SH Z-Car ZMXB-8 1/8 Buggy - Perfect for conversion? - Page 9 - RC-Monster Forums

SeanZ0r · 05:50 PM

At work today i test fitted the MMM 2200kv mamba motor and it fit fine with the stock rear brace.

I put a 15T RRP mod 1 pinion and it meshs fine, with room to spare, so you could mount a 14T as well.(not pictured) Im really happy that it fit!

01.11.2009, 03:18 AM

the z car went back down to 199.99$ we are having a clearance sale right now.

Shark413 · 01.11.2009, 04:48 AM

Here is my Z-car and I also got a box full of spare parts.

MetalMan · 01.11.2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Shark413

Here is my Z-car and I also got a box full of spare parts.

You won't be needing them. I have not broken a single part on mine, aside from two bent shock shafts and a front CVD shaft is slightly bent.

Cain · 01.11.2009, 10:20 AM

is it being discontinued at hobbypeople?

01.11.2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Cain

is it being discontinued at hobbypeople?

nope not being discontinued. no one ever bought them at $360 or $460

Cain · 01.11.2009, 10:22 AM

dumb question, but when you moved the chassis brace, did you need to drill a new location or just use different holes, and, could you use the stock chassis brace or did you need to use a tubed brace?

Shark413 · 01.12.2009, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Cain

dumb question, but when you moved the chassis brace, did you need to drill a new location or just use different holes, and, could you use the stock chassis brace or did you need to use a tubed brace?

Cain, I had to move the chassis brace over because I needed more room for my TeknoNeu 1515 brushless motor. I could not move it over enough to use the smaller pinions, it would hit the chassis brace. To move the brace you need to cut a small slot on the bulkhead brace for the top mount. I used the tubular Kyosho rear buggy brace because it lined up with the existing hole in the chassis. The stock brace when moved over did not line up with any of the existing holes. If your going nitro you want to leave the stock brace where it is.

Cain · 01.11.2009, 02:37 PM

ok. Very tempted. Does this vehicle try to centralize the engine like the eight and other cars? curious how the battery pack placement would go.

MetalMan · 01.11.2009, 03:27 PM

This buggy does centralize the engine, by tilting it inwards. Thus the rear brake has to be mounted on the rear diff.

Battery placement is cake with this buggy.

MrZ · 04:13 PM

As per your question CAIN, my connections tall me that the Z-car is not going to be discontinued, only that they are trying to get rid of some of there old 2008 stock and by getting more Z-cars out there, people will be apt to buy parts from them. Which I might add, they carry a large number of parts that they H.P. doesn't want to get stuck with. The Z-car has been proven to be an excellent buggy and this has been proven time after time on the track. What the retailers are suffered from is the result of poor advertisement, someone definitely dropped the ball on this one, which resulted in poor sales. So what does H.P. do, they drop it to $199 again. That has to be a red flag as to their marketing strategy.I would keep an eye out with H.P. more then likely parts might be the next thing to drop.

SeanZ0r · 01.13.2009, 05:19 AM

dyed those ugly stock yellow wheels and wing to black for 1.39$ thank you Rid dye
(disregard crappy glue job, and writing on tires)

Trike · 01.13.2009, 02:58 PM

Just an update. I ended up picking up some associated brown (stiff) springs and used ofna spring retainers to hold them in. The stock upper retainer fits the springs fine, and the ofna ballend retainer fit the stock ballend fine. The buggy is alot stiffer and does handle alot better. I filled the front with 50wt and rear with 40wt. I haven't gotten my body painted yet, but I took it out and did some very small jumps on a 1080 ramp into some grass. The buggy does jump really nice and feels like it has alot of control in-flight.

I managed to flip it couple times, scuffed up the front shocks and wing a bit, but nothing broke. Popping wheelies is definitely cool, but i'll probably be tuning the ESC a bit to tone it down. I'm not going to play with it hard until I get the body on. I don't want to break any of the electronics, if I flip it.

How do you guys land huge jumps with buggy's? I want to hit the jumps at a faster speed to get more air, but I'm afraid of bottoming out and banging up the chassis.

I found a small indoor track near my work, I'm going to see If I can race it there.

SeanZ0r · 01.14.2009, 05:47 AM

thats some nice info there trike about those springs...I need to get a stiffer pair myself as well. I got an email back about those one springs that look like the Z-car ones that are flared in the center that A main sells, these ones http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/12695 and the dimensions are Inner diameter is 17mm both top and bottom, front and back. They are 71mm long (front) - 90mm long ( rear) Can anyone confirm these dimensions might work? Ill be checking my buggy tomorrow.

Trike · 12:43 PM

I forgot to take some pics comparing them, I'll to get some later. but here's what they look like on the buggy.