Originally Posted by oosh123 (Post 579116)

I am guessing you got all your dimensions correct, because on my lazer zx, there is another extra 6-8mm material after the gear box. it's for the shock tower mount.

Either than that, I think you have a good design there, incorporating the lazer zx-s's design.

My original concept was about the same. But omitting the bottom plastic mounting and extend the cf piece all the way to the bottom. and the diff will be held using flanged bearings. After that, 2 aluminum mounting brackets will be used to connect the gear box, the chassis and the rear pivot block.

Spacers! you need to anodizing them blue!!

Originally Posted by Welshy40 (Post 579265)

Arms, do you mean wishbones? If yes then the current ones LA26 are the strongest you will ever come across (evan harder than the YZ10) and is very very hard to break. I have only snapped one and that was hitting 35mph into a steel pole.

Originally Posted by Welshy40 (Post 579269)

Dimensions may be out fractionally, hence why I need the parts in front of me. Its a rough first attempt, I am still learning CAD unfortunately but I will get there soon hopefully.

Im using the ZXS approach for the rear tower mount but have done a basic calculation on the place it should be. The reason i didn't go down the route of extending the CF to the bottom was the cost of doing it, plus I fancied the ZXS design. I do think if you design your version as well it will be stunning.

Me, I find the ZXS very unusable on high grip tracks and on low grip incredibly stable and a superb drive and now understand why it won the Japanese title, however the ZXR and ZX handles superbly well on high grip and did this design mainly due to wanting to have the rear gearbox of the ZXS on board, as this stops belt breakage due to the tensioners inside and due to that resolves this cars issue. Handling with looks and almost zero maintenance on the rear belt is what I would appreciate.

Once I have the CF bits measured correctly I can figure out the design for the bottom section which will basically be a remolded ZXS gearbox section but shorter. I will post pics when I can build the proto items.

Originally Posted by Welshy40 (Post 579386)

Yes i see your point, but i do have a friend who is a mold specialist and lives in the UK. He makes all my white bits for my ZXS. He is going to make a mold of the plastic bottom gearbox parts which is why im doing this. Otherwise i would have done what your doing but nowhere near as good.

Originally Posted by oosh123 (Post 579278)

Then I can forget about it at the moment.

If I were to make it, it will only be for bling.

Originally Posted by isobarik (Post 579812)

But a really nice bling it would be ...have any estimated costs ??? on the alu arms

mvh Isobarik

Originally Posted by isobarik (Post 580856)

Any one here that have bought the optima mid custom body from kamtec ???? to fit theire lazer ???

has any one seen the alu chassi on ebay damn that is smoking hot red alloy.

mvh isobarik

Originally Posted by oosh123 (Post 580860)

Do you have the link to the ebay aluminum chassis page?

Originally Posted by isobarik (Post 581442)

yep Ron spot on went way to cheap at least what i think damn a couple of lipo trays on that beuty in carbon .....yeah thats hot...

mvh Isobarik

Originally Posted by Welshy40 (Post 581667)

Nice!!!. Only one issue I see and thats the belt tensioner. Hold the car in the air and hit full throttle and see how the belt moves without the belt tensioner attached, then you will see why I opt for the tension above. Other than that its looking great and I know you will show how good the car is on dirt.

I like the metal motor plate. Very nice.:thumbsup:

Originally Posted by isobarik (Post 581655)

looking good oosh

euqalizers looking awsom ...

mvh Isobarik