aloksatoor

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I buy jconcepts wings (dex210 hi clearance) in bulk and trim them to the lowest possible cut line more flex that way- this for racing. For practice still use original k wing, the cracks havent been growing and wings holding fine now

Yeti AS3

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My fix for the rear camber block was this...first I cut 2.5mm carbon fiber plate in the shape of the oval area where the ball studs mount. Drill all the holes with a .098 drill. Rough up the cf and bottom of the bulkhead ball stud area. Align the holes up and glue the cf to the bottom, clamp and let cure. Tap all holes through with an m3 tap. Put a set screw through the inside hole to tie cf and bulkhead together and your ball stud on the middle or outer hole. Use a stud long enough to extend into cf. It is rock solid! A buddy flipped my car and got blasted in the straight, it broke the camber link lol. The link was in the outer hole too.

Ctimrun

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I've read that this car is a "little heavy" which IMO is a bit of an understatement. Mine with Exotek steering rack and arms, Kyosho aluminum rear hubs, Kyosho aluminum rear suspension mounts, radiopost servo, Orion R10 Pro ESC, Airtronics RX-471, Fantom shorty pack, Fantom 17.5 motor, and barcodes front and rear comes it at 1585 grams. I have already cut my wires as short as possible, with the exception of the servo and transponder because I have not yet finalized the position of the receiver or transponder. I also weighed my current battery position/hold down setup versus the stock plastic stuff and I am a few grams lighter (didn't originally go with this battery setup for weight). For guys running mod it may not matter a whole lot, but for those of us running stock I think we would benefit greatly from shaving some weight.

Besides milling out the chassis and titanium bits, anyone have any thoughts or ideas?

EDIT: added photo of current setup....

mikeyscott

Keep an eye on RudeBits as I saw a nice prototype chassis recently

Due to be tested soon and first comment was you yanks running blinky class etc....

Chris-s

Do I get commission ?

Posvar

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Lol

ByteStream

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Who makes those battery holders and brace?

Ctimrun

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Battery posts and strap are Kyosho parts. The battery braces are diggity designs. I slotted the mounting holes on the braces a bit so I could use the closest mounting position and spread them apart slightly to prevent having to spread to the next mounting hole and using foam.

mikeyscott

You tempted mate? I'm sure Uncle Tony will look after ...

ByteStream

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Happen to know the part number for the carbon strap?

Did you cut down the stap at all?

TT_Vert

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Does anyone know if the big bore upper shock eyelet (not the cap just the plastic insert that the upper screw goes though) is the same as the small bore? I'm looking to go to a big bore on my zx5 but the shocks are from an RB6 which has the longer top shock cap so I'd have to switch them and would like to use my small bore zx5 upper caps if possible. I know they are a different part number but I'm wondering if that is just because the spring cup that is included is the bigger diameter for the big bores.

Thanks
Dave

Ctimrun

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Part number is KYOUMW503 and ya I cut it.

t8rtot

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Less weight would be nice, however indoors, my blinky 17.5 out accelerates and out corners the b4s and Team Cs (plastic chassis cars). I understand the benefits of lower weight but if your running a strong batteries and good motor you're at no disadvantage.

MrHistory

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milling the chassis starts to change what was intended by the designer. i notice many top drivers dont add the pretty stuff like aluminum steering parts and carbon fiber battery mounts. it seems that at least some of these things just add weight and the point in stock is to make the car light and not have it built like a tank. what is the weight of your battery mount assembly and big thumb screws vs the plastic stock assembly with 2 tiny clips?

you can save weight by using a low profile servo, get a titanium screw kit (speedtech rc), ti pins and balls. use TQ 13gauge thin wall wires...

Ctimrun

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Didn't write the weights down but all my battery setup parts are lighter than the stock stuff I was using. Not by much but by a few grams.