My Dark Impact hates it's aerial tubes

[Elliott Hopkins]

I was at Tamiyaclub's Reading bash today and due to the position of the aerial, on top of the cockpit, I kept snapping the aerial.

Who makes the aftermarket metal aerial holders that move the position of the aerial?

Are they hard to fit?

Elliott.

[HairySteve]

Fastrax do them, they cost about 3 quid I think.
-Steve

[jimmy]

I have the same thing on my Keen Hawk (indifferent sparrow) - its not far from breaking after one days racing.
The keen was 'alright' by the end, running B4 shocks - I wasn't too impressed with the kit shocks or the tamiya hop-up shocks, both have rubbish pistons.

[philly]

Much More do them in various colours. You just drill and countersink wherever you want the antenna and Robert's your mums brother!
Here's the order link.
http://www.muchmoreracing.com/store/...eyword=antenna+

[Elliott Hopkins]

I was under the impression there would be some countersinking needed. Thanks Philly. It's useful to see a photo too.

You didn't like the upgraded shocks Jimmy? Did you bend a piston? I haven't bent one on the upgraded shocks yet.

Elliott.

[jimmy]

Well, I put 70wt oil in the kit shocks - still too soft - or rather there wasn't enough (any) 'pack'. I built the upgraded shocks the night before - they only come with 2 pistons - again these were same sized holes but 2 or 3 holes.
I put 3 holes in the rear and 2 hole in the front.. the rears were just too soft and not enough pack - I would of ended up with 50wt in there to get enough damping with the 3 hole piston and I hadn't brought the spare 2 hole pistons! oops


If you look at the 501X pistons (same diameter but too thick to be used) they have different sized holes (and 2 of them) - and even the biggest isnt as big as those in the DF03 hop-up shocks.


So to cut a long story short- I couldn't get enough pack in even the hop-up shocks and the car would smack the floor from only a few inches high - so I chose not to run them until I put the hardest pistons in.
I think the best thing you can do to the hop-up shocks is put 501X pistons and shafts in them.

The B4 shocks made a good difference and the car was a lot more planted.