But, I'll be selling the bodies that I ordered in painted form...

I just bought a case of cars with everything you need from a guy on Ebay. I have 12 of them I am giving out to my clients for Christmas presents. They are pretty good quality and have the adjustable wheelbase. They come with 2 bodies which vary from box to box. The price? I paid $110.00 including shipping for all 12 of them. I bought a really nice Kyosho Cerumo Toyota Supra Mini-Z and it sells for $139.00 at the local Hobby store. This one is not quite as nice but it is way better than the one I bought for $55.00 plus shipping from that other place. The bodies are of equal quality and the chassis is way better than any of the others. With a price of less than $10.00 I would buy these anyday. That is why I am giving them to my clients as gifts this year. They will have fun racing them around the offices. If you guys need more info, let me know. I will pass on the guys name I got them from along with pictures. I just took pictures of the car and was looking closely at them, I can hardly tell any difference between them. As everyone knows, the Kyosho is probably the best out there for this. The ones I just bought for less than $10.00 each is of the same caliber. The parts even fit from the Kyosho to the other one. I will post the pictures in just a few minutes.

Here is the pictures of the 2 cars for comparison. They are both Mini-Z cars and virtually identical. I think one is just a knock off of the Kyosho.

This is also a Kyosho like the one above.

This is the Heipao which I think is almost the same in every detail.

The underside.

Outstanding. That sounds perfect. Thanks skline.
How do we get in contact with the seller from eBay?
Post his info. here or invite him to offer us a group discount / package deal?

His email address is KUOJUI@aol.com. His Ebay username is Currychili. I will be buying other things from him in the near future. These cars are almost identical to the Kyosho. For 10.00 you cannot go wrong.

Is this the same as what you got?
LMK? If it is I will contact him directly and see if he is interested in making some sort of a group deal for 914World.com members.

I can already picture a competition at our West Coast Classic in June.

skline, these bodies will take the 914's 1/24 that demick is getting?

They look cool, I hope so!

That is the guy I got them from. They are the exact same dimensions as the Kyosho. I have not got my 914 body yet as they were just ordered. This is the car I was told works the best with the bodies.

The HeiPao cars and the Kyosho cars are NOT identical at all!!

Sure, the dimensions are the same, but when it comes to functionality, they are very different.

The Kyosho has digitally porportional steering and throttle, has a rear differential, and goes about twice as fast.

The Heipao has on-off steering, on-off throttle, a solid rear axle, and goes about half as fast (a good thing because of the on/off throttle).

The Kyosho is also fully supported with parts, so anything you break can be replaced (parts available from any local hobby shop that sells them). With the Heipao, if you break a part, you are out of luck.

If you are really just looking for the minimum chassis to stick a body on, then the Heipao will be fine. If you actually want to be able to use and drive it around much, then the Kyosho is the way to go. Of course, the Kyosho costs 10x as much.

In both cases you need to extend the wheelbase by ~1/2 inch to make it fit the 914 bodies. You also have to figure out how to mount the lexan bodies as they cannot be mounted in the same way that they original bodies mount. I will do a writeup about all of this within the next couple of weeks. I will also provide sources for getting the Heipao for ~$17 shipped (generally they are $20-$25 shipped on e-bay). I also have a source for getting an exact copy of the Kyosho version for under $50 shipped - but I don't have any of that handy right now.

Demick

He si correct, the Kyosho is faster than the other one. But I can swap parts between the two. The battery clips and the engine mount are the same and can be swapped out. The front steering is different but I could put the front off the Kyosho on to the Heipao. If you are looking for a cheap alternative, this one will work. By far, the Kyosho is the better car. But as for comparison over the one from the other place wth the pins to hold the body on, it is way better. Just my opinion.

I'm unpinning this since the order is closed.

Got my 1/24th RC car for Christmas. Any news on the status of our order?

No real status, but I am expecting (hoping) that they will arrive in the next week or so.

Demick

Kewl

Just FYI: Here is another option for people looking for 1/28 scale cars. Radio Shack now has 1/28 scale RC cars XMods. They can be modified with different engines, suspension, and even upgraded to 4WD etc.... They run about $50 for the kit. I'm not endorsing them (so don't blame me if they suck), just one more option incase you weren't already confused.

-Justin

I've looked at those. They have the same basic dimensions as the Kyosho Mini-Z cars. However, they cannot be modified to change the wheelbase like the Mini-Z cars can - so you will not be able to adapt an XMod to be used with one of these 914 bodies.

Demick

I have a tamiya 1/12 scale Toyota Tom's car from the 80's. It has been clocked at over 60 MPH. I was in the bed of my buddy's pickup--at 55 MPH it would easily pass us! I'll never drive it that fast again. They don't make 'em any more and are very hard to find new in box! The
motor, battery and speed control are all modern electronics and were never meant to be used in the car. The motor turns 60,000rpm.

No, I don't run it with the body on it either!