Szczerba's 2.2 Moonbuggy

[Szczerba]

To start off my 52nd rig to build up since 2007, I Ended up snagging this starter chassis from Kona_Joe a little bit ago.

Class-3 W.E. Rock Unlimited Buggy build

As I got it. Scale motor I had laying around sitting in it.

Had one front truss with it too. Top left, below.
Wraith axles with lots of good parts.
Vanquish
Locked Up
Grip Fab
Fast Eddy
Axial
Hot Racing

[Szczerba]

Grabbed a Classi Cut Bulldog Transmission. Uses RC4WD berg gears.

[Bmxreeves]

That looks sweet.


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1.9 ibex tuber
Slash that got run over by reindeer

Cheers Jacob

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Bmxreeves

That looks sweet.

Cheers Jacob

Thanks

Got some new HV500 Holmes Hobbies servos for front and rear steering.


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Making a new rear axle truss setup to match the front. Buggy is 3-link front and rear. Still some welding left to do.
Ignore the chassis panhard bar locations for now. We'll tend to those in a bit.

[rocpede]

This is going to be a really sick looking Moonbuggy!!!


Sent from my 2500HD

[Szczerba]

Correcting the chassis panhard mount.
Rear. Top is corrected for more uptravel and flex.


Front as it was.

Corrected.

[hillbillybob]

That looks like a ridiculously long panhard which will be fantastic for not having any lateral movement but I'm curious to see how you are going to make the steering link just as long? Or is it going to stay servo on axle?

[tedo]

Wondering when this build was coming.

That trans is a perfect size for limited space in a full tuber.

4ws ftw!!!

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by hillbillybob

That looks like a ridiculously long panhard which will be fantastic for not having any lateral movement but I'm curious to see how you are going to make the steering link just as long? Or is it going to stay servo on axle?

messing with all the electronic locations now. The steering link wont be as long as the panhard in this setup but that shouldn't hinder performance. Plan on running two faux 3racing servos on the axles.

Originally Posted by tedo

Wondering when this build was coming.



That trans is a perfect size for limited space in a full tuber.



4ws ftw!!!

A bit further on Instagram, search #szczerbabuilt



It's going to be a challenge to make it all fit. Two steering servos, servo winch, trans/motor, battery, t-case, full interior, scale rear engine, etc, etc.

[Almighty Malach]

Pretty.

[EeePee]

Action.

[Stormin2u]

Looking good Shane.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Almighty Malach

Pretty.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by EeePee

Action.

Helhedded?

Originally Posted by Stormin2u

Looking good Shane.

We'll see how it turns out.

Enlarged some 1.9 Proline KR2's to 5.2" and 2.2".

[EeePee]

You think HH makes this stuff up?

[Ballistic17]

That's a pretty cool looking rig.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by EeePee

You think HH makes this stuff up?

Yes, well, I thought so, action.

Originally Posted by Ballistic17

That's a pretty cool looking rig.

Thanks. Flip flopping between steering servo locations, balanced with all the other components that need to go in the chassis.

[rcjeepbuilder]

Awesome!!! I have been in love with this buggy for a long time. I know you will do this build justice, hell you already have!

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by rcjeepbuilder

Awesome!!! I have been in love with this buggy for a long time. I know you will do this build justice, hell you already have!

Thanks. Chugging along. Only getting 2 hours during the weeknights to work on it. Alot of tacking stuff into place for the time being.

Cheating and going with axle mounted servo out back for now. Still need to weld two more mount points and redo the drag link.



Front is CMS that still needs some tweaking.



Servo winch mount point one mocked up.



Sitting on shocks stance.

[distinctive pd]

Love it! Hell of a job fitting all that up front! Should be awesome out on course!

[mudweaver]

Man that's bad ass!!! Love the stance!!