Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Axial range of tools Categories - Axial, Tools, Products - comments closed
Axial have given RC Car Action the scoop on their new set of tools, and we havent been given much more information than that, except that they are available in a wide range of tips, and those tips are replaceable, and from the picture we can see that the larger sizes are available also with ball tips. The handles use some beefy screw driver handles that look grippy and comfortable and sport a colour coded tip mount, although i personally still prefer the Hudy method of tool size recognition.
Source: RCCA [radiocontrolzone.com]
Friday, March 16, 2007
Upgrade RC Sports mat Categories - Tools, Upgrade RC, Accessories, Products - comments closed
The good people at Upgrade RC must be downing caffeine in huge quantities considering the amount of products they are pumping out recently. The latest is a scaled down version of their popular Pit Mat, called the Sports Mat and it measures in at 13.75″ x 17.25″ and so is perfect to space restricted pit areas or smaller cars too. It is made from durable and cleanable rubber and features cavities around the perimeter to stop all your screws and other small parts rolling off onto the ground.
Source: Upgrade RC [upgrade-rc.com]
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
MIP Tire Scuffer Categories - MIP, Tools, Tires, Products - comments closed
Just in case you didnt have enough specialised tools in your tool box, along comes MIP with this Tire Scuffer. What it does is roughen up the edges of your rubber tires enabling the glue to bond better with the wheel and therefore preventing seperation in this area when you least want it. Yours for $20, available now.
Source: RCCA [radiocontrolzone.net]
Much More have brought out some more products to further your already stuffed and colour co-ordinated work bench. These rather cool machined aluminum parts trays are great for holding your car when its in very small pieces and as with all Much More stuff its comes in black, Rheinard blue and Moore purple, although not driver editions. And when not at the track you can eat your TV dinners out of them.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
Monday, February 26, 2007
Vantage Touring car stand Categories - Vantage, Tools, Accessories, On Road, Products - comments closed
We havent covered any Vantage stuff before now because, besides their carbon tuned pipes, they mostly make parts for Monster Trucks and other large scale off roaders. So when i saw this beautiful piece of work, the touring car stand, i didn’t need an excuse to write about it. This stand has been moulded from carbon fibre and is therefore stiff, flat, strong and light as well as being totally bling. It features some foam pads to stop your car sliding off the shiny carbon fibre and well does everything else you want a car stand to do. Available soon.
Source: Vantage [vantageracing.com]
Friday, February 23, 2007
Much More Limited edition tire warmers Categories - Tools, Much More, Tires, On Road, Products - comments closed
I think everybody who reads this site knows im a big Much More fanboy and pretty much drool over all the new shiny anodised stuff that they come out with, despite never having even used any of their products. These Limited edition tire warmers have been on the Much More site for a while but until now they didn’t have any large images of them so i decided to wait before writing about them. So now we have big images, here they are, based on the original tire warmer from the Korean company the limited edition Andy Moore version comes in his now trademark purple whilst Marc Rheinard gets his blue version. Both versions come with a black LCD screen and sport their respective racers logos and apart from that theres not much else to write about them
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
THS Racing TempDriver Categories - THS Racing, Tools, Engines, Products - comments closed
I was looking briefly through this months RC Driver magazine and stumbled accross an advert for this, the TempDriver from THS Racing, and i thought it was interesting enough to have a closer look at. What is it? Well its a merging of two very essential tools, your temp gun and your long neck tuning screw driver. The handle is made from aluminium and contains the temperature gauge and its display whilst the other end is the screwdriver, simply point the handle at the motor as per normal, check the reading and adjust accordingly using the same tool. Is it better than two seperate tools, i dont know, it really depends on the quality of the product but its certainly thinking outside the box, and i like that.
Source: THS Racing [thsracing.com]
Monday, February 19, 2007
Yokomo camber gauge Categories - Yokomo, Tools, On Road, Products - comments closed
This new camber gauge from Yokomo is trick, its so simple, looks so cool and just works. This blue anodised gauge looks like the flights on an arrow, but actually is a simple camber gauge where the fins represent different angles in relation to its flat base. Each camber angle is represented by little dots on the fins and a simple rotation of the gauge ensures you obtain the correct measurement or you can set the correct measurement.
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