My custom carbon fiber 8ight 2.0 brushless style. pics! - RC-Monster Forums

nitrostarter · 05.29.2009, 04:15 PM

You guys are always excited...

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

kulangflow · 05.29.2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nitrostarter

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

He even has CF stickers on his DX3R.

Ryu James · 05.29.2009, 05:29 PM

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.