SPEED HERO Blog — corolla

Sliced Stuff is a website that designs and sells 3D printed RC drift chassis for a variety of cool cars. When I found them I was super impressed with their designs and ability to scale the spirit of the Corolla down to RC size.

I wasn't able to print one myself after purchasing their designs, but a friend took on the challenge and I was happy with the results except one noticeable detail: The knuckle design wasn't of the geometry of a real AE86. So we got to correcting it.

This new design allows a...

SpeedHero July update (June Recap)

I can’t fathom how long and wild this month felt for SpeedHero. Let’s just dive in. The first event of the month was a special guest. Manabu Orido came by Platform Garage to say hello! He was in Victoria and decided to come by and visit us down at the shop. It was truly an honor. We exchanged a few gifts, photos, and car talk. Sadly I didn’t get a lot of photos, as I didn’t want to bother him too much, but there are a couple of pics from...

Yeah, so I dicked up the first article. This one will be a little bit better, but still needs improvement to be perfect. On a whim while building my scooter I asked Joel; "How many body styles of the E7 are there actually?" "I unno," he muttered back. Having reviewed my original E7 article long ago, I realized it was crappy, like all the other things I post. I spent a few hours collecting photos, to help build a better article than before. For those of you in the know, the "E" in the...