First Proto of X - 7 Running At Cactus

[Rocking Donkey]

It looks interesting. From the pics it looks like a 2 belt drive train, driving gearboxes front and rear. To me it looks a bit like a two 2wd's cut and shut, but in a good way. This must be what was meant by changing diffs is quick, a car with belts where the belts don't run around the diffs.

Looking at the bulk head through the window of the body I think it could be motor dead centre with one saddle in front and the other behind.

I always liked the JRX-S based buggy concept, and this looks like a sensible way to work around the super wide diffs.

Its good to see something a bit radical, go belts!

[SpeedyDad]

Originally Posted by brettness37

The one with Kyosho shocks is Alex Kreig's handmade short course chassis (SpeedyDad has made 2, one for each of them). dancoog has named them the SCX-E and there is another thread about them on here

Yup, that's one of my new concept SC trucks. I built them to see what I could do and where I can take short course trucks. The handling is amazing.

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66690

[/tobys]

If easy access to the diffs is a design priority, must be geared diffs?

[SHY]

Originally Posted by /tobys

If easy access to the diffs is a design priority, must be geared diffs?

Why is that?

The A-1 had drop-out diffs, and those were ball diffs.

[Gayo]

Originally Posted by YoungChazz

And, Gayo, yes, sexxy.

Who? Me? My girlfriend says the same (I think she needs glasses)

LOL I didn't wrote anything yet on this topic, but I really like your "outathebox thinking", great work by Paul and you. I am slightly disappointed that the suspension isn't carried from the XX4 like it was on the X-5.

Can't wait to see what's under the body!

[SHY]

Something tells me Elvo da Mad Professa also has played a vital part in this Monsta!

[Oliv996]

Gayo is the guy who always want sexy bodies to paint

[elvo]

Originally Posted by Gayo

that the suspension isn't carried from the XX4 like it was on the X-5.

The front suspension is.

[The_doctor]

Please do not go with the forward cab body on the X7 these r the worst bodies ever made for a off road buggy !!!!!
go with you own shape and dont go down like every one else !!!
the bodies DONT WORK on all tracks!!!! they r an American track body....


they just look crap!!!!!!!!!!

[SHY]

Originally Posted by The_doctor

Please do not go with the forward cab body on the X7 these r the worst bodies ever made for a off road buggy !!!!!
go with you own shape and dont go down like every one else !!!
the bodies DONT WORK on all tracks!!!! they r an American track body....


they just look crap!!!!!!!!!!

+1!!! I don't care if they're 1 sec slower pr. lap! Has anyone "proved" that those ugly bugly shells are actually faster??? Does it even show on laptimes?

[Cooper]

Please make them cab forward!!! that looks sooooo cool!!!!

[Chrislong]

Im all for cab forward! More forward than any other i.e. like a bus.

[c0sie]

Cab forward and white wheels ftw.

[colmo]

Here's an idea for a cab-forward shell that's cool...



Looks good, no?

[isobarik]

center motor and slipper and 4 belts to each wheel ....spool is the way to goo...

mvh isobarik

[Oliv996]

I bet a motor in each wheel like Michelin system, and 2 belt only to strap LiPo

[The_doctor]

if you have a close look u will see that the rear is( and this is what i think!) diff to idle to top shaft which runs the belt pulley to the center(which i think the motor is mounted in the middle of the car) car runs saddle packs the belt then runs to a single diff pulley at the front!!!! (whats got me is those little carbon ears at the front!!) looks like some kind of Cavalier system for the suspension ?????

for those of you who think the forward cab is faster around a track .....you on drugs every on that's run the body here comments that the rear of the car is a lot looser and have gone back to running a normal body!!!!!

I myself have tryed one on my B44 and find the old Jconcepts body faster end of story!!!

ROAR tried to band them and i for one agree!!! let them run them on 8th scale as they need all the help they need to work!!!
rubbish ugly junk body's!!!!!
i what it .........X7 bring it on!!!!

[Fatal1ty]

I think on the rear pully is a slippersystem inside. That would be something new, with rear and front slipper!

Ehhhh body... cab forward rocks! end of story

[fatbear]

I don't care what the body shell looks like. If it is faster I will run it.

[/tobys]

Has the X7 been run in public anywhere since the Cactus Classic?

I wonder how E is getting on with it....

Can't wait to see/hear more details