RX-Hachi

moRotorMotor is right. I like the look of carbon hoods, but always thought the RX-8 would look better if the carbon hood was extended to match the bottom edge of the head lights. So I cut the sheet of carbon vinyl longer to achieve that affect. Thanks for the props.

RX-Hachi

For those looking for another 1/10th RC RX-8 body, I've found one made by Kawagoe. Don't actually know if it's sold in the states yet. Gonna go hunt for it next time I'm back in Japan.

It is made to look like the R-Magic RX-8 wide body kit, with the R-Magic front spoiler, rear bumper/diffuser, and vented hood.
http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~sw-pal/

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RX-Hachi:

That is fantastic! I've been looking to get into RC, mainly so I can satisfy my RX-8 daydreams. I found the 190mm RX-8 body from HPI, but what chassis/engine/actual car did you use?

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Kel Rx8

man does it get expensive.
my cars,trucks were over 7k. you can get a nice rtr kit
but to have fun u need to spend $$$$$$$

hows many tires you go thru ? and what servos you using

moRotorMotor

Hachi is using two plastic rings that fit over each tire. It came with his Yokomo drift kit. Many other R/C drifters opt to go for 2 inch PVC plumbing, glued over the rims because regular tires are just too sticky and the plastic rings are a little expensive...not all of us are as wealthy as Hachi . A standard servo should do the trick, but if your car isn't easy to drift, than you should consider a faster servo. High tourque servos isn't an issue when it comes to drifting. A standard 540 Mabuchi motor is also all you need to get going. I think all the cars in the videos used Mabuchi motors because it got gobs of torque to break the traction of the 4 wheels and super long runtimes.

xxdevilzeroxx

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you should sell me one =)

Soundave

Yah, I recently got into nitro R/C and it is crazy fun. I've been looking everywhere for an FC body, but these Yokomo kits are a little out of my price range. You can buy a decent used nitro R/C car (already built) off eBay for under $200 and it'll come with everything you need. I bought both of mine used for pretty cheap, because they had problems, and just fixed them up. Now they run like champs and saved me a bit of money.

RX-Hachi

Thanks. My body is actually the 200mm one from HPI. The 190mm one is too narrow for the Yokomo MR-4TC drift chassis, which is what I'm using. My engine is nothing special, just a Reedy Modified, and I'm running it with a Tekin speed controller.

But there are tons of different chassis & motors out there. Tamiya, HPI, Kyosho, Team Associated are other popular brands, and they have kits that the 190mm body will fit on. I'm not really that into RC racing/drifting, so I can't say which is the best one. I just enjoy making the bodies and blasting around an open lot.

MoRotorMotor - Yokomo has a new tire now that has one wide plastic ring instead of the two thin rings on their original tires. I'm using the new tire, so hopefully it will last longer. I have the old tires too and they haven't worn out yet. But there's a large open basket ball court that has pretty smooth concrete that I use to drift, so it's easy on the tires. (But you guys are just smarter than I am for using PVC rings to get the same affect. )

Soundave

You can also try using electrical vinyl tape and get a similar effect as rings or pvc piping. So no need to glue, just tape up the ends and when you want to use your tires for grip instead of drift, just remove the tape.

xxdevilzeroxx

where can i get a new one for a decent price! with an FC body!

RX-Hachi

There's one selling on eBay for $189, that's about the cheapest I've seen. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

I bought mine from www.ultimatehobbies.com for just a little more than that.

You can also just buy the Yokomo FC body separately if you've got a chassis already.