p.s..... bro dontcha mean back to back?? lol

thats what i said isn't it??;):rolleyes:

nd yehh, it does look good with the azarashi shelll

If you are using the box setup the car will understeer and lift the inside front wheel on corner exits on our tracks, it won't feel as 'planted' and stable as it could either ;)

The Azarashi is mad :o

Gayo: my master

Ooooooooooooooh it's mine indeed !!!

Yes I fitted a Tateego body shell (oOple made a repport on it during the last Worlds in Japan). It requires some mods on the main chassis plate and some little extra cuts on the body shell but it's quite an easy job to do. I think very soon, Team-Azarashi will update their website with B44 fitment how to do ;)

If someone want further pics or details on how to do, please let me know...

Olivier

Olivier : my master :p

I think it's more extreme. Well, it doesn't feel the same.
Cutting spike takes away front "twitchyness" (:confused:) but still allows grip roll because the yellow compound is sticky enough to grip even without spikes.
Gluing the side allows the tyre to slide on hard cornering. The outside front tyre can't dig on the track and send you on 2 wheels K-2000 style :D

Try it. You don't have to go crazy, 5-8 mm is enough (covering the "minipin" letters on the side) and remember it's reversible with a sanding drum.

I will give it a try!

But I ordered the B44 anyway, couldn't resist :D

Thanks for the tip!

Got my B44 all built up now, Havent got the shell sprayed up but it now has the undertray and rear wing on. its a very nice kit to build even though i think the instruction manual isnt the greatest. Looks wicked!:D

Ryan

Thats very neat wiring for you Ri ;)

Lol, i didnt think it was to bad:p I had to use blue wire to the battery as i had no black long enough. when you getting yours then Ian????

NIIIICE! I want that shell aswell! Do u know where I can get it on the internet? I live in spain and normally buy everthing over internet in US stores.

I don't think there is a official dealer of Team-Azarashi in Spain so the best way to buy one should be to order it directly on www.team-azarashi.com ;)

Olivier

Ill have a go with yours first. ;)

I hope Oopie is going to do a build and review of this car. I hear its going to be available in the UK towards the end of November.

Only for a days supply of cheese burgers:)

I couldn't resist, just one more picture of my B44:
http://www.lsarc.com/gallery/data/1/B44_030.jpg

Just need to spray the shell now! :D

Hi guys, wow i can't wait to get the B44. Will the Jconcepts BJ4WE aluminum front caster blocks and ball cups fit the B44? Thanks guys... :)

the angles are differenet but i think they should work

Thanks for the reply mate..are the angles really different? I thought they were the same...

nah slightley different but i would think they would work the same ish. only difference is that the screws that hold the steering are different. with the ali ones you have to screw the steering and then it floats in the ali hub. and with the new ones you screw into the hub and then you put a gromit in the steering to make it float there. so i would think you would have to use the bj4 steering to

A little update.

Yesterday I started with the built of the B44 and the first thing I noticed that it just feels more professional than my TRF501x.

-Screws are perfect
-The materials used are also lighter and the carbon is of a nicer quality.
-The diffs also feels more robust and durable, this + the closed gearbox is a serious +.

So far I'm very pleased with the kit :D

Not sure I totally agree.

I've just completed the shocks on my B44 and they are the worst shocks I have ever built in my life! :mad: It must be the poorest design in shocks I have ever seen and bleeding them - what a joke! The shock caps are not threaded properly at all.

I read somewhere it says some pro's rebuild the shocks, sometimes after every race! I'd rather stab myself in the eye than do that.

Does anybody use a different kind of shock on their Associated cars? Maybe even Kyosho shocks? Kyosho must be the best shock to build and work on there is and with the new RB5 shock bottoms they just don't leak.

The shocks are indeed a pain in the "ss but when you know how to build them they are the best shocks available.
If you use this guide all should go very smooth.

http://users.pandora.be/elvo/12/8/1.html

The AE shocks do work very well - but the Tamiya ones I think are a lot better and nicer to work on. The tamiya shocks are based on the AE ones (same dimensions and pistons)

You can buy a different cap for the top that incorporates a bladder. Can't remember who makes them but they are about £10 a set. A friend had these on his B4 and it improved them 100%. removes the painful bleeding process and eliminates air in the shock.

i agree, kyosho RB5 shocks are the best. sooooooo smooth and leak free, especially if fitted with Northy's special "orings"!!

Bladders have been around for many years so there's a reason the AE and Tamiya 501X and Losi shocks don't have them - goodness knows what it is tho.
The AE shocks are in desperate need of an update if you ask me - an easier way to install / remove the orings would be my only real wish.

Oooh, where do I get some of them?

The AE compatible caps with bleed screws are by Yokomo.

Elliott.

Are we talking about bleed screws or bladders here? or indeed both? I used the Yokomo caps on the B4 shocks, never bladders tho.

I have these and they don't leak at all.

http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/Associated-B...QQcmdZViewItem

I never liked those, just for the simple fact they look naff after you roll over a few times - which I do a lot :D

I'd be very interested in bladders for AE shocks as well!!!!!!!!!!

Trouble with those shock caps is though in general I like blue anodizing, I somehow think those caps look chavvy, maybe it's just me?

I never crash so... :wtf:

The blue parts that come with the FT team kit are cool, those shock caps are definetly very chavvish lol

The blue color is the price you have to pay for shock's that don't leak :D

Mine don't leak and their not blue ;)

although I like the Tamiya shocks very much, I think there can be no discussion : Losi shocks are in many ways the best. PERIOD. Mostly because they are by far the easiest to work on. Changing pistons or fitting internal limiters is sooooo easy. Bleeding is a no-job

AE shocks were good 20 years ago, but they seriously need updating !

The Kyosho shocks on the ZX5 were also easy to work on, but I couldn't prevent them from leaking.

Follow the link \/ :D