Custom F1

[dale]

I wasn't really happy with any of the existing F1s, so decided to build my own.

Carbon bits are all home-made (using a CAD package, pillar drill and dremel).

Tri-shock rear-end is something I always liked on the later RC10L type cars and works really well. Mega traction out of the corners and very tunable (even a 2lb change in springs makes a big difference to the cornering).

Weight distribution is optimised for outdoor circuits, and is perfect left-to-right at both ends, without any lead needed. Generally I run 4-cell in the rear slots, but can move the cells forwards if needed.

[Conrad]

Very nice work

[Alfonzo]

Looks great!

[duarte7]

Hi, i`m very interested in making a very similar rc car (school project ). But i`m going to do with only one dumper (no need three), for lipo and for brushless system.

Can you tell wich parts you used all ready made, such as engine mount, rear axle, front arms, wings, body, the dumper, stering system, etc...

And off course some advice on building or some needed tweak.

[Bradley@BMM]

Did you take pictures during your build?

[colmo]

Nice job - it looks like it has a fairly short wheelbase?

F1 is a good class for a custom build - suspension parts are cheap and easy to get (F103 front end, is it?) and third-party items will fit a lot of different cars.

I really must get my F109 built!