Old School Rocket Car Build

[coxbros1]

The "braking zone" looks pretty brutal. Is the chassis holding up well?

Yeah the brakes worked great until we started going over 100mph, now they don't even feel like they work but they do, lol...brake fade is bad

[coxbros1]

Is the chassis holding up well?

Factory Works chassis holding up flawlessly!

[RogueIV]

That thing is ridiculously fast. Almost wonder if you need to install some air brakes to slow her down.

[juicedcoupe]

[Frankentruck]

It almost seems like a scale recreation of this awesome myth:

https://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1995-04.html

[coxbros1]

That thing is ridiculously fast. Almost wonder if you need to install some air brakes to slow her down.

I thought of mounting a small forward rocket that pushes back and is set off on a timer...basically a reverse thruster

[Dadio]

That thing is ridiculously fast. Almost wonder if you need to install some air brakes to slow her down.

I thought of mounting a small forward rocket that pushes back and is set off on a timer...basically a reverse thruster

Do this , do it now

[Dangeruss]

That thing is ridiculously fast. Almost wonder if you need to install some air brakes to slow her down.

I thought of mounting a small forward rocket that pushes back and is set off on a timer...basically a reverse thruster

Do this , do it now

I think I saw coxbros1 pickup up some parts for his car

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

This morning. Spoiler alert: it doesn't fly very well...

[Dangeruss]

I put together a compilation of all the runs so far into one video!



In all seriousness, rough run. Would moving the rockets forward change the center of pressure and reduce the cars tendency to become airborn?

[coxbros1]

Here's a pic of after it landed...

An internal investigation was launched after the crash....and the reason was discovered:
The left/right and up/down stabilizer rods both broke half way thru the run....this is what centers and and angles the engine and keeps it stable...after they broke the engine flopped all over the place, up down left and right causing the catastrophe....this engine had so much power it just couldn't hold up....video doesn't do it justice...when i hit that igniter it sounded like a bomb went off....the thrust curve on that engine is max at intital then tapers off...if u watch the video slowly it was on a real nice pass....until it broke....I will rebuild the car, make some improvements and do it again!!

[Dadio]

Here's a pic of after it landed...

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An internal investigation was launched after the crash....and the reason was discovered:
The left/right and up/down stabilizer rods both broke half way thru the run....this is what centers and and angles the engine and keeps it stable...after they broke the engine flopped all over the place, up down left and right causing the catastrophe....this engine had so much power it just couldn't hold up....video doesn't do it justice...when i hit that igniter it sounded like a bomb went off....the thrust curve on that engine is max at intital then tapers off...if u watch the video slowly it was on a real nice pass....until it broke....I will rebuild the car, make some improvements and do it again!!

One of my go to phrases "and I'll do it again !"

[morrisey0]

An internal investigation was launched after the crash....and the reason was discovered:

I thought the culprit was pretty obvious ...................... not enough power!

[R6cowboy]

I thought the culprit was pretty obvious ...................... not enough power!

I concur. Always seemed to be a great solution for Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor

[coxbros1]

It is Alive!

earlier when it all went wrong

Currently...after repairs and modifications