Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Speed Way Pal ride height gauges Categories - On Road, Products, Speed Way Pal, Tools - comments closed
Continuing on the tools vibe we see that Speed Way Pal, out of Japan, have released these nice ride height gauges. Available in 4 anodised colours, red, black, grey and blue, they feature measurements in both full and half mm increments and the measuring surface is completely smooth for a more accurate, and easier obtainable, reading.
Source: Speed Way Pal [ocn.ne.jp/~sw-pal]
Everyone seems to have their own tools these days and OCM Racing are another company to jump on that product line with the release of some images and details about their new Hudy ‘inspired’ tools. Spotted by our mates Joneh RC, the new tools set comes in all the usual sizes and also sports a flywheel gripper tool as well as some nut spinners, allen heads, philips heads, flat heads and allen ball heads all with metal knurled handles.
Source: Joneh RC [jonehrc.com]
If you race the Kyosho Mini-Z, or even own one, then this is the one thing you have to have. This awesome Multi Tool kit from Atomic RC is basically all the tips you need to work on your min-z in one tool. On one side of the carbon effect handle, which features anodised ends in Titanium, orange, silver and blue, you have a 4.5mm socket driver that enables you to remove the wheels from your car, while the other end accommodates and double ended tip that has a small 3.5mm philips head screw driver on one side and a 1.5mm allen head on the other end.
Click here to see each tool at work… (more…)
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Trinity Grand Stand Categories - Off Road, Products, Tools, Trinity - comments closed
Trinity have announced the release of their new ‘Grand Stand’, which is a folding car stand designed to hold the all R/C vehicles from 1/16th cars and trucks up to the biggest 1/7th scale monster trucks. Constructed using a light weight molded composite, and screw assembled, the Trinity patented design allows the “Grand Stand†to be folded down flat for easy storage in your pit box. Available this month for $49.99.
UPDATE: Trinity have also sent us a release for their new Spring Things which you can read more about here… (more…)
Much More Power Truer Categories - Much More, Products, Tires, Tools - comments closed
Much More, the accessories specialists, have released more details about their latest product, the Power Truer, that was first shown at the TITC in February. Powered by a 12V power source, the Power Truer is a simple tool with one switch that spins your rubber tires, allowing you to sand them and as always from Much More it will be made available in Black, Moore Purple and Rheinard Blue. Expect them to be on sale in mid April.
Click here to see the Purple version… (more…)
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Team Losi fuel gun Categories - Fuel, Products, Racing, Team Losi, Tools - comments closed
At this weekends RCX show in Pomona, California, Team Losi had their new fuel gun on display and RC Car Action go this shot and some information on it. The fuel gun features an extended tip, extra-large fill ports for more flow and multiple vent ports for high speed fills as well as an easy to hold ergonomic design.
Source: RCCA [radiocontrolzone.com]
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Axial Racing flywheel remover Categories - Axial, Products, Tools - comments closed
More new stuff from Axial Racing, this time its some new tools, with the release of this nice green anodised, machined billet aluminum, flywheel remover. Designed to fit most flywheels it allows you to easily pull the flywheel from your engine without causing any damage to the flywheel or end of the shaft. Also officially released by Axial Racing is their new set of hex driver that we showed a while back, color coded and laser etched for easier identification, these tools were designed to be easier to use than most. The handles were ergonomically designed to fit in your hand better and provide grip even when your hands are slick from oil and grease.
Click here to see the tools… (more…)
Friday, March 30, 2007
Eagle Racing comm lathe & more Categories - Accessories, Eagle Racing, Motors, Products, Racing, Tools - comments closed
Japanese company Eagle Racing have announced today, the release of this small and effective comm lathe that weighs in at only 604grams and has a very small footprint too, meaning it won’t take up much space on your pit table and apart fromt that, it does exactly what every other comm lathe does, and we’re sure it does it well to. Also available from Eagle Racing today is a range of aluminium option parts for the Losi Micro-T, such as wishbones, shock towers, uprights, wishbone mounts and gears some of which you can see below.
Click here to see some of the Micro-T options… (more…)
