Originally Posted by
Cain
Best durability testing I have seen, let a newbie basher have at it. Too many cars get released having pro so and so test it who never crashes and the end product then has issues with durability. Glad to see you guys getting more than just pros do beat on it.
For the turnbuckles, I am assuming they are just steel? Any benefits over your current steel ones by going with Titanium there ala lunsford?
What would you say are the maximum dimensions that you could fit an ESC in there? Looking at the speed passion Silver Arrow V2, its dimensions are listed at L 45 , W 58 , H 30 mm
What kind of price are we looking at for the vehicle?
Titanium turnbuckles are OK. They are 50% lighter than steel, but they have a tendency to snap rather than bend. If you simply made our current design in titanium it probably wouldn't hold up. You'd have to increase the material for titanium to be effective. We really think titanium isn't really needed here since the current design (coupled with the rod ends) is so durable and already so lightweight.
We made the ESC tray to fit a Mamba Monster footprint and smaller so that ESC you listed should just fit (2mm over on one dimension).
Street price is projected around $525-$550 similar to other high end 1/8th eBuggy kits.