Imthatguy's Bomber

[SCREAMER]

Nothing sweeter than a brand new set of Curries. Like a good set of wheels and tires, I think it sets off the whole rig. Looks like you may have to trim down a set of Jato Rod ends for your tie rod. Also really like your wheel and tire combo. What CI foams and did you trim them?

[bilinvic]

I have a feeling you may be out of luck using a sway bar with an offset rear Currie axle.

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by bilinvic

I have a feeling you may be out of luck using a sway bar with an offset rear Currie axle.

Blast! That's not great news. Well, time for me to "innovate" I guess.

[F1GHTF1R3W1THF1Re.]

Man, this thing is getting juicy! Those wheels are slick, love the grey.

Subscribed, can't wait to see where this goes!

[mjderstine]

which sway bar are you interested in man?
HR makes a good one,
UCFab as well.
the VP ones are super scale looking, but waiting on stock...

[bilinvic]

It's not a matter of which sway bar is used, it's the mounting locations on the offset Currie axle that is causing him grief.

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by F1GHTF1R3W1THF1Re.

Man, this thing is getting juicy! Those wheels are slick, love the grey.

Subscribed, can't wait to see where this goes!

Thanks very much. Some very heavy duty changes are still in store. I'm really excited about this build.

Originally Posted by mjderstine

which sway bar are you interested in man?
HR makes a good one,
UCFab as well.
the VP ones are super scale looking, but waiting on stock...

Originally Posted by bilinvic

It's not a matter of which sway bar is used, it's the mounting locations on the offset Currie axle that is causing him grief.

Bilinvic is right Mike, it's not about which one, it's about placement - but I think I've got a solution figured out. Stand by on that one, hopefully I'll sort it out tonight.

[fr8cture]

mount the sway bar on the rear holes of the chassis. (need to be drilled a little bigger) and mount the sway bar link onto the trailing arm.

Example I found on bookface.

[twissted]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

You're going to have to wait for scale goodies. I don't even know what kind of motor this would really have in it, or where!



Well, I had to start by tearing down and taking inventory of the parts Axial's sent my way. I honestly think that by the end of it, I'll have nearly enough parts to have two Bombers. Much thanks to Axial for providing me with all the nice bronze and grey hop-ups. XR10 aluminum steering bits, Wraith aluminum upper and lowers, Yeti rear upper and lower aluminum braces, 38T Bevel gears, RR10 Transmission Motor plate, and CVD's. Pretty much all the important stuff.




Once all the bits were installed, I marvelled that I didn't break anything.





I set about making my own steering link for these axles, as the plastic one just wouldn't do.



That servo will be replaced, but not until it gives up the ghost. It's a perfectly fine servo for bashing about, and waiting for aluminum cages to be constructed and shipped. You'll notice from my RPP & Vanquish screenshots, that there's a couple of Wraith-width Currie tubes on the way. I've got a set of XR10 width versions here and figured I should go big and not go home.

Try this servo when it does need to be replaced.
Ahbs 3713HTG HV Full Size High Voltage Servo HS TG Ultra High Torque | eBay

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by fr8cture

mount the sway bar on the rear holes of the chassis. (need to be drilled a little bigger) and mount the sway bar link onto the trailing arm.

Example I found on bookface.

That'll work too, thanks for posting that! It takes away the option for double shocks though...

[fr8cture]

Yeah a trade off. The F9s vp is releasing has sway bar mounts.

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by fr8cture

Yeah a trade off. The F9s vp is releasing has sway bar mounts.

That might be a longer term solution.

Woah.



This showed up today from BGR Fabrication. I can't even.

[twissted]

I would

[TEMPLE]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

That might be a longer term solution.

Woah.



This showed up today from BGR Fabrication. I can't even.

Very nice. Is this a bomber chassis? How is the weight compared to a stock cage?

[cmbscx10]

Originally Posted by TEMPLE

Very nice. Is this a bomber chassis? How is the weight compared to a stock cage?

All your questions are here 2-shot's BGR Fabrications Bomber Build - "Bombdiggity"

[4RunnerKid]

Originally Posted by twissted

I would like to know if this aluminum chassis could be made in 1/8 scale (Yeti XL size) I would like to stick some custom Kyosho axles under it. I know once they hit the market that you will have your hands full. Add a Summit tranny and it would be crazy fun and tuff. I run the Summit with the LEM dog carrier on 6s and zero failures.

maybe post in the dedicated chassis thread instead of cluttering up this build thread with your bullshit?

BGR fabrications Bomber chassis!!

[twissted]

Originally Posted by 4RunnerKid

maybe post in the dedicated chassis thread instead of cluttering up this build thread with your bullshit?

BGR fabrications Bomber chassis!!

Hey i'm so sorry you had to write that.

[maslin]

Take them back under your rock. Please. No one cares that your summit trans is stronger than a 5.0 mustang.



Back to the thread. Damn those cages look nice. Needs a few scratches though

[twissted]

I would

[twissted]

There a smaller thought.