I use my 4x4 in low range with custom front bull bars (5mm plate) I find I can almost fit anywhere with enough throttle. Its also good when dealing with slow drivers in traffic

WTF does all this crap have to do with putting upsized RC cars into LFS?

Quote from hrtburnout :

I wish I could weld.

Weldings the easy part (especially with the old electric glue-gamw), dealing with clients who have no idea how things work is the biggest problem (or when they think they can build/fix something, fail miserably, then expect me to redo the whole project for next to nothing). ...must resist throwing hammer at heads...

Quote from RasmusL :

Since when do engineers do anything even remotely practical? At least out of university

I tried doing nothing in the managers office, gets boring staring at plans and computer screens, i'd rather be fabing on the shop floor. Much higher job satisfaction.

I'm just a lowly mechanical engineer, had a play with the time lapse on my camcorder today...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-8duASLe8

Use the choke?

The earthing of the antenna varies by model/brand etc. Usually the at the base where it mounts on the body of the car should go something like, rubber boot, base, car body panel, serrated washer then nut. http://www.europeanperformance ... uge-geeignet.html/cat/109 this is the best I could find in a hurry, the close up pick shows the locking washer, this washer must contact bare metal to ground the antenna. I know it sounds like rust wanting to happen, but you may need to sand the paint off on the underside of the mounting hole.

Maybe a poor connection then, even one strand of the outer shielding touching the inner core can have dramatic loss in signal quality. Has the coax been cut and joined anywhere? If so that's where I would start to look, or maybe the antenna is not earthed to the chassis correctly.

Does the radio have a local station setting? This setting can basically block weak signals, I believe it's for when there are frequencies that are very close together but are miles apart (in distance) overlaping.

Quote from amp88 :

Why do you want to grease it?

because there's always time for lubricant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wvbnR_cT0A

Quote from hazaky :

Afaik, its something that has sheets in it.

My bed has sheets does that count?

Quote from Ziroh :

The fact that he didn't knew how to go into "Options" is pretty impressive..

Ignorance is bliss.

Quote from Daffyflyer :

As said, demo in next few months


You'll be able to build any engine you like, as long as its a naturally aspirated inline 4, and build pretty much any car you like, as long as its a hatchback (so you're pretty much correct there)

Will it be "Any colour as long as it's black" as Mr Ford stated?

Y U Not Afford S2?

This is how all diesels should sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcVtCSJOQjA

Now the States can concentrate on killing the other major terrorist George Warmonger Bush. :hide:

Been over a year since I sold it but I want another... In Soviet Russia only you get stuck...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36328615@N06/3369983994/

Quote from dadge :

not at all m8. it's a finishing move. you're both in the doggy position. with one hand you take a clump of hair. your spare hand placed on the toosh with your thumb hovering over her freckle (bunghole, Japanese flag, rusty bullet hole). just as you're about to "arrive", jam the thumb in and yank her hair back. as she rears up, scream "HI HO SILVER, AWAY!!!"

chicks dig that shit.

I must say that you are one of the main reasons for visiting the LFS forum, I've more than given up waiting for an update, but the level of funny you bring always lightens my day... keep it up kind sir.

"The shining ginger-headed jewel of the Atlantic" haha classic :P

I always thought facebook is what happened when you feel asleep reading and woke up with the pages stuck to your face maybe thats just me.

I hope the update comes soon, I'm on leave until the 27th and the weather is not looking the best for fishing . I was planning to take the kids camping at the beach and to come watch me pull fish on the boat, but I'm sure they would rather see me drive new track configs instead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgdExdKxIyE

Not quite factory, but still good to watch. It's a pity the Bathurst 1k is only for aussie v8's now.

There may be life, but it's hardy what I'd call intelligent judging by the forum

Quote from rich uk :

Just watch Swordfish tbh.

open diff, possibly fiddle brakes (independent handbrake lever for each wheel like on trials vehicles)

From memory the VW beetle (original) had speedo hooked up to a front wheel. OP has a good point, any real world car uses trans pickup and therefore speed is relevant to output shaft rpm.