i posted this somewere else but no one likes to anwser lol
i started on this about 6-7 months ago, basically my metal shop teacher is leting my build a hybrid vehical.
the specs-
it will have 2-engines, LST steering and suspension, savage 3-speed tranny with reverse, hydralic brake system!
now for some pics!!

It's going to be sweet

Very nice, and thick!

The A-arms are too thin . Looking good man. Keep those pics rolling. What are you considering for power plants?

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Looks good [sm=thumbup.gif][sm=thumbup.gif][sm=thumbup.gif] - although i think you'll run into problems trying to run two engines and hydraulic brakes. One more thing, i hope you're going to put in some chassis braces, otherwise the chassis may buckle if you land a jump. []

P.s That wasn't in any way meant as criticism, just some things to think about

I was going to also say try n get some chassis braces, and maybe make your own shock towers too. Instead of a twin engine, you could run the truckzilla engine, it's like 4-5hp, something like that. Tons of torque, but doesn't rev all that high, but with a decent sized clutch bell and the 3spd tranny you'd still see 35-40mph probably. Looks very nice so far!!


Keep us updated

From the other thread
"well after a long conversation i convinced my metal shop teacher to build a RC monster truck! i have been in the hobby for 2 years now and hope this project will prove to be a challenge. the whole truck will be CNC machined using a bridgeport 3 axis mill and a hypertherm CNC plasma Cutter!!! out of 7075-T6 aluminum
the stuff i will put in it are still sketchy i have yet to design it because i need to get the part that it will be using.
this is what i have planned so far or what i plan on using:
2x .26 Mach engines
8x losi LST shocks
1x savage 3-speed transmission
it will be a double Decker chassie with independent suspension (2 lst shocks on each arm)
i still have a few things i need help on: well on the diffs. i need a good strong diff for the front and rear
any help will be very appreciated


thanks , the wolf "

you should get 2 collari .32! That'd be awesome! Just imagine decent revs and 7.6 HP! (drools) lol

well everything is made i just have to finish it all, right now i am fitting everything to makesure all the holes are right as well as make a few more, the hydralic brakes operate the same as the ones in a car, but i dont know if they will be fully functional, so i will still be able to use the savage brakes as well,
more pics!

That looks sweet!!

yah man! awesome truck you have! Should be awesome for jumping with the LST shocks and its long wheelbase

If its gonna be hybrid what is it gonna run on im kinda clueless here at the moment.....lol

its running on 30% nitro, dont know what brand yet but i will pick one lol, i am going to take this beast to my LHS to see what they think lol

so ur gunna have independant disc brakes on each wheel?

i don;t think thats really worth the trouble for a car of this size and weight... the normal brake son the drive shaft that mosts 1/10th 1/18ths have pulls them up just fine.

i don;t even have ndependant brakes on my 1/5th and weighs over 12kg's and it pulls up fine

no its two calapers one from the front and one for the back. both blocks are postioned right off the transsmission.

well i have a size comparison! this truck sitting next to a LST and i finnaly have a name for this beast of a truck, it shall be known as the... OMFGLST lol (brought to u by my cousin lol)

I like that. its catchey. omfg lst. ROFL!!

if u want it to be a true hybrid have one nitro engine and one electric it sounds hard and probablyis but it sure would be alsome lol

Get rid of those ugly wheels you have on it, other than that, its nice.

lol it came with the truck :P

The Latest:



and a short clip:
http://installpartycentral.com/Pics/CST.wmv

In the clip, the brakes were not hooked up (i dont have a servo strong enough to push in the plunger on the master cylinder) and the front driveshaft were not all there.

Turned out nice [8D]

WOW


(but you should have made it brushless)

Thats a very sweet looking rig you've got there, being able to build it at school is also awesome, are you using it as a project for coursework or just for a laugh? I'd love to have the time to learn to build my own truck from scratch.

May i suggest twin truckzilla engines ? Or i believe thunder toger once produced a .70 engine, twin those would be somewhat overkill but would command respect

Looking forward to the Video you'll no doubt post when it's finished.

Good luck and once again, wicked rig