Wheels UCFab IFS U4 car

[Wheels7]

I had an Exo buggy I didnt drive much,and after building an IFS car for Matt at Ottsix I decided to build one for myself as well. I went with the same basic chassis design as Matts with a few minor changes.

So I tore down the Exo and got the skid cut up. I was planning on running my front shocks on the chassis. So I ditched the front shock mount for a Sick Dlux fab textured G10 link mount.


The Exo already had all the upgrades done on the suspension. So I flipped my RPM A arms upside down and backwards. Upsidedown for clearance and backwards to put the shock mounts behind the axle shafts. This required some dremmel work on the hub carriers as well as the A arms.


The power plant on this car will be a Tekin Pro4 4600 kv. with a Mambamax Pro. Sending power through a super shafty trans(not pictured).




In These pics You can see the new UCFab 7075 trailing arms. by far the strongest trailing arm on the market. as well as offering the best sliding characteristics of any material



Small little tech detail. I was having issues bending the hinge pins on this car so I took a piece of DOM drilled it out to 3mm and slid the pin through it. I still bend the pins from time to time,but I get alot more packs in before having to replace them.


More updates to come!!

[cboggs]

Another sweet build, makes mine seem old!

[gunder463]

i really gotta stop spending money and get one of your chassis there amazing,

[gunder463]

also do you have some pics of the A arm after dremeling it to make it fit i wanna do that to the yeti hunter 0.0

[northkona]

Beautiful finish on your chassis , such a shame to cover them up with paint and panels !
During my days of racing a Team Durango DESC410R SC truck the weak point of them was the hinge pins. The strongest replacements were the McMaster Carr #91595a 146 pins or to use the shaft from a worn/broken hex driver . An old Axial driver shaft I used lasted the life of the truck.

EDIT . its been a long time since I owned an Exo and I just realised the hingepins are a threaded hex head style, a mod to make them a captured style might still work tho.

[Wheels7]

Originally Posted by northkona

Beautiful finish on your chassis , such a shame to cover them up with paint and panels !
During my days of racing a Team Durango DESC410R SC truck the weak point of them was the hinge pins. The strongest replacements were the McMaster Carr #91595a 146 pins or to use the shaft from a worn/broken hex driver . An old Axial driver shaft I used lasted the life of the truck.

EDIT . its been a long time since I owned an Exo and I just realised the hingepins are a threaded hex head style, a mod to make them a captured style might still work tho.

Thanks Kona!! The chassis will stay bare for sure just some paint on the panels. I tried some titanium pins that were captured with an e clip. Just kept blowing the clips off until the bulkhead broke. Thanks for the info though. Got my wheels turning

[Rockpiledriver]

Car looks great. Are you ready for the Yeti?

[Wheels7]

Originally Posted by Rockpiledriver

Car looks great. Are you ready for the Yeti?

Thank you sir! ready when you are!!!

[Wheels7]

Originally Posted by cboggs

Another sweet build, makes mine seem old!

Haha! How can it be old. you havent driven it yet

Originally Posted by gunder463

also do you have some pics of the A arm after dremeling it to make it fit i wanna do that to the yeti hunter 0.0

Thanks Gunder! I dont have any, but I will get some posted soon

[gunder463]

Originally Posted by Wheels7

Haha! How can it be old. you havent driven it yet




Thanks Gunder! I dont have any, but I will get some posted soon

also can you run the traxxas cvds with a stock output or dose it need to be extended?

[frdtrkguy]

Front 4mm pins from a sc10 4x4 fit the exo perfectly. You have to make small plates to make them captured at the ends. They are tough.. I bent 4mm titanium pins but these have held on..

Wheels, do you sell any of that 3/16 dom?

[Farmer]

Sick!!! Yeti Killer
Later,
Farmer

[Wheels7]

Originally Posted by frdtrkguy

Front 4mm pins from a sc10 4x4 fit the exo perfectly. You have to make small plates to make them captured at the ends. They are tough.. I bent 4mm titanium pins but these have held on..

Wheels, do you sell any of that 3/16 dom?

I do sell the DOM. PM me how much you are looking for.


****UPDATE****

I got a little more done on this car. some body panels and a handmade 7075 aluminum front skid. should be waaaay beefy and slide like greased lightning

[TSK]

Slick work as always bro. Keep up the good work.

Oh and nice little mod on the hinge pins

[dirk379]

Dang wheels! I haven't done much of any rc as of late but this thing is SICK! And makes me want to. Super clean and innovative.

[KMK]

Cool rig. Did you finish this?

[sic1to]

Originally Posted by gunder463

i really gotta stop spending money and get one of your chassis there amazing,

X2!!!

[Wheels7]

Originally Posted by KMK

Cool rig. Did you finish this?

Thanks I did finish it and then ended up taking it apart for a while. I just sold this car to a gentlemen in Washington.

[cboggs]

Originally Posted by Wheels7

Thanks I did finish it and then ended up taking it apart for a while. I just sold this car to a gentlemen in Washington.

Looks like I'll be seeing more of this car.

[Wheels7]

Originally Posted by cboggs

Looks like I'll be seeing more of this car.

You got a few more coming your way. Washington is UCFab country