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hello lads

im from outside newcastlewest co limerick and i have had r/c machines for years including nitro/planes and helis,most recent though i have been concetrating on my two 1/5th models an fg beetle which i have converted to complete elcon and has cost me a fortune in excess of 5grand.....between spectrum transmittor,elcon ront alloy a-arms upper and lower and front alloy shock mount,8 alloy shocks,mecathek hydro brakes,cad G270 raceported blueprinted motor (750 euro a jetpro pipe,elcon complete drivetrain unit inc rear lower upper a-arms and helical cut gears,lots more...........i will upload pics here for you to see some pics.....the fg also features a very rare airbrushed body x2 and all alloy diff/mounts elcon complete car.


the carson onroad is a bmw 320 si which has lots of upgrades including alloy diff/diff mounts 4500battery pack,futaba radio gear 3pm,brand new zenoah 23cc with f1 airfilter......

these two machines are very well documented on www.rcuniverse.com and www.gotpetrol.net my username dc2 man (dan)

so lads where is there a 1/5th track around here

here some pics of my beasts.




































and two videos lads........sorry for all the pics lol






you can email me on soichiro_racer@hotmail.com or on bebo (dan ahern) or www.rcuniverse.com and www.gotpetrol.net where you will see these machines with tonnes of vids,i run them very often very hard lol

dc2 man

here is my fg spec.......

1/ elcon full drivetrain unit
2/elcon helical gears
3/elcon servo saver
4/elcon layshaft hollow
5/elcon spur adaptor
6/elcon complete alloy front end including a-arms bulkhead,shock mount...
7/elcon rear shock mount
8/elcon rear lower a-arms
9/elcon rear a-arm mounts
10/elcon diff mounts x4
11/elcon alloy hubbs x 4
11/elcon rear wheel reinforcement adaptors
12/elon rear upper arms
13/hitek steering servo
14/ace thunder tiger high speed/torque digital throttle/brake servo
15/rear alloy diff
16/jetpro silenced pipe
17/o neills race ported 27.2 kit with 2mm stuffed stroker crank with pipe 6+hp
18/mecathek hydro brakes rear
19/ disc front brakes
20/4300 mah battery pack up from 3000standard
21/ spectrum dx3.0 transmittor/reciever
22/elcon alloy balljoints
23/fg ghrome k&n filter
24/rn tuning outerwears
25/lauterbaucher tuning racing intake manifold
26/ racing 771 walbro carb
27/elcon engine mounts
28/elcon pullstart alloy ring
29/gbm cross alloy shocks x 8
30/ new chassis

one hell of an expensive rebuild lol
........

and my carson spec

1/ new futaba 3pm transmittor/reciever
2/ace thunder tiger super torque steering metal geared servo
3/hitek large metal geared throttle/brake servo
4/ zenoah and solo 23cc new engines
5/4500 battery pack up from 2500
6/two bodys (bmw 320 si alpine white.one for display/running
7/full upgraded fg alloy diff
8/fg alloy diff mounts
9/front disc brakes
10/tuned pipe
11/alloy spur adaptor
12/fg spur gear
13/upgraded steel clutch pinion
14/f1 style air filter
15/fg dtm sticky rubber all round
16/fg front uprights

and lots more on the way......

That Beetle looks damn nice man
We are working on aquiring a plot to run these so hopefully we should have news soon..
In the meantime.. " Keep on bashing"

hello vectra

is that also a carson you run there?

what do you think of it i love mine,great machine.

more UPDATES on my carson!!


NEW UPDATES!

well folks here are the pics of this NEW 23cc zenoah engine and f1 FILTER kit that arrived this morning and i have to say i love them both,the zenoah already feels a lot more responsive than the solo low down,even though im just breaking it in.

i have everything fitted (like a glove by the way) and in the break in process.all this new engine required from solo was clutch case and clutch/block.

here are the pics.


man i think this F1 FILTER LOOKS CLASS!!! [:D]
















now to break it in and see how she goes...[:D]



cheers
dc2 man

dc2 man wrote:hello vectra

is that also a carson you run there?

cheers
dc2 man

Hi bud
Yeah,
Carson C5
Dont have it anymore as it happens
have a pair of Carson Attacks now instead

One has the 26cc bib bore kit and tuned pipe
Other one hasnt really been run much
Hopefully that will change soon
You getting the upgrades from Hobbythek?
Looking neat man
keep it up

hi Dan, welcome to our little forum , as vectra said hopefully we might be getting abit of land to use the cars on all going well, is there anyone else that has 1/5 scale cars down your neck of the woods, would be good to all meet up sometime for a run with the cars, i chat to Jim (cant think of his last name) every now and then who is also from newcastlewest and used to race 1/5th scale on road cars a few years ago when the sport was big, i have a few cars also on and off road ones, here is my bebo address http://www.bebo.com/Patspeed

anyway keep in touch with us and we will do the same

p.s i like your beetle it looks savage

cheers vectra i hope that works out for you man at some stage,i never actually saw an attack are they buggys?
yes i buy all my stuff from hobbythek,i have left the m a small fortune at this stage.....it is my 30th next month 26th and my girlfriend is getting me the cad G270four bolt raceported engine from hobbythek i will upload some vids man when i get it,it will be crazy in that beetle. here is the link man.cheers.

http://www.rc-car-online-shop.de/lshop, ... motor,.htm

hello there gsi,thanks man for thew compliment and the welcome to your forum.is that man jim halpin by any chance? he had a track in listowel?

it would be a good idea to keep in contact man as i myself am considering making my own track when this resission fu##s off lol it would be very nice to all meet up sometime for a bit of a race,even if we met with the monster models for a run in some football field.

cheers lads,i will keep in touch and update here.

dan

hi dan,

ya its jim cahill is the fella from newcastlewest i know, i also know jim halpin too i made alot of evening calls to his house for bits and bobs, bought my on road truck and car off him a few years back, but the track had been closed down before i got into 5th scale cars, what a pitty the track closed down, think there are houses built on it now:(

coolwe will meet up some sunday for a run with the cars, i would like to try st anns in dublin sometime with the on roads, there is an onroad club up north still running 5th scale on road cars also, its a pitty the 5th scale racing would not take off again but it can be a dear hobbie as you well know, i would think there should be a good few cars thrown in attics and sheds around your area from lad that used to race....

Bloody Hell
€750 for an engine...!!
Are you nutz
Why not buy and Oddified engine and ecu ??

Oh
Carson Attack
Almost identical to an FG Marder buggy

well the reason is because it is the most powerfull engine ever to be available to largescale cars in germany possibly the world and it has lots and loads of hand porting work done,and also blueprinted...

i spoke to some large scale people that race them on tracks in germany and it is aprox 7hpwith tuned pipe,simply this engine is insane....


you get what you pay for.
its going in my fg as the thing weighs a tonne with all the alloy so i need insane power...

im not paying for it its a birthday present.

cheers...

dc2 man

dc2 man wrote:well the reason is because it is the most powerfull engine ever to be available to largescale cars in germany possibly the world and it has lots and loads of hand porting work done,and also blueprinted...

i spoke to some large scale people that race them on tracks in germany and it is aprox 7hpwith tuned pipe,simply this engine is insane....


you get what you pay for.
its going in my fg as the thing weighs a tonne with all the alloy so i need insane power...

im not paying for it its a birthday present.

cheers...

dc2 man

LOL

This is what you should have bought

Nitrous engine


Seriously though,
I would send oddie a quick email asking his opinion on that engine you are after.
You dont want anyone spending that sort of dosh on something that you might not be 100% satisfied with.
Then again.
Oddie might be able to offer you something supreme to that one for similar or less money.
he is a very helpful guy even when not buying his stuff

hey gsi
yes i think we should all get together some time and make a bit of a day of it or something man why not.

its a pitty 5th scale dwindled away like it did here in ireland,yes i have heard of jim cahil and must meet him sometime to see if he has any bits for sale that might intrest me.

i dont think the 5th scales are so bad to keep running,the most expensive time for me was at the start when i hadnt the "know how" with them and at that time they cost me a bomb....but now with the upgrades my fg is bomb proff.......really is... and the carson the only expence there are tyres i ate through them lol but other than that te carson is a great machine with the right upgrades,good radio gear is a must and after that some upgraded gears and alloy diff/mounts and not a bother.

big scale racing is still big buisness abroad in germany and belgium and some european countries.
would be excellent if some body set up track here somewhere though......would be great.
the place where i run my carson is a huge unused factory car park and is great i use cones and pipe to mak it and works great but im lucky as i know the lad that bought the place to set up his buisness there,it is totally unused and all to myself lol......

as for the fg i just run that in my local football field with the owners concent also.

hello vectra
yes i know of oddified motors and will consider one for my onroad sometime but for now the desicion is final on the cad engine for the fg..

i cant wait to see how it runs.

cheers lads.

Hi dan , i`m with gsi and vectra in the same club fmcc,
I have a fg 1/6 offroad 26cc beetle and a carson 1/5 onroad merc 23cc car .Just love the car and beetle,I just got a new cy engine today for the merc
running sweet . we must meet up sometime with the cars for a burn. I`ll find out want days the lads can make it and see whats the story. Should be some fun..