I can live off Ramen noodles...

[El Pirata]

Forget eating good food while on vacation in Panama, I can live off ramen noodles. I am about to order a Kyosho Inferno MP 7.5 Sports/GS .21R. I have been debating about this for a week now and finally decided I am ordering one this afternoon. I had strongly debated about getting a kit and build as I go but I finally decided to get one before I leave. I guess this means I am going to have to get it sent overnight and pay the additional shipping cost and have to play a little then leave for a month and play some more... Here's a link. I am also planning on getting the options that Tower recommended for a radio needed for the set. I have a ton of AA batteries and more than enough glow plugs to last until I leave. I guess I'll have a new toy to break next weekend when Sky, my roommate and I go bashing.

 

[mcvickj]

Sounds cool EP. Make sure you take some pics when you get it.

I thought you wanted to hold off on the buggy purchase till you got back from Panama?

I could live off tomato soup and cheese sandwichs.

 

[Team 17]

Nice choice. I've ran Robriguez's 7.5 and it does everything u would expect from a buggy. Good luck and have fun!

 

[El Pirata]

Any bets how long it takes me to break it?

 

[big kal]

Let us know how that MP 7.5 Sports holds up. Are you able to actually upgrade it with parts to make it a K2?

I'll go ahead and bet that you break it the first day right after you finish breaking it in. The title of your name says it all.

 

[El Pirata]

I figure I'll jump off that bridge when I get to it. Even if I am limited to the # of upgrades I will at least be able to buy a decent buggy that is not too expensive and also has some fairly decent stock parts included. If I find buggies and I do not get along then I'm not out a ton of cash like I would be had I bought a Kanai edition or even the kit that runs $400 minus engine, radio, pipe, header, etc... For the price I guess I really can't go wrong.

I can also experiment with a bump starter too.

 

[007kel]

I just got finishing with my inferno last night. I picked it up Friday night and worked on it since Sunday night. It's my first buggy. I tried to break in the new engine (OFNA picco 26) this morning, but I have to go back and do some adjustments. Engine kept cutting out.

 

[Nitroaddict]

Originally posted by El Pirata
Forget eating good food while on vacation in Panama, I can live off ramen noodles.

your gonna have to, in order to pay for that buggy, LOL!

Let us know how u like it once it is up n running - i give u a week before u break something

 

[robriguez]

As far as I know....from everything I've read...there shouldnt be a problem upgrading to the Kanai I or II......I've been looking for upgrade parts all day today.

http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=inferno+7.5+parts&ei=UTF-8

 

[nitro dave]

Originally posted by El Pirata
Any bets how long it takes me to break it?

I say something will screw up during the break-in process, but you personally will break something in the first 5 tanks after break-in.

 

[El Pirata]

I just got off the phone with Tower. Additionally to the Radio, I also ordered a Futaba 9405 servo for steering. I think I need to get something that does not need a high torque servo because I literally have a dozen low torque servos laying in my tool kit for emergencies. The grand total with overnight shipping, the kit, radio and high torque servo was $700 and change. I can't wait until Friday. My boss already said I was getting released at noonish since I worked 5 hours of OT last Friday, little does he know I did take yesterday and Monday pretty much off anyway but I have earned a little sham time. Come on Friday....

 

[robriguez]

doesn't the radio COME with a set of servos??

 

[El Pirata]

Yes it does however they are low torque servos and I ordered a high torque servo for steering.

 

[El Pirata]

Here's an update of shipping. I live in Newport News which is only about 30 minutes from Hampton. Tower said it would not be here until Friday. Wouldn't that be a hoot if it arrived today instead. I know I'd be a little heart broken because I was so looking forward to it being here tomorrow but I think I'd live.

 

[mcvickj]

Thats cool EP. Anytime I get something from FedEx I usually always get it the day before the estimated delivery date.

 

[El Pirata]

In my experience with Tower, their estimated delivery date is generally 2 or 3 days before it actually arrives. So if I am bitching about Tower's service, well yes, they do have the redeming quality of having tons of stuff on hand whenever I order with the exception being my last rc I ordered.

I'll spare you all the details but the gist of it was ordered an RS-4 MT with the optional accessory kit that included everything you'd need to run it. I paid for overnight shipping and the package arrived right on time. They included a little letter saying they were out of stock on one small item, the RS-4 MT. Here's a ton of parts that you can't do anything at all with because you don't have the truck to put them into. I was a little stressed as a result.

 

[RobH]

that buggy doesn't stand a chance. el will make little buggy confetti out of it.

 

[El Pirata]

Hopefully :devil:

 

[mcvickj]

For $700 bones it better be built like a :tank: so that even you can't break it EP.

 

[El Pirata]

Read the last line in my sig. I think that pretty much speaks for itself.