this car,value and performance what more could you want,

Finally yes i did try to break it,this is 1 strong car also.

Faster or slower than your previous car?

Had a go with very rusty thumbs and I must say very slight understeer not a bad thing at all easily the best out the box 2wd I have driven cheers jase for test

Did you make any changes to kit setup.

Its not quite as quick as my old car in the wet,but that i think is due to the setup but in the dry it was easily as quick,pleased with that as i had no real setup to work from,just guess work.

Main setup changes on mine from kit was,running the car in saddle pack,shocks out the back of the car and rear tower flipped,2mm spacers raising the front ball studs,80g weight under the lipo's,1 change i will look at for the next time out is,KROB mentioned he thought the front end was a little light which i would agree with,so i may look at adding 20g around the servo

to be honest if ure running near enough kit setup then i think its gonna be too stiff for the wet.

sounds encouraging. Gotta wait till the 8th to give mine a run

Sorry Steve i was half asleep last night and missed some bits out.

Oil wise,32.5 in the front,27.5 in the rear,i had losi pink rear springs and losi black fronts,if i had my other springs with me i may of gone yellow rear and blue front just to soften the car a little more.

Looking back at yesterday the signs are encouraging and there is plenty more to come from the car

Black front is pretty stiff isn't it?

I've loaded mine up with 3.5 front and 2.0 rear

I'm using Durango spring btw

Yeah black is the stiffest of the springs im pretty sure.

Seeing the combo you have gone for then my idea of blue and yellow would be much closer to yours.

yeh. IM gonna stick with Durango springs for mine. They are a more snug fit, but seem to be a better quality spring.

plus i already have l 3 spring sets so cheaper nlt to change to something else lol

Finished mine off today.I went by the manual and my mid motor layout looks different to others in this thread as the motor fits in from the opposite side.it all looks good though.
I'm going to mount my shox at the rear and may try TeamC/Ansmann driveshafts as they look a little beefier than the kit ones which seem a little thin to me.
Just need some proper rear springs as the kit ones seem too hard/long.
Also will try to convert to 12mm hexes on the front....somehow :)

Nick,check which gearbox casings you used as sounds like you may of used the rr casings and that's why your motor is the other way round.

Driveshafts are plenty strong enough,you wont have any issues with them.

Agree about the springs,im using losi 22 springs on mine,also steve on here is using durango springs so you have plenty of options.

Dont change the front end mate,i was going to do the same and fit ae wheels but after sunday the front end is dialled so im not going to touch that now

My kit's due to arrive today, I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into building it.

Any one using 2mm washers anywhere? thanks and what rate Losi 22 springs please