Red Racing- X-Ray 009 conversion

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This is my X Ray conversion. Shame they've got the T3 out now as I'll have to modify it but oh well. Let me know what you think.

[Tom3012]

I dont race tourers bit this looks cool

One thing i would say, Where your speedo overhangs the chassis, id be tempted to make a carbon fibre "C" shape thats bigger than the speedo so that takes any impacts rather than the speedo...

Good work though!!

[DCM]

how do the cells fit in, and do you reckon you could make one, for a TRF416 drivetrain?? As I think that looks sweet!

[BagofSkill]

There's some tidy work in there bud. Looks a bit old school with the high belt mid motor, but there's nothing wrong with that! How have you gotten on with it?

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I agree about the speedo. It was designed with the tekin in mind. V2 would have either speedo protection or an offset battery leaving all the electrics down one side.

Once I have decided that the principle works then I see no reason why this wouldn't work on a 416.

It is definitely a compromise to have a high layshaft. There is also a small amount of increased drag in the front belt. The trick is weather the pay offs out way the compromises. I am hoping to get some testing done very soon at Maritime Raceway. I have done 4 runs so far a few months ago(until I bent a steering part and had to get it made stronger!). It seemed very good but nothing conclusive yet.

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Oh and the batteries on the prototype are pretty much built into the car. Only possible because of being able to use one set of lipos all night! I have looked at and designed a tray for the batteries to come in from the bottom(like TM E4). But I think offsetting them to the side is an easier option for the future.

[DCM]

the way I see it, setup might need to be a little different, but your not having to balance the car up, left to right, so weight should be less.