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mocking up a belt drive setup using an old Nitro Brute clutchbell....waiting on parts but u get the idea.
The gear fell off the clutch yesterday when i was free revving it so i needed a better setup...plus the props will be spinning a tick slower than the crankshaft now (10t clutchbell/12t propshafts)whereas the other setup had them spinning 50% faster than the crank...the 1st and only lake test so far was a total disaster....water in the boat, wouldn't plane off, head gasket leaking oil into the boat,cracked engine mount, cracked starter control mount....am i missing anything i got it all fixed except the belts/pulleys/clutch i am waiting on

oh yeah, a guy i know drove by while this disaster took place....i felt like a damn idiot standing there with my baby's toy

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:19 pm oh yeah, a guy i know drove by while this disaster took place....i felt like a damn idiot standing there with my baby's toy

If it was easy, anyone could do it. At least this toy has an internal combustion engine. I think that lessens the baby's toy effect.

belt drive done....smooth as silk on land....too bad i am scared to throw it in the lake

How do you like those servos? I just ordered a couple because of their torque specs and waterproof-ness.

so far so good!

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:15 pm....smooth as silk on land....

Yeah, but did it leave a big wake?? You could probably hear the neighbor's saying "He must have it souped up or something!"

A dry run, literally. I don't have much description because he has done so much to it that I can't keep up. The video is horrible, but the belt drive is really cool in person. No justice to it here.

Academy award winning work there for filmography...seriously! killer

Hopin to test this next weekend
I know how excited everyone is

Finally!!! I've been patient for months already! Good luck!

i can tune it in my sleep! if all the homemade stuff holds together it should be Epic!

stay tuned....looks like next weekend, rain here shut my plans down

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 9:02 am stay tuned....looks like next weekend, rain here shut my plans down

its a boat , its meant to get wet !