HPI Micro RS4
 

So I picked up a 1:18 scale HPI Micro RS4 4WD roller chassis from reaper, needed a little bit of love and a few spare / donated parts to get it working again but as I type I'm about 95% done:

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I ended up using a ProPulse ESC and RX in combination with a ProPulse high torque motor, the chassis is setup to the longest length and drivebelt configuration.

The one piece that remains is purchase a set of Deans Plugs and re-wire the battery tray and ProPulse ESC, then it should be good to go.

I don't plan on doing a whole lot with or to this car, it was more that the chassis interested me so I wanted to see what it was all about, I'll get it up and running and maybe purchase a few upgrades but hopefully it won't become a bottomless money pit :)

So I changed the RS4 to the short chassis configuration and put the Honda Civic body on it that I had wanted to use:

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Unfortunately this presented problems with installing the batteries so I gave up and went back to the long chassis configuration, also masked off the body shell:

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Needs a few final touch ups but is pretty much ready for paint, now just need the weather to clear up.

Hoping in the next day or two to have figured out the best way to mount the ProPulse battery pack I planned on using for power, at the moment the weight is thrown off and the car has no handling....

looks good,
i kinda miss mine, was fun while it lasted

lol I haven't even run it yet :) Maybe I'll sell it you when I'm done with it??

I WANT IT! Can you take a shot of the Civic body sitting on top of your pro-pulse chassis? Want to see size comparison

Sweet, I had look at one of those before and almost got one... Once to take it out for some good fun let me know what you think of the Chassis.

Here you:

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Wheel base is a little off but you could definitely drill the mount holes and run with it....

:eyecraz: :blush: :yup: :hail: :hail: :cheers:
:D consider it sold lmao

Thanks. There goes on turning my propulse into a on road drifter. >.<

The Civic is a short wheel base body, let me put the other body (which is a long wheel base) and see if that fits any better.

Also that was a ProPulse Truck Chassis so everything is jacked up, I have a buggy chassis that I will try them on.

Still too wide is what i'm trying to point out. D:

if ur planning to use rc18r arms.. its gonna be too wide, the rc18r was meant to accommodate a 1/18th rallycar/widebody car, the mrs4 was meant to represent a touring/street car, you can try, but it isnt gonna look perfect unless u do heavy mods to the chassis O.o

So to help the aerodynamics of my RS4 I've modified the shell to be super smooth::

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:duh: just kidding.... I've final finished my masking in preparation for paint:

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Going to do a Competition Orange base with black stripes and accents, just need the snow to clear so I can get spraying :)

OMG! ur soo gonna get like an extra 1 MPH with that aerodynamics mod! lol
dont wait for the snow to clear! get a cardboard box, flip and and start painting!! im curious to see how this is gonna look.. no CF hood :( idk, idk how cf would look with the orange

I will try to get to it this weekend, I have something else I desperately need to clear coat so we shall see what happens....

I could always grab a sheet of CF decals and do the hood that way....

i just thought of something, would u do the clear coat.. before u start painting? or after? lol its kinda got me juggled and really confused, cause there is no need to do it ontop of the body

Lol its not this one that needs the clear coat on it :) I have something else I'm working.

oh like a SCHECERET! lol
from this vid lmao

YouTube Video

just for the hell of it watch this too

YouTube Video

and this

YouTube Video

sorry for the slight hi-jack, just all of em really funny

Nope its not a secret :)

I need to clear coat my RSX

http://xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18481

So I can wrap up the interior....

As for the RS4 as the masking is done I went back to work on the body:

1. Changed out the rims for a different set, may also paint these orange and black, going to see how the body turns out first.

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2. Installed the trays for the ESC / RX.

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3. Re-wired ProPulse ESC with deans plug.

4. Stupidly swapped out the broken RX antenna wire with to thick of a gauge, so need to redo that at some point.

5. Installed ESC and TX.

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6. Started to tidy up the wiring.

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Need to install the other deans plug onto the battery tray and then I should have power.... I'm a little worried that I might have trashed the rear diff trying to get the old rims off, need to get the car running and test.

I like it. Hit me up when you get tired of it.