Hacks I.F.S Gofastformulabasher thingy

[Hacksaw707]

Thanks to the power pf Ebay, and the fact that no one seems to want parts for the Exo, I threw together this thing for very little coin.

[benny_wiskas]

I like it. Is the aluminum frame from a "kit" or complete custom?

[DRV KRAWLER]

That is BADA$$ Hacksaw ! Very NICE ! Want to see more. What is the Wheel base at ???????????? Looks to be around 15" ?

[Hacksaw707]

Ran out of room on the first post (a little picture heavy) The hardest part of this build so far was the fact I didn't have an exo skid so i just had to guess the hole layout for the most part. I used 1/4" delrin for the skid and some 3/16" aluminum for the sides and the front part of the skid that mounts the Exo bulkhead. I milled out the delrin an 1/8" to accept the Exo skid, which is tapped and sandwiches together. On the final assembly I may epoxy the to pieces as will, but I doubt it needs it as its super strong already. As for the rear its an Rc4wd centered Wraith housing i picked up new/used. I made a rear track bar as the upper link mounts had been drilled out and have a lot of slop that shimming alone didn't eliminate which caused a lot of axle sway. This solved that issue and works really will. I will be building a full tube cage top. Thats all for now.

[spookyseven]

That is some beautiful machining, but what's the reason for both triangulated 4 link and a panhard bar? There is no way they aren't going to fight each other.

[Hacksaw707]

Originally Posted by benny_wiskas

I like it. Is the aluminum frame from a "kit" or complete custom?

It's all custom

Originally Posted by DRV KRAWLER

That is BADA$$ Hacksaw ! Very NICE ! Want to see more. What is the Wheel base at ???????????? Looks to be around 15" ?

Thanks bro,
wheel base is at 14" it does look longer.

[Hacksaw707]

Originally Posted by spookyseven

That is some beautiful machining, but what's the reason for both triangulated 4 link and a panhard bar? There is no way they aren't going to fight each other.

Thanks,
The sway bar eliminates the axle sway, And due to the fact that the shocks have a short stroke they don't fight each other, at the very end of the compression cycle if both shocks are compressed it just barely pushes the axle to one side (maybe 1mm) but, its super smooth and does not bind at all, if it did it wouldn't be on here, This is not a scale touch, it's all gotta work

[M1tch]

looks extremely good even on my phone as I'm at work. Can't wait to have a proper look at it.

[Hoosierdady]

Very nice work sir. Cant wait to see more.

[gabehunt]

awesome build cant wait to see more!

what kind of wheel hexes do you have on the rear?

[joshsmith512]

nice work, that thingamabasher make me want one. the machining looks great almost like a kit

[benny_wiskas]

Originally Posted by spookyseven

That is some beautiful machining, but what's the reason for both triangulated 4 link and a panhard bar? There is no way they aren't going to fight each other.

Sometimes you still need a panhard. I should have put one on my old AX10. It had some lateral movement on the rear axle. FWIW, my 4Runner is factory 4 linked and still needs the panhard to keep the axle centered.

[benny_wiskas]

I really want to make something along these lines. Shannon Campbell's IFS KOH champion car - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum It'll have to happen when I have waaaaayyy more time.

[doublej]

That is some sexiness right there. The machine work looks spot on and the frame is just killer. Very very clean.
I need a parts list please Sir, I think I found the base for my ultra4 build. I might have to bug ya for more info come time.

[stelerzman]

Damn Son, that's one SEXY lookin chassis. How much does it weigh?

[EeePee]

Originally Posted by Hacksaw707

Thanks,
The sway bar eliminates the axle sway, And due to the fact that the shocks have a short stroke they don't fight each other, at the very end of the compression cycle if both shocks are compressed it just barely pushes the axle to one side (maybe 1mm) but, its super smooth and does not bind at all, if it did it wouldn't be on here, This is not a scale touch, it's all gotta work

It's not a a sway bar, it's a panhard bar, and there is no way that it's not binding. Even if it's "maybe" pushing 1 mm to one side, it's binding everything. Sexy or not, it's not correct.

[mojave450rider]

Hey very nice craftsmanship! What rear axle housing is that?

[grunt95]

im pretty sure that housing is a rc4wd center pumpkin for the wraith.
i think you should build this

[stelerzman]

Originally Posted by EeePee

It's not a a sway bar, it's a panhard bar, and there is no way that it's not binding. Even if it's "maybe" pushing 1 mm to one side, it's binding everything. Sexy or not, it's not correct.

Good eye Eeepee.
I have one thing to say on the panhard bar, it needs to be longer on the chaasis. The mount needs to be on the outside of the chassis so it lines up over the axle like it is mounted to the axle. I had a real hard time with the first one I made, so this is what worked for me with out binding.

I original looked at all the pic's on my phone and didn't get a good look.

[Hacksaw707]

Originally Posted by EeePee

It's not a a sway bar, it's a panhard bar, and there is no way that it's not binding. Even if it's "maybe" pushing 1 mm to one side, it's binding everything. Sexy or not, it's not correct.

Sorry, Panhard or as circle track guys call it a Track bar: I'm just a dumb hick with little more than a 6th grade ed-u-macation.