very nice lol any websites in paticular I should look at to find these cars?

 

to my knowledge there are TONS out there.. google RC drift and the world is yours lol. you can get pretty deep into them... but I will not lol.

 

haha, I don't see the point in spending tons of money on an rc car, but I would love to make one that looks good and is "able" to drift haha.

 

LMAO! I tell you what bro, get over to Japan and you'll see as I did. The USMC sent me over there, as the USAF did my big brother over there, and it's very easy to get into man, especially when you see how heavily people around you get into it.

I had two RC's, both from Tamiya. Both were 1/10 scale and one had a Skyline body and one had a Subaru body. Both were Nitro powered.

The Subaru started off innocently enough, an RTR (ready to run) straight out the box, primed the engine, broke it in, had fun with it's .12 motor.

The Skyline had to be built. As such, I had fun. Started out with a .12 and a single-speed transmission. Stepped up to a .15 and a 2-speed transmission.

Then I put the .18 engine on it, LMAO! THat's when things got expensive.

At this point I had spent . . .roughly 500 dollars on top of the 600 dollar body. I then went with all carbon-fiber body and frame pieces for weight, a 3-speed transmission, .21 motor and set it free. It DESTROYED every drivetrain bit, other than the tranny.

I went out and purchased ALL titanium pieces and ran a kevlar clutch . . .I had to take out the standard rubberish belt that powered the front wheels and ran with a carbon-kevlar belt system. Good stuff, a ***** to install . . .

All said and done, the Skyline had about 1200 bucks of aftermarket parts, and that's on top of the 600 dollar purchase price of the car itself. Mind you, I wasn't just in the barracks all day, I had my sideways fun and spent my money (or wanted to) elsewhere. . . it's just something that once you fall into the trap. . . you're stuck . . .the only way to fall OUT of it . . .is to quit cold turkey, LOL!

-Dave

PS: The Subaru go the .15 motor, then the .18 after the Skyline got the .21 . . .it ran for about 2 hours, then destroyed the factory single-speed transmission . . .I sold it as is with the .12, .15 and .18 and put that money into the Skyline . . .

 

hahahah

yea man that is what happen to my guys... they all are about to psc so they dont have a real drift car anymore lol.

Im already about to upgrade my engine to a 19T.. the stock one sucks.. Im about to weld the diff also. My car was used for grip and had a Open Diff.

 

You can buy some pretty killer diffs from Tamiyas site, not sure if they'll work on that particular car. But HPI and Kyosho should all have the same bits and should bolt right up . . .

 

something for my oldest niece.

 

Yeah I know what you mean lol. You start out just wanting something to toy with then BAM! Tons of money into it haha. I guess we just get carried away...

 

Yup, it's what makes us car guys . . .

 

jram.... you're set for WWIII

 

not just yet, but i am getting closers. but seriously though i never planed to buy so many guns. initially i just wanted one to carry and a shotgun to have at home. the .22s for practice and just having fun.

 

I enjoy the purchase and sale of firearms, it's fun to me.

I'm also a US Marine so I can look at firearms from two lights.

1. The protection (or sense of protection as studies have proven that most homeowners who die in an intrusion die from their OWN firearms) of owning one. Also the fun of going to the range and blasting targets in a tighter group than the Civilian or Police Officer next to me.

2. I also enjoy the form-factor of firearms. If you think about it, the beautiful lines and contours of a Beretta. The triple-buffer-springs of a Desert Eagle, the absorption buffers of a CZ .40 or Bersa. These weapons have a LOT of detail applied to them and it shows. Whether you're just admiring them externally, or you break them down bit by bit and see just how close each and every tolerance is to allow for maximum muzzle velocity, increased accuracy, devoted stopping power and masterful use of limited-recoil.

Don't even get me started on the rugged elegance of the Glock, Glock C, Glock L and Glock Compensated line up . . . .mmmmmmmm

 

that's why i decided to buy the lesser caliber gun and rifle. i want everyone in my family to get familiar with guns. many of the self inflicted wounds are the result of negligence or not being familiar with fire arms. i see gun as a tool, if someone is not properly trained, any tool can be dangerous to use.

i also agree about the beauty of many firearms, but i have to disagree about the glocks. sure they are great guns and what not, i just don't like the look.

here's the love of my life

 

That is a beauty . . .but come on man . . .Glock's not pretty?

It's like the E60 5 series BMW's . . .at first, everyone was like . . .bleh . . .then it grew on em . . .fire a Glock . . .hold it, see how it fits in a holster, see how it fits in your hand, how you can squeeze with zero increased resistance. It's like a cable-clutch, steady force the whole way.

and then there's the "cool" factor:

 

uhm I took a trigger assembly apart on a M4 with no instructions.........

im pretty much a guru.