B5M carbon chassis with kickup
 

I did the mold of wood and then i laminate the upper mold out of classfiber and carbon.
Jerzi

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Looking good! Can't wait to see it with pretty, cut edges and holes.

It's funny - carbon chassis with foam sandwiches, molded kickups, and other advanced stuff were so normal in the 80's but not anymore. Great job doing things more complicated than a prefab, flat carbon cutout!

Erik, you totally forgot honeycomb and balsawood.
The -80ees was an very nice period to have rc as an hobby.
-90 was good too but -80 was fun.
Jerzi

I made a tub chassis for a Schumacher k1. it had a 1mm foam core and I managed to get the weight down to 60 gram's.

More pics.
Installed an b4 frontend in.
Jerzi

i'm surprised more people dont mould their own carbon chassis, i've done 7 tubs and a few flats now, and it isnt difficult to get a reasonable finish. my 2wd tub for this year came out really well, its more time consuming making the plug for the bodyshell than making the chassis mould!!

I think this is easy but then i know the carbon and epoxy.
Jerzi

It is easy making your own carbon parts, I'll hopefully be making a carbon tub 2wd for this outdoor season when I get the time.

Looking good so far mate.

Little progress.
Jerzi

Little progress.
Jerzi

Very close now to be ready.
jerzi

First I saw a B4 front end, now I see a B5 front end. Are you telling me they share the same hole locations to mount the parts? :)

Oh and before I forget... Really cool that you're doing this from scratch by yourself! :) Please let us now how it handles on the track!

The 2 holes that are near the servo those are not in the same place. Diffrent like 2mm.
the 4 screw from the bottom are in the same place.
next weekend we have an big race were this car will do the debut.
it is an 12year old pretty good skilled driver who will see this car for the first time in the race morning.
And this is his first 2wd car race ever.
i dont even know will this chassis work or not.
If you want to see how the car goes on the track i have an site in the facebook called JERZIN VIDEOT.
Jerzi

Jerzi

Iam working on the v2 now.
Here is some pics of.
Jerzi

Now the kuch v2 is ready..
jerzi

This is v4 of the KUCH family chassis.
Very soon to be ready.
Jerzi

How does it go/perform/handle?

Looks like a good bit of work.

Hi.
In the first race outdoor it took an easy win. It was an clubrace.
14.6 we have in Finland the first national race where all the master drivers are. After that race I can tell more.
2 of my chassis will be there and I hope for good resaults.
Jerzi

Now the kuch v4 is ready.
Jerzi