Replacement Durango

[Rebelrc]

cheers Jonathon
i have just been working on the rear bracing heres some pics
it looks rough at mo but will soon be sorted
looks a bit odd to me?
i just need to square up and cut it out symetricley
it is very hard to photograph because its so curved it allways looks p***ed
oh and that is rebel my cat in the foreground haha

[ben]

That's some pretty hardcore moulding!

does that brace have to be removed in order to take the cells out?

[Rebelrc]

Yes Ben the car has been made to take lipos
but 6 screws will get em out
i can cut it out more so they come out from the top but not got that far yet.......+it seemed sacrilage to chop away all those curves

[greasy mark]

not as far as i no from what scott was saying on the phone earlyer but that may have changed since nice to see some biggr pics as i get them txtd to me most of the time lol

[Rebelrc]

Cheers Mark
Do the texts annoy you lol

[nitrokillah]

Absolute sicness .
I Love that organic Look .
Remindz me of the old Durango shell .

[ads0021]

This car is looking unbelievable!! You've set a new standard!!! Do you know when you are going to take it for a test drive? Boughton maybe? What changes have you made to the B Max? Geometry? Weight distribution? It must be stiffer than the original!

[Rebelrc]

The weight distribution is 52 rear 48 front with no weight so far and the geometry/length is standard bmax
hoping to run it at faversham soon
but i have learnt one thing from building this....i wont build another carbon car they are a pain
the mess is a nightmare and they need lots of bracing
i will finish it though, just its a bit boring

[MHeadling]

Keep going Scott 'You Can do it'!!!!!

[greasy mark]

keep going and keep the txts coming mate your batterys should be here tomorow fingers crossed

[Hog]

That looks sick Scott - alien almost - you been watching the original War of the Worlds for inspiration?

Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh at FORCC soon.

[Rebelrc]

Ive started work again on this car (had to stop due to being ill from carbon dust excessive inhillation....very bad)
the car is now nearly ready to turn its wheels for the first time
motor mount done,servo mount,front and rear clam shells,steering brace all done but sadly i cannot get the images uploaded due to my computer breaking.....windows up the swaney .......so running on linux now so i have no drivers for my camera
does any one know of any other cars that have run this cell layout?
or can anyone see any thing that i should expect from this arrangement?
many thanks
P.S that rear clam shell has been altered as i didnt like it its much more pure now none of all that fancy shite

[Rebelrc]

Some more recent pics, with the radio gear kinda in and the prop welded also the transmission running the correct way.
hope you like them

[infanterene]

Wow this thing is awesome. How did it end up driving?

[super__dan]

It is indeed very nice, where does the receiver go though?

[GRIFF55]

It could go up front i suppose as the servo looks to be behind the slipper assembly. Long arm link to steering. It is a sexy beast

[Rebelrc]

I have been a bit lazy with it and havent touched it for a while until last night when i finished it at last
all i need to do is wire it and make a shell, so should be running real soon
thanks for your kind words
i will post some more pics

[Rebelrc]

More recent pics
all screws in correct, steering works a treat, contersunk,

the car was built for fun by me to try out some new ideas....like using carbon,different cell layout etc

[GSXR1000]

Looks "factory" - first rate
Now i've come to think of it : you probably had to machine parts to tilt the f/r gearbox and raise the centre drive ?

[nitrokillah]

Hey Rebel .

Is this project don yet ?

Have you had the chance test it ???

Still think this looks Sic as Hell .