Predator X11 Build thread

[MHeadling]

Here is a build thread for my new X11,

So far a very nice build, one nice feature is all the chassis,suspension arms etc are all pre tapped so makes for a quick and easy build.

The plastic box it comes in is ace, great for spares storage after build, the manual is easy to follow just take note when building the steering bell cranks as the lipo X11 has the servo on the r/h side of car so you need to swap the bell cranks over to the other sides and file a little bit out of steering link holes in chassis, see pic.

Looking forward to racing it!

Step 1, chassis and arms note: file a little of front arms where the hinge pin goes through so the arms drop under their own weight.
You may have noticed my car has plastic hinge pin holders, these are a X11RS part I'm testing for durabilty.

[MHeadling]

Step 2, rear shock tower, all easy stuff here, just drops together!

[pieterke]

ow yes, an other little monster is born!!
Are those plastic hingepin holders also used in the nose and the rear (at the end of the chasis)??

[rc_penguin]

Originally Posted by pieterke

ow yes, an other little monster is born!!
Are those plastic hingepin holders also used in the nose and the rear (at the end of the chasis)??

Yup, all four of the hinge pin blocks are plastic, along with them, the diff bushes and pinions (also under testing) are the only plastic parts on the X11RS (Off the top of my head)

Nice thread btw Mark

[Stretch]

Originally Posted by rc_penguin

Yup, all four of the hinge pin blocks are plastic, along with them, the diff bushes and pinions (also under testing) are the only plastic parts on the X11RS (Off the top of my head)

Nice thread btw Mark

Ah? I'm sure I've got some plastic diff bushes somewhere from about 1997...

[MHeadling]

Cheers for answering the questions Will.

Below is a pic (crappy i phone) of the small amount you need to file off for steering rack clearence:

[Stretch]

Originally Posted by rc_penguin

Yup, all four of the hinge pin blocks are plastic, along with them, the diff bushes and pinions (also under testing) are the only plastic parts on the X11RS (Off the top of my head)

Nice thread btw Mark

Hope they've changed the material if you're running plastic pinion gears in the gearboxes. In the XK98 running 12 turn motors they used to last about one and a half meetings. If you left them longer than that they took the crown gear with them when they started jumping teeth.

The steel pinions are wonderful...

[MHeadling]

Stretch, the X11 comes with the Steel pinions in the gear box, the RS as Will started will have composite ones, I know Ashton has been running the new RS pinions in his X11 for a season and they are still going strong!