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Old 2006.01.05, 10:43 PM   #1
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My version of the CHIPs are back!

This project was inspired in a thread posted by Pippoe about a year ago regarding his modification of the Mini-Z Caprice CHP car. With his help I was able to build my version including some subtle differences, which I must admit turned out very cool.

The electronics consist of two Faller FCS-1 “fx” boards and one Kamikaze Light-Kit V2 (made by kamikaze at the german website bit-racer.de forum).

Plus:
4x3mm LEDs
8xSMD-LEDs 0805 red
29xSMD-LEDs 0805 white
6xSMD-LEDs 1206 white

Much wire, solder and patience.

Here’s a few pics.

http://mini-zracer.com/mini-zgallery...cat=500&page=1
http://mini-zracer.com/mini-zgallery...cat=500&page=1
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and a movie
Caprice-Video
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Old 2006.01.05, 10:51 PM   #2
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that is wicked cool, you need to get some video of that chasing down a ferrari or a lambo.

Great work.
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Old 2006.01.05, 11:11 PM   #3
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That look's very convincing, If I am running my cars and see that behind me I would "pull it over, buddy".
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Old 2006.01.05, 11:39 PM   #4
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That's sweet!! I have a Police R34 with a working lightbar and head and tail lights. We use it occasionally for some 'Hot Pursiut' style racing. I'm doing another cop car using a Ferrari Modena as the body. I got a light bar from a 1:24 kit and will be using 2 programmable flashing light kits for the flash.

Very nice work though on your cruiser, it's inspiring and makes me want to do some research on SMD LEDs.
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Old 2006.01.06, 02:29 AM   #5
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Thumbs down Brilliant job!


All thumbs (and toes) up! The car is simply awesome. You managed to avoid the mess I made with the wiring, the wigwags work and the car looks simply fantastic.

*Applause*

Cheers

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Btw.. looking at the model.. Kyosho should have given a little more attention to the details.. the shell itself is about 1/31, but the Chevy sign on the hood is about 1/10..

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Old 2006.01.06, 12:17 PM   #6
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Nice work ... clean. That's the way I like it!!!
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Old 2006.01.06, 04:55 PM   #7
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hi im very interested in doin a R34 skyline version like that with all the police lights any suggestions to where i go and how much its gona cost me it looks so awsome
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Old 2006.01.06, 08:09 PM   #8
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Very nice work. Got to look cool going around the track.
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Old 2006.01.07, 09:30 PM   #9
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First of all, if it weren’t for Pippoe I would never have tried to build this project and without his help, in the building process, I wouldn’t have been able to complete it.

Thanks for all the complements, It did turn out even beyond my expectations! I must admit it looks awesome on the track. It’s very cool running around with all the emergency lights on!

In my previous post I hadn’t installed the license plate, here’s a pic of the CHP car with the plate installed. http://mini-zracer.com/mini-zgallery...php?photo=3037

sayan, if you are interested in SMD LEDs check out this site, they have a good selection and information. http://www.lsdiodes.com/

Pippoe, from your experience I learned a lot!!! That made it possible for me to produce a cleaner wiring solution, I was able to build a “second generation” as it were.

minizawd2006, the R34 Skyline would be a slightly different project. The Light-Bar and Push-Bar on my CHP car are custom built to accept the SMD LEDs that are needed to create the strobe light effect. The Faller FCS-1 “fx” boards are purchased from Faller in Germany, unfortunately they are not paypal friendly so I had to have a friend in Germany buy them for me. The Kamikaze Light-Kit was even more difficult to obtain. After many attempts contacting Kamikaze with no success, Pippoe generously agreed to sell me an extra Light-Kit he had purchased from Kamikaze for a future project, very cool. I’m more than happy to email you with any information to help you with your project, if you want.

Here is a wiring schematic for the CPH car. http://mini-zracer.com/mini-zgallery...php?photo=3038

This is a wiring diagram I made by scanning the inside of the body and using a CAD program to create a 1:1 scale image of the wiring. http://mini-zracer.com/mini-zgallery...cat=500&page=1 This enabled me to determine proper wire lengths for final assembly.
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Old 2006.01.15, 08:30 PM   #10
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Now that I’ve had some time to play with the CHP Caprice I must say it looks very realistic on the track, pretty amazing. It's surprisingly durable, I’ve had a couple of crashes and absolutely no damage, don’t want to test crash durability very much though.

The Kamikaze Light-Kit is basically a switch which draws power from the chassis and allows you to turn on the head & tail/brake lights with one stage then the emergency lights with the second stage, using the controller for your car. You can patrol with no lights, basic lights (head, tail/brake & license) or all lights (head, tail/brake & license + light-bar, wigwags, lateral flashers and push-bar). I made the Kamikaze Light-Kit removable so I could use it on some other projects, here’s a close-up of the body with the Light-Kit removed.

http://mini-zracer.com/mini-zgallery...00/MZCHPF8.jpg

I really hope to be able to post some video of the Caprice on the track, with all lights blazing, soon.

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Old 2006.01.16, 01:38 PM   #11
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Top Job

With American Style and German lighting technology you haver certainly pulled off a top cop cruiser. Congratulations and admirations.
I've been thinking of using the the CHP cruiser as a AWD drift car. Then you can replay all the cop chases from the TV shows of the past where the cops slide around wildly while the bad guys get away. Blues Brothers comes to mind (I know, wrong side of the country).
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Old 2006.01.21, 10:28 PM   #12
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With American Style and German lighting technology you haver certainly pulled off a top cop cruiser. Congratulations and admirations.
I've been thinking of using the the CHP cruiser as a AWD drift car. Then you can replay all the cop chases from the TV shows of the past where the cops slide around wildly while the bad guys get away. Blues Brothers comes to mind (I know, wrong side of the country).
Thanks for the compliments! I don’t think I will attempt any drifting with the CHP car as I have far too much time invested to risk the potential damage. That being said, I think an AWD CHP Caprice for drifting would be very cool indeed.

I really needed to do some basic chassis upgrades to improve performance. Here is my first priority chassis upgrades:

• Kyosho Ball Diff
• Kyosho Alloy Wheels (more meat and offset for the rear end)
• MiniZ-Racer.com Dry Racing Bearings

This has greatly improved my ability to keep up with the bad guys. Here’s a pic of the upgraded chassis.

http://mini-zracer.com/mini-zgallery...cat=500&page=1

Here are a few pics of the upgraded chassis with the body mounted and emergency lights blazing.

http://mini-zracer.com/mini-zgallery...cat=500&page=1
http://mini-zracer.com/mini-zgallery...cat=500&page=1
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http://mini-zracer.com/mini-zgallery...cat=500&page=1

I’m still working on another movie.
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Old 2006.01.21, 10:33 PM   #13
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With that wide rear rubber you need a blower sticking out of the hood, I'm thinking of the movie Tommy Boy again.
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Old 2006.01.21, 11:03 PM   #14
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that is a great job!!!!!
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Old 2006.01.22, 06:43 AM   #15
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Thumbs down Amazing pictures!

Congratulations on the additional pictures. Fantastic!

..and with the tuned chassis it'll be hard to outrun that cop car.

Well done!

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