Andyw Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) As the above says, does it matter if they are fully closed or would this cause over heating? Here is the pic, should a hole be cut above where the engine would be, or maybe all the windows to aid cooling? Sorry for the bad IPAD pic!! Edited July 31, 2012 by Andyw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage_Smithy Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 drilled holes in the front and rear window would do it. or if you want a clean look then rmoving the front and rear windows would work even better. i would think it is needed to give air flow for cooling but i couldnt tell you for sure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beige Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Generally I find a 1 inch or so hole cut in the windscreen (hole saw works a treat) does the job nicely, on a touring car you also might want to cut hole in the rear window, about 25% bigger than the intake as the body is close to the ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyw Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Ok thank for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racespecs Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Depends how your engine is tuned i have had it where the engine is so badly tuned the shell going on will cut it out, if you keep your filter as clean as possible and dont run it all day with no rest you can get away with not cutting any holes in it if you have it a little rich some people cut the windows out and replace it with mesh which looks cool and aids the engine cooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyw Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 So if I was to cut the front and rear screens out then that should be ok? Depends how your engine is tuned i have had it where the engine is so badly tuned the shell going on will cut it out, if you keep your filter as clean as possible and dont run it all day with no rest you can get away with not cutting any holes in it if you have it a little rich some people cut the windows out and replace it with mesh which looks cool and aids the engine cooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich8 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 You'd need a hole above the engine to attach the glow starter to your glow plug. Unless its remote start or you got an on board battery rigged up to it or summing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyw Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 I was thinking of this, it would need to be big enough for me to reach the pull start. I'll wait for when the engine is back together again and fitted. You'd need a hole above the engine to attach the glow starter to your glow plug. Unless its remote start or you got an on board battery rigged up to it or summing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich8 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) I was thinking of this, it would need to be big enough for me to reach the pull start. I'll wait for when the engine is back together again and fitted. Haha, that too, I was thinking you must have a starter box or something. Not much shell left then really huh? - you'll have a sweet set of wheel arches tho! Edited July 31, 2012 by Rich8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racespecs Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 So if I was to cut the front and rear screens out then that should be ok? yeah that would be ok you may get away with not cutting anything out just depends if you dont mind taking the shell on and off again when you start it tune it etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyw Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Starter box? Not that advanced, spent all my cash fixing up a car that I bought on eBay! Also what do people use for keeping body clips together, I can see that I lose mine really quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyw Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Sod that, they would really annoy me. I would rather vent it now. yeah that would be ok you may get away with not cutting anything out just depends if you dont mind taking the shell on and off again when you start it tune it etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel63 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 if you cut all your front and rear windows out then you are taking alot of strength out of the shell,when i was racing nitro saloons many years back i had a 50mm hole in the front screen in line with the engine and 2 holes in the rear window to let the air out ,the car was very low to the ground so you need to get the air flowing thru the car to keep it cool,we used to do 40 minute finals and never siezed an engine due to overheating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racespecs Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 you can get locking body clips like these They dont come out some people tie them together with string cotton etc so you need 2 to fall out before you loose them etc or could use zip ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyw Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Just thought I could use a cable tie ans some fuel that I've got spare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich8 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 you can get locking body clips like these Where you get those from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racespecs Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Where you get those from? http://www.modelsport.co.uk/fastrax-small-locking-body-pins-4-blue/rc-car-products/31904 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich8 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Ooo. Blue! You read my mind! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.