TRF502, Sunday DIY

Airwave · #1 30-04-2012

I try something to prevent shock tower breaking...

What do you think?

carpaste · #2 30-04-2012

The design is good, but I would like to know whether you ever broke it before reinforcing it.

Airwave · #3 30-04-2012

Yupo, twice!

I'm quite a beginner in this category and flying was not my best skill...

Jan Larsen · #4 30-04-2012

Would you be interested in making me one aswell or did you just hash it together from scrap parts?

Airwave · #5 01-05-2012

I really would like but just as you said, it's just me and my dremel assembling spare parts from another kit...

msxmre · #6 01-05-2012

You really should consider making these. I'd take one if you're willing to make them.
Scotty....

Airwave · #7 03-05-2012

I can try to make you a solidworks file with these items, but I'm not equipped to produce them...

Battle_axe · #8 03-05-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airwave

I can try to make you a solidworks file with these items, but I'm not equipped to produce them...

you draw it i will make it

stl files please and min rad of 1mm

Airwave · #9 06-05-2012

Are you talking about carbon? Or also something in aluminium to replace my servo plots?

I make small tries (Paintbrush is your friend mode) And it could be easier to redesigna whole front upper deck, couldn't it?

Airwave · #10 03-12-2012

Just FYI, it protects succesfully my front shock tower since I've done that...

But something strange happened last race. I crashed directly into something not vertical, something which touch the shock tower without touching the front cell, so nothing could help, my upper cell was decapitated!

So I manage to change the upper cell, and I do have two spares, one coming from the original trf502X spare item and the other coming from the DB02 option item...I chose the 502 one and remount my front upper chassis... Strangely something has changed, once everything was brought together, I did have a gap between my reinforcement the front shock tower support, about 2.5mm!!! I had to put some screws for the two pieces to be in contact. I tried the other one but it really seems that the mold used for these items has changed!

Does anybody noticed something about that?