I just won a like-new UE Lightning Chassis for $416!!!

[Chadworkz]

I just can't believe it! Now, if I can just win the UE VBS I am bidding on, I will be the happiest person on the planet!!!





I am so friggin' excited!

[simplechamp]

Wow, that UE stuff really commands high prices.

[suicideneil]

Sweet.

Is it just me, or are there no holes in the chassis for mounting a tranny?...

Looks nice, but why is that stuff so pricey? Is it some kind of special aluminium?

[George16]

It was cheap because it's missing the tranny mount. It was the topic over at UE.

http://www.unlimitedengineering.com/...=22862&acon=39

I would not trust the seller myself.

[magman]

I know that UE stuff is the bomb, but, for that price...no way...just my opinion

[JERRY2KONE]

Lito is correct. Without the tranny mounts you cannot mount a normal 3906 Maxx tranny. Of course you do have one option, which is to mount one of MonsterMike's universal center diff mounts and run a center diff unit. Your only other options would be to find a set of tranny mounts, ask Robin if he has a set, or make your own from some aluminum plate. Best of luck.

[Bondonutz]

416.00 is a deal ?
Eep, there better be a pair of willing lips attached to that thing somewhere ?

It does look very nice, glad your happy w/it.
I expect build pics soon !

[Chadworkz]

Lightning chassis typically go for $700-$800, depending on condition, and this one is in excellent condition. Plus, the seller has the transmission mounts, and they are included with the chassis. He originally couldn't find them, but finally did. Besides, it didn't matter anyway, because I actually have a set (didn't even know what they were a while back), and I know where at least one more set are.

Originally Posted by simplechamp

Wow, that UE stuff really commands high prices.

Yes it does, it is the best ever created!

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Sweet.

Is it just me, or are there no holes in the chassis for mounting a tranny?...

There are small pieces of aluminum that are about 3/8" wide, 1/4" tall, and 2½" long that bolt to the chassis, and then the transmission bolts to them. A set is coming with the chassis, plus I also have a set.

Originally Posted by Byte

Looks nice, but why is that stuff so pricey? Is it some kind of special aluminium?

The aluminum itself is Heat-Treated 7075-T6 Alloy Aluminum, which is pretty much the best aluminum alloy there is. 7075-T6 is 4 times stronger, and more than 2 times harder than 6061-T6, basically making 7075-T6 a super-aluminum, far superior to 6061-T6 for making RC parts out of. The only property in which 6061-T6 beats 7075-T6 is weight...7075-T6 is a little heavier than 6061-T6, but that is easily and commonly overcome, resulting in a 7075-T6 part actually being lighter than the same part made out of 6061-T6. Since 7075-T6 is so much stronger than 6061-T6, you don't have to use as much of it to create the part, resulting in a 7075-T6 part that is both stronger and lighter than the same part made out of 6061-T6.

And going far beyond just the strength and durability of the 7075-T6 aluminum alloy he used, all UE parts were meticulously designed, engineered, tested, refined, and created by Robin Oury (Owner of Unlimited Engineering) to be better than any other part on the market, or to create a completely new part for the market! UE parts are not just aluminum copies of stock parts, far from it, they are completely re-engineered by Robin, making them better, stronger, lighter, more durable, and higher-performing. Robin changed the working geometry of many of his parts for higher, superior performance. He literally developed new technologies that were once deemed impossible (like his Hi-Impact technology). UE parts literally are the very best parts available for the Maxx-Series of trucks, and nothing else even comes close!

Originally Posted by magman

I know that UE stuff is the bomb, but, for that price...no way...just my opinion

Like I said, $416 is cheap for a Lightning chassis, since there were so few made, and most people who own one refuse to ever sell it. They typically go for $700 to $800 used, and much more NIP!

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Lito is correct. Without the tranny mounts you cannot mount a normal 3906 Maxx tranny. Of course you do have one option, which is to mount one of MonsterMike's universal center diff mounts and run a center diff unit. Your only other options would be to find a set of tranny mounts, ask Robin if he has a set, or make your own from some aluminum plate. Best of luck.

The seller is sending the mounts with the chassis, and I have a set of them anyway.

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

416.00 is a deal ?
Eep, there better be a pair of willing lips attached to that thing somewhere ?

It does look very nice, glad your happy w/it.
I expect build pics soon !

Hellz yea $416 is a deal...maybe not to some of you guys, but it most definitely is to me! I will have Andrea (my fiance) "use her lips" while I hold and stare at my new UE Lightning EXT Chassis...HAHA!

I AM very happy with it, happier than I have ever been about buying a UE part...the only thing that will make me happier is if I win the VBS I am bidding on, or whenever I finally get a VBS.

Trust me, there will be a build thread for this truck, it will just have to wait until I get a VBS so I can use the parts from my current Supermaxx that the VBS replaces, as well as when I find and buy another UE Racer-X Suspension (16mm preferred, since I have another set of 8mm UE CVDs)!

I know that some of you think $416 is way too much money for this chassis, and that some of you just aren't very familiar with Unlimited Engineering (Supermaxx) parts, but I am extremely pleased and happy and excited about this purchase...especially since I have been wanting a Lightning for a very long time.

[squeeforever]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

Lightning chassis typically go for $700-$800, depending on condition, and this one is in excellent condition. Plus, the seller has the transmission mounts, and they are included with the chassis. He originally couldn't find them, but finally did. Besides, it didn't matter anyway, because I actually have a set (didn't even know what they were a while back), and I know where at least one more set are.


Yes it does, it is the best ever created!


There are small pieces of aluminum that are about 3/8" wide, 1/4" tall, and 2½" long that bolt to the chassis, and then the transmission bolts to them. A set is coming with the chassis, plus I also have a set.


The aluminum itself is Heat-Treated 7075-T6 Alloy Aluminum, which is pretty much the best aluminum alloy there is. 7075-T6 is 4 times stronger, and more than 2 times harder than 6061-T6, basically making 7075-T6 a super-aluminum, far superior to 6061-T6 for making RC parts out of. The only property in which 6061-T6 beats 7075-T6 is weight...7075-T6 is a little heavier than 6061-T6, but that is easily and commonly overcome, resulting in a 7075-T6 part actually being lighter than the same part made out of 6061-T6. Since 7075-T6 is so much stronger than 6061-T6, you don't have to use as much of it to create the part, resulting in a 7075-T6 part that is both stronger and lighter than the same part made out of 6061-T6.

And going far beyond just the strength and durability of the 7075-T6 aluminum alloy he used, all UE parts were meticulously designed, engineered, tested, refined, and created by Robin Oury (Owner of Unlimited Engineering) to be better than any other part on the market, or to create a completely new part for the market! UE parts are not just aluminum copies of stock parts, far from it, they are completely re-engineered by Robin, making them better, stronger, lighter, more durable, and higher-performing. Robin changed the working geometry of many of his parts for higher, superior performance. He literally developed new technologies that were once deemed impossible (like his Hi-Impact technology). UE parts literally are the very best parts available for the Maxx-Series of trucks, and nothing else even comes close!


Like I said, $416 is cheap for a Lightning chassis, since there were so few made, and most people who own one refuse to ever sell it. They typically go for $700 to $800 used, and much more NIP!


The seller is sending the mounts with the chassis, and I have a set of them anyway.


Hellz yea $416 is a deal...maybe not to some of you guys, but it most definitely is to me! I will have Andrea (my fiance) "use her lips" while I hold and stare at my new UE Lightning EXT Chassis...HAHA!

I AM very happy with it, happier than I have ever been about buying a UE part...the only thing that will make me happier is if I win the VBS I am bidding on, or whenever I finally get a VBS.

Trust me, there will be a build thread for this truck, it will just have to wait until I get a VBS so I can use the parts from my current Supermaxx that the VBS replaces, as well as when I find and buy another UE Racer-X Suspension (16mm preferred, since I have another set of 8mm UE CVDs)!

I know that some of you think $416 is way too much money for this chassis, and that some of you just aren't very familiar with Unlimited Engineering (Supermaxx) parts, but I am extremely pleased and happy and excited about this purchase...especially since I have been wanting a Lightning for a very long time.

Honestly, I know what you mean about the quality, and rarity of the UE parts, but some of them I wouldn't run. Maybe its just me...Like the Lightning chassis for one. I just never cared for them since its a high CG chassis. I'd much rather something like a Gorillamaxx.

[Chadworkz]

The Lightning chassis is designed to run the batteries either on top of the chassis or on bottom of the chassis, so it can be configured for low center-of-gravity.

[George16]

I thought you said you already had a VBS before.

Anyway, let me see a picture of the tranny mount you have in your parts bin.

I have a set of 16mm racerx but I'm not going to sell them :):).

[JERRY2KONE]

I don't even know what Robin was selling the "Lightning" chassis for when it first came out, but considering what they have been selling for ($800-$1K) on EBay $416 is not too bad. I would have paid that much for another one, with or without tranny mounts. I hope it all works out for you.

[Chadworkz]

Originally Posted by George16

I thought you said you already had a VBS before.

I wish...I had all but won or bought at least two sets, but they fell through for one reason or another. Robin has a NIP set including Ti skids, jounces, and bumpers for $1500, I just don't have that much to drop right now.

Originally Posted by George16

I have a set of 16mm racerx but I'm not going to sell them :):).

Man, don't tease me like that! I may have to settle for a 15mm Racer-X and just run 15x8x5 bearings.

Originally Posted by George16

Anyway, let me see a picture of the tranny mount you have in your parts bin.

I will try to dig them out and snap a picture of them tomorrow, I am not about to start digging through my RC room right now, it's all kinds of FUBAR! The sad thing is, it is also the "guest room!", haha!

[George16]

You need to clean that up or else I'll come over and haul everything away when I go visit my in laws in Anniston .