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Replaced the stock metal steering brace with carbon fiber Pulled out the rear gear shaft again Installed lightweight clutch hubs And a carbon fiber brake disk with integrated single piece pulley/brake hub Lastly removed the front metal hinge pin braces and upgraded them to carbon...

Had to bust my hump to find these R40 hop-ups, thankfully hard work pays off! This was a lot of fun to install What a massive difference Sweet new one-way setup

I value my sleep, I work 12-14 hour days and can’t function without my 8 hours. People who can take naps periodically throughout the day are lucky! It’s such a convenient way to catch up on sleep 😂

I appreciate the kind words, thank you 😁 Sourcing new old parts is a game in and of itself. It’s fun to score something rare haha I wish I could contribute to this forum with more than just sharing pictures of my stuff, though it’s hard to find time for it. I’m active in other places as well...

That’s why I brought it up haha Fair enough, I only use it for the rc groups. Met lots of good people there 👍

Speaking of nitro rs4, if you’ve got a Facebook account there is a HPI enthusiast group where a buddy of mine is giving away a free nitro rs4-1

Thanks! I’ve been obsessed with pickup bodies lately

Put a new head on it so I’m just goofin’, new boot goofin’. I wanted to see if my runner body would fit 🙂

Loooong awaited update lol The car no longer has that blue foam bumper it’s back to stock 🫡 I scored a really rare piece that I’ve been looking to find for a year Oh yeah, carbon battery door > plastic I also put some new wheels on the car to freshen it up

The normal R40 has mod 1 gears the Hara gears are 0.8 and so therefore much lighter. There are some for sale but the price is a bit too high

I found the lightweight version of the rear gear shaft as well as some lighter engine mounts. Pulled everything back out for the billionth time I did some cleaning to the engine and adjusted the clutch, and then put in a new turbo plug Old mounts compared to new new mounts are on Heavy...

So today I began working on removing my super light 2.3mm upper deck, here it is It’s a great piece, but I’m replacing it with this ultra rare eagle racing deck to match the rest of the car It’s a huge pain to remove the upper deck, all these parts have to come off While apart I took this...

Got a new brake kit and alloy pulleys ready to go on, I also wanted to use this opportunity to adjust the 2 speed clutch to factory settings Pulled out the factory gearbox New (left) All buttoned up

I bet I could find all that, had I the incentive to do so 🙂 Got a build thread on yours?

Are there parts like this available for a Jato? When I had one all I did was put on the lightweight chassis plate. My Rustler at the time had way more upgrades on it

Definitely on my to-do list now!

Time for a quick chassis swap from HPI to Eagle

HPI sells this lightweight mid shaft for the R40. It didn’t feel that light when I held it in my hand I took out the old one to compare them and holy sh** the stock one was insanely heavy… too heavy for what was supposed to be a race car. As you can see one is hollow and one is not I...

Pulled out the R40 for some more upgrades, I found these sweet Eagle Racing parts Also scored some alloy bulkheads The fit and finish on these is excellent, they even included screws and spacers. 10/10 product, very pleasant to install after dealing with parts from other brands that don’t...

I agree, the Tamiya TGR for example looks so aggressive with how low slung everything on it is. I appreciate all shapes of cooling heads, but some are more interesting to look at than others. You can say they’re… cooler 😎 Yes it still needs to be oiled