My custom Sand Rail build

[rcmonkey]

Well while looking through pictures from the RCX show a few weeks ago I saw the pictures of the RC4WD sand rail and fell in love with it but as I am converting a XB8 to brushless at the minute there was no way in hell I could afford it so I started to build my own

The whole project to date has cost me nothing but hopefully over the summer I might get a Sidewinder to drop into it although it weighs a ton so a bigger motor than the 5700/4600 may be needed.

The chassis is welded together with a small inverter welder and the tubing is actually from the old shelf in a fridge that I found (i cut/melted the white plastic off it)

Plans for the chassis were drawn up on a very small piece of paper during a perticulary boring chemistry lesson but as I am not one for mesurements none were taken and most of the work was done by eye. (thats why the roof is slightly lopsided)

I am using a Cen Mini Madness tranny and most of the rest of the bits are from my Tamiya Dark Impact.

These photos show the first tube welded on and the wheels mocked up.

More will come soon.

[jzemaxx]

Get one of the clone HPI baja buggies and convert it to brushless. Probably much easier and 1/5th scale buggy with paddles is AWESOME.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSnDLB3ctT4

[rcmonkey]

LOL, I can only dream of owning a 5B

[brushlessboy16]

get the no name brand one, they sell for cheap(in comparison) on ebay

[jzemaxx]

Correct, the clone.....

[rcmonkey]

This project is being done on a budget of £0

Here are some more pictures:

[jzemaxx]

Here is one like the HPI 5B clone...different body though...

http://cgi.ebay.com/XRC-GAS-RC-23CC-...QQcmdZViewItem

[lydiasdad]

or... you can do like I did. http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10363

got a kb45 10l in there now and it absolutely screams.

[jzemaxx]

Why not the KB45-8XL in the E-baja??? That sucker would massacre a real HPI Baja...lol

[brushlessboy16]

NICE lydiasdad!

[rcmonkey]

I don't know if you have realised but its 1/10. It will also probably never see sand

All the welding done and starting to make the panels:

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Nice, keep us updated, I might look at doing something like this later on

[rcmonkey]

Thanks, here are the most recent pictures I have of the finnished panels:

[lydiasdad]

very nice. I like it.

[rcmonkey]

Here is where I am at now, chassis painted and panels on. I still need to make an esc mount and some sort of battery holder but that will have to wait untill my A123 packs come it. (Sorry the pictures are rather dark, I'll get better ones tomorrow)