The Collector1

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Heres a couple of pics of my Manta ray to show you the center shaft, I also used a Yeah Racing motor mount

Lunchboxer

I like those clear plastic shocks! Very neat!!

lee172

well, better late than never, so they say, so the Cayenne finally got a run today, as you can see the private car park i visited has a few varied surfaces, light pebbles, large pebbles and grass.. almost perfect terrain for the Cayenne.

lee172

the Cayenne is a very fun vehicle, taking some big hits and very rarely rolling, i also feel its more capable than my TA-02 and CC-01, having slightly more clearance than the TA-02, yet not rolling at every corner like the CC-01, i did suffer some cogging, but that seemed to go after a few passes, unlike the previous two cars i mentioned, this will not be getting sold [8D]

however i did have a couple of issues.. the right front dog bone kept popping out, so i used an o-ring in the outdrive, and as with the CC-01, i lost one of the screws holding the bottom of the damper in..

i also switched the steering links to the top of the front uprights as i felt the links were at an awkward angle (even with the suspension un-compressed) another benefit is the links are higher off the ground and a bit more protected.

i shot a video, but with a lack of options to mount the camera off the ground, its hard to get a good perspective on the speed of this vehicle, i would guess about 20 mph, but bear in mind its on the second smallest pinion (the motor/ESC weren't even warm..) and i do have the speed tuned gear-set if i feel the need... [>:]

if the tracking seems a bit random, the two right tyres kept coming unglued.. [X(]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOxyZ5gCPlM

rcluke

nice shocks

if they are made from the same clear plastic as my M-03R ones were, be careful, they break very easily

rcluke

nice vid lee

nice roll by the way

Lunchboxer

Yeah, but you are not supposed to crash an on-road car.... (joke)

lee172

took the Cayenne out again today and noticed that two of my stick packs only seem to last a few minutes and they are 3600 and 4200... fingers crossed its because they have not seen use in a while..

had a few crazy flips/crashes but the Cayenne shrugged them off, until i noticed a wheel was badly buckled (which would be a pain as the rims are quite pricey and you gotta factor in a tyre as well..) luckily it was only the axle!

better order aome more spares.. just in case..

Lunchboxer

That's hardcore, Lee!! I don't think I have ever bent a wheel axle that way... !! [X(]

clamber

Wow, Ive never seen these! I want one bad. Porsche is my fav automobile company.

lee172

get one man! the only thing thats annoying is that spare bodies are near impossible to find, as its quite a rare chassis (only a handful of models were made on the DF-01 platform) and of them, only the Cayenne is recent.

decided to switch the step screw/washer setup for the ball connector on the lower shocks mounts, which eliminates any 'slop' and should stop me losing step screws as they work themselves loose... [8D]

lee172

stripped the Cayenne completely today, it was caked in mud and needed a good wash!

all the metal parts are soaking in WD-40 and all the gears/shock parts are degreasing..

i will make a couple of changes to it when its rebuilt, the Mamba Sidewinder ESC will go in a sealed Futaba plastic servo box, and the diffs are being switched to bevel units.

Lunchboxer

It has ball diffs right now??

lee172

ball diff and one way! the rear outdrives dont fit perfectly as the ball diff is a different width to the bevel diff, so thats why i'm going back to basics!

lee172

at last! we finally have some snow (only about an inch, but that is enough for some fun!)

i had immense fun driving this in the snow, enjoy the vids..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zExOwSCW9EQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAMDK-WNuLo

Lunchboxer

Nice man! Do you have the rear diff locked? Or?

It seems to oversteer quite a bit (fun!), more so than my T-Egg in the snow.. maybe it is because you are generating more speed.. (my T-Egg = silvercan) Or maybe it is the tires...

lee172

both diff are open, but some of the snow was on top of ice, lethal to walk on!

Andyjk

I just bought a DF-01 and am looking at getting a Tamiya BZ motor for it. It says that you should have a gear ratio between 9:1 and 11:1. I think I read somewhere that the gear raio in the DF-01 is 11.27:1. Is this right, and if so, is that ok?

If not, what do I need to get to make it ok?

Thanks

Andyjk

Hey guys, so I thought I'd give you an update on my DF-01. I now have a BZ motor and No limit ESC. Just ordered some bearings. I made a fan mount and put it in the DF-01, it works very well. I just bought some new wheels and tyres. They are 3Racing (WH-15/18) intended for a Kyosho ZX-5 or DF-03, but they fit perfectly on the DF-01 (a tiny amount of body modification had to be done). They are a bigger diameter wheel and I am really happy with them, there is a lot more ground clearance and obstacles that the car used to get caught on, it glides straight over now. The only problem is it rolls a bit now, but thats not a real big problem.

Here's some pics of the wheels, the new fan and a Skid/Protective plate that i put underneath the chassis to give the motor a bit more protection.

lee172

found an awesome place to off road...

it doesnt take any prisoners though! as you can the the dogbone is bent and twisted!

enjoy the vids..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxjtPO9jScQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok92_9f9hHY

Eman77

Sweet! thanks for sharing the vids!

Looks like a nice bash spot

Lunchboxer

NICE video, Lee!! But how did you bend the dogbone?!?! [sm=confused.gif]

Eman77

He didn't show in the video the part where he was riding it. :P

lee172

haha, well i the dogbone came out out a few times, so i just gunned it in reverse and it popped back in!

ive since fixed it with an o-ring in the outdrive..

Andyjk

Sounds like your front tyres are rubbing on the body when you steer.

It was doing it on mine, so I just cut a bit back.