silverspoon

hey guys... i have a new project

im gonna build a dragster!!

so far its just an idea and it will take me a looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnng time to complete i think.

its gonna b built from scratch and made from a mixture of alluminium, graphite and carbon fibre, which ever i can get my hands on at the time.

some parts, such as wheels and gears and shocks ect, bits that its hard to make to a good quality, will be stolen from other models.

its gonna b brushless and run by lipos, and its gonna go like s**t off a shovel!!! i think...

soooo, if anyone has CAD software that they know how to use, give me a shout cos i realy need your help with parts design.

my email is [email protected] so give me a shout...

also if any of you have any ideas for anything, feel free to tell me...

bIGmiK

1/12 pan can, but extend the chassis with charbon fibre.

Running a mamba on 3S lipo.

silverspoon

any chance of some pictures?

CustomTamiyas4Life

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I had a similar idea. Was gonna run a aluminum chassis and make it really long and low.

silverspoon

yeah thats the idea... at the moment im thinking of hacking up a mardave rear end so that its a lot narrower and mounting the motor lengthways instead of running the width of the car (in an attempt to make it narrower), bolting it to a loooooooooooooong chassis, i was even thinking of tvp as that would cut down on weight, and then adding a servo at the front.

ive also been looking at getting some cox chopper tyres for the rear... propper goodyears, nice and wide with plenty of grip...

CustomTamiyas4Life

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I have some 1/8" fiberglass sheet...wonder how a dual plate chassis of that would do.

silverspoon

mmmmm, sounds prety good, never used fibre glass before, is it strong? as strong as ally for example? would it need to be cut by a specialist? i can cut alluminium but from what ive read, fiber glass can shatter...

CustomTamiyas4Life

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It's really light and flexable and easy to cut. I would use dual plate because it's flexible.

silverspoon

would you be interested in selling?

kingeric1991

sounds fast how fast does an electric dragster go

silverspoon

no idea yet, but im gonna find out, can get a good brushless on lipos and see what happens...

CustomTamiyas4Life

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An electric dragster would be better than a nitro engine one.

No interest in selling the stuff. DO you want the chassis or material? I'm sure you could obtain the material elsewhere.

silverspoon

yeah, im realy looking for the material so that i can design the chassis plates and then have them made by someone else.

CustomTamiyas4Life

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http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/PSearch2.asp
I think this is it.

silverspoon

yeah theres an error on the page, it wont let me open it... ive just emailed holeshot engineering, they do all the cad and production af carbon fibre, so il see what hey have to say.

also ive done a rough sketch of the sort of thing im looking for. as you can probably tell, im no artist lol...

CustomTamiyas4Life

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Ya that link doesnt work...

I would rather use carbonfiber for the chassis I just dont want to spend that much for a project I'll rarely use and I want to use up the fiberglass.

silverspoon

i cant open it, what was the site about? somewhere to get fiber glass?

CustomTamiyas4Life

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Ya it was fiberglass sheet.... go to www.mcmaster.com tupe in fiberglass in the search engine, click on fiberglass products under the search box than scroll down and look for fiberglass sheet stock.

silverspoon

hmmm, they look like a good bet for the chassis material, its prety cheap too, under $12 for a 24x12" sheet... thats about £6+postage...

so, do you have any info on the material, ive never used it so i havent got a clue... im guessing its prety sturdy for the thickness...

and how easy is it to cut? i might have a go at it myself if its easy enough...

silverspoon

[&:][&:] i dont like the fact that they dont tell you the shipping rates until after you place your order... i dont suppose one of you guys could pick me some up and send it to me... anyone interested?

CustomTamiyas4Life

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It's very easy to cut but It's not the strongest thing there is as I said it's quite flexable but in a dual plate onroad chassis it should hold up.

silverspoon

hmmmm, i dont think im gonna take the chance... im goin for carbon fibre... i did some rough sketches on a c**ppy design programme i have, here they are... or should i say here it is...

silverspoon

im starting to get the hang of this cad lark... heres another pic of my design...

silverspoon

just got a quote for 2 chassis plates, made from 3mm ally... 75 F-in quid!!!!!!! WAAAAAAY too much!!!!

CustomTamiyas4Life

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What tools do you have because that design looks pretty easy espicially in 3mm alloy.