Oh How Original Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Ahhh, well, half right lol. I'm sure they'll look a lot better than a pierced flaming LiPo mate, definitely worth trying to come up with something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.K Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 On 14 April 2016 at 20:44, Tug said: Now I know i'm massively late to this party, but that's a sweet purchase! Love the shell, looking forward to seeing her in the flesh!! Now to get me a roller so I can take all those stinky, greasy, petrolly bits off your hands Also, Tuggles, how many eggs does one family need???! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tug Posted May 13, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2016 1 hour ago, James1986 said: Now I know i'm massively late to this party, but that's a sweet purchase! Love the shell, looking forward to seeing her in the flesh!! Now to get me a roller so I can take all those stinky, greasy, petrolly bits off your hands Also, Tuggles, how many eggs does one family need???! I'm so happy with the car, the gas parts might as well go up for sale. We don't eat eggs, they're for throwing at people with noisy IC cars! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty napalm Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I'm so happy with the car, the gas parts might as well go up for sale. We don't eat eggs, they're for throwing at people with noisy IC cars! Ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) Not impressed with the supplied battery tray, so I've had a go at making a battery box. It needs tidying up, but not a bad job so far, it should be tough enough as it's PVC plastic with ally bracing. With the lid on. A few bits still to do, then I'll start on the second box. That'll sit up front where the tray used to sit. I'll try 16000mah at 8S, but if it's too heavy, I'll stick to 8000mah at 8S. That's all for now. Edited May 15, 2016 by Tug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 16,000 8s should give you a nice long run! Battery tray looks very neat too, is that 3D printed or have you just made it yourself? Paint it black and it'll look production made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tug Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Oh How Original said: 16,000 8s should give you a nice long run! Battery tray looks very neat too, is that 3D printed or have you just made it yourself? Paint it black and it'll look production made Yeah, but the off-set might be a detrimental increase in weight. We shall see. Knocked it up using a two gang surface pattress, cut it in half and extended it with ally. Some rough edges need cleaning up and I want to add foam padding, I'll do all of this before it's used in anger. I am thinking of painting it, but probably red as that's the theme that's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Red or even yellow would also work. I went with black because that's how most stuff tends to come nowadays lol, the more 'stealth' approach. I imagine any colour within the overall theme would look good though. On something that heavy I can't see it being a problem, with regards to the weight thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 14 minutes ago, Oh How Original said: Red or even yellow would also work. I went with black because that's how most stuff tends to come nowadays lol, the more 'stealth' approach. I imagine any colour within the overall theme would look good though. On something that heavy I can't see it being a problem, with regards to the weight thing. Yeah, I may just go black, that way it'll blend into the background and hopefully hide all the imperfections. My main aim is making it tough, I'll try to vid the next test run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 Had a proper test of the battery box tonight, although it looks hideous, it worked perfectly. Lots of foam padding helped protect the cells, accompanied by two velcro straps. I want to fix the foam in place, but that's not imperative. She saw a little air, the onlookers were impressed. Also picked up her first proper battle scar, a hidden lump of concrete took a chunk of the front brace out. Bit gutted about that, but it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 Some tweaking to box one has taken place, I'm now happy with the final design. It still looks a bit ropey, but a coat of black paint will help hide its shame. The foam (1/8 buggy foam inserts) is holding the cells so firmly, that just the one strap is definitely enough. Box two next! Once I've got the second box installed, the doubling of the C rating might be the right time to go back up to 780KV, we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Carpmart Posted May 18, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2016 Function wins over form in almost all cases Clive! Unless you're AJ, the 'King of Bling' then its always looks first! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 (edited) Cheers, Harvey. So, buoyed by my earlier success (yes, I'm calling it a success!), I decided to get busy on box two. I thought I'd make use of the Carbon fibre tray from RCMadness, and bolt my own box down to it. Penny washers underneath to spread the load, but these will be replaced with a full piece of ally at some point. There are nuts in between the box and tray to allow the strap to pass through. Mounted prior to applying foam padding. Foamed, strapped and ready to go! This is one seriously overweight car! All connected! That's all for tonight, cheers. Edited May 18, 2016 by Tug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Certainly plenty of go-juice there!! What's the 'all-in' weight Tug? Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 16000mah at 8S, but that's quite some weight penalty. Not weighed it yet. Not fussed if the idea doesn't work, it's solved two other problems anyway, the weight is more evenly spread and the cells are much better protected. So those two bonuses alone are worth the effort. Test run as soon as time and weather allow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteh316 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Weight will be interesting!! My X2 is just over 19kg now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, scatteh316 said: Weight will be interesting!! My X2 is just over 19kg now.... Cheers for that, it gives me an idea of what to aim for, which is basically less than 19! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Top work mate Can you lift and flip it over with the shell on without suffering a hernia/cardiac episode? If so, reckon the weight is fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 It's definitely a noticeable weight gain! Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Here's to dry weather for some testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 6 hours ago, Noj said: Here's to dry weather for some testing Here's to some dry weather full stop! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 A quick five minute run in the street showed no loss of acceleration or top speed, so that's good. The extra weight meant I had to jack the suspension back up a bit, this meant for a bit more roll side to side, but the 5ive platform does that, so not bothered. Pleased with the mods so far, loving this car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Had a great run tonight, about an hour in total. Motor hit 75C, but not worried as it had taken a while to get there. I've decided that running two sets of 8S in parallel isn't worth the weight penalty, but having two battery boxes does wonders for weight distribution. I'm going with running the cells lying flat like this; The cells are perfectly cosseted and can come to no harm like this. Next jobs are rear shock oils and get the mechanical brakes working. Then drive to Leeds to show him how it's done! Got some good footage tonight, will upload it soon. It includes some air time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Cheeky I cannot run mechanical brakes....the motor lives where the servo would.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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