Giorgos_cupra

Hello guys...For the past six months,i have been builting a homemade rc.Some of you have followed my proggress.But whoever missed it AND is interested in it,i made a short clip containing those 6 months....Scrap aluminum to full working rc car....If you decide to watch the video,let me know what you think...And as soon as the weather gets better,i'll upload a video of it running.Cheers guys!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BALd3QX3hc4

SAVAGEJIM

Can you repost your vid link again? The link you put in does not go to yours.

davido666

Link doesn't work[]

Giorgos_cupra

I don't know guys,youtube says video not processed yet.Nuh screw youtube here it is on rcu videos:

http://rcuvideos.com/video/RcCarLife-wmv

But it needs a little time for the site to encode it

SAVAGEJIM

I just tried, it said:

"This video file has recently been uploaded and we haven't finished re-encoding it yet. It will be posted here soon, so please check back soon." []

Giorgos_cupra

It is now working on rcu videos

slawhammer

Yes the RCU Video works...Nice recap of your work my friend...Will be good too see how the solid chain works for you..
Your just about there ,,brakes then you can break it in......Well done....AKASlawhammer

Giorgos_cupra

Thank you Roger!I hope the chain wont snap now that it doesn't have a master link....Oh,it is already broken in

SAVAGEJIM

Nice job there! I noticed some plans there, they were intricate. Did you do all that draftsmanship yourself?

Giorgos_cupra

Everything on the car is done by me.Except the cnc jobs of course.I don't have the equipment to do them myself.Of course a picture of the deigning is common.I got it from google images.I want it to mark the beginning of the designing.It is obvious that it isn't even a draw of a car.I used it as a marking point.Except if you are refering to something else.Let me know.If you have any doubts,you can take a look at my 20 pages thread

SAVAGEJIM

Oh, I will, I am dying to see what goodies you designed to get your RC going.

Very nice job! Making a home made RC is daunting, and for me, it woudl have taken me much longer than 6 months (I dont have much time unfortunately, and when I do, I'm either out running RCs or here on RCU, so I would wind up procrasternating the wor.)

Giorgos_cupra

Thanks Jim!I was planning to do a little weight reduction.Right now it weight 9.7kgs.It has a zenoah g270rc.I was also planning to put a tuned pipe.But from my test drivings i realized that it has way more power than i imagined,I got to learn to drive it a little bit to the edges first!Under different circumstances it would have been 5 months maybe less...But for almost a month and a half my right hand was broken.That slowed me down a bit

rc rock

it looks amazing. at that weight it should be ballistic. most large scale weigh upwards of 15 kg.i read through the entire thread and i understand you have a new 6061 chasis coming, are you going to try to build a suspension??? i did some research and it seems that it would be very easy for you to build something like a a 1/12 pan car style suspension system.
it would make your car have soooooooo much more grip

bsrman14

MY bugget buggy took 3 monts to build!


Originator of the $250 1/4 scale bugget buggy.

Giorgos_cupra

Thanx Rc rock!!I will get the 6061 later down the road...As for now,i'm trying to balance my eco to get the mercedes body.Paint it pearl white,with black tail lights,black spoilers and tint.After that i'm going after the chassis!I'm definately interested to point me to the suspension you are referring!I'm waiting anxiounsly!


Bsrman,post a video of your rc...I have never seen it running

Lars from Norway

No one have barely ever seen it either...

Looking veerry much forward to see the body on your car,is it going to be plain white?Or are you going to put stickers on it (exept from the light and grille stickers)?I think it will look very nice in plain white,nice and clean

rc rock

basically 1/12 scale pan car suspension is cutting the chasis at a certain point, ading a hinge and the connecting the chasis using one or two shocks. it will aid it traction but also it will aid in making it look more ''scale'' when driving. will make it lean etc.
i'd like to help with you with your project so if there is anything you need to ask go ahead. i might be able to provide you with shocks as well....

Giorgos_cupra

Lars i'm going to make it pearl whit with no stickers.Maybe one in the upper windscreen saying mercedes and one in the back saying sound in motion.


Rc rock i get it waht you mean.Something like the kyosho mini z s have correct?I was thinking a setup like this:My mad force had solid axles front and rear.The shocks were mounted on the axle and on the chassis.Think that setup reversed.With the axle support above the chassis with 2 or 4 shocks....Send me a pm about the shocks!I'm definately interested after the body purchase

sam123

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Good work man. You have come a long way with this project

rc rock

yes, a lot like the mini z...
there is really no need for a separate pm. since i race off-road, i seem to be the only one left without big bore shocks. so if i get big bore shocks for christmas i won't need my current shocks

Giorgos_cupra

Rc rock what rc do you have?I don't know if an off road shock is appropriate for an on road.Considering the travell,spring stifness etc....

rc rock

it's a caster racing zx1-r factory team kit. off road shocks work good on road. especially in your case you get to choose how long you want it to travel. you will probably need to get stiffer springs. what it all comes down to is: a shock is a shock. lol. on road and off road shocks have very litle differences apart from the length...

Giorgos_cupra

Nitro buggy???I don't think those shocks are going to handle a 10 kg car

rc rock

don't forget you aren't gonna be using an independant suspension like most other large scales......
i'm just trying to help not sell anything \. you could probably get a used set of baja shocks for pretty cheap....

Giorgos_cupra

Yeah man,i know you are trying to help!I just thought you had a 1/5 car