Carbon Chassis?

mharlow · #1 01-09-2010

Does anybody know if anyone is making a carbon chassis for the DEX410?

telboy · #2 01-09-2010

There was one at the euro's, but not sure if its being put into production or not.
Looked nice.

SHY · #3 01-09-2010

DEXcarbonTub.jpg

A friend of mine made this!

Rebelrc · #4 01-09-2010

The standard chassis is better than those carbon ones , why spend more to go slower........strange the lure of some black material and some glue ..i just dont get it

Carbon i think has had its day in offroad! IMO

Rebelrc · #5 01-09-2010

Sorry that last post seems a little grumpy

...both those chassis look ace but i dont think personaly there would be a large market for them as the stock ali chassis is perfect for its job

ApexSpeed · #6 01-09-2010

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Originally Posted by Rebelrc

The standard chassis is better than those carbon ones , why spend more to go slower........strange the lure of some black material and some glue ..i just dont get it

Carbon i think has had its day in offroad! IMO

There is no possible way you could know that, because there haven't been any carbon fiber chassis to compare the aluminum to. The defining difference in the two would be weight. These aren't 1/8th scale nitro buggies, so aluminum chassis are not that crucial—and aluminum CAN be tweaked.

Flex control would be something else that could be tuned with CF weaves, too.

But, boy, that carbon tub is damn sexy.

dlewis4 · #7 01-09-2010

I would be all over a carbon chassis if they were released! They are just too sexy NOT to have one!

Funkymojo · #8 01-09-2010

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Originally Posted by mharlow

Does anybody know if anyone is making a carbon chassis for the DEX410?

I think the carbon fibre chassis is home made by 2009 IFMAR Champ, Martin Achter.

mharlow · #9 02-09-2010

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Originally Posted by ApexSpeed

There is no possible way you could know that, because there haven't been any carbon fiber chassis to compare the aluminum to. The defining difference in the two would be weight. These aren't 1/8th scale nitro buggies, so aluminum chassis are not that crucial—and aluminum CAN be tweaked.

Flex control would be something else that could be tuned with CF weaves, too.

But, boy, that carbon tub is damn sexy.

Yes i've already had an aluminium chassis tweak. That's why I would like to try a carbon chassis. The aluminium bowed in the middle and I wouldn't have noticed it only that my centre drive shafts kept falling out and I tracked it down to the chassis.

mharlow · #10 02-09-2010

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Originally Posted by Funkymojo

I think the carbon fibre chassis is home made by 2009 IFMAR Champ, Martin Achter.

Do you know if he his putting them into production and if so how do I contact him?

Funkymojo · #11 02-09-2010

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Originally Posted by mharlow

Do you know if he his putting them into production and if so how do I contact him?

You can read more about the carbon fibre chassis over here

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/euros2010/day4/

dlewis4 · #12 02-09-2010

i otta have one!

HyperFX · #13 03-09-2010

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Originally Posted by SHY

Attachment 16446

I friend of mine made this!

I want that dexy chassis!

mani549 · #14 03-09-2010

this here?^^

dlewis4 · #15 03-09-2010

i want one of those too!

ApexSpeed · #16 03-09-2010

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Originally Posted by mani549

this here?^^

Great googily moogily!

Rebelrc · #17 03-09-2010

Apex speed
How do you know theres been none to compare
the durango has been around in prototype form now for 6 years( i have the prototype)
And ali does not tweak! it bends!or at worst snaps or cracks
a tweaked chassis is a chassis that appears to be flat but bends inconsistantley either left to right or front to back due to a massive stress loading
not one that is bent so much the props fall out thats bent! (he says tweaking his empty beer can in his frustrated hand)lol

if thats the case and everything thats bent is tweaked where the **** does the word bent come from and why do we use it?
you are wrong and anyone that says i am wrong is most definatley wrong

Apex do you think i dont know about carbon/ali/rccars/manufacturing/chassis dynamics?

But anyway
Balls

ApexSpeed · #18 03-09-2010

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Originally Posted by Rebelrc

And ali does not tweak! it bends!or at worst snaps or cracks

if thats the case and everything thats bent is tweaked where the **** does the word bent come from and why do we use it?
you are wrong and anyone that says i am wrong is most definatley wrong

Hahaha, ok. You're right, and you don't need a dictionary. Tweaked is not bent, and inside is outside. Keep drinking, you're still sober enough to type.

Rebelrc · #19 03-09-2010

Sorry for my spelling but i am up to my neck in epoxy resin ( for you apex thats the clear stuff in cf)
APEX as for my spelling D/Head its carbon FIBRE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL
A tiny part of my qualification to comment
wheres yours ...SHOW IT>>LOL
Yes photo 3 is 22 caret gold plated rango prop, which i have just done in my w/shop and am going to do the whole transmission steel parts to stop them rusting

ApexSpeed · #20 03-09-2010

You've been breathing too many epoxy resin fumes. Nice internet muscles you have, too.