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Posted by: djm914-6 Oct 26 2009, 09:21 AM

Notice anything on this new car that hasn't been available on any other R/C Porsche before?



http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXYEY1&P=0

Posted by: underthetire Oct 26 2009, 09:25 AM

Those Fuchs sure would look nice on the 914 body!

Posted by: Demick Oct 26 2009, 10:03 AM

Posted by: RJMII Oct 26 2009, 10:41 AM

those do look sharp.

Posted by: BKLA Oct 26 2009, 10:47 AM

Where do we order??????

Posted by: flipb Oct 26 2009, 11:35 AM

I wonder if those Fuchs are the right size to use as center caps on my Mahles.

Posted by: Gustl Oct 26 2009, 05:09 PM

Posted by: underthetire Oct 26 2009, 05:18 PM

Anyone need a coupon for towerhobbies?? Think I have a 15 or 20 dollar off code.

Posted by: GeorgeRud Oct 26 2009, 05:50 PM

I wonder if the wheels are available as a replacement part. It certainly would look nice on my 914-6 GT RC car.

Posted by: underthetire Oct 26 2009, 05:56 PM

They don't have them on the HPI site yet. Here's some minilites though.
http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/3820/

Posted by: Demick Oct 26 2009, 07:52 PM

I'm sure the wheelset will be available separately. It's just not listed yet. May take a few weeks, or even months.....

Posted by: THE STIG Oct 26 2009, 08:06 PM

http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/7211/


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Posted by: smontanaro Oct 27 2009, 01:49 PM

I'm not an R/C guy, but pretty though those wheels are I think they are missing three spokes each if they are supposed to be Minilites.

Nice stuff on that site. Maybe I need to take up R/C racing...

Skip

Posted by: Phoenix-MN Oct 29 2009, 01:07 PM

Thanks for perpetuating my hobby addiction

(I just ordered one)

Posted by: underthetire Oct 29 2009, 01:33 PM

I just emailed HPI for the rim part number. Lets see what happens.

Posted by: BKLA Oct 29 2009, 01:37 PM

Did the same! My son and I have three 914's that need new shoes!!!!

Posted by: Gustl Oct 29 2009, 02:01 PM

group buy

Posted by: djm914-6 Oct 29 2009, 02:14 PM

Gee, there is a lot of impatience here. I figured I would either just wait for the parts or get the kit (with luck get it as a gift or buy it myself).

The key question is if the wheels will fit the Tamiya M04L hex nuts? Also, what size are they?

Posted by: Phoenix-MN Oct 29 2009, 02:20 PM

Remember: These are not 1:10 or 1:12 scale, sort of in-between, so these wheels may be a little small for the 914 1:10 bodies.

I think these are the general spec's for the TE37 wheels
12mm Hex Type Wheel Mounting

26mm Wheels


SPECS: Outer Diameter: 1.9" (48mm)
Width: 1.0" (26mm)

Posted by: BKLA Oct 29 2009, 02:38 PM

this is what we have now. 26mm fronts and 31mm rears almost too big for the 914 bodies.



I think the 911 wheels will "fit" (ie:look) better, even if they are a little smaller.

It appears that the hubs and wheel mounts are a little different.

Posted by: RJMII Oct 29 2009, 04:09 PM

It's nice to see so much interest in the wheels; actually.

If they don't fit, I'm still planning on making the Fuchs that fit. Would you mind working with me on this? I need measurements to scale my Fuchs down. (I have a set of 16 x 7's on my car now, and am working on getting my 3d scanner set up to have enough table space to handle scanning a wheel)

Posted by: Phoenix-MN Oct 30 2009, 06:00 AM

Check out the Osaka "HIVP" Drift at

http://www.sflrcdrift.com/?page_id=13

Posted by: nsr-jamie Oct 31 2009, 03:34 AM

Can we organize a group buy? I would most definetely buy a set for sure for my GT replica I am building