View Full Version : Ralph's Kyosho Caliber 5
blax1
05-12-2007, 04:38 AM
Hello everyone :D
I thought I would create thread about my build, and eventually flying her!! :shock: so more info- will arrive as I move on with the build!!
Decal-ed the canopy today :D
kraaijer
05-13-2007, 07:09 AM
Cool, I love the Cal5, really solid easy machine.
Good luck with it, keep us up to date on your progress.
Ron
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:03 AM
Sorry for delay, been busy and had a bit of trouble getting parts :oops:
Most of my parts turned up from Heliproz on Saturday morning just gone, so I did a bit of building on the Sunday :)
Mounting flywheel, clutch and one way bearing using Loctite 222 this is medium strength removable locker
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:15 AM
Using crank shaft holding tool, Glad I purchased it made life easyyyy :)
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:17 AM
One way is on board :glasses2:
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:19 AM
Fan' which has to come off again to mount engine, however she is locked on for a purpose :wink:
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:22 AM
I thought I would go by the RCHeli magazine and dial her up to see what the run out is like??
Great article BTW
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:24 AM
On the fly wheel and clutch I had 0.02mm run out virtually nothing
However on the fan she had a run out of 0.15mm which I considered OK considering this machine is belt driven and not direct gear drive so any vibration will be minimal IMHO
Any thoughts on that people?? :hug:
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:28 AM
The mounting bolts are 180o opposed to each other and I tried off setting the tightness on each side and it didn't make any difference, Interestingly the plastic mould injection dimples banged it out to 0.29mm :shock: But I just filed them off, probably wouldn't have made any difference anyway as they are 180o opposed to each other too.
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:45 AM
Anyway out of the workshop and back to the kitchen LOL
Mounting engine up in cradle
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:48 AM
Into frame (a bit fiddly)
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:50 AM
This way up!! Thats better :lol:
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:53 AM
Must put glow plug in!! :roll:
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:55 AM
Belt self aligns
blax1
05-25-2007, 06:58 AM
Muffler on!! :thumbup:
blax1
05-25-2007, 07:01 AM
That's it this is as far I as I got!! I'm happy, really enjoyed the build so far, more later!! :dontknow
blax1
06-15-2007, 03:54 AM
Hello people, comments, ideas, suggestions, anything, are more then welcome
overspeed
06-17-2007, 07:09 PM
Hmmm,
this heli is looking good to me. In the market for a new .50 class ship. I really like the deals available on it, too. I'm trying to decide between the Knight 50 and this...... Parts would sure be easy to get for the Cali. So the windscreen isn't a decal like on the '30, is it?
Laurens
06-18-2007, 05:29 AM
You can screw this one with the C5.
Nice build Blax!