badhoopty wrote:i would form a stock looking motor plate out of carbon fiber.
not very good for running it, carbon is conductive and would create interference...
as for the look of the AC10 it's really amazing and neat, but I would have chosen all white parts with Teflon shocks and black motor plate, of course white parts are not as easy to find...
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badhoopty wrote:i would form a stock looking motor plate out of carbon fiber.
not very good for running it, carbon is conductive and would create interference...
And aluminium isn't conductive?
Problem with a carbon mount is that it won't conduct heat from the motor and the chance of damaging the carbon where the motor screws on. Also the mount has to be attached to the gearbox by screw threads in the plate,not sure how long they would last in a carbon plate.
I would go for a black motor mount, then the teflon shocks for the full on stealth look. Using gold shocks and motor plate they will stand out against all that black, but then that may be the point.
terry.sc wrote:Problem with a carbon mount is that it won't conduct heat from the motor and the chance of damaging the carbon where the motor screws on.
Custom Works uses graphite chassis in there NITRO Enforcer & Intimidator, the engine mounts directly to the graphite chassis.
A graphite motor plate would be awesome with the AC chassis ....
Black MIP shocks with black springs all around, Technacraft wheels with blacked out center hub section and sitting nice and low....that would be sweet!
Yeah, I've always been a little slow to catch on I did see this chassis on RC Tech a while ago but I just found this forum and I'm going through every thread that seems interesting in the various forums to see if I can find more info on these old cars. I've killed about 16 hours in the past 3 days since Daryl Lane told me about this place....I think I'm starting to adhere to the couch a little bit but it's soooooooooooooooooooooooo worth it!
I'm afraid my project over the Christmas break wasn't vintage related.... but involved me re-building a 2wd off road racer that i'm hopefully going to campaign during the 2011 season.
The car is a Losi XXXCR with the Atomic Carbon mid motor...
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I'm working on a new front end for mine. When I have the springs and shocks balanced I have issues with camber link settings. If I get the rear roll stiffness where it needs to be so I don't lift an inside front wheel when under power coming out of...
Just playing around with the DS you can see how bad the car shakes in the first half of the video vs second half after balancing the assemblies. I could do better but this is good enough...................................
If you're building/customizing an old Ultima, this may be the way to go for a chassis replacement:
It's a little expensive though...
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Can someone comment on the thickness of the carbon? I bought some 959 parts from him and they were a bit thin. I would be afraid that if you did run it, it would snap in two pieces.
Well I see yesterday I have been on here for two years, I have made a lot of new great friends, spent way to much money!!, but its been great. Thanks Guys for makeing the hobby fun again