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Re: 8448 Super Car
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Wed, 4 Aug 1999 01:20:53 GMT
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The 8448 has a slot to insert the new technic gear motor and the instructions
and the end of the 2nd book show a stand which lifts the rear wheels so that
the motor can drive them and you can shift through the gears, watch the wheels
change speed and direction, etc. I assumed this was because the car
was too heavy for the motor. However, on the urging of my two sons and my
78-79 year old parents, I took the car off the stand. It runs quite well on a
hard floor (no rugs). In fact in some speeds it goes too fast to keep up with
it and steer it away from the walls! Now I need to figure a way to incorporate
remote steering, or maybe use the RCX to control the whole thing.....
Karen
> The chassis has a lot of new pieces, including 3 new gears used to make the
> transmission run more smoothly. The white axle with a collar on it from znap
> is also used, as are a few slizer pieces.
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> More info to follow as I complete more...
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> Huw
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| (...) Certainly not! The purpose of the stand is to allow you to shift gears without having to run around on your hands and knees to keep up with the car. (...) Exactly! - Robert Munafo (URL) LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ A@ LM++ YB64m (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| (...) I have built the chassis, in about 2-3 hours. The separately boxed sub-assemblies have slashed construction time dramatically - no more sifting though 100's of pieces for the one you are after. It has - rear-wheel drive only - front steering (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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