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Old 2008.02.23, 06:52 PM   #1
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New VDS2

I just ordered another VDS2 body so I'll be ready for when the lap counter comes in. Of course, I'll probably take 2-3 weeks to paint/detail it.
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Old 2008.02.23, 07:43 PM   #2
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just put some stickers on it and about 10 coats of clear
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Old 2008.02.25, 07:30 PM   #3
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I gotta put my carbon fiber bumper on first. I also got a new set of Atomic bearings, an alloy VDS2 nose mount, and a new diff gear to replace my wore out and loud gear everyone makes fun of.
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Old 2008.02.25, 08:52 PM   #4
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I'd like to paint it green and orange like the Mazda 787B LMP racer, but that might be too complicated and I'll just F it up. Maybe a nice metallic black cherry.
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Old 2008.02.25, 08:54 PM   #5
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You know you like it.
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Old 2008.02.29, 06:26 PM   #6
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I got my stuff in. Now I just gotta figure out what to do with the body. The chassis is back to VDS2 running gear, plus new bearings, gears, and rear tires. I just gotta come up with a paint scheme. I might do that tomorrow.
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Old 2008.02.29, 11:54 PM   #7
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I'd like to paint it green and orange like the Mazda 787B LMP racer, but that might be too complicated and I'll just F it up. Maybe a nice metallic black cherry.
Just wait for the real Autoscale to come out in March.

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Old 2008.03.01, 10:28 AM   #8
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OMG! Yeah I'll just wait for that ASC. I guess I'll just find a nice color paint and throw some Mazda stickers on it.
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Old 2008.03.01, 04:25 PM   #9
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I got a nice metallic blue and I'll toss some decals on it. It's a racer anyways.
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Old 2008.03.01, 07:33 PM   #10
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Done and ready to race. I've got my CORE transponder taped inside, too.



I also made a carbon fiber stiffener for the front. I used some CF stock I had laying around and cut a slot in it and the body clip mount, and glued it on the underside of the body. It's pretty much the same thing as the one I made for the silver VDS2, but it's mounted on the inside:

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After racing it, the carbon front piece needed to be filed down just a little bit where the tires hit it on hard cornering, but other than that it did really well. I wrecked it a lot until I got my tires semi-sorted out and the front stiffener plate did a really good job. I'm hoping it'll keep the front solid for many months to come.
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