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Sparking Drift Tyres

July 7, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Personally, this is our favourite way of pimping our RC ride. Spark tyres look incredible and will blow your mates away. They pretty much look like the full scale sparkers as seen in the movies. Check out the video below to see how cool they really are…

The word awesome hardly does it justice!

Buy Sparking Drift Tyres today!

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Fits 1/10 scale wheels with 25 or 26mm wheels

4 drift spec hard compound sparking tyres

£9.99 including delivery

Sparking Drift Tyres can be bought from RC Geeks or you could save yourself the cash and make your own! Here’s a quick guide on how to make sparking drift tyres. Remember your safety goggles whenever doing anything with an drill!

Requirements: A standard set of any RC drift tyres, the flints from normal lighters, an electric drill, a heatgub or super strong binding glue.
1 – First you will need to remove the flints from a number of lighters(Depends how much sparking you need). you can buy plastic lighters fairly cheap in bulk so stock up as you’re going to get through quite a lot.
2 – Depending on the flint size, select a drill bit to match and drill a hole in to the tyre face. You want to leave the flink sticking out by no more than 1mm.
3 – Either use your heat gun or some strong glue to stick the flint in the hole.
4 – Rinse and repeat for as many holes you want. More holes equals more sparks but unfortunately this can affect the cars drifting and cornering skills. This is the price you may have to pay for super sparks.

It’s as simple as that really. Thge flints won’t last for ages and will soon wear away but if you’re going night drifting or just showing off in a car park, it’s worth sacrificing a pair of tyres for.

Often referred to as Sparkling Drift Tyres, Sparking Drift Tyres and Spark Drift Tyres.

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Pro-Line Tansou 190mm Drift Body

May 19, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

If demonstrating your drifitng skills while pulling away from your competition is what you want, then Pro-Line’s Tansou 190mm Drift Body is a must have. With its smooth transitioning fender flares and aggressive stance, the Tansou will put you at the front of the field before you even lite up the tyres.

It’s a pretty cool looking body from Pro-Line. Comes unpainted but the curves and lines definately make us drool. Well done Pro-Line

Tansou [tansō] (n). 1. Single phase. 2. The individual judged drift qualifying session, speed run, to make the final top 16 before the finals.

You can find more detials on the Tansou body by visiting the Pro-Line website

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New HPI Nissan 350Z Hankook Drift Bodyshell

December 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Fans of full-size drifting can now get the latest custom car creation in the form of the Hankook-sponsored Nissan 350Z bodyshell from HPI Racing. This 1/10th scale replica of the Gruppe-S/Dynamic Autosports Hankook Tire 350Z driven by Robbie Nishida for 2009 is only available from HPI!

Included with the Nissan 350Z Hankook body are two pre-cut decal sheets that include stripes, window lines, headlights, grills, tail lights, official Nissan and Hankook logos and much more, providing your touring car with a realistically finished product. Each body comes with a molded nylon dual plane rear wing, as well as light buckets for the headlights and tail lights.

hpi drift car nissan body

This body is clear so you can paint it in your favorite colours. It fits 200mm touring cars and can also be used on 190mm touring cars with the use of wide offset wheels. Overspray film is included, as well as vinyl window masks to make painting quick and simple. An instruction sheet is included for the decals, and the body has dimple marks for body post drill locations.

Got to admit this looks pretty cool!

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RC Drift Car Painting and Airbrushing Tips and Advice

March 23, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Having a kick-ass powerful rc drift car is one thing but there is much drift kudos to be earnt in having a stunning looking bodyshell to match. In fact, your car’s looks are so important to the overall package that many drift clubs and events include a ‘best looking body’ award handed out to the person who, regardless of driving skillz, has the most visually attractive car.

This look-good factor is mirrored in the real world of street drifting where you can pay thousands for a unique paint job. But, hey if it gets the girls then it’s gotta be worth it!

You need an great paint job to pull the birds

There are many good painting guides available on the web for pimping your RC car. Rather then just write another we will point you to the best tips and advice page we’ve found regarding RC painting. This indepth tutorial will give you the knowledge to paint your own bodyshell and it scattered with useful tips that will make te job easier than you imagined.

R/C Car Painting and Airbrushing on R/C Tech

Can’t paint, won’t paint
There are plenty of pre-painted bodies already available on the market but if you want a custom and original look then painting is the way forward. As an alternative you can purchase some wicked looking pre-designed decal sheets that can give you a professional look when used with just a simple single colour paint job.

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