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Starting off my Christmas vacation with another 10Lss build.
- Composite Craft Ground Effects chassis, Aero lower pod plate, graphite upper plate, graphite t-bar and sway bar
- Wood Racing aluminum front end
- CRC aluminum bulkhead and collet-style clamping hub
- Litesink motor plate
- Trinity servo mounts, body posts, diff hub and wing mounts
- Kohlistic bumper
- HPI rear brace
- Duratrax graphite axle
- Hammad Ghuman VLT shock
- Bud's dummy transponder weight

That is a great build. Man, a lot of you guys find all the nice stuff. Where does it all come from? I can’t imagine you are finding all of this on eBay.

As usual you knocked it outta the park!
Always such killer builds and this one in no exception.
If it’s good with you just keep em’ coming.

Another impeccable build from you. I can always tell your builds apart. They all have a similar feel of perfection, lol.

Keep it up. Glad you get to enjoy such a build over Christmas break.

Lavigna wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:04 am Another impeccable build from you. I can always tell your builds apart. They all have a similar feel of perfection, lol.

Keep it up. Glad you get to enjoy such a build over Christmas break.

Yeah man. You always pop in and drop some really good stuff. Your builds are all next level and packed with goodies. I like zooming in and scarfing eyeloads of the details.

Simply stunning.

It's a cream dream!

Rlayman wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 7:08 pm That is a great build. Man, a lot of you guys find all the nice stuff. Where does all this stuff come from.i can’t imagine you all are finding this on eBay….

Thanks! Believe it or not, I did find many of those parts on Ebay...but had to buy an entire roller just to get one or two. But some parts like the chassis I've found in various Fb groups. It takes a while to piece everything together, and sometimes I even have to swap parts from other builds just to finish another one.

Purple cells!

Panasonic used to make theirs with purple shrink wrap.

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:48 am Panasonic used to make theirs with purple shrink wrap.

Yep. I remember when they were first released, RCCA race coverage (can't recall the race) noted that "those purple cells were everywhere", so I bought a matched set for my CAT2000. By the standards of the day, it would run "forever" The irony is that I didn't need them. My batteries never dumped since I was upside down for at least 2 out of every 5 minutes I raced.

LTO_Dave wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:36 pm
- Composite Craft Ground Effects chassis, Aero lower pod plate...

Dave- How did it work? Is it a spoiler for airflow under the body? Or is it a diffuser? Both?

1911Colt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 1:18 pm

LTO_Dave wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:36 pm
- Composite Craft Ground Effects chassis, Aero lower pod plate...

Dave- How did it work? Is it a spoiler for airflow under the body? Or is it a diffuser? Both?

I believe the idea was that the chassis would create more downforce for better handling. I never actually raced one, so I have no idea how well they worked.

I found this pic of another RC10L ground effects chassis. It is similar, but not an LTO. In this iteration, the rear section is definitely acting as a diffuser. It would be fascinating to learn if they were effective.

1911Colt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:11 pm I found this pic of another RC10L ground effects chassis. It is similar, but not an LTO. In this iteration, the rear section is definitely acting as a diffuser. It would be fascinating to learn if they were effective.

I recently built a 10L speed run car with that Tecnacraft Aero-trac rear pod and a slightly different Ground Effects chassis. I can't say how effective either part will be while sitting on the shelf.