Z/28 Roadster
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:33 am
So I had done this car to be auctioned off in the bitPimps auctions.
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpGa ... itcam3.jpg
I really liked it, and hated to part with it, but I had every intention of building one for myself.
I finally got around to that this week. What I love the most about this car is that it was all just a pile a parts sorted into my drawers a couple days ago. The chassis is a Microspeed chassis, and its a good chassis, I probably just ditched it because the body tabs don't work with bit bodies without modification, but they're perfect for shortened Zip bodies. The motor has a purple endbell, and is more than likely Microspeed. The battery is a blue 80 mah NiCd, possibly Microspeed, but I believe Charg-N-Go. The whole front steering assembly lifted from a Charg-N-Go. The PCB appears to be Microsizer, I don't know, grabbed it at random. The wheels were the last 2 lonely 12:1s left over from gear sets. After mounting one set on the front I traded another car for a red gearset. I had a couple spare P-channel FETs, so its half FET modded. Altogether this pile of parts turned out to possibly be my best track car.
I really wanted to get the feel of a trans-am style race car, like the Camaro race car I been using in GT2. I borrowed the swoosh, and spatula type front spoiler from that car. Since I had to make it convertible, I didn't want to get too racey, and keep it in more of a sporty roadster theme. I think I pulled off the mix of influences well, I really like it.




Note: The roll cage does actually line up with everything, but the PCB is pushing up on everything... but I had to lower the body a little at least.
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpGa ... itcam3.jpg
I really liked it, and hated to part with it, but I had every intention of building one for myself.
I finally got around to that this week. What I love the most about this car is that it was all just a pile a parts sorted into my drawers a couple days ago. The chassis is a Microspeed chassis, and its a good chassis, I probably just ditched it because the body tabs don't work with bit bodies without modification, but they're perfect for shortened Zip bodies. The motor has a purple endbell, and is more than likely Microspeed. The battery is a blue 80 mah NiCd, possibly Microspeed, but I believe Charg-N-Go. The whole front steering assembly lifted from a Charg-N-Go. The PCB appears to be Microsizer, I don't know, grabbed it at random. The wheels were the last 2 lonely 12:1s left over from gear sets. After mounting one set on the front I traded another car for a red gearset. I had a couple spare P-channel FETs, so its half FET modded. Altogether this pile of parts turned out to possibly be my best track car.
I really wanted to get the feel of a trans-am style race car, like the Camaro race car I been using in GT2. I borrowed the swoosh, and spatula type front spoiler from that car. Since I had to make it convertible, I didn't want to get too racey, and keep it in more of a sporty roadster theme. I think I pulled off the mix of influences well, I really like it.




Note: The roll cage does actually line up with everything, but the PCB is pushing up on everything... but I had to lower the body a little at least.
