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

[suicideneil]

Originally Posted by florianz

what a great car!!

one question: is there a kick-up in the front, or not?

if yes, how did you do it? if not, is there a difference in driving it w/out kick-up?
I had planned and already started to build my own carbon chassis, but solving the kickup-problem stopped me.

florian

Read the whole thread- he heated up the front end and formed the kickup, then let it set at that angle. He is also working on getting the CF laid onto a mould to pre-form the angle, rathe than doing it retrospectively.

Just bolting the parts in place will cause the front end to naturally curve, but this isnt ideal as it stresses the CF and makes it more likely to snap. Measuring the stock chassis to get the required angle, then laying the CF on a wooden mould and hitting it with a heatgun should give it the correct shape in the correct place.

[florianz]

well I've read the whole thread...

here in germany you can buy a certain carbon which can be bent under heat w/out a problem, as it is a special blend of materials. when it has cooled down, it is like a normal carbon fibre composite.

I don't believe that you can bend finished cfk with heat, whithout having problems in the long run. that's why I have asked.

mr. constructor (his chassis' are even known here in this forum) solved that problem with a patended combination of a aluminium-kickup and cfk carbon chassis.

[Ryu James]

hey all!

a couple things:

to Mentat and Slimthelineman,

as far as the smartdiffs go i tried just buying the smartdiff gears and internals and then tried putting those in a regular losi diff case, an associated diff case, and a Mugen diff case and they dont fit so i am not sure which diff case stum is using. i am not familar with the HD diff case. if there is a diff case that works then that would be cheaper for sure but i couldnt find one so i just bought the smartdiff and then switched the outdrives and bearings. the rc8 outdrives and bearings will work on the smartdiff. then the diff could be used in several different 1/8 vehicles as most kits out there use the 8x16mm bearing like associated. although i must say i just switched my rc8t back to the stock center diff. i seemed to lose some turn-in with the smartdiff. not sure why but i like my truggy better with the stock diff. as for my buggy i havent tried the stock diffs. i just went straight to the smartdiffs. i know that very few of the losi pro drivers use the smartdiffs and this must be for a reason cuz they have all tried them. i am thinking of switching my 8ight to the stock diffs and see if i notice a difference at all and which is better. i might have a few smartdiffs for sale here soon. lol. we'll see.


to florianz,

thanks for your comments. when i set out to build my carbon chassis' i was aware of the technique many were doing of using multiple pieces to create the kickup or using aluminum. although those ways work i specifically did not want to go this route. i wanted a one piece, lightweight design that was all carbon. so far things have worked out great.


here are some pics of the 8ight now after a couple of weekends at the track. we have had a lot of rain this month so the track has been muddy. i used to hate to get my cars all dirty after putting so much time and money into building a sweet rig. now i dont care. but it is kind of a bitch cleaning them every so often. i like to build them but not really like to maintain them.

[stum]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

hey all!

a couple things:

to Mentat and Slimthelineman,

as far as the smartdiffs go i tried just buying the smartdiff gears and internals and then tried putting those in a regular losi diff case, an associated diff case, and a Mugen diff case and they dont fit so i am not sure which diff case stum is using. i am not familar with the HD diff case. if there is a diff case that works then that would be cheaper for sure but i couldnt find one so i just bought the smartdiff and then switched the outdrives and bearings. the rc8 outdrives and bearings will work on the smartdiff. then the diff could be used in several different 1/8 vehicles as most kits out there use the 8x16mm bearing like associated. although i must say i just switched my rc8t back to the stock center diff. i seemed to lose some turn-in with the smartdiff. not sure why but i like my truggy better with the stock diff. as for my buggy i havent tried the stock diffs. i just went straight to the smartdiffs. i know that very few of the losi pro drivers use the smartdiffs and this must be for a reason cuz they have all tried them. i am thinking of switching my 8ight to the stock diffs and see if i notice a difference at all and which is better. i might have a few smartdiffs for sale here soon. lol. we'll see.

Losi Heavy Duty Diff Case $6.25ea HERE

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by stum

Losi Heavy Duty Diff Case $6.25ea HERE

i see! yeah, that would work. a pic is worth a thousand words. thanks.