[Adams HPI Firestorm 10T]

OK so the wheels arrived today.. sadly the postie couldn't get the shell in my post box (not surprising) so that will need collected tomorrow.

 

I put the wheels on and lowered it fully to see what it looks like.. Its er.. Different that's for sure! looks quite good in real life IMO. The wheels are tiny compared to the old ones so I expect the wheels wont be sticking out half as bad. I'm also loving the camber on the rear wheels!

 

 

old vs new

 

 

new left vs old right

 

 

Tyres on but not lowered

 

 

 

Rear old vs new

 

 

 

Front lowered rear not

 

 

wheels old vs new

 

 

 

fully lowered 

 

 

 

Lowered side profile

 

 

 

Rear camber

 

[HELP :( really struggling to start my nitro car & buggy]

Whoops sorry only saw these responses! I Dont think I can add anything more sorry! good luck.

[What did you do to your model today?]

Put an new OS no 8 plug in it, tuned the engine, crashed it and cracked a from suspension arm ... repaired it with existing parts but will require a new arm.. oops! Luckily didn't break the steering servo!

 

 

before being fixed...

 

 

after...

 

 

[Adams HPI Firestorm 10T]

Today I had my two No 8 glow plugs arrive.. Apparently posted on Saturday but I'm not so sure! anyway got one in got the engine tuned up nicely..

 

Went up to my local playing fields and had a good 30 minutes of blasting around until... dun dun dun....

 

 

 

10 minutes later and I had it repaired.. Although I need a new?.. Suspension arm I think it is? (plastic cross member from wheel to chassis as theres a crack in the plastic).. luckily the steering servo is alive and working still!

 

 

 

 

Now I'm happily awaiting my new body shell and wheels.. Oh also rolled it tonight about 3-4 times.. The spoiler on the new body shell will _NOT_ last long as @evssv says!

[Adams HPI Firestorm 10T]

So I've had my firestorm 10T for 1 and half years (First Nitro car)..

 

Few pictures of it new (I'm sure you've all seen these)..

 

 

 

 

The last time I was out I trashed the wheels and flipped the buggy wrecking the shell a bit.. so tonight I've sat and looked around and bought the following shell for it which happens to be one of my favourite GT500 cars (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281230406028?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649)... well a slight copy of it anyway! good old "Niassn" and "aulech" etc

 

 

 

And then some different wheels as the truggy wheel look wont rock well.. (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390743237588?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2648)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Should be interesting to see if the parts can be made to fit.. and if I can lower the firestorm enough that it looks decent!

 

p.s. I know that the wheels will be sticking out. Should have about half an inch of wheel either side!

[What did the postie bring you today?]

Sadly nothing. My glow plugs are still in transit good weather too they'll no doubt arrive as soon as it starts raining.

[HELP :( really struggling to start my nitro car & buggy]

Have you checked your glow plug to make sure its lighting up and that your glow start is working?

 

Take your fuel line out and prime the engine to make sure some fuel travels through the fuel pipes? This will confirm that the fuel pipe is not blocked.

 

Take your air filter off and make sure the throttle is not wide open? I believe it should be open about 1mm to start it. 

[VP POWERMASTER BARGAIN]

Tried to order some to Northern Ireland but looks like it wont be arriving due to customs and shipping hazardous goods... was worth a shot!

 

Hi Adam

Thank you for your order of VP Powermaster Fuel, We have noticed that your address is Belfast,

I have spoken to our Courier Company to see if we are able to send to you, due to being Hazardous Goods this will need to be reviewed and I am waiting for a decision to see if we can ship to you,

I hope you are able to understand this and I will be in touch as soon as I hear a reply from them

Sorry for the inconvenience this might cause,

Many thanks

Chris

 

Can't fault Chris he's nothing but polite! 

[all sold please close and lock]

Hi fella are you able to post the beetle shell? if so how much posted?

[HPI Firestorm exhaust bolts..]

Great thanks Maxatron Ill give that a go

[HPI Firestorm exhaust bolts..]

Hi,

 

I'm new to the forum but have had my HPI Firestorm for about 20 months now. I havn't had much use out of it as I keep losing exhaust bolts.. this of course means I can't start the engine as there's no pressure!

 

I've went through 4 exhaust bolts (different sides), I've tried loctite which slowed the bolt disappearing process down but it still occurred

I've also tried different length bolts which also did not help.

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction? 

 

Cheers,

Adam.