Maskellator
04-01-2016, 06:42 AM
Tempting to call it rear motor, but it's not!
The K1 is a pretty good machine, but I have struggled with it on a bumpy red clay track (loose loamy when damp, and dusty and loose dry...), that gets cut up by Ebuggies/truggies:thumbdown:.
The rear just doesn't bite hard out of corners. So, with the aim of making the car more forgiving and stable, here is the test bed.
http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz254/blobby1/WP_20160104_13_45_08_Pro.jpg (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/blobby1/media/WP_20160104_13_45_08_Pro.jpg.html)
http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz254/blobby1/WP_20160104_13_45_36_Pro.jpg (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/blobby1/media/WP_20160104_13_45_36_Pro.jpg.html)
http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz254/blobby1/WP_20160104_15_25_38_Pro.jpg (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/blobby1/media/WP_20160104_15_25_38_Pro.jpg.html)
Running saddles the weight bias is slightly to the rear, but side to side is almost perfect with no weight added.
Also it has the option of running a shorty pack on the rh side, and flipping the servo to the standard position. This also has excellent side to side balance and drops around 100 grams.
A quick test run proved positive, but i will have to wait for the first meeting late this month to see how she goes.
Currently working on a body and undertray. I'll update again soon.
Cheers all.
The K1 is a pretty good machine, but I have struggled with it on a bumpy red clay track (loose loamy when damp, and dusty and loose dry...), that gets cut up by Ebuggies/truggies:thumbdown:.
The rear just doesn't bite hard out of corners. So, with the aim of making the car more forgiving and stable, here is the test bed.
http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz254/blobby1/WP_20160104_13_45_08_Pro.jpg (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/blobby1/media/WP_20160104_13_45_08_Pro.jpg.html)
http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz254/blobby1/WP_20160104_13_45_36_Pro.jpg (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/blobby1/media/WP_20160104_13_45_36_Pro.jpg.html)
http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz254/blobby1/WP_20160104_15_25_38_Pro.jpg (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/blobby1/media/WP_20160104_15_25_38_Pro.jpg.html)
Running saddles the weight bias is slightly to the rear, but side to side is almost perfect with no weight added.
Also it has the option of running a shorty pack on the rh side, and flipping the servo to the standard position. This also has excellent side to side balance and drops around 100 grams.
A quick test run proved positive, but i will have to wait for the first meeting late this month to see how she goes.
Currently working on a body and undertray. I'll update again soon.
Cheers all.