Custom Carbon Fiber Brushless RC8T Pics

[shizzon]

so your going to be using mech brakes without and electriclutch? are you going to turn the brakes off on the MMM? or both? And did you just thread the components into the chassis, as there are none on the underside of the chassis. Carbon fiber is definately a wonder material as long as it is used correctly, and that chassis is sure to have all the strength you will need.

Very nice build!!

[_paralyzed_]

i see you spending much money on r/c lately, and I must ask: Can I have an allowance? My grades are good and my chores are all done and I promise........................

Seriously though, nice build, I cant tell, did you get it to kick up in the front or is it flat?

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

i see you spending much money on r/c lately, and I must ask: Can I have an allowance? My grades are good and my chores are all done and I promise........................

Seriously though, nice build, I cant tell, did you get it to kick up in the front or is it flat?

dude! you dont even wanna know. lets just say that my bank accounts used to have a nice surplus and now they are virtually empty. it might be a couple of months before you see my other builds completed.

as far as the kickup, unfortunately i couldnt find anyone that could make the sheet with the angle needed. the place i bought from (dagraphite.com) could have made me a sheet with a 20* bend only. i was going to do that but i bent an aluminum chassis i have to see how it would work and 20* was way to much. the kickup on the RC8t is about 5*-7*. plus i did some reading up on the kickup and why it is there and the main reason is not cuz that chassis needs but it is used for anti-dive and the path that your suspension travels.

like in the rear you use anti-squat. anti-squat causes your suspension to travel at a rearward angle when you hit bumps aiding in the handling of your truck. zero-squat is when your suspension travels directly straight up and down. this is also acceptable. pro-squat is when your suspension travels forward and this is unacceptable. the handling would be bouncing all over the place.

the same holds true for the front of the truck except it is called dive instead of squat. and the desired settings are similar. you basically want anti-dive up front. this aids handling and also prevents your truck from nose diving when you hit the brakes.

the kickup on the front of your chassis basically provides this anti-dive setting. however, it is possible to get on a flat chassis too. what i did was buy a better hingepin brace setup from Reckward Tuning that has the plastic hingepin bushings with the holes in them that can be used for different angles. i used the bushings to create the steepest angle possible actually resulting in a rearward suspension travel almost identical to that of the stock setup. so it should work out i am hoping. as soon as i drive the truck i will post and let you know how it does. i sure hope it does. i have put in too much work for this not to work now.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by shizzon

so your going to be using mech brakes without and electriclutch? are you going to turn the brakes off on the MMM? or both? And did you just thread the components into the chassis, as there are none on the underside of the chassis. Carbon fiber is definately a wonder material as long as it is used correctly, and that chassis is sure to have all the strength you will need.

Very nice build!!

i will be using mechanical brakes and have the braking and drag completely off on the MMM. but i will use a longshank pinion instead of the elektriclutch as i like direct-drive better. this is how my current setup is on my 8t.

the reason there are no holes in the chassis is cuz i have not finished the build yet. i will post pics when completely finished but there will be countersunk screws in the chassis just like any other chassis.