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jimmy
13-11-2006, 09:11 PM
Ok, it will be a while until I review the Keen Hawk since its not out yet, but here are a few things I'll be throwing on it (or the Impact). These are amazing value hopups for the DF03 chassis from Yeah Racing in Hong Kong. I got some wheels for my Mini from YR a while back and thought -oooh thats good value for a pair of wheels, when they came they were in sets of 4 ! crazy value.

Anyway I'll be giving these a test after the Keen Hawk review :)
I can see stuff like the wishbones being a bit heavy for the race track, but for bashing around or building the ultimate "blingpact" (tm) they sure are BLUE!:)

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/misc/yrdf03hopups.jpg

Heres what I have from Yeah Racing

DF03-034V2BU – ALLOY SPOILER STAND – 15 DEG.
DF03-005BU – ALLOY BEARING C-HUB
DF03-034BU – ALLOY SPOILER STAND 10 DEG
DF03-018BU – ALLOY DRIVE WASHER SET
DF03-098BU – LIGHTWEIGHT GEAR SHAFT
DF03-021BU – ALLOY BATTERY HOLDER
DF03- 001BU – ALLOY FRONT LOWER ARM
DF03-002BU – ALLOY REAR LOWER ARM
DF03-009BU – ALLOY REAR SHOCK TOWER
DF03-011SV – STAINLESS STEEL TURNBUCKLE SET
DF03-013BU – ALLOY MOTOR MOUNT
DF03-006BU – ALLOY FRONT KNUCKLE ARM
DF03-093BU – ALLOY FRONT BODY POST
DF03-015BK – UNIVERSAL STEEL SWING SHAFT
DF03-094BU – ALLOY REAR BODY POST
DF03-014BU – ALLOY MAIN SHAFT
DF03-008BU – ALLOY FRONT SHOCK TOWER
DF03-042BU – ALLOY BALL BEARING STEERING SET
DF03-022BU – ALLOY TRANSMISSION SHAFT JOINT
DF03-007BU – ALLOY REAR KNUCKLE ARM

PaulRotheram
13-11-2006, 09:18 PM
*blinded* MY EYEEESSS.

lots of blueness there dude.. cant wait to see them all on the car :)

DCM
13-11-2006, 09:25 PM
the blue spurgear cover wont allow for a slipper clutch dude....

Bathy
13-11-2006, 09:25 PM
Won't find any blue muck on my cars! :)

I look forward to your review, should be some nice pics I bet.

neiloliver
13-11-2006, 09:38 PM
Might be good for overtaking... when you come up behind someone the metal causes them so much interference they just glitch and move out of the way.. like a sort of force field.... It might be interesting to weigh all the parts you have there and then compare it the the kit plastic parts.. you just need some good scales (not bathroom ones)... I use the ones in our goods inward dept at work.. but you could try taking them Tescos and dumping them on the scales in the veg section...

PaulRotheram
13-11-2006, 09:47 PM
It'd be like 'the force' star wars stylee

'move over you will.. woosh'

jimmy
13-11-2006, 09:55 PM
Steve, shame about that. does the stock one allow for a slipper?
I don't know that all these parts are really meant for the race track - the suspension arms are quite heavy and the rear shock tower really would not look out of place on an 8th scale. but for bashing (which is THE biggest market for the df03) I would guess these are good, and of course the bling factor.

Other parts, like the drive cups, CVD's, centre shaft, steering, hubs etc etc, should be all good stuff - and they are seriously good value, almost disturbingly so! :p.

jimmy
13-11-2006, 10:22 PM
heres what the rear tower looks like - beefy! :p


http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/misc/yrdf03hopups2.jpg

DCM
13-11-2006, 10:37 PM
some of the parts are for bashers, like the wishbones, hubs, towers, and the alloy steering isn't much of an improvement over the stock (I got the 3Racing one), but I am liking the alloy propshaft and UJ set. I know there are some now doing allouy bulkhead with carbon towers, which is nice.

After racing mine yesterday (and pissing off some 'fast' TC drivers with it....) I am convinced, with a little more thought, a carbon chassis would make the car awesome!!!

Elliott Hopkins
13-11-2006, 11:21 PM
Not a fan of any blue alloy. The only decent part I can see is the battery hatch. Not just for heat dissipation, but also to lower the centre of gravity with the weight.

Elliott.

jimmy
13-11-2006, 11:23 PM
:D shhhh, bathy is lurking in here. he is the blue alloy queen.

sim
14-11-2006, 09:14 AM
The car will end up looking like this... http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/images/yrac_df03_003.jpg

Bathy
14-11-2006, 10:06 AM
I have been known to like my blue bits, that will look very fancy almost too fancy, if you rolled it you would cry, be scratched up bad on the shock towers... good luck driving it Jimmy!

I think it would be best to put it in a glass box, or get some sort of shock tower covers… or you need to sort a ‘bubble wrap’ cover to be fitted at all time :)

jimmy
14-11-2006, 10:10 AM
Just needs an alloy chassis now! :p

You are right tho bathy, You'd cry when those shock towers experience some good ole concrete sliding.

You can get all this stuff in raw colour aluminium which would of course stand up to scrutiny better once you start scraping the heck out of it.;)