My New Ride
 

Here it is::thumbsup:

and some info from an interview with Kev @ RC-Area

http://www.rc-area.co.uk/blog/2009/0...urango-dex410/

that looks nice adam:drool:

awesome :drool:

Ah man, you tease!!!:drool:

I think I've just messed myself, again:drool:

Very nice!

What oils are you using in the diffs adam and are there any plans to put the manual on the website ? Car looks stunning fella, bet you can't wait to run it :D

The car is nice and the paint job is stunning, too. :thumbsup:

Can't wait to have one though! :drool:

Besides, any standard setting for this beauty?

you think it may be a good idea to let adam run it and test it before you ask his set ups? i know he is good but im sure he needs to drive it 1st!!

I'm sure adam has put oils in the diff's when he built it mark just wanted to know :p

After speaking to the guys at Durango, I started off with 3K in the front Diff and 1K in the rear.

I ran the car at RHR on Saturday (Thanks Ralph). Felt good straight from the off.
First impressions are how nimble the car is, it changes direction soooo fast, without breaking loose.

Today, Sun. I ran at the Mid East regional at East Trax, again the car has felt good all day. Very stable over the bumps and jumps and suprising just how much grip the car generates.
Qualified 2nd, car was unfortunately let down by driver:cry:

Final: Almost went to pan got in the lead early doors only to land on a pipe off a jump (A line I hadn't taken all day.... DOH!) Popped a ball joint and driveshaft out. Ball joint back on, but the D/S was still out. Still managed to get it home 7th.

Ball joints are a known issue and are being fixed for the first batch of kits, mine still has some pre-prod parts on it.

Overall: Very happy with the car, easy to drive and very fast around the track, even with a slow motor in. (Someone else#s comment not mine) ;)

Hi Adam,

I maybe be wrong

How does it actually feel without having Slipper on the car.
Does the power just feel punchy, what i mean you see in the vids the car lifting the front wheels up off the ground.
What does it actually feel like on power

Sorry.:cry:

If I'd noticed it I'd have put it in, but I was focussing on the ball joints.:blush:


Looked good though.:D

Any pics then??? The car has a slipper i think, doesn't it?

Of course it does! The team has probably locked the slipper for the cool vid!
@Telboy: Sabotage?! How much are they paying you? :p

Haha, unfortunatley nothing. lol

Regarding the slipper, Adam was regularly perfoming 'Endo's' in the braking zones yesterday, so I just think its a combination of the geared diffs and very good brakes on the speedo. The slipper was definately working yesterday.

:D

Its a bloody responsive car.

Any idea how much it weighs adam?

No Problem fella.

1. I don't know what I was doing so close to the inside when I clipped the pipe.

2. I only asked you to pop the ball joint on. I didn't know the D/S had come out.


Slipper, yes it does have a slipper, Dual pad.

Mass:
1608g with TP3200 Saddles. No added mass.
49%Front / 51% rear weight dist.

Right, so it's about normal weight then.

Hope it goes well for you adam :D

With it being very responsive and grippy, does it tend to grip roll any more with it?

Not a dig at the car, just personally grip roll is my pet hate!!

I think grip roll was a problem for most yesterday, when it came up...it came up!

But it didnt look to roll any more than any of the others in the top heat. It just seemed to have the turn in, but the rear would follow nicely.:D



I do think though, that Adam needs another test driver along side him, as he doesn't crash heavily enough, and so isn't giving the car a 'propper' crash testing. :p ;) :woot:

mmm crash test driver ,,,,, ill give it the demolition blitz test any day as im good at that ask anyone ,,,, but could you be dropping a hint there tel , wit a brick attached to it by any chance mate lmao

No not me.
I don't drop hints....I just blert it out accidently!!:lol::blush:
Hmmm, must think before I type/talk.:p



You did ok yesterday, I only saw your car broke once, and that wasn't a biggie.

it was a turn buckle on the rear hub that did nt stop me it just went a bit crabby in the corners buddy it did take about 12 barrel rolls to snap that too , yer i was happy with how it went though just need a bit more tweaking for some faster times i think mate , did nt half give it some abuse though and the spur gears not even worn out either so im well happy with the pred ,,,, even in my hands the car is still taking everything i ve thrown it through

Some pics of the DEX410 in action at eastrax.

Sexy HotBodies Front wheelnuts :lol:

Adam i've noticed you were using the kit springs, did you have the other springs with you but prefered the kit springs for the conditions ? :)

I ran the kit springs as that's all I have at the moment. But the kit comes with springs that work. Not like some other kits I could mention ;)

I ran HB wheels as well.
Durango wheels are not yet commercially available and as such you can't run them at BRCA events. (Rule book check) ;)

Good to know that HB wheels fit, got a few of those already, does it come with hexes that fit them, or did you use the HB ones? front or rear of the D4?

Do you think it'll need the brass weights Adam? I'll be running Vampire LiPos in mine, so already about 35grams heavier at the back then yours, which I think is a little more then the main brass part.

What motor and gearing were you running as well please?

He used the hexes off of the D4, with 2xD4 front bearing spacers on each side at the front to space it out.
Rear just fitted straight on, I think.

They did make it a tad wider than stock, but it fitted in the box fine for scrutineering.

Correct!
That's your starter for 10.

Onto the difficult questions.

:D

Hi Adam,

I believe the TP's are relatively low height, is there plenty of room for more common slightly higher cells (@23mm?)?

Should be ok for others to fit in, some of the pics of the car show Vampire type LiPos in it.

On rctech somebody posted this dave " Each lipo cell should be maximum 70mm in length and 47mm wide. Hight should be max 24mm." don't know if it's true. :)

Hi,
Plenty of room for other LiPo's too.
Just I have TP at the moment till my Yuntong batts arrive.

Cheers guys, my only concern is still the receiver (I remember it wouldn't fit an Aero), I think it's both longer and wider than the KO by quite a way (I use Futaba 2.4), any chance of a closeup of the electrical install from above do I could work out how it would go? Sorry to be cheeky!

I'm in the same boat as you dave FUT 2.4, hope it does don't fancy spektrum :)

I think most reasonable sized receivers will fit, they may just need to be on their side.

:p:D I'm getting good at this aren't I.:lol:

Not sure everyone would call the Futaba reasonable sized! Think it's a good cm longer and wider than the KO!!

Is preorder still via the website?