1/8th Scale 8s Kraton Build

[Notorious J]

Decision time ?

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Blue, Red, or Silver ?

Hey @Mr.Duke
Whatever you choose we know its gonna look wild. Just saw the news and they're saying NC is getting hit pretty hard by Dorian. Hope it isn't affecting you or any other of the members in its path. Be safe all.

 

[Mr.Duke]

Hey @Mr.Duke
Whatever you choose we know its gonna look wild. Just saw the news and they're saying NC is getting hit pretty hard by Dorian. Hope it isn't affecting you or any other of the members in its path. Be safe all.

All good. I'm about 150 miles inland and just caught the outer edge.

20-30mph winds and a little over an inch of rain, so it's wasn't that bad here.

 

[Lride Chart]

Decision time ?

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Blue, Red, or Silver ?

I vote blue

 

[Captain Dirt]

Definitely red.

 

[Clubin]

Blue.

Good looking build.

I’m curious to see how long rear diff will last.

 

[PaPa Thorn]

Second film, Skulls &Guns, in shades of silver and blue. Make it all frosty.

 

[Mr.Duke]

 

[Mr.Duke]

It was a tough choice, but for this one I decided on Gangsta Skulls in Red, backed with White to brighten up the red, then Black for the final color underneath.

My Backflip LPs showed up today too ?

 

[PaPa Thorn]

Very nice.

 

[Mr.Duke]

4 rows, 4 strands per row of 65lb braided microfilament line

1 down, 3 to go

 

[cootertwo]

And a pic of the knot you use would be nice. I find it a bit tougher than it looks. Do you also use CA on the knot?

 

[Mr.Duke]

Definitely a PITA. I start with a bowline knot on one end, wrapping twice then reversing direction coming through the loop on the bowline. Wrapping twice more in the opposite direction.
I put a drop of CA on each knot and each place the line crosses in the center.

 

[cootertwo]

Great! Thanks for the info and pics!

 

[Mr.Duke]

I threw the original Outcast shocks on that I turned into spares, and they were a little too beat up for this build so I ordered a new set of shocks, which showed up today.
Got those on and tested the 8s setup on the stand to make sure everything worked as it should.

Still have to set the suspension and alignment up and go over the whole rig to make sure everything is tight and nothing got missed.

I should have this build wrapped up and out for its first test run this weekend.

 

[Notorious J]

I threw the original Outcast shocks on that I turned into spares, and they were a little too beat up for this build so I ordered a new set of shocks, which showed up today.
Got those on and tested the 8s setup on the stand to make sure everything worked as it should.

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Still have to set the suspension and alignment up and go over the whole rig to make sure everything is tight and nothing got missed.

I should have this build wrapped up and out for its first test run this weekend.

So clean and shiny! Plus some balls to back it up. Awesome!

 

[BashingBrian]

Its looking like a beast build so far, can't wait to see/hear what its like to drive (other than bonkers fast ??)

Out of interest how heavy is it..??

 

[Mr.Duke]

I was kinda curious myself

Running weight with (2) 4s 5200mah packs = 13.4lbs

 

[Mr.Duke]

After comparing some numbers, I'm pretty happy with only gaining 1.08lbs over a stock v4 Kraton (running a single 6s pack). Considering all the upgrades I've added and running 2 extra cells, I'll take it.

My v3 Talion with the same M2C chassis, ESC & motor, aluminum upgrades, on worn down backflips weighed in at 13.118lbs running a single 6s pack.

Take the backflips off and put Katars on and the weight drops down to 12.016lbs with no other changes.

 

[Lride Chart]

I was kinda curious myself

Running weight with (2) 4s 5200mah packs = 13.4lbs
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God that Kraton looks badazz. Cant wait to hear how it runs.

 

[Mr.Duke]

I spent tonight finishing up version 1.0 of my 8s Kraton build by putting the final touches on like thread lock on screws, body pins, wheelie bar, GPS, alignment and so forth.

Found a home for the Garmin GPS under the wing and plan on taking it out for a street bash sometime tomorrow to see how this 4985 performs on 8s. I'm actually more concerned about the tires holding up than I am about the motor. Running 20t pinion and 46t spur has me geared for 82-83mph

I'm pretty pleased with how it's turned out so far. Now I just have to keep from blowing it up ?