Lazer FS conversion (LAW38)
 

Sorry if this has been posted before! It appears as though the FS conversion kit is available through pro-s futaba. The Kyosho part number is LAW38. Anyone going to be giving it a go? I will get a link to it in a mo'.

Link :- http://www.pro-s-futaba.co.jp/store/...oducts_id=8871

Linky to kyosho website: http://www.kyosho.com/eng/products/rc/np0806.html

Says its for SP but can convert RTR too so I assume it will work for a std ZX5 too. Not much detail though. Some posts on rctech.net aswell but again, not much detail.

I'm not going to be racing properly for a good year or two, at least until the kids can join in anyway so i won't buy it, but it does look interesting. Not sure if it needs/gets a new shell or not as piccies are quite small and I can't translate Japanese!

I won't give it a try, I am happy with my LiPo-powered SP for now, a possible replacement would be a -again- LiPo Cat SX... In case LiPo will be legal in Germany next year for official races, I might race in the Stock class with a 13.5 T BL motor, probably with the new Hot Bodies 2WD...
To put it short: no saddle packs for me anymore! (except in a S500 or BMax4 maybe :p)

fs
 

i will be giving fs a go.totally smitten with sp.suits me just fine.dont do anything with it from 1 week to next{not even clean it}and it just begs to be driven hard.love it.i admit its not for everyone,but for the price and spec its a good buy.theres better cars out there,but theres worse as well.better ask vinny what he thinks-he seems to be the 4wd expert.many thanks jez.

That is good news mate, you can be the tester! I will be doing the SP thing soon as possible and then going from there. I am sort of thinking that the current layout will be better for Li-pos, the balance seems pretty much spot on when running the Core 5000 pack. Whatever though, the FS does look a bit tasty, cant wait to see one in the flesh. :thumbsup:

The SP is a nice car, especially for LiPo batteries. Just soften the shocks up a bit, there you go! I jumps level, and is quite easy to drive. Only a few weeks ago, I switched from a 27 turn motor to 9.5 brushless, and after four days of driving , I feel the "need for speed".

Convert!!!!!
 

How much is 16,000 yen in pounds than, I will be gettin as soon as my wallet, and bank account can agree!!!!!!!!:thumbsup:

Live rates at 2008.07.15 18:05:13 UTC 16,000.00 JPY=76.1671 GBP

Sorry to say but this conversion will not be cheap.

Dont know full contents yet but it wil be a major upgrade package. Kyosho are slow to give info on this conversion.

We are guessing over half price of a new kit.

Still i guess it is cheaper than buying a new car.

Still to find out what is in the conversion but Retail will be approx £135

Any idea on what the European release date will be?

No sorry,

Info was given out very early on the website.

$135 on Speedtech-rc.
http://www.speedtechrc.com/store/ebp...id=688&id=7712 Only a pre-order at the moment but expected on July 29th :thumbsup:.

having looked at the piccies of the upgrade, Would it not be better too have the kmc conversion where you get CF for the same money?

It has been said that the handling of the KMC chassis isn't the best. I think the fact that Kyosho went to the expense of having moulds made to make the chassis in composite, shows the faith they have in its ability. Carbon chassis cars may be a little stiffer but that doesn't necessarily mean better. (see X-Factory, Losi, Aero, TTech) I am a little biased though as I have no real love for carbon chassis'!! :D.

There here

youre not wrong there my friend.should have fs conversion here for thursday,might fit it ready for nw regional and show them a finalists a proper rc car.

you been on them 99%lemonade shandy's again lol:

fs any good?
 

Let me know how it goes, I have the standard, and the KMC, so am very interested indeed to see how it lines up.........................:thumbsup:

wont be ready for at least a month yet,coming down your neck o woods{yarmouth}next saturday for hols.waiting for scouser to join the revolution.come on mate do the right thing,dig deep and splash the cash my friend-you know it makes sense.thanks jez.:thumbsup:

Exactly where are they Neil? Cos they aint here mate.............. non sunny Watford that is!

Soon dude, soon. I still have a ton of spares for the stock ZX-5 but I am sure the indoor season will take care of them! Don't forget, I am out of work now so I have to be more careful with the money!!:lol:

what you no money?built fs while on hols,hopefully run at batley tomorrow.nice bit of kit.will report back later.thanks jez.

pics
 

Come on, get your camera out, lets see her NAKED!!!!!!!:thumbsup:

Yeah come on Jezzer, where's the piccies? Need to see you soon aswell dude.;)

if you tell me how to transfer pics from moby then no problem.not quite finished yet,waiting for kingpins and axle spacers.bit dissapointed you cant use original zx5 shell seeing as fs is about 2/3 inch longer than standard.just being picky i presume.dont know when i will run it,local track's been turned in to a lake.will give input as and when available.many thanks,jez.

york club night's be the place for your new toy:fs versus sp(me and col):thumbsup:

2 - 3 inches longer!!!! aaaaahhhhhhh yeah baby , that should sail over bumps now, I cant wait to see it (PLEASE):drool::drool::drool::woot:

two thirds of an inch!
2 to 3 inch and id have to handbrake it round corners.:p

hey is there a pdf instruction manual or somthing on the net???


cheerrrsssss

Anyone got any pics showing the full content of this kit?

lots of topless :woot: FS pics from the petitrc website:

http://www.petitrc.com/_forumphp//sh...ad.php?t=37234

I have just one question why is the zx5 fs cheap i looked on dms its £135 thats a good price

vinny its not a full kit just a conversion kit

yup .. that's just a FS conversion kit.
i think the full complete kit will not be out till a few mths later. guess this was the same situation with the SP?

Has anybody got a list of contents or even a picture yet?

up to top...

are the new turnbuckles and a rear wing included?

looks like a wing for sure, and some new turnbuckles, no details yet. Kyosho germany has it listed:
http://www.kyosho.de/?page=shop/flyp...19081&lang=deu

also kyosho.com: http://www.kyosho.com/eng/products/r...duct_id=104163

Sorry, but the thread and my questions are about the conversion, not the complete kit.
Although I did not want to get the FS conversion originally, I might change my mind on the subject. But if no rear wing and quality turnbuckles are included (the two main issues on my SP), the conversion is not financially interesting as it is approx. €180.- alone in Germany...I only spent €270.- including shipping for the complete SP kit from the UK!

Its been done
 

Feels pretty good ! You get a lot of things in the kit ! but luckily all my 3 racing alloy fits ! Cant call it a full FS as its still got zx5 suspension arms and hubs ! Transmission is very free ! you get new diff gears and pinions but as the rtr has only been run once them diffs went in ! Looks like there is a load of space for everything until you put in a speed passion brushless ! speedo so recever had to go on top !

Hiopefully giving a run tommorow night !

Only snag I Had was when you use the 2mm insert on the rear suspension mounts to give it some kick up as per instructions then the new bottom gear box touches the rear/"front" mount and will not let the diff casing sit flush in the chassis mouldings. as I was using alloy mounts I ground the recess little more until it was snug !


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