home made durango style b3

[OldTimer]

Looking again at the photos, i would guess go for a top deck, as i think you will get bending of the chassis ? if you mounted it on four screwed posts, you could maybe have all your electrics on the deck and have it as a battery strap, also this may help a bit if you are getting any twisting of the chassis.

What does the chassis feel like at the moment when you try to flex it ?.

[rcracer]

erh like i said garry, looks like a greyhounds head to me LOL..

"THE GREYHOUND"

[xx4-nutter]

ye the electronics are mounted on the deck as u can see from the first photos soo far , i do get some flex but not a great deal, i think if it had a battary brace and screw / body clip posts like a b4 it would be better
i could try sticking in some little streghnthing lines accross like in the pictrue ive attached below . . . . .

[OldTimer]

If you use the posts and get a really nice tight fit with the top deck that will help a lot. But the best thing is run it and see how it feels you maybe surprise, in theory it should change direction very well with all the weight very central down the center of the car.

Btw is it the plastic or graphite chassis, as the graphite would be better for this mod.

[xx4-nutter]

the car is the non graphite version, it has some flex but not loads, ive got some time off work friday morning and i shal have a good look around in the shed and see what i can use, maybe try a diy shop and look for sumin that i can slap onto the bottom of the chassis mabe that will work stiffen it up a little,

cheers gar

[DCM]

Actualy, although it looks funky, I don't think you have changed the handling much, as realy you haven't moved the heavy weights of the car into a different location.

soz

[xx4-nutter]

Originally Posted by rcracer

erh like i said garry, looks like a greyhounds head to me LOL..

"THE GREYHOUND"

dad u spanner

[xx4-nutter]

Originally Posted by DCM

Actualy, although it looks funky, I don't think you have changed the handling much, as realy you haven't moved the heavy weights of the car into a different location.

soz

the electronics havae been shifted, for a start i cant go shifting the motor or servo ?? because doing that will just make the car even more different as in more work and less play and away from the style im trying to get, the electronics are all above the cells which has to have some effect surley ?

but thank you for youre comments mate

[Northy]

Originally Posted by xx4-nutter

the electronics are all above the cells which has to have some effect surley ?

Yeah, will make the centre of gravity higher, which will make the chassis roll about more in corners if you don't alter the roll centre. Which is the same effect having the radio gear outboard will have had. Might handle no different at all, might all equal out!

G

[DCM]

this is the big problem, the 2wd layout at the mo is so 'set' and works well, only dramatic changes, like moving cells or motors will drasticaly change the way the car drives.

The weight of the electrics isn't great so will have far less of a telling on how the car reacts to steering input and track handling.

[BenG]

still, a very cool try, just think, if it goes like a B3, and its that annrow, you still got summat there ;-)

[Northy]

Sorry, forgot to say I think it looks cool.

G

[DCM]

it does look good, totaly different, and for the fact you narrowed your shell so well, gets a thumbs up, but just don't stop the brain juices there, keep going.

[jimmy]

There is something mad and appealing about these narrow cars.

[xx4-nutter]

wow im glad to see poeple are taking an interet in my car lol i like the fact its sumthing out of the orderary aswell lol, and my dads comment " greyhound " ohh dear lol ( my grandma has a greyhound called jimmy by the way not joking either !!! lol ), ive jst got a load of sheet aluminium 3mm thick so ill have a play around and see what i can get done from that, once all is inplace and im happy with it ill be asking for the parts to be made from a curtain company called atamic carbon lol, rough prices on shock towers say for instance a xxx4 one or a zx5 one to give me sum sort of idea what prices to expect please thats if u are still doing this sort of thing .

cheers gar

[OldTimer]

Drop me a PM and i will sort you out

[xx4-nutter]

pm sent mate, ive got the electronics in the car finally, soem pictures below, this is the only speedo spare thats worth putting into it, although there is a very nice lrp speedo for sale ive heard from footy lol that would drop right in. enjoy . .


more parts are gonna be changed real sooon from help by atomic carbon

[OldTimer]

PM sent back.

The sanwa receiver is only 18 grams so is not going to change the C of G a lot, not sure on the speedo. Maybe a tricky one but do you have any clearer photos ?, as it would be handy to see where you can mount a top deck.

[xx4-nutter]

here is a better close up picture of the car hope this is clearer, im apolagie for the qulaity of photo

[OldTimer]

Maybe you could have two posts were the foam is, and if you could have two at the back as well, then that should remove a nice amount of flex from around that area.