Imthatguy's DRX VE Thread

[imthatguy]

So far, I'm very impressed with the size and sturdiness of the box.

[Sith Lord]

I'm thinking it might be more fun OUT of the box.

[natskiboy]

Where did you order Matt? Mind PMing me how much it cost you? thinking of this as a birthday gift to me :-)

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Sith Lord

I'm thinking it might be more fun OUT of the box.

You might be on to something there. I didn't realize there was more to this hobby!

Originally Posted by natskiboy

Where did you order Matt? Mind PMing me how much it cost you? thinking of this as a birthday gift to me :-)

I ordered it direct from Kyosho America. You can go to their website and see what I paid. Seems steep for a cardboard box, but they're really nice when you get them from the source. Not as fast as I was expecting.

[Stburr91]

That's a really cool box you got there. Best thread ever.

What body did you get?

Mine won't be here until Friday, the wait is killing me.

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Stburr91

That's a really cool box you got there. Best thread ever.

What body did you get?

Mine won't be here until Friday, the wait is killing me.

Got the Demon. Why pay more for a licensed body? The thread will be stagnant for a little until I get the rest of my parts in the mail from AMain and eBay.

I'm following Turtle's lead on many of my upgrades (much thanks for your thread), his discoveries make for a very clean build.

MP-9 body as an over tray,
AE Chassis protective sheets,
Side Guards,
Couple extra sets of tires/wheels,
Front/rear swaybars
and a vintage Repsol Cosworth Escort body from eBay.


Not the actual shell, but a very nice visual representation.

I paid a stupid amount of money for the body, so that will be the video/shelfqueen body. Planning on a complete scale interior as well. Should be a fun build.

[natskiboy]

I have that body for my Kyosho Esprit GP20. Drilled holes for it for the engine though. Now that you showed me that I will definitely order this kit...haha

[Creepy Inc.]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Got the Demon. Why pay more for a licensed body? A vintage Repsol Cosworth Escort body from eBay. I paid a stupid amount of money for the body. That made me giggle...

Planning on a complete scale interior as well. Should be a fun build.

The body looks killer, so does the box!

I love the interior idea. I was thinking of doing the same with mine. I was going to try the Short Course interior Pro-Line makes. I'm not sure if the size is right though. What are you planing on using?

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by natskiboy

I have that body for my Kyosho Esprit GP20. Drilled holes for it for the engine though. Now that you showed me that I will definitely order this kit...haha

Huh? It's a vintage body that is discontinued. It's not included with any of the current DRX kits. I was lucky enough to find one on eBay and pay a hefty premium.

Originally Posted by Creepy Inc.

The body looks killer, so does the box!

I love the interior idea. I was thinking of doing the same with mine. I was going to try the Short Course interior Pro-Line makes. I'm not sure if the size is right though. What are you planing on using?

Thanks! I've got the short course interior on my SC10. I'll check it tonight, but I have a feeling it would be too small for the scale of the DRX. I was planning on scratch building the entire thing with styrene and elbow grease.

[natskiboy]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Huh? It's a vintage body that is discontinued. It's not included with any of the current DRX kits. I was lucky enough to find one on eBay and pay a hefty premium.

Yes my Kyosho Esprit GP20 I bought in 1998 or so if I remember correctly...

Here is a pic of the body I have (excuse the quality of the photo)

[Stburr91]

We seriously need some help, the most active thread here in the new rally section, is the one where the op posts a picture of the box his car came in.

Come on guys, we can do better.

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Stburr91

We seriously need some help, the most active thread here in the new rally section, is the one where the op posts a picture of the box his car came in.

Come on guys, we can do better.

FINE! Here's some stupid shots of a box stock DRX.








And a couple shots next to my SC10 so those of you with SC10's can get an idea of how big this car is.

[gdb85]

I think I like the box better.

[doc.hamilton]

That is one fine box you got there!!!

Seriously though the body you picked up on ebay - DAMN!!! That is awesome. I'm sure you're just itchin to get this build under way...

Cheers,
T

[Stburr91]

Can't wait to see what you do with that Escort body.

So, when you get your build done, are we going to see some video of you and Headquake racing your Escorts?

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by gdb85

I think I like the box better.

It's hard not to like the box.

Originally Posted by doc.hamilton

That is one fine box you got there!!!

Seriously though the body you picked up on ebay - DAMN!!! That is awesome. I'm sure you're just itchin to get this build under way...

Cheers,
T

It's a cool body for sure. Can't wait to get some paint on it.

Originally Posted by Stburr91

Can't wait to see what you do with that Escort body.

So, when you get your build done, are we going to see some video of you and Headquake racing your Escorts?

Absolutely. Headquake and I will definitely be making a video with this guy. His Escort is a tiny bit (read: way bit) bigger than the DRX. We'll see how they look together.

Here's the raw Cosworth body. It's very detailed and comes with a lot of plastic bits to help flesh out the exterior.



The gentleman who sold it to me on eBay was kind enough to include some very cool brake discs that can be mounted to the DRX family of wheels. These were originally for the Landmax, but they'll fit here with a few screws. Nice!



I also got the Kyosho MP9 side guards installed. Great for keeping the big rocks out. Also plan to run the MP9 body shell as well as a dust cover over the top, like many others have done. As far as I'm concerned, these are essential upgrades
.

[Rckcrwlr]

Thanks for the info...ordering my stuff tonight.

Anything else you deem as NECESSARY? My Demon will be here Tuesday or Wednesday.

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Rckcrwlr

Thanks for the info...ordering my stuff tonight.

Anything else you deem as NECESSARY? My Demon will be here Tuesday or Wednesday.

My pleasure, anything I can do to help! I can't think of anything else off the top of my head as totally necessary, but I would definitely order up another set of tires and wheels. Make sure to order the high-grip ones. From what I've seen in other threads, these tires wear out quickly.

I've got the sway bars as well, but haven't installed them yet. I want to see what the stock handling is like first.

So here's the MP9 all trimmed out and velcroed to the MP9 side guards. I made sure to trim it in such a way that there's still a lot of airflow over the ESC. I hear that these cars have a tendency to thermal shutdown and I want to avoid that. Probably not an issue in Canada-land.



I got a piece of Team Associated chassis protector slapped on the bottom as well. I'd never seen this stuff before and I can see it being used a lot from here on out on future builds.

[Rckcrwlr]

Thanks for the info...

In regards of the chassis protector, I love that stuff and use it any chance I get...

[Szczerba]

Can't wait to see the Cosworth body painted.

Originally Posted by Rckcrwlr

Thanks for the info...ordering my stuff tonight.

Anything else you deem as NECESSARY? My Demon will be here Tuesday or Wednesday.

Check out my DRX thread. Page two in the rally thread now.
I bashed the heck out of my DRX. I have upgraded several things I figured would need it. And broke some stock stuff too.

New steering rack
New turnbuckles
new dog bones all around
2 extra spider gears in all diffs
And more