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It has to be said (since I had one previous run-in with the legal department of the LEGO company, but that's neither here nor there), that this page is in no way affiliated with the LEGO Company (Canada or otherwise) and is not endorsed by the aforementioned company.
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***October 27, 2004***
I tried to RC another LEGO Supercar. This time I chose the 8865. Didn't turn out nearly as good as the 8448 RC modifications.
Eh, it was a valiant effort.
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Pretty much only the body is original--the entire frame had to be redone.
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One of the things I wanted to do was make the batteries easily accessible. And look--they are.
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Hi! I'm Marie and this is my ride!
Some of you may know this car as the 8448 Super Street Sensation, but my friend and I decided to modify it just a wee bit...
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I'd show you some of the changes we made, but I don't know a thing about cars!
Let me call CAA to come down...
NOT!!!
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First, let me haul this fake engine out of the way so you can check out the steering.
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See these gears right here? They handle the steering.
Right out of the control unit to a 24t gear, then to an 8 which drives the steering rack.
Works very well!
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Now for ... *oomph* ... the bottom ... of the car...
Whew! This car is heavy!
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If you look over here, you can see where we tied the motors right on to the drive axles.
The connector holes on the motors lined up nicely with the frame.
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It's difficult to see but if you look right here, you can see where the wires attach to the motors.
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Ahh, here's a model shot!
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Now to show you the motors from the top side.
First I have to remove my convertible roof.
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See, here is where we attached the motors to the frame.
The axles holding the motors run thru the same frame holes as the red push pins that hold the back tire assembly.
Works quite well!
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Well, that's that! All back together!
Now it's time for a ride!
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Oops! I almost forgot the most important modification!
A seatbelt to keep me safe from crazy drivers!
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One bad thing about these modifications is I now have an antenna sticking thru my windshield!!!
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That's all for now!
Bye!
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Here's a few pics of the car cruisin' in the parking lot! Much much faster than the 8466!
The only problems happened when the steering failed and the 8448 hit something.
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I think we have to redo the steering mechanism!
There were a few times when I had to fix something on the car.
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| So I dropped the remote control unit from 8475 into the 8466 4x4. The 8466 had to be modified quite a bit in order for this to work at all. |
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The transmission was the first thing to go. I could have kept it but I found out that the more gears separating the motor from the tires was not good for moving the vehicle around. |
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My final solution was to put the motors right on the axle out to the tires. |
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The next problem was the steering--the RC unit itself was difficult to incorporate into the 8466 chassis, but, in the end, I just mounted it on top. From there, I ran an axle out to the front steering gears. |
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In the end, it worked--the 8466 is fully remote controlled. However, with all that weight, it does take a while to get up to a good speed. Steering is also a little tempermental--it doesn't recenter itself nicely.
But it's fun to drive around, so that's all that mattered to me.
I think if I put this unit in the 8448 SuperCar, it would work better--the supercar being lighter and the tires being smaller.
We shall see what transpires!
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The RC 8466 on my desk at work... |
| Scooting around the parking lot. |
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Trying out the suspension. |
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Parked in a spot in the lot. |
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