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never thought of that, the 4wd front are quite high profile compared to the rears on the cars yeah.
speaking of, I need to get some for this 501X - where is the cheapest shop for schueys ? answers on a post card
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Jimmy i was wonderring if you were taking it down to york in january or if you are coming to the mike leonard endurance race. Because a few people would like to see the car.
Or you could just ask Steve for a look of his 501

Would a few people be... err you Mr Legend? We all saw the car last weekend, lol.

By the way, it looked cool, and shiny. Winning combination in my book.
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I would guesstimate that 99.99% of racers in the uk haven't seen this car in the flesh never mind run - so there must be a few ! heck, I wanna see it built - right, off to the cellar.
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Jimmy, don't worry it's just aimed at the Legend... he knows what I mean!!

I can't wait to see Steve's 501 run, it looks so shiny!!
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never thought of that, the 4wd front are quite high profile compared to the rears on the cars yeah.
speaking of, I need to get some for this 501X - where is the cheapest shop for schueys ? answers on a post card
Jimmy, i'll buy you a set of schueys, if YOU CAN GO FINISH BUILDING THE BUGGY and GET SOME MORE PICS UP
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haha, I will put some more photos up tonight but then I have to leave it till monday because I have to get my 8th ready and report on the neo invitational this weekend. I want to do a good job with that so need to put all my (little) brain powers into it. haha
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Cool

Good luck at the Neo Invitational
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fithteenthneo ?

did you get youre losi xxx4 ?
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Hi Garry, dont ask mate. Im in the middle of a panic attack Just cant make my mind up. Added you to men, will have to catch you on there
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just as I was settling down to do some serious building I realised I didn't collect my nitro fuel for this weekend - couple of hours later I am back on the case haha.






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So, I have since completed my 501x, installed all my electronics (QC2, Airtronics 361, Reedy Motor (7 x 2 - Maifield edition), Fantom Racing IB3800 cells. After 4 packs of running (3 quals and a main - placed 3rd in the A) and around 30 minutes @ 4V, the drive train isn't nearly as free as it should be. I am used to the X10, where you can look at the drive train and it will rotate. The diffs are all clean, as are the bearings, the centre pulley is more or less straight (there is an ever so slight wobble from the factory), the belt tensioners are in the recommended setting (which is I find a little snug, but being unfamiliar with belt cars since my Lazer ZX-RR, I opted to go with the suggested setting.. Does anyone else find this? or is it me being overly anal?
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I don't know about this car but certainly the bx recommended settings for belt tension I found too tight. I ran belts at their loosest and they never skipped. The BX did have wider belts though.

Congratulations on your 3rd place - how does the car feel ? I am eager to get it on the track but because it is winter it might not be so much fun
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Jimmy i was wonderring if you were taking it down to york in january or if you are coming to the mike leonard endurance race. Because a few people would like to see the car.
Told you Leg-End I'd have it down the Warehouse on Saturday! Think the consensus was that everyone who saw it was v.impressed!
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Would it be possible to fit the BX's battery holders to the 501x or would it be to much work to make the battery slots wider
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Will 4200s fit the 501X? I hear they are bigger than 3300s and 3700s and all the pics I've seen have the car had 3700s installed.

Can someone tell me the dimensions (diameter and length) of the 4200/4300 batteries. I need MORE sets for racing and might as well get 4200s, rather than keep hunting down the last remaining 3700 packs.

Do you reckon with all the testing Tamiya have been doing at next years Worlds circuit, the 501X will actually work or 'hookup' as the Americans call it at any other track? OK it's probably worse case scenario.

I can't wait to see Jimmy's side by side comparisons.

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First thing I thought when I saw it was "I wonder if the battery holders would fit from the BX" sad huh.
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GP330SCHR cells are 22.50mm diameter

GP370SCHR and GP430SCHR measure 22.90 to 23.00 in diameter

The 4300mAh cells had better fit eh Jimmy?

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Thankyou Neil.

So 3700s are the same size as the 4200 size cells. Okay.

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