Vega-Elite Mid-Motor conversion for the RB5
 

Team Xtreme - famous for their Predator line of cars have struck out in a new direction with a 'VEGA-ELITE' branded high quality mid-motor conversion for the Kyosho RB5 2WD buggy. All the work is done in-house, in the UK, by the team.


CNC machined aerospace 7075 alloy tub chassis, gearbox, motorplate heat sink, rear shock tower & with custom body shell, a stylish new 'cab-forward' design. The part number is 'VE-RB5', they are now live on the Team Xtreme web shop.

More conversions are in development, watch this space.

For more info visit the Tream Xtreme news page..... Vega Elite.




Team Xtreme:
Just released, the new series of Vega Elite 2WD race conversions for most major top-end race buggies. Featuring CNC machined aerospace 7075 alloy tub chassis & gearbox, motorplate heat sink, rear shock tower, bodyshell and more.
This exciting new conversion changes the weight distribution of the car, allowing it to jump more level & massively helps in-air control and powered landings.
Testing has shown the conversion gives a new more positive feel to the car, allowing for a more aggressive driving style. Flatter jumps, quicker landings and better cornering is bringing noticeably faster and consistent lap times.

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/misc/news/vega1.jpg
http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/misc/news/vega3.jpg

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/misc/news/vega4.jpg


Hopefully we'll snap some more photos at this weekends PetitRC race - but for now, check out the Team Xtreme website for more images.

One thing to say, BEAUTIFULLLLL!

oh yes:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

This one of the nicest looking conversions I have seen,

The new shell looks a lot better too........long live the frog :thumbsup:

Looks to be very well engineered. Some very nice work done on the alloy :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

says £150 on the website !

plus delivery plus vat.

I hate it when people advertise prices without VAT already added.

plus how can you put an item to print then the vat rate changes, and like yanin says not all their customers will have to pay it.

That is one nice bit of kit! If it was on Top Gear's cool wall, it would be Sub Zero! :thumbsup:

Good job to all involved!

exactly how other distributors do it !!

ok you got me on that lol :thumbsup:

That's what makes it so cool :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

How thick is the chassis where the gearbox mounts?
Do the two halves of the gearbox interlock? (cant quite see on the pic)

Really nice design. I like the simplicity of it. Very neat and tidy.

Looks very nice! does anybody know what springs they are on the Kyosho big Bores?:confused:

It's 3mm thick at the back of the chassis and the gearbox and motor mount are interlocked with machined in dowels. It really is a quality piece of engineering. I've had a number of crashes and bad landings in testing :blush: with no issues.

the car in the pic doesnt have big bores

I was lucky enough to see a prototype of this and the quality of the cnc chassis and gearbox was to F1 standards!!

Just goes to show that british engineers can still top all forms of motorsport.

looks brillant and I'm sure the quality will be excellent

but, ...
I'm sure it will not be easy to build or design a good working car ... but i don't see it as very unique when you build or design a mid-motored car, these days (after the X6, the cougar, the new durango 2WD-prototypes, the new Team Losi Racing 22 coming out soon ...,
after multiple RB5-midmotorkits that have prooved it to be a good concept, after such RB5-midmotor-kits having been designed, build AND produced by other people who have taken fiancial risks to produce such a kit.

Don't get me wrong. I'm quite sure this kit will be value for money and it wil certainly improve the easy of driving an RB5
... but saying that this is unique IMHO is like ignoring the people who have allready done so and I that doesn't give them the credit they deserve.

Sure, it's nice, and sure it is good looking, ... and offcourse the design will differ from allready existing kits, but I can see a LOT of similarities.
But maybe I see it wrongly and/or overlooking some things?
Please proove me I'm wrong.

I can vouch for one of them bad crashes :p

:woot:

looking at the pictures: isn't there included an extra idler gear + shaft for the gearbox?
You sure gonna need one extra if you want to build the kit

Kit looks bling, but I have a shell to spray for one...and Oooo, only it's mother could love it, As for me it's not pritty:blush:

mmmmmmm
 

Pure car porn!!!;)

Good point that, is there an extra gear included ?

xxxcr version!!
 

Did I just see a xxxcr version in the Petit report!! :)...both look brilliant

Hello ! I'm French Driver and i need a setup for VEGA RB5 with Big Bore..

Do you have a setup please ? :D

See you

Check these thread Ahmed, still work in progress on the big bores setups.

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74828

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86286

:drool:

Thank's ! :D