My custom carbon fiber 8ight 2.0 brushless style. pics!

[Ryu James]

so some of you know i have been building my own chassis' from carbon for the last several months with great success. i have really got into racing lately and having a blast. the 3mm carbon chassis' are typically anywhere from 5-8 ounces lighter than the aluminum counterpart and i have yet to have any issues with any of them after months of hard racing and bashing.

its been a while since i have posted a build but i am having so much fun building this 8ight right now i just had to share. i cant wait to get it finished in the next week or so and start racing it. i am just waiting on a battery tray in the mail from Mike. i really like the RCM trays. the finished buggy weighs in at 7.5 lbs.

here are my most recent pics. i will post some more soon.

some info about the build:

-smart diffs front and center

-AE RC8 center diff mount used because i like the braking action of the AE much better. i simply used the RC8 outdrives on the losi smartdiff and everything worked out perfect.

-carbon fiber chassis with kickup. tapered chassis fits shape of the body perfectly for tight fit to keep dirt out.

-basic upgrades to hubs, axles, and other areas to increase strength.

-losi 2mm wider wheel hubs and PL V3 wheels and tires for wide footprint to hopefully increase stabililty on our very bumpy local track.

-one of the coolest new things are these spring flex chassis braces from Fioroni. i started running them on my carbon RC8T last week at the track. they can be locked like a regular alum. chassis brace or allowed to flex. i tried running both ways and the difference is amazing. the truggy was so much more supple and handled so much better with the spring flex. i recommend these to anyone. i have put a few washers on them to dial in the spring rate and flex just right.

this kit is made using Tekno parts primarily but the layout is changed and made to my taste. i also started running the Tekno 3 shoe clutch recently and love it. amazing on the track. i have always used mechanical brakes but was using a pinion so switching to the clutch required no mods and was a 5 minute change. has helped me on the track tremendously.

[kulangflow]

I've seen this build in person, and these pics do not do it justice!

Nice build as always!

[_paralyzed_]

gives me wood. you should make a chassis for the pif maxx...

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

gives me wood. you should make a chassis for the pif maxx...

what a work of art :)

Pm me- i'd like a qoute on a chassis blank :)

[nitrostarter]

Is that chasis completely flat?

If I'm not mistaken, I think my Jammin chassis has a bit of angle in the front... I thought of making my own CF chassis also, but didn't know what to do with the angle.

[snellemin]

That looks trick. I got wood too.

Nice work mang.

[nitrostarter]

You guys are always excited...

I think carbon fiber makes Ryu excited. He's even got CF stickers on the the body...

[kulangflow]

Originally Posted by nitrostarter

He's even got CF stickers on the the body...

He even has CF stickers on his DX3R.

[Ryu James]

i think carbon just looks clean. it all started last fall when i wanted to convert the new RC8T but no one had a conversion kit available yet. so i decided i would build my own and i thought the carbon would be easier to work with than aluminum. so after my first build i liked how the carbon looked, how it weighed less, and has a real quiet sound, due to some dampening qualities. anyway, all the carbon stickers and stuff is something i would do whether it was carbon or blue paint. i just like a clean, matching look.

as far as the chassis being flat, it is not. it does have about 10* of kickup on the front. not sure exactly. my RC8T has 7* but the losi is a bit steeper. as of now i just heat the carbon up at the exact spot where it needs the angle and once it is hot enough the carbon can be bent slightly. this has worked so far but i am waiting on a much more uniform and aesthetic process. my carbon guy is working on getting an aluminum matched tool made so that the carbon can be laid and cured with the angle already there. although i havent had any problems with the kickup to this point the manufactured angle will be better and much cleaner.

i have to admit though.....last night i had my first break. i knew those new spring flex Fioroni chassis braces would pose to be a problem even though i love how it makes the truck handle. anyway, due to having too much flex in the rear and seeing how carbon does not like to flex too much i snapped off the rear end in my RC8T when i took a major spill while racing. i have never had issues when running regular alum. or composit braces though and have had much harder hits. guess i need to switch back.

thanks kulang for posting some pics and stuff. i need to have you give me that program so i can load all the footage i have of these chassis' taking a beating and being "cased' and all but just keep going.

thanks for looking everyone.

where did you get the chassis supports for the buggy? i like em

[BL_RV0]

Very nice, but I'd expect nothing less from you.

[DwightSchrute]

wow dude, that's an awsome build.

[Ryu James]

ok, so i just took out for the first test drive and HOLY @#$!!

i think the smartdiffs do make a difference. great handling characteristics. but the thing is stupid fast. i wanted to run that new Losi plastic spur gear to see how it worked out and its super smooth and quiet but the largest plastic spur they make is a 45t. the spur is so small that i have to run a 16t clutchbell to reach the spur without hitting up against the center diff mount. so basically i am running a 16/45 gearing with 2200kv on 5s. i knew it would be way too fast for the track but i just wanted to see how it was. i will have to get some vid and put up. absolutely crazy. it is uncontrollably fast. but despite the speeds everything stayed cool. *130 all around(clutch, esc, motor, brakes) except the pack was *99.

@ big greg: the rear Fioroni chassis brace is from amainhobbies.com but i will be taking it off and using the stock composite brace most likely after what happened last night.

[Semi Pro]

that looks sick, where did the roof scoop come from

im looking foward to some videos

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by Semi Pro

that looks sick, where did the roof scoop come from

im looking foward to some videos

hood scoop is from Out Of Control RC. www.oocrcracing.com