The Matrix Concepts carbon fiber losi 8ight chassis

[lutach]

Check out Mr. C's new Virus chassis:

http://www.ace-cars.info/DE%20AC/dow...%20Chassis.pdf

[MindThoughts]

Hi,
I Really like your Matrix Concepts Inc, Carbon Fiber Chassis and your entire 1/8th scale buggy.
will you please tell me what center drive shafts your using, and what outdrives are connected to your center drive shafts? Are these also from Matrix Concepts Inc? I looked at your photo album and saw some closer pictures that showed some great detail of your buggy. Thank you for the pictures. Please let me know what kind of center drive shafts you're using. Thank you. This is my first post here, so I hope I can figure out how to find your message once you've respond to me. Though, if this forum works anything like the RCtech forum, I should be ok. Thank you for having me as a member. Looking forward to learning allot here. And buying a Complete Matrix Concepts Inc, Carbon Fiber Chassis Kit. Thank you in advance.

PS. And if anyone can answer this question regarding the type of center drive shafts and outdrives being used on this Losi 8ight-E buggy pictured just bellow, I would very much apprecieate it. Thank you in advance.

Originally Posted by spcpicard

I've been running their chassis since late December and haven't had any problems. To keep wear to a min. I use the De racing front bump skid and the rear one. On the rear one I add a thin line of CA glue in the front to keep it from curling and ripping off (bonds great with CF), which was a problem running it on my nitro. I also run the xtreme CF front shock tower instead of the MC one as it's a little thicker.

[spcpicard]

The shafts or stock, the couplers are the losi HD lightened ones. Get u a pin press and change out the front pin that wears,and the shaft will last a while. There are several different pics where I was using diff couplers, some where aluminum, the most recent were fioroni flex couplers.

[montyjcm]

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I was wondering how this chassis has performed in race conditions. Any update?

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by montyjcm

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I was wondering how this chassis has performed in race conditions. Any update?

great, so far, everything has worked flawlessly, its getting pretty scrached up but we all new that was going to happen

[Mentat]

So you think carbon fiber over aluminum for chassis design? I have been wondering about that.

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by Mentat

So you think carbon fiber over aluminum for chassis design? I have been wondering about that.

im very happy with mine


both my 8ight and my revo have carbon chassis and havent been a problem


if you can afford it i say go for it, even way over geared my buggy runs effortlessly. everyone who has seen it in person is just floored by how it handles and jumps

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by Semi Pro

im very happy with mine


both my 8ight and my revo have carbon chassis and havent been a problem


if you can afford it i say go for it, even way over geared my buggy runs effortlessly. everyone who has seen it in person is just floored by how it handles and jumps

i agree with this 100%. i run carbon fiber chassis' on almost all of my rides and they are so much smoother and just "glide" like SP says. there really is a noticeable smoothness and agility when you go to carbon. and its not just me. everyone that tried driving it commented on how plush the ride was and how much "feel" it provided.

[ikpthegame]

I can tell you guys that Semi Pros buggy just seems to glide. It jumps without an issue, and it makes in air changes like nothing ive seen.

[montyjcm]

How does the chassis wear? I know that my chassis gets a fair amount of wear on it. Had to get a new bulkhead recently and noticed how thin section that pokes through the chassis got! It definitely looks pretty sweet.

[spcpicard]

I've replaced the front and rear skids once since I've owned it. If you use the DE racing skids front and back, it keeps wear to a minimum. The front wears faster right at the bend since the de bump skid doesn't cover it. The rear could last forever with the use of the de rear skids, just drop a line of Ca glue to the front part to keep it from peeling (CA bonds great with CF) There is no question on durability for sure, last race they were using large wooden jumps and I was tripling the double double every once in a while, at the end of the last qual I lost traction on the face of the first jump and cased the top of the third wooden jump from about 25 feet landing almost straight down on the middle of the chassis. The car hit so hard it bounced up probably 12 feet. Several people came over after the qualifier wanting to see if my chassis was bent (they didn't know it was CF) I couldn't even find a mark where it hit. Several people said that if it would have been Aluminum, it definitely would have bent from an impact like that.

[Semi Pro]

im still useing the first skids, i bought 3 sets just to be safe, so far i have been repairing every scrach every race just to get the most out of the chassis.

as i said before, im very happy with the performance of the chassis

[Ryu James]

i started making my own carbon chassis' last fall and have loved them. with the exception of my 1/5 all my conversions have carbon chassis and have held up very well. in fact, the 3mm carbon chassis on my rc8t took a major beating one night and never had an issue: our track had just got a huge skateboard style wood jump installed a few weeks ago. the first night racing i couldnt resist trying to pull some back flips. in the races the 1/8s typically have to hit this jump very slow to avoid major air time and breaking your car. anyway, i hit the jump and pulled a large back flip. next lap i did a double back flip, and the next lap i did a triple. needless to say to pull a triple back flip you have to be like 30ft high. so i was catching huge air, like XXXmain type stuff. i did not land on my wheels everytime and despite the hard landings and crashes i took my chassis just kept on going. so i am a firm believer in carbon fiber chassis. i wanted to make my own available to the masses but have had trouble getting everything setup to machine them in large quantities. also, my carbon chassis' weigh nearly 6 ounces less than the aluminum chassis. i have never used MC carbon parts but my own rides are equiped with carbon all over and i have never been disappointed.

[montyjcm]

Good to hear... I am sticking with stock right now, but looking at options for a future upgrade. I really debating over whether or not to go with Tekno, Matrix, or the BCE chassis. CF has a lot of benefits though.. anyone know how they stack their laminas?

[sabongi]

i'm wondering about a CF chassis for the D8. Can anyone talk about difficulties on fabricating one? I seen toyeast and 3racing sells the sheets, probably 4mm would be fine. How about cutting and drilling?