The Almighty 3.6lb Secret Agent

[Almighty Malach]

I was lucky enough to receive one of the first bodiless 3.5 Agent chassis from Jeremy. I've been running a 4.0 agent since November and really liked the longer link geometry, I just couldn't keep the chassis together Hopefully this new design can hold up to Colorado drops and my driving.




Specs!
Hitec 7950 @ 7.0 volts
Futaba 4PK and 604 rx
Dual Castle Sidewinder Micros, decased and shrink wrapped together
Castle BEC hiding in with the esc's
Holmes Hobbies Torquemaster 35t's with 14t pinions
Gen Ace 450mah and Hyperion 850mah batteries
Scx shocks with 55wt oil, mini-t silver springs up front and MRC springs in the rear
Shaved and snipped Boss Claws with worn out foams on Y-town Carbon wheels

I decided to follow the lightweight trend, and get as light as possible with this car. To start, I sourced some .125" titanium rod for front lower and upper links, rear upper links and the tie rod. OG tmaxx rod ends with hard anodized aluminum ball ends keep everything smooth.



I was a little leery about running 1/8" links, but 20-30 battery packs and no issues what so ever. Not even from the tie rod, which flexed like crazy on the bench.




So far, running the links all the way up at the axle (with .125" spacers under the link mount) and one hole up has been the best setup I've run with both the 4.0 and 3.5. The uppers are slightly below level at ride height, which is just under 3". At full droop, there is 3 5/8" under the front link bolts

I've run this car in two comps so far, the first one was riddled with BEC issues and trying out mini pullers. Isolating the servo from the rx and going back to 540 motors solved everything. The second comp was a CORCC series event, and went much better That was my first win in a long time, and it felt damned good. This car did just about everything I thought it should do, save for some off camber lines that needed a slightly different approach than I'm used to. I'm pretty sure that's because of the insane belly clearance and narrower track width. Other than that, I feel pretty confident about taking it out to St George this weekend and playing on some slick rock

Thanks for looking, Casey

[Waiting Dragon]

Truck is looking great man! I see you left some screws out from the wheels for even more weight savings.

[krawlfreak]

Originally Posted by Almighty Malach

Drive much....

[Hittman]

Man this looks really nice. I really cant wait till i have enough money for one of these sweet chassis. Keep up the awsome work man

[Almighty Malach]

Originally Posted by Waiting Dragon

Truck is looking great man! I see you left some screws out from the wheels for even more weight savings.

Every little bit helps. I also wanted to test just how strong these wheels are, and they've been holding up fine.

Originally Posted by krawlfreak

Drive much....

I wish. That's the skid plate from the proto with 4 months of drive time on it.

Originally Posted by Hittman

Man this looks really nice. I really cant wait till i have enough money for one of these sweet chassis. Keep up the awsome work man

Thanks. You won't be dissapointed

[ROWDY RACING]

RTR weight?

[Almighty Malach]

About 4.1 pounds right now. Keep in mind that I'm still using black oxide screws, once I change over to aluminum screws and 3/16" al crossmembers that should drop at least an ounce. I haven't given up completely on mini pullers either, but I don't have time to play with them right now. I was down to 3.8 with them, catching Jake shouldn't be too hard

[JeremyH]

Wow, an actual build thread?!?

Looks good Casey.

[ROWDY RACING]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

Wow, an actual build thread?!?

Looks good Casey.

More like a built thread.

I will be keeping an eye on this for setup tips for my 3.5.

[gdhknives]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

Wow, an actual build thread?!?

Looks good Casey.

No joke! 3-4 rigs later we finally get to see one.

Keep us updated on the link durability O' Almighty One, I may try to get your source from you.

[scrounge]

Nice looking rig. Really dig those wheels.

[sidehill]

I like your side windows

[The Crawl Space]

I've been very impressed with how this chassis and light weight set up has been working on the rocks, both natural and rip rap. Good job man

[4xFord]

Nice work on 6th in Utah Casey! I heard you were able to do some on course durability testing.

[jacobflyin]

Are you 4.1 with Plastic upper's and gear boxes ?

[Illeagle]

Looking good Casey. Congrats on your 6th at the showdown.
What kind of weight are you running on the knuckles and any in the wheels?

[EeePee]

Interesting tire cut there. Best of the single and double row?

Budweiser.

[666]

Originally Posted by EeePee

Budweiser.

He is still young....

There's a New Belgium in the background

[EeePee]

Looks like there might be a PBR can in the backround too. Another

I like the windows Casey, that's pretty funny.

[Almighty Malach]

Originally Posted by 4xFord

Nice work on 6th in Utah Casey! I heard you were able to do some on course durability testing.

yeah I had a bad fall on course 3. 15-20 feet straight onto the left front. Cracked the wheel across the hub and standoffs, and bowed the lower link. Chassis held up just fine though

Originally Posted by jacobflyin

Are you 4.1 with Plastic upper's and gear boxes ?

Plastic everything but knuckles.

Originally Posted by Illeagle

Looking good Casey. Congrats on your 6th at the showdown.
What kind of weight are you running on the knuckles and any in the wheels?

The knuckle weights are 3.25oz per side, no extra rings or weight in the wheels. Total wheel/tire weight is just under one pound

Originally Posted by EeePee

Interesting tire cut there. Best of the single and double row?

Budweiser.

Yep. Sidehilling on the outside, straight traction on the inside. I really like it, but the inside wears a lot more than the outside.

I didn't buy the bud, new belgium and pbr is mine. Quality and quantity

Originally Posted by 666

He is still young....

There's a New Belgium in the background

I had to try the new spring seasonal-Dig. Its pretty good, little dry though. Pbr is the go to anymore.