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

[Ryu James]

so some of you know i have been building my own chassis' from carbon for the last several months with great success. i have really got into racing lately and having a blast. the 3mm carbon chassis' are typically anywhere from 5-8 ounces lighter than the aluminum counterpart and i have yet to have any issues with any of them after months of hard racing and bashing.

its been a while since i have posted a build but i am having so much fun building this 8ight right now i just had to share. i cant wait to get it finished in the next week or so and start racing it. i am just waiting on a battery tray in the mail from Mike. i really like the RCM trays. the finished buggy weighs in at 7.5 lbs.

here are my most recent pics. i will post some more soon.

some info about the build:

-smart diffs front and center

-AE RC8 center diff mount used because i like the braking action of the AE much better. i simply used the RC8 outdrives on the losi smartdiff and everything worked out perfect.

-carbon fiber chassis with kickup. tapered chassis fits shape of the body perfectly for tight fit to keep dirt out.

-basic upgrades to hubs, axles, and other areas to increase strength.

-losi 2mm wider wheel hubs and PL V3 wheels and tires for wide footprint to hopefully increase stabililty on our very bumpy local track.

-one of the coolest new things are these spring flex chassis braces from Fioroni. i started running them on my carbon RC8T last week at the track. they can be locked like a regular alum. chassis brace or allowed to flex. i tried running both ways and the difference is amazing. the truggy was so much more supple and handled so much better with the spring flex. i recommend these to anyone. i have put a few washers on them to dial in the spring rate and flex just right.

this kit is made using Tekno parts primarily but the layout is changed and made to my taste. i also started running the Tekno 3 shoe clutch recently and love it. amazing on the track. i have always used mechanical brakes but was using a pinion so switching to the clutch required no mods and was a 5 minute change. has helped me on the track tremendously.