Popular Post Alex97 Posted September 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2021 I wasn't going to make a thread for this however it's nice to be able to keep track of things. I've always been a fan of the 6 Wheel Williams and have always wanted one. Tamiya made a FW08 body many many years ago however it's pretty much impossible to find now. A few years back Carisma released a lotus 98t body and they are kinda around the same era so I'm planning on making a hybrid of two ionic cars. The front end is a tamiya F103, most F1 cars have a similar front end so I'm able to bolt the Carisma front wing on. Currently I'm using 64mm contact foams however this will no doubt change at some point. I've designed and printed the motor mount to hold two 27t 540 motors, one for each axel! The axels are 5mm carbon fibre rods, the gears will be two Mod 1 pinions to keep things nice a simple. Chassis material is still TBC however I'll have it machined. There's still a lot still to be done however it should make a nice little car. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Great Project that alex 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Going to follow this with interest mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Like this, seen the 6 wheel at Goodwood a few times 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James.S Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 I really look forward to watching this take shape mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 Thanks guys, I'm waiting for the pinions to arrive so that's gonna be another week or so. Does anyone have any experience with the hobbywing dual output ESC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 6 wheel car .... why didn't I think of that 🤣 The world definitley needs more multi wheel cars though! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alex97 Posted September 2, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2021 42 minutes ago, Nitroholic said: 6 wheel car .... why didn't I think of that 🤣 The world definitley needs more multi wheel cars though! I started this earlier this year however someone else has bodged a 6 wheeler together and it doesn't look too bad so gave me a bit of a kick 😂😂 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 I got round to designing the battery tray and and found some STLs of the ESC and a low profile servo. I also ordered two tamiya slivercan motors, I saw a shop selling them for £3 each and they are going to be plenty powerful enough for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) i would gone one motor also have the wheels a little closer the reason for closer wheels if possible one pinion running both spurs also should make for better handling. Edited September 6, 2021 by turok007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 37 minutes ago, turok007 said: i would gone one motor also have the wheels a little closer the reason for closer wheels if possible one pinion running both spurs also should make for better handling. I looked into that however it would have been too tight. Plus getting the correct mesh would have been a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, Alex97 said: I looked into that however it would have been too tight. Plus getting the correct mesh would have been a nightmare. slide the motor up and down onto both spurs should work. had the same sort of set up on RC boats. as for wheel gap i said closer as i have done the same sort of thing a few times and if gap is to much the handling suffers also the front wheels have to fight the rear wheels more. but cannot say how much until built and tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, turok007 said: slide the motor up and down onto both spurs should work. had the same sort of set up on RC boats. as for wheel gap i said closer as i have done the same sort of thing a few times and if gap is to much the handling suffers also the front wheels have to fight the rear wheels more. but cannot say how much until built and tested. Long term plan will be to use 70mm dia wheels, they are slightly bigger this will bring the gap down somewhat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, Alex97 said: Long term plan will be to use 70mm dia wheels, they are slightly bigger this will bring the gap down somewhat. just want to say i have added extra wheels to cars but not running from the same motor. back in the day a 3D printer would of been fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 (edited) I am guessing those are solid axles with no diff? That would make the handling interesting if the wheels got out of synch for any reason.... but I also see what you mean about meshing. If the motor was running a big ewnough pinion, it would make life easier...but trying to slide a motor down ontop 2 fixed gears would be tricky. Wheel seperation is going to dictate how you make that work edit: I guess, though, making this with 2 motors on the two axles would allow you to have suspension independantly for both wheels if this has any suspension at all Edited September 7, 2021 by Nitroholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Nitroholic said: I am guessing those are solid axles with no diff? That would make the handling interesting if the wheels got out of synch for any reason.... but I also see what you mean about meshing. If the motor was running a big ewnough pinion, it would make life easier...but trying to slide a motor down ontop 2 fixed gears would be tricky. Wheel seperation is going to dictate how you make that work edit: I guess, though, making this with 2 motors on the two axles would allow you to have suspension independantly for both wheels if this has any suspension at all This isn't for performance so handling shouldn't be a massive issue. This will no doubt spent most of its life on a shelf. There will be either one or two shocks at the rear, sort of like a pan car setup. Edited September 8, 2021 by Alex97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 With 2 motors you can have a double pan-car setup, and let the axles move independantly, that will make it ride better over bumps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 Motors fitted rear end mocked up... I'm going to need some stand offs to push the rear wing back a bit however it's coming together. Once the summit is built I'll get the chassis and ESC ordered for this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Chassis ordered, hopefully it will be here middle of next week and I'll be able to bolt everything together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 Chassis arrived and everything bolted together perfectly (bar one hole), I still need to play around with how everything will work but overall it's pretty much there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shergar Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 That’s really taking shape, looks a winner🏆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 18 minutes ago, Shergar said: That’s really taking shape, looks a winner🏆 Thanks, ESC should be here next week and then once the axels are sorted it should work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Really coming together now mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 Wheels attached 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 New support has been printed and body mounts have been mounted. I'll try to get the body painted this week! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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