FG leopard vs other
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Mike1970
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mike a heads up the conversion for a layshaft brake is on its way from fg to do away with the hydros at the wheels looking at the pic you will need to use one of the calipers which means you would carry a spare which is a good thing
Requested months ago by many, mine is already on order - Dave has his and it looks good.
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cool thanks for sharing! didnt know FG were doing this!
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TBH I'd have been happy with the marder type layshaft brake as it's simple, less to go wrong and you use very little rear brake anyway.
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I was just going to write something similar.
I've hydros on the front, and after several hours' blasting around, the truck was still slowing / stopping, but not as quickly.
When I checked the dydro reservoir, it was EMPTY!! Oooppssss!!!
Fortunately, I've kept the alloy mechnical layshaft brake, which was stopping the truck without too much problem, so I reckon I'll keep mine this way.
Great looking brake that hydro layshaft, but requires people more-motivated than I am in the maintenance side!!!
Al.
I've hydros on the front, and after several hours' blasting around, the truck was still slowing / stopping, but not as quickly.
When I checked the dydro reservoir, it was EMPTY!! Oooppssss!!!
Fortunately, I've kept the alloy mechnical layshaft brake, which was stopping the truck without too much problem, so I reckon I'll keep mine this way.
Great looking brake that hydro layshaft, but requires people more-motivated than I am in the maintenance side!!!
Al.
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I used to be very anal about my touring car, it was stripped and cleaned after each meeting and THB I'd clean it and check everything after the saturday practice. I don't bash and don't have much spare time for club meetings but this car has been raced at 2 meetings, stripped & rebuilt twice and all the bearings were changes, swivel pin holes reamed out, everything de-scuzzed after the first meeting because it pissed down.
Hi All, I run a Harm BX-3 in the UK BRCA Nationals, i've had the car since October and I am very happy with it!
I have not bent any arms or anything like that, mainly just consumables that I've used, the car is certainly reliable and fast!
There are a few small mods that I've done, and I've swapped the shocks out for elcon ones.
Still experimenting with set ups a little but I went fairly well at Round 1 Nationals this year, qualified 5th overall and finished 7th in the A final.
No doubt I will bump into mike in a field in cornwall this weekend as its round 2 :w00t:
I have not bent any arms or anything like that, mainly just consumables that I've used, the car is certainly reliable and fast!
There are a few small mods that I've done, and I've swapped the shocks out for elcon ones.
Still experimenting with set ups a little but I went fairly well at Round 1 Nationals this year, qualified 5th overall and finished 7th in the A final.
No doubt I will bump into mike in a field in cornwall this weekend as its round 2 :w00t:
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You did indeed Mat, and yet again it pissed it down lol. The HARM went very well as did the FG considering they were the only one of each make in the final (the rest were contrast and Hormann), Mat getting a well deserved 3rd and mine in 7th (from 10th on the grid). The meeting was great other than the weather and the total lack of grip. The track was tight and twisty with a seires of well made jumps so what it lacked in grip it made up for in a massive requirement of skill to get it round.
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sperera
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great result fellas, congrates to both
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hello mate.
i have an elcon cleon 08/09 model and i have an elcon mmx.
i also have an mcd v4 version2 and an fg leopard and i can say without any hesitation the elcon,s are the best ive ever driven.
but thats just my verdict.
everyone has ther own personal favorite.
jon
i have an elcon cleon 08/09 model and i have an elcon mmx.
i also have an mcd v4 version2 and an fg leopard and i can say without any hesitation the elcon,s are the best ive ever driven.
but thats just my verdict.
everyone has ther own personal favorite.
jon
hi, ive a hormann tk0809, elcon shocks, it handles real well and is very reliable and strong, but from watching and looking at them, the fg and mmx look solid and handle great.I personally think the new leo looks amazing .
im sure the new mmx is being released soon?
these guys(above) are always at race meetings mixing it up with the other models that have been mentioned,so i guess they re the best to answer your questions but i don't think you can go wrong with the leo 2, ht3 and mmx.id be happy to own any of them.
im sure the new mmx is being released soon?
these guys(above) are always at race meetings mixing it up with the other models that have been mentioned,so i guess they re the best to answer your questions but i don't think you can go wrong with the leo 2, ht3 and mmx.id be happy to own any of them.
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If anyone was thinking of a Hoermann HT3, I'd leave it for a while because they're having "quality and design" issues with them.