We have many 147 at our club; out of the box they had a tendency to deslot ; we have substituted front tyres with smaller ones (Gom ultra thin), and unscrewed the body; now they race extremely well and are a joy to see!
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Italian trouble...
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Hi guys...
Together with one of my race-buddies I bought a new Fly Alfa 147.
I have the red one, he has the white one... the third race-buddie will wait untill the new version comes out and races my SCX Seat Leon in our "Hot Hatch Cup" for the moment...
We raced it a while last night... (on mondays we race endurances) and both Alfa's had trouble with the front wheels... in fact... only with the right front wheel... so we both had to give up our race... and the Leon won both the races...
The first 50 laps my Alfa drove great... I love how the car drives... it's pretty fast on the straights and you can go late on the brakes with it... (like the Leon)... The white one drove not that good... (or was it the driving style? I had a 7.0 on my track, the white one had a 7.7). But in lap 60 the car slowed down very much... and after a good checkup we saw the right front wheel was much looser then the left one... and it hit the fender constantly...
We checked the white Alfa on that... and it was also the right front wheel that was rubbing against the fender... and the left one was in place... just like mine...
Strange ha? Do you guys have the same problems? If it was only my 147 that has the right wheel trouble, I would try to fix it without making a fuss about it... But I think it's strange both our Alfa's have the same flaw...
So, do you guys have the same problems? And if yes... what did you do to fix it?
Two pictures of my Italian beauty...
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Greetz
G.
Together with one of my race-buddies I bought a new Fly Alfa 147.
I have the red one, he has the white one... the third race-buddie will wait untill the new version comes out and races my SCX Seat Leon in our "Hot Hatch Cup" for the moment...
We raced it a while last night... (on mondays we race endurances) and both Alfa's had trouble with the front wheels... in fact... only with the right front wheel... so we both had to give up our race... and the Leon won both the races...
The first 50 laps my Alfa drove great... I love how the car drives... it's pretty fast on the straights and you can go late on the brakes with it... (like the Leon)... The white one drove not that good... (or was it the driving style? I had a 7.0 on my track, the white one had a 7.7). But in lap 60 the car slowed down very much... and after a good checkup we saw the right front wheel was much looser then the left one... and it hit the fender constantly...
We checked the white Alfa on that... and it was also the right front wheel that was rubbing against the fender... and the left one was in place... just like mine...
Strange ha? Do you guys have the same problems? If it was only my 147 that has the right wheel trouble, I would try to fix it without making a fuss about it... But I think it's strange both our Alfa's have the same flaw...
So, do you guys have the same problems? And if yes... what did you do to fix it?
Two pictures of my Italian beauty...
Greetz
G.
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Yes, also my front axles move up and down, but they don't rub on the body;
I thought Gom's tyres were the smallest, but if jonny s says Pink Kar, I have to try them!
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; unfortunately here in Italy I cannot get them in a simple way, but I have already began my search
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ciao
I thought Gom's tyres were the smallest, but if jonny s says Pink Kar, I have to try them!
ciao
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I have painted the front wheels, but my club fellows think it is not legal and fair
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(perhaps because this idea is mine and not theirs); thank you jonny, my pleasure is also in the search ( many years ago I bought an old model plane diesel engine in India!), but if I could not find them I will e-mail to you.
ciao
ciao
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