Hyper 9E

[Cain]

any new pics? would like to see how the nitro body they included is working out for you.

[Marvin]

Hi
The nitro body isn't as much of an issue as I suspected it might be. Though the track was bone dry and dusty. I think in the wet there is going to be a major problem, it does provide good cooling though!

I'll see if I can get some pictures up at some point.

[FG101C]

Is the basic shape of the chassis the same as the nitro version? If so you could the mudguards for the nitro version.

[jhautz]

The problem is the nitro mudguards have the radio box and all kinds of other stuff built into them. They aren't like the normal mud guards. It could be done, but you would need to do allot of cutting to them before it would work.

[Marvin]

Yeah, as jhautz said, the nitro version has the radio box built into the side guards.
Also I don't know how similar the actual shape of the electric and nitro chassis are, but I'm pretty sure they are different. The Nitro one has angled sides whilst the electric one is straight down each side parallel to the centre.

[FG101C]

Then I wonder if Losi or Xray 808 guards would work, the Losi chassis is straight, the Hot Bodies D8 is also. Hmmm.....

[Marvin]

The Losi ones wouldn't, because the chassis is offset so one guard would be too big. The 808 chassis has slightly angled sides, but the side guards are probably too big. The 808 chassis is probably even narrower than the Losi.

I reckon that you could easily make side guards with the mesh that is used for car repair, mould it to the right shape, cover it with fibreglass, then screw it in place. Actually, you may not even need the fibreglass covering, the mesh is fine enough to stop large clumps of 'stuff' getting through, but you still have cooling.

I will be doing a modification that allows quick battery removal, though I'm still working on the design.