Coming from Exotek are new aluminium option parts for the Team Associated B6 and B64 off-road kits. First up is an aluminium front camber mount for the B6 and B6D. The heavy duty 7075 alloy bulkhead is intricately machined to reduce its weight to only 15 grams, which is only four grams more than stock, while insuring its heavy duty construction. The part maintains stock geometry and it is available in polished factory blue or black.
Italian company Fenix has introduced new carbon fibre main chassis for the Team Associated TC7.1, Xray X1, Fenix Mistral as well as an adjustable front end plate for the VBC Lightning 10-235. Starting with the TC7.1 chassis, the main plate is cut from 2.5mm quasi isotropic carbon fibre, it is 85mm wide and weighs in at just 59g. It features a slotted design as known from Fenix’ alloy chassis and using the main in low grip conditions will improve traction and handling.
Avid have introduced their new dogbone-shaped carbon fibre servo mount spacers. They come in two thicknesses of 1.5mm or 2.5mm and provide the servo with a rigid mounting surface to ensure that the servo stays tight and the screws do not loosen as the plastic shims compress over time. The spaces can also be used to shift weight around by moving a servo forward or even up in 8th scale vehicles. The spacers come in sets of two in either 1.5mm or 2.5mm thickness.
Coming from Capricorn and made for the C803 and C03 nitro on-road cars is a tungsten battery plate. Machined from extra heavy material the battery plate weighs in at 86g and thanks to sitting in the lowest area of the chassis, it greatly lowers the overall centre of gravity while also quickly and conveniently upping the car’s weight when needed.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Italian company BMT have introduced a set of hard belt pulleys for the 701 on-road kit. Made from an orange colour composite material and harder than the stock parts, the items are best used in high temperature conditions and when the traction is high. Included are also differential cases with all parts are also being available separately.
Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]
Coming soon from Schelle Racing Innovations are aluminium rear hubs for the Team Associated B64 1/10th scale buggies. The 2-piece design with replaceable caps increases adjustment and durability as the hubs fit the kit axle height inserts for 0, +1, +2, and +3 adjustability. The standard location “inside, +1mm shim” matches the kit standard upper row middle “B” hole. The upper cap design can space away from the main hub with ballstud shims, allowing racers fine in-between adjustments for the rear upper link. True to the kit geometry, the Schelle aluminium hubs are 0 degree toe-in when using the Associated inserts. The SCH1095 aluminium upper caps carry over from the B6 design, and are shared the same part left and right. The upper cap design reduces leverage on the outer ballstud, and is much easier to use when needing to remove a broken ballstud. Lastly, these hubs are zero slop, with plastic bearing inserts and 2 set screws for the hinge pin. The hubs will become available from end of May in blue or black colour.
Coming from Avid are aluminium rear hub spacers for the Mugen MBX7 and Team Associated RC8B3 as well as domed droop screws for 1/8th scale vehicles. Starting with the rear hub spacers, the parts are machined from 6061-T6 aluminium and they are specially designed to remove all the slop from the rear hubs while providing strength. The spacers are available in grey colour for the Mugen MBX7 series of buggies, trucks and cars and in black colour for Team Associated’s 3rd generation RC8 kits.
Coming from Capricorn and made for the TE-03 electric touring car is the EXF aluminium chassis. The chassis shares its design with the V4 chassis that comes with the Power Light Kit and it allows for the use of the new bulkheads brackets and both the slim and the standard motor mount enabling multiple flex options.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
