Future Project: 1/8 Buggy *CAD Renderings*

[Evil3]

As far as the brakes, they will be from the BL motor. I will have to address the lock up problem(thanks for pointing it out).

How does the chassis seem to be backwards?

He was referring to the fact that when you stab the breaks, the center diff will only apply stopping force to the wheels that are not griping the surface at that point in time (well which ever wheels have less pressure on the racing surface) which will defy the point of having breaks. lol So with a spool, it will allow you to break with all for wheels which will be a good thing for when you need to stop the at high speeds.

Also maybe you could move the motor towards the center of the car (front to back) to help make the car more balanced.

[pwnzor]

im saying in the last render, the wing(rear of car) is on the front tires(the smaller diameter ones)........its awesome concept though man, keep us posted dude, great work!!!

[Crazy Phantom]

I was hoping to get the servo in a CAD rendering last night, but after I put the little "spikes" on the tire ( about 1000 per tire) it makes my comp run really slow, so it took a while.

Also,all 4 wheels/tires are the same size.

[chris arnold]

i believe the only cure for the brakes is to use a spool in the center

[Crazy Phantom]

Wouldnt a spool be back for handling?

[Evil3]

Wouldnt a spool be back for handling?

If you mean bad, then no it won't hurt the handling that much (unless you are use to driving 8th scales). Basically it allows the same amount of power to be delivered to the front and rear wheels (similar to a 10th scale 4wd buggy). So most likely it will feel about the same as a 10th scale buggy to an extent.

[Czech-it-Out Graphics]

yes it would be very bad for handling

[Crazy Phantom]

Yeah, that is what I thought. Anyone have another solution to this problem?

[Crazy Phantom]

Here is a new picture with the new tires. If you notice, all of the circles arent very smooth and have like straight edges, this is from the 1300 nubs on each tire making my computer run slower than a snail. In a final rendering, all the settings will be put back up to the maximum quality.

[rocco79]

is it built yet?:p:

[Crazy Phantom]

I wish. Been pretty busy lately, I was hoping to have more done on this rendering.

[jhautz]

I see you are on the RCM board also. I didnt know you were from chicago.

Anyway... Looks like a sweet project. I always like to see crative stuff.

This is my 1/8 bushless. Not as elaborate as your plans. But it works well.

[Crazy Phantom]

Well, looks like I have given in, and decided to extend the chassis to 16". I am also considering widening the chassis to a width that would allow me to slip the center diff with a Kyosho 46t nylon spur gear between the batteries towards the center of the chassis a little more. I could achieve a better balanced buggy by doing this.

[Crazy Phantom]

Here are some pictures of my new chassis concept. These pictures show the chassis widened to fit the center diff in between lipoly's. I am also messing around with the idea of putting the motor off to the right of the diff to drop the COG.

[Czech-it-Out Graphics]

i would use a steel gear

[Crazy Phantom]

No, steel spurs dont like BL motor with steel pinions, usually need to get hardened pinions, and those still wear out fast, if you ask anyone that has converted a buggy, they most likely will tell you right away to get a plastic spur.

[chris arnold]

the kyosho plastic spur gear is quite durable and inexpensive.

[-nick]

I see you are on the RCM board also. I didnt know you were from chicago.

he's not the only one in the area

jhautz, where are you located? anywhere near Woodstock?

[jhautz]

he's not the only one in the area

jhautz, where are you located? anywhere near Woodstock?

Downtown Chicago in the West Loop. Anything in Northern Illinios is considered nearby IMO. I go far and wide for RC.



BTW: CrazyP is right. The plastic spur gear holds up way better to brushless torque. The metal on metal just doesnt seem to work well in these setups. I think the plastic is Kknda self lubricating and doesnt wear anywhere near as qickly. I ran a metal spur for a little while in my 1/8 brushless conversion. I think I got 3 packs of run time on it and I had a groove worn down the middle of the pinion gear. I switched to the plastic Kyosho and have never had another issue. The plastic Kyosho gears are tough as nails.


EDIT: and besides that.... The plastic gear is much quieter than the metal on metal. Who wants a noisy 1/8 buggy. If I wanted that Id just run nitro.:poke: