project gt fawty

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 3:58 am

i learned a lot setting up the first xmod and now i'm going to use my powers for evil

the goal is to make a fast and stable car for track purposes (biiiiig track). the plan so far consists of:

awd xmod chassis
brass eyelets in the knuckle holes
i waver pcb, xmod servo
woah nelly 1.2
stock p dash armiture in an atomic motors can
alloy rear cups, main shaft holders and knuckles
flipped wheels
yeah racing bb's
4 cells (don't start me!)
i waver gt40 body

i had to do some choppin' on the bonnet and insides for internal clearance

i'm waiting on a couple of more deliveries but i've got the guts and half an arse done

these are the eyelets i use in the chassis for the knuckles. modified ones on the right

it's gonna take some work to get the body on but i got me a fancy new rotary tool today and i've run out of things to grind, cut, polish, drill, sand, sharpen, etc, so i'm dying to get into it!

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:53 am

How do you aussies mount the rear end of your iWaver bodies?

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:11 am

Maxximum Attack wrote:How do you aussies mount the rear end of your iWaver bodies?

from behind and with gusto!

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 9:22 am

gusto huh? lol
whatever rocks your boat down under .

stagg · Post by **stagg** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 9:36 am

you, i wonna see you make your own damn chassis, lol. Come on, wouldnt it be a great project for yea? think of the possibilitys, Maybe a pan style? DO IT!

Sdog · Post by **Sdog** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:25 pm

Nice choice of shells....you gonna be able to get it low enough with all of that electronic goodness on that chassis?

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:50 pm

ok, here's the serious answer. i got the body mounting sorted out now and the insides seem to just squish in nicely. i just made a spacer and screwed it to the body.

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Sdog · Post by **Sdog** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:59 am

Nicey nice....

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:55 am

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i am planning to do a similar thing with my WRX but i am trying tho keep far from a guling method mon. I wanto use the screws in the wing as the mounting point for the bracket, just have to work out dimensions.

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:07 am

whenever i do any cutting or drilling i measure each job by eye alone. the only time i use a ruler is to cut or draw a straight line. for some stupid reason whenever i measure and cut all parts first i find mistakes during assembly, so i just start again after each new stage.

anyways i've got it together and there seems to be a problem with the motor drawing too much current away from the servo meaning no steering under throttle. i remember this happening with my i waver and a higher turn motor (s03, 37t) fixed that so i'll try out a different motor.

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 6:00 am

i think i waver did a great job on these bodies.

Sdog · Post by **Sdog** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:09 am

Yeah.....I like that one in particular. Similar paint scheme to the 60's GT40's that kicked ass.

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 5:18 am

i got some track time with this baby on the weekend and the results are exellent! it slid around at first so i changed tyres to the hard ones and it hung on beautifully. the power transfer is phenomenal, it went uphill almost as fast as downhill! nothing impressive on the speedo, 34kph but it's all transfered to the wheels on the ground. i didn't like the atomic can so i got another s03 into it and used the 11t gearset. i could even go higher, there's still torque to spare!

of course i tested to destruction! by the end of the night there was an obvious meshing issue after a hard knock and after taking it apart i found a broken motor mount. i got spares so it's up and running again with some minor reinforcing (2 washers).

so compared to my old i waver z 01 the xmod is a total winner on all counts.

speed/torque: just as good as as the ol iw

handling: superb! goes exactly where you point it and holds on tight

durability: this thing is like an armoured pitbull! i sliced through z beams mr01 with barely a scratch! (sorry dude!) i'd be confident to race this on a track full of mr01 destroying 1:10's!

weight: the hopped up 01 weighed in at 220g with batts and body. the gt40 x waver? 197g.

so i finally got a 1:28 racer that's tough enough for me and that can cut it with the big boys!

brendan123 · Post by **brendan123** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:01 am

u suck

PimpIke · Post by **PimpIke** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:09 pm

you got a writeup on how you install a mini-z/iwaver board with xmod servo into the xmod? im thinking about getting one and getting the 4wd.

thanks betty.