@johnygibbon: I restored a Maxxum FF a few years back. Being the collector I was back then I was too afraid to drive it/damage it after the restoration
So I liked the car, but sadly I can't comment on it's performance! How did it handle?[/QUOTE]
the maxxum i got was in the box i had to build it to race it
people said i was mad. they say that a lot any way. but when i finally finished with it i sold it on ebay for more than i paid for it . happy days
sorry to offend you collectors but i really wanted to race a fwd buggy and this was the cheapest way of doing it ,and vintage kyosho still have loads of spares for em so it was still raceable if i broke it
as i built it i relised how far buggys have come on in technology
the plastics were not the best and generally it seemed flimsy and very flexy
i fitted it with a 13 turn brushless system as i heard the gearbox and diff wouldnt take more but this made it a bit slow and hard to gear but i reckon a 8 maybe a 10 with turbo timing would have been better
and it would still wheelspin a bit if you were to puchy with the throttle
however this lower power made the car very smooth to drive and there was a lot of full throttle corners , i remeber packing the diff with thick grease, this helped and i reckon you will have to run the diff tight to gain traction
i raced it in 2wd regionals 2 years ago and it did not like big jumps
it would fly straight but was a bit cumbersome in the air and it was hard to blast a jump unless you had a good smooth run up
after watching your vid i would say your buggy looks and handles a lot more like a modern one , but watching it move reminds a lot of the maxxum , the back end seems loose but never spins out you just turn and it goes . i remember having to do a lot more concentration on steering but less on throttle . once you had traction that was it , just steer and smile.
does yours handle like this at all
i also found that battery placement and type massivley afftected handling
stick packs were best all round but saddles arranged differantly helped traction but made ir harder to jump and it grip rolled more (on astro)
i really enjoyed fwd racing it was not as punchy and raw as rwd but was very smooth and enjoyable to drive especially on corners , it just bfelt so smooth and flowing and a lot less twitchy than rwd or 4wd
in the end i sold it because there were certain parts that would break (steering system and wishbones) and although i had spares i would have had to spend to much money and time on custom parts and generally modify the buggy that much to race it properly it was not viable and i dont really think it would ever have been competative with new buggys
yours looks to have addressed a lot of these issues and the design looks a million times better than the maxxum. once you get some stronger plastics and some spares get it airborne , i bet she flys well .i hope some of my ramblings have helped you in some way, please keep us updated with pics info and vids and put me down on the preorder list -near the top please
