Posted March 29, 20177 yr Here is my Fiat 500 Abarth. Just like the real car it has the motor hanging out the back. It uses V2, LiPO, servo and a buggy motor. It is 450g It uses a direct drive from the fastest buggy motor output, no diff and plenty of positive castor. It has a tiny turning circle and will over steer. Video coming soon.
March 30, 20177 yr With given size 2 buggy motors should launch this car to fly)Â I love the bodywork. Panels for front hood fits perfect.
March 30, 20177 yr Nice litl thing. Maybe for traction put wider tires on the rear. With these tires it should drift pretty weel.
March 30, 20177 yr Excellent mini car! It looks great, and I am sure it will perform well, definitely looks like a drifting car.
March 30, 20177 yr 31 minutes ago, Jurss said: Nice litl thing. Maybe for traction put wider tires on the rear. With these tires it should drift pretty weel. 6 hours ago, JamesJT said: Â It has a tiny turning circle and will oversteer. Oversteer is when the rear end of the model "slips out". Â Â
March 30, 20177 yr Looks good. It can drift? Offtopic question. I want build your catham 7. but can't find lxf file. can you give me some link?
March 30, 20177 yr Honestly, i terms of shape and proportions, it feels like it 'leans' a bit forward. Other than that its a great little build!
April 1, 20177 yr Author On 3/30/2017 at 6:06 AM, Victor Imaginator said: With given size 2 buggy motors should launch this car to fly) I love the bodywork. Panels for front hood fits perfect. Thank you. Only 1 buggy motor needed for this little one. On 3/30/2017 at 6:25 AM, Jurss said: Nice litl thing. Maybe for traction put wider tires on the rear. With these tires it should drift pretty weel. The were the lowest traction tyres I could find, I want it to slide around. On 3/30/2017 at 6:53 AM, rm8 said: This is really the beast. Hope it will drive good with IR v2 receiver. Its only 450g, I haven't triggered the thermal protection once, even on carpet. On 3/30/2017 at 7:29 AM, msk6003 said: I want build your catham 7. but can't find lxf file. can you give me some link? Its at the bottom of the first post. On 3/30/2017 at 10:51 AM, Sylvian said: Honestly, i terms of shape and proportions, it feels like it 'leans' a bit forward. Other than that its a great little build! I had to put some rake on the chassis to stop the buggy motor hitting the ground. I made a standard model with a narrow track, AAA battery box, V1 IR, servo, 1x M motor and a diff but no castor and no rake. It is slow but more fun to drive as I don't crash so often. Fiat 500 1 by James Tillson, on Flickr  Â
April 1, 20177 yr Neat little thing with plenty of power. Looks like a lot of fun. Nice job on the round shape as well.
April 1, 20177 yr Author ^Cars with red stripes are always faster than the cars without red stripes! (See flickr video) IMG_1580 by James Tillson, on Flickr Â
April 1, 20177 yr 41 minutes ago, JamesJT said: ^Cars with red stripes are always faster than the cars without red stripes! It was sound of wall impact?)
April 3, 20177 yr Author ^oh yes, but I build 'em strong. Crashing is part of testing. Standard 500 Â Abarth 500 Â
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