akula racing akx2 COMING SOON

[steve_haskins]

Tom at Akula is getting close to finalizing the conversion, :thumbsup:
should be ready for general release mid July, it will come with all the parts required,
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Im lucky to have one of the pre production cars so thought I would share some more pics, really solid chassis,
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nice annododized alloy rear
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The shell changed from the pre production one to give a more Cab upright feel
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[nitro_head]

looks very nice....

[metalmickey0]

looks very nice....
Ditto. Is that B4 hubs you got on as the wheel nuts look familiar

[steve_haskins]

Yes
donor car is a tc02c which is standard apart from b4 hubs, I wanted to stick with standard wheel fitment

[ben44]

Very nice.
I hope we will have more information about the price.
You used all the time the black spring on the rear?

[Tom3012]

Very nice! Any idea on price yet?

[steve_haskins]

price not been finalized yet
should be competative though

price will include everything you need including shell and undertray, chassis carbon bits alloy suspension holders and all the screws and spacers reqired

[welshmerlin]

Did you do the shell Steve?

[steve_haskins]

Yes
It was done from scratch, for the chassis
I changed it a few times the last change was to make the cab more upright which I think helps with the looks

[adon30]

Get it painted Steve and hopefully we'll see it Thursday!!

Looking good.

[jasonrcb]

I like steve have been lucky enough to have one of the pre production conversion kits,i ran mine for the first time today and its superb,the car feels so planted and so easy to drive.really pleased with its first outing.

Big thanks to the akula guys for the opportunity :thumbsup:

[Dandare]

Looks promising, side shot of the shell looks a bit Vega'esque.

Look forward to the competetive pricing compared to the other chassis/conversions out there :woot:

Do you know how much it weighs in relation to the plastic it replaces ? Also is there any space allowance to run slightly taller saddles ?

[welshmerlin]

Looks really good Steve

[university_dave]

Look forward to the competetive pricing compared to the other chassis/conversions out there :woot:

Do you know how much it weighs in relation to the plastic it replaces ? Also is there any space allowance to run slightly taller saddles ?

The RRP for the kit will be £175. The kit will come with everything you need to fit it to the car - so all screws, posts, washers, fixings, shell, undertray, etc.

As for the lips - the battery strap posts are 25mm high, so the kit should accept pretty much every pack on the BRCA list.

[metalmickey0]

Whats with the big piece of lexan bolted to the front shock tower:confused:

[PaulUpton]

My car ready to run (with the prototype chassis) was 1604g but I have all the alloy bits and lots of bling :)

In the process of putting the pre production one together to run next week

[Chalkie]

I've run mine a few weeks now and it really is an improvement on the standard car, more stable and less understeer under power, it really is a nice car to drive now.

[university_dave]

The plastic chassis (including front and rear t-pieces) comes in at 145.4g, the aluminium chassis is 183.1g.

[Karting]

I noticed both cars have the low profile servo, I run a x2c but with a normal sized servo, will i still be able to fit my electrics in without buying new stuff? Also i notice the battery brace is in a different place to the x2c and the posts take up some room which could be used for electrics.

However it is nice to see someone working with ansmann stuff :)

[jasonrcb]

Depending on your electrics you should be able to get away with a std size servo,although it may be a tight squeeze,the battery post layout is like that so it allows for the lipo in std position or turned sideways so they come further down the chassis,the more forward position gives you a little more front end but the car doesn't need anymore.

Im considering building another AKX2 with the lipo in the other configuration so i have the option of the 2 layouts,

[PaulUpton]

The liPos the other way is a nice tuning aid and works well in high grip conditions.

If you plan on running the lipos this way you really need a slimline servo.

I managed to get my speed passion and futuba receiver in the space between slimline servo and the posts. Not so much luck with the Orion r10 though so the speedo is between the two posts then receiver and servo

[brooksy]

Hi Steve. Did someone run one of the cars at the mid east regional at West Bridgford a couple of weeks ago?.

[PaulUpton]

Few shots of the prototype car

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/380318_10150915495918449_388653315_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/154697_10150719416988449_593670564_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/540646_10150701982503449_810696373_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/545140_10150701801763449_1764434003_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/554076_10150701383088449_567270140_n.jpg

Now the pre production one coming together

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/538234_10150931363488449_1247031133_n.jpg

[Adam F]

You are such a tart...

[PaulUpton]

You are such a tart...

And? red bits will be back from anodiser on Wednesday :)

[losichris]

really like the look of this, what the best donor car for this conversion
where will it be available when released?

[PaulUpton]

either the ansmann x2c or team c tc02 both versions are the same

will be available through akula racing stockists listed on the website www.akularacing.co.uk

[Tom3012]

Or I'm guessing you could use a mad monkey? Although you'd need shocks and bearings :thumbsup:

[PaulUpton]

Or I'm guessing you could use a mad monkey? Although you'd need shocks and bearings :thumbsup:

yep but id buy the pro versions, as it comes with all the bits you need from the start

[steve_haskins]

As Jason says you will be ok servo wize with std size servos mine a low profile purely because it's all I have,
I have as sanwa reciever and a nosram esc in mine and there's plenty of room if you run the cells as shown in the 2 cars

[university_dave]

Hi Steve. Did someone run one of the cars at the mid east regional at West Bridgford a couple of weeks ago?.

Yep, that was the original fit & finish prototype. Went well given the fact I was driving it. I'll be running one of the pre-production kits at Grantham tomorrow night.

[brooksy]

From what I was watching Dave it was going better than well!!!. One of the best cars there on the day. Well balanced,smooth and fast.:thumbsup:

If I hadn't bought a 210 a few months ago I would be seriously looking at getting one of these conversions for my x2c.

[PaulUpton]

sell the 210 and get the convertion.....simples :thumbsup:

[brooksy]

Loving the 210 too much at the moment:wub.

It's going really well outdoors but I've yet to run it indoors so you never know!!!.

[Adam F]

And? red bits will be back from anodiser on Wednesday :)

Do they do pink?

[metalmickey0]

Loving the colour and the neat little fan blade guard

[fastinfastout]

I'm having trouble understanding........

why the need for a conversion?

the standard x2c is great

[Smartalec]

I'm having trouble understanding........

why the need for a conversion?

the standard x2c is great

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Smartalec]

Loving the colour and the neat little fan blade guard

LMR fan guard, available from all good stockists, super cheap and really effective, a must have if you want your fan to last :thumbsup:

[Dandare]

I'm having trouble understanding........

why the need for a conversion?

the standard x2c is great

I half agree, on the one hand it's quite expensive given you'll already have a mid car to start with, which can have weight added/distributed to replicate the extra 40 or so grams of the ally chassis adds. Wheres if you run a B4.1, RB5 etc & want mid you only have two choices, buy a different car or get a mid conversion ie, C4.1, Vega.. you have to spend the money one way or another.

On the other hand, i guess if you're looking for strong, responsive chassis with little/no flex & you really want to stick with the brand (& not just buy a SV2, dex210..) & sell your current TC02C/X2C, then it looks a very nice bit of kit indeedy.

I'll have a job to convince myself that given my x2c is already mid, & that i haven't broken the standard chassis yet, or that i can add weight under the batteries or servo to mimic the low postioned weight, & i'm willing to put up with the flex, that i could justify the full £175RRP. (unless it's actually going to be cheaper, lol)

[PaulUpton]

You right the standard car is great as it is, however it has one weak point the front kick up, this was one of the reasons the chassis was done.

You also answered the same question as its now a strong, responsive car. Haven't broke a single part on the car since I put the convertion on 6 months ago.

Not everyone will see the need to buy it but then others will.

I don't think the chassis is much quicker than the standard car, but it is ALOT nicer to drive and reacts more to driver in puts.

[university_dave]

The benefit of the new chassis is not really the extra weight - although if you added the 40g on top of the std chassis you'd be raising the C of G of the car, and changing the roll moment of the chassis, not just changing the weight.

The real benefit from a one piece chassis on the X2C is that it has much more consistent and controllable flex. The standard chassis not only has a lot of flex overall, but also has additional weak points where the front and rear T-pieces attach. These are extra points of uncontrolled flex, where the material does not influence the flex but the inherent weakness in a junction. Using a single continuous chassis gives much more precise control, giving a better response during cornering and also over bumps. It allows the chassis to be made stiffer for better response and consistency yet still retain the same bump compliance.

The main characteristics that everyone who has tried the conversion reports is that the car has better steering response (despite being longer than the standard car), generates more overall grip, has greater consistency and even better rear traction than the standard car.

It also has more setup options - moving the cell placement to change the weight distribution, raising the side plates to change the chassis flex and the option to change the rear anti-squat and lower roll centre. There is also greater development potential, which is something we'll be looking at over the next few months.

The standard car is very good, we just feel that this conversion makes the car better and as such is worth making available to the general public not just a handful of lucky drivers!

[Tom3012]

Fair points id say! And im very tempted! I thought about doing something similar but i dont have the tools and resources to make proto parts, drawings etc so it would of cost me millions :lol:

I think its a good price, £160 would be spot on but you have to make money to pay for all your hard work! Definately want one although id want a different colour, not a red alloy fan really... Other colours available??

[JustARcFan]

What is the ideal donor car for this conversion?

Maybe a list with the must have upgrades and 1 with the bling updates. :thumbsup:

[Karting]

What is the ideal donor car for this conversion?

Maybe a list with the must have upgrades and 1 with the bling updates. :thumbsup:

The ideal doner car would be x2c or TCo2C

Upgrades would be:

Alloy Castle block instead of std plastic
Alloy Hubs (F/R) instead of std plastic
Upgraded Gearbox gears
And thats it. You have a solid, fast car after that

[fastinfastout]

so how much longer is the wheelbase?

[PaulUpton]

the car is 10mm longer

[PaulUpton]

Got the bits back from the anodiser today :woot::lol::thumbsup:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/376473_10150941399003449_330302909_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/282294_10150941463768449_21313661_n.jpg

Just waiting for the shell in my colours :thumbsup:

[Maddy]

Very nice.

[discothesnake]

That is mental looking! And slightly pimpish.....

[university_dave]

I think its a good price, £160 would be spot on but you have to make money to pay for all your hard work! Definately want one although id want a different colour, not a red alloy fan really... Other colours available??

There are a few un-anodised parts from the original prototypes around, so as a special order we could either getting them done a different colour or leave them silver. They are exactly the same as the production parts, but cutting out the anodising process during production got the prototypes running about a fortnight earlier!

They are in very limited quantities though, and the main production kits will all be red I'm afraid.

[mattst]

This conversion is more money than a car kit:- 149.99 rrp, how can you justify a conversion kit which is priced more than the kit.

Did ansmann uk alow you to redesign their car ?

[Hpi_guy]

This conversion is more money than a car kit:- 149.99 rrp, how can you justify a conversion kit which is priced more than the kit.

Did ansmann uk alow you to redesign their car ?

The car isn't being redesigned, if it was to be redesigned then it would be sold under the ansmann/ team c name but it's not its sold under akula conversion kit and the centro kit for a b4.1 is about the same money depending on the retailer, the kits will be expensive because of the high quality parts that make the car more stiff and responsive

[PaulUpton]

As HPI Guy has said, the price of the convertion is around the same price as other ones on the market, it's the cheap price of the car that makes people think its expensive.

The project is Akula Racing, ansmann were not needed to be made aware of the project. Ansmann UK is only a distributer.

Paul

[Hpi_guy]

The akula kit is around £20 cheaper then the centro and the x2c is £50 less so £70 cheaper then a centro and the akula is probably better so it is already beating the centro, only downside is the front kick up plate

[PaulUpton]

The akula kit is around £20 cheaper then the centro and the x2c is £50 less so £70 cheaper then a centro and the akula is probably better so it is already beating the centro, only downside is the front kick up plate

Awesome :)

You mean the kick up plate on the standard ansmann? Was a weak point. Akula chassis is one piece :)

[Hpi_guy]

Oops missed that, the akula is set to be the perfect 2 wheel drive then

[Hpi_guy]

Or if your on a real tight budget you could have a rolling chassis for £200 with a monkey as a doner but wouldnt be ideal as the shocks and turnbuckles are pants

[PaulUpton]

Oops missed that, the akula is set to be the perfect 2 wheel drive then


Yep :thumbsup:

[Hpi_guy]

Gutted that I missed it at Grantham last tuesday

[Smartalec]

As Paul says above, this conversion is in no way connected to Ansmann Racing, it is merely a set of alloy and carbon components that you can choose to purchase from the manufacturer (Akula) should you feel the need to.

Depending on your style of driving, this could improve or ruin the handling of the car, the choice is yours. :)

[Hpi_guy]

My driving style doesn't suit buggies at all

[markw]

paul u need to bring it down ipswich one sunday be good to see it going around .. tom brought a chassis down a few week ago it looks realy good ...:thumbsup:

[Chalkie]

Mine painted up

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/top_pup/IMG_0250.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/top_pup/IMG_0251.jpg

[PaulUpton]

Mine painted up

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/top_pup/IMG_0250.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/top_pup/IMG_0251.jpg

Still not got decent pins on it :p

Joking aside had a go with chalkies last night with bald pins on and it still went round fine :)

[Chalkie]

Still not got decent pins on it :p

Joking aside had a go with chalkies last night with bald pins on and it still went round fine :)

Went well didn't it, I think with a better set of pins and some cut staggers to get a bit more bite on the red carpet it would be absolutly dialled.

[Smartalec]

Went well didn't it, I think with a better set of pins and some cut staggers to get a bit more bite on the red carpet it would be absolutly dialled.

It looked really good every time I came round to lap you with my standard car :p

[Gonky]

It looked really good every time I came round to lap you with my standard car :p

Ouch! :lol::thumbsup:

[Smartalec]

Ouch! :lol::thumbsup:

Harsh but fair :lol:

[Chalkie]

It looked really good every time I came round to lap you with my standard car :p

Who woke you up? I bet you don't beat me next wednesday :p

[Smartalec]

Who woke you up? I bet you don't beat me next wednesday :p

Lol I bet I don't :p

[steve_haskins]

Used mine for the first time at weekend and it was very impressive
It was on dry grass and tested back to back against my Durango
And the lap times were very similar, but this was first time out with the car and my Durango has had 6 months of set up time on it, the Acula felt very quick and responsive and next time out I shall stiffen the front end up a tad and proberbly add a little weight under the battery's
Nice car

[kyfran95220]

Could you please give us an approximate date of availability for the conversion kit pleaaaaaase ... it's nearly my birthday :thumbsup::thumbsup:.

[Chalkie]

Could you please give us an approximate date of availability for the conversion kit pleaaaaaase ... it's nearly my birthday :thumbsup::thumbsup:.

Contact unerversity_dave on here for the most up to date info.

[university_dave]

At the moment it's looking like it will be available by the end of next week - but there will be an official announcement later this week when we've got confirmed delivery dates from all of our suppliers.