The Sinister Pro
 

The Sinister Pro By Gate11 (holycaveman)
so i got a hold of this chassis the other day gonna start building it this week should be fun "thumbsup" its a lot different then anything else i've built

came assembled and with panels :mrgreen:

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Some interesting thing you got going on there. Interested in seeing how this turns out.

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well i got a little work done last night... :shock:
im just using what i already have on hand for this build
so i took the axles, links, and shocks from my BWD wedge and started mocking things up
i was running ax10 bent links for uppers on the wedge not liking it for this chassis
gonna try straight links have to see what ive got rattling around
and the shocks (losi comp shocks) need internal limiting

having a hard time deciding on link and shock placement
i've always had some sort of reference from other builds in the past...
i'll get some more wrench time in this evening "thumbsup"

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Running this at Battle Grounds?

Nope...
can't make it out for BG
I'd run my "Thing" anyway
I got that dialed ;-)

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Hmmm that is interesting. Has plenty of adjustability that's for sure :ror: I'm watching to see how this turns out.

Yeah the center of the chassis can actually be raised or lowered or tilted :shock: which tilts the skid :twisted:

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The link geo does look a little funky...

I'd just eye ball reference it to the link placement off something you aready have setup good and just try and getthem close for starters.

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got some more work done "thumbsup"

got some straight links on
moved the front of the cab down one hole
moved the center beam of the chassis up one hole front and back
i was going to try to tilt the skid and just raise the back but i didn't like it
limited the shocks front and back both have 30 wt and gold springs
got the skid mounted :mrgreen:

got tired and sick of thinking about link geometry :ror:
so here is how it sits as of last night

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It does look a little sinister :twisted:

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It does look kind of sinister. Hope it works out for ya! "thumbsup"

Thank you "thumbsup"

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Interesting skid...is it attached under the motor???

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Chassis seemed to work well with bully axles, interested to see how it does on an XR. Looks good so far"thumbsup"

Nope doesn't need to be






yeah, it was designed and tested on bully axles but its so freaking adjustable it should work on any set of axles
We will see how it goes stay tuned

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Sinister looking indeed, defiantly out of the box thinking on the skid. Have you considered a thin sheet of Delrin? You could shape it a bit with a good hot heat gun. Good luck with it.

I'd be interested in hearing your take on it's performance. "thumbsup"

It's the skid that came with it .04 lexan
but delrin would be cool
How thin? 1/32"? 1/16"?

It's not gonna be on the rocks for a bit ...
I will most certainly report on its performance when it does make it out though"thumbsup"

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Sinister indeed.8)"thumbsup"

Ok, so I haven't got much done past couple of days so I figure time for a full vehicle breakdown :D

Sinister pro chassis
Bwd high clearance lower links
Axial straight links for upper
73mm front/98mm rear
Hb ROVERS (soon to be shaved)
Crawler innovations foams old style
Medium/medium - front
Firm/medium/medium(tuning ring) - rear
Losi comp crawler wheels
3 oz each front
0 in the back
Everything VP offers except axle tops
RC4WD gears
Chaotic crawlers steering link (straight VP ver.)
Losi crawler shocks
Limited bout 1/2" with 30wt
Hitec hs-7954sh
Gh racing servo horn
Tekin 45t HD motors
Castle micro sidewinders
Castle Bec @ 7v
Futaba 4PL
turnigy nano tech 350mah 65 - 130c discharge

I think thats everything ...

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It'll be interesting to see how this goes, inboarded lower links are few and far between these days with the odd exception like EGRESSors tuber and one or two clones. I think the suspension will cycle really easily like that - maybe too easily causing rollovers but we'll have to wait and see yes "thumbsup"