X6 Carbon Fibre Chassis

[Wacker 2]

Hi guys, just sending out some feelers for the time being...

I'm in the final process of developing a carbon fibre chassis to fit the X6 that will do away with the internal strengthening skeleton of the original plastic chassis, allow much better installation for the electrics but more importantly will allow use of saddle pack lipo's side by side (not length to length) for better weight distribution and make you able to reposition your batteries within the car as part of your cars set up. It wont just be layers of flat carbon fibre layered together to make the shape, it will be a proper moulded tub chassis - very simular to the Atomic Carbon S2 conversion.

Plus it will look amazing in carbon fibre.

My intention is to keep the chassis shape exactly the same as the original X6 so that you can still use the X6 bodyshell as normal.

The company I am using to make the carbon fibre chassis have asked me to do alittle research to see if it is something that is worth producing a few of to offer for sale to other X6 drivers, or to just make 1 or 2 for my own use?

What I need from you guys is answers to the following 2 questions:

1, Would you be interested in a carbon fibre chassis for your X6 buggy?
2, what sort of price would you be willing to pay for such a chassis?

Would appreciate as much feed back as possible,

Thanks,
Jon Seals

[Cooper]

with or without nosepiece?

I wouldn't use it anyway I think.

Carbon looks cool but I'm not a touring car driver, if it has 4 wheels with buggy tires I'm happy.

[Wacker 2]

It would be a one peice chassis including the nose peice, simular to the new X6 squared chassis.

[Mike Hudson]

have you thought about how you would have the gearbox mounting bits at the back etc made onto the chassis and how the lipos arn't going to be able to move around in chassis when racing? The origional chassis is carbon btw not plastic

[Wacker 2]

Looking to make the rear of the chassis flat and have a machined alloy peice to bolt onto the flat of the rear chassis, which will allow the gearbox and shock tower to fit in the normal way.

[Mike Hudson]

sounds good so far i might be interested in the chassis with a stick pack configuration like the current X6

[Wacker 2]

Originally Posted by Mike Hudson

have you thought about how you would have the gearbox mounting bits at the back etc made onto the chassis and how the lipos arn't going to be able to move around in chassis when racing? The origional chassis is carbon btw not plastic

If you've seen an atomic carbon S2 chassis it is flat with a battery tray which will position the batteries securely once a carbon fibre battery strap has been put in place. looking to do exactly the same for my chassis.

And I know the chassis is carbon, reallised what I had written just after posting it, lol!

cheers, Jon