Japanese company GForce introduce these aluminium setup wheels for 1/10th vehicles. They are machined from lightweight aluminium, sport a 5-spoke design and feature rubber O-rings to prevent them from excessively slipping on the workbench or setup board once mounted to the car. The wheels come in sets of four in black or blue colour.
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Blacktarmac introduce the double reverse clutch version 2.0 for .12 nitro engines. Offering improved quality and performance, the clutch set includes a new harder spring, a new 7075 Ergal 31mm flywheel, clutch shoes made from a highly durable material as well as new high-quality ball bearings. Available for the Xray NT1, Capricorn Lab C-02 and Shepherd Velox V10 the set also includes a lightweight 30mm flywheel for lower rotational mass, a 32mm all-round flywheel and a hard-coated 7075-T6 Ergal clutch bell.
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MIP introduce the Shiny C-CVD driveshaft kits for the TLR 22-4 4WD buggy. Available for the front and rear of the buggy the driveshafts feature “shiny” alloy steel dogbones and precision machined wheel axles and offer a no-binding design with captured cross pins for improved reliability. Included with the driveshafts comes a set of blue MIP thread lock gel and suitable grease.
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New from Exotek and made for the Team Associated B5 and B5M buggy are the Flite titanium front axles. The parts are almost as strong as steel shafts but weight in at only 4.9g compared to the 8.7g the kit parts weight. The axles reduce both the rotational mass and unsprung weight and help to improve the buggy’s on-track performance.
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Muchmore have a new body reamer for polycarbonate bodyshells available. Coming with a black anodised knurled handle and a sharp tool tip the reamer allows to drill holes from 1 to 12mm or up to 1/2″ in diameter. The respective size markings are laser-etched into the blade that is protected by a solid aluminium cap.
Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]
Team Associated introduce new optional parts for the B5 and B5M buggy in the form of two conversion kits and aluminium rear hubs. Starting with the conversion kits, they are available as B5 to B5M and B5M to B5 kit and help to convert a rear motor B5 into a mid motor B5M and vice versa. They come in cheaper than buying a complete new buggy and include all necessary parts minus the respective bodyshells, such as the main chassis, suspension arms and shock towers as well as gearboxes and small parts.
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Tekno RC announce the release of their shock cap bushings as a separate item. The company has received many requests from their customers to offer the parts as a stand-alone items and the bushings are available in a convenient 4-piece pack. The bushings are compatible with all Tekno RC vehicles such as the EB48.2, NB48, ET48, NT48 and SCT410.
Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]
VBC Racing have released first renderings of their forthcoming Firebolt DM 2WD off-road buggy. The company’s first buggy kit features a slim aluminium chassis with composite sidepods, “gullwing” front and rear wishbones, aluminium big-bore shock absorbers and – by the looks of things – carbon fibre front and rear shock towers. Given the images, many of the suspension settings are adjustable using threaded inserts and a brace on front of the mid motor allowed the use of a fan unit for improved cooling in hot ambient temperatures. Although the images only show the mid motor variant it is understood that the Firebolt will feature a convertible gearbox design to run the buggy in rear motor configuration also. The kit will hit the stores this Summer and we bring you more information as soon as we get them.
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