Kraton 2nd bash with a brand new K4S v2.5! My heart is bleeding :D

[Barmaleus]

Good evening!

Welp, I tried to be careful. But alas.
The car was doing a lot of km/h, my face had a silly smile and hands were chilly (around +2C here in Estonia). Next thing I remember - Kraton is roughly 50-60m away from me, I am doing a left turn and BAM! The car spins and I see its right front lifelessly lying on the ground. I take my finger off the throttle and realize I'll have to discharge almost two full 6600mah batteries this evening.

*Sigh*

I KNEW that a steel post was there, but miscalculated the distance between it and the Kraton. And its speed.

So far it looks like I need:
- New body ( just its second bash... RIP, dear). I wonder why bodies are not modular?
- Aluminum suspension mount
- Hinge pin
- Front suspension arm
- Shock cap
- Front skidplate

Need to test:
- Front shock. Hopefully the rod is not bent (upd: is OK)
- Servo. Hopefully alive (upd: is OK)

Maybe other hidden damage I have not discovered yet (upd: rest seems to be OK)


Anyway. Lick clean the wounds, charge the batteries and off to a new bash. Soon, hopefully

 

[icephase]

So.... I don't have to worry about keeping replacement arms in stock by the look of things...


But d*mn, that's a pretty hefty hit! Something's gotta give of course, and it unfortunately shows. That's the hobby I guess, just order some replacement parts and keep on bashin'!

 

[Barmaleus]

that's a pretty hefty hit

I think the speed was actually very low at the moment of impact. But yeah. Exactly at the weak spot.
Getting new parts ASAP =)

 

[EOTR]

Those damn steel poles. Always in the way. I hit a soccer goal post with one of my JLB Cheetahs once. It came back across the field with the wheel flapping from side to side. Bummer. But, a few new parts later, and it was back out there again. Such is life in the fast lane...

 

[Barmaleus]

Those damn steel poles. Always in the way. I hit a soccer goal post with one of my JLB Cheetahs once. It came back across the field with the wheel flapping from side to side. Bummer. But, a few new parts later, and it was back out there again. Such is life in the fast lane...

Amen =)

 

[Eno]

- Aluminum suspension mount

Yes, the stock ones are made out of cheese apparently. I'd go the M2C route: https://m2cracing.net/shop/shop.php...5-A-&-D-BLOCKS/p/586974439/category=138347429

I have them in my Senton 3S and they are solid!

 

[Tex Koder]

Good evening!

Welp, I tried to be careful. But alas.
The car was doing a lot of km/h, my face had a silly smile and hands were chilly (around +2C here in Estonia). Next thing I remember - Kraton is roughly 50-60m away from me, I am doing a left turn and BAM! The car spins and I see its right front lifelessly lying on the ground. I take my finger off the throttle and realize I'll have to discharge almost two full 6600mah batteries this evening.

*Sigh*

I KNEW that a steel post was there, but miscalculated the distance between it and the Kraton. And its speed.

So far it looks like I need:
- New body ( just its second bash... RIP, dear). I wonder why bodies are not modular?
- Aluminum suspension mount
- Hinge pin
- Front suspension arm
- Shock cap

Need to test:
- Front shock. Hopefully the rod is not bent.
- Servo. Hopefully alive.

Maybe other hidden damage I have not discovered yet.


Anyway. Lick clean the wounds, charge the batteries and off to a new bash. Soon, hopefully

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Save those busted Chassis!
Those can be salvaged in the right hands..

 

[Dan B.]

Bummer, man. Rinse and repeat!

 

[RC Steve]

Up here we have trees, lots of trees. All of us in the NW sympathise with you.

 

[Barmaleus]

Save those busted Chassis!
Those can be salvaged in the right hands..

I'll keep it! My poor baby, just 2 bashes old.

 

[4x4Mojave4S]

Ouch, but yep having fun, almost every time I run RCs something returns home broken lol.
M2CRacing replacement hinge pins and the aluminum pin plate at minimum.

 

[Barmaleus]

Disassembly ongoing =)

 

[Barmaleus]

Managed to get the hinge pin(s) locally - Mugen E2115. Basically, identical to original in terms of size. Hope the material is good.
The only very small difference is slightly less rounded corners. Which I think is a good thing.

 

[EOTR]

Keep pluggin' away. She'll be ship shape in no time. Let us know how you progress.

 

[Barmaleus]

@EOTR Thank you! The rest of the stuff is on the way. Hopefully getting here in a few days or so

 

[Barmaleus]

All parts are in! Let's gooo!

 

[Barmaleus]

*sigh*

No party today. The skidplate was also broken, but I did not realize that. Need to order it as well. Ehhhhh, bummer.

Crawler today then.

 

[Saladshooter]

*sigh*

No party today. The skidplate was also broken, but I did not realize that. Need to order it as well. Ehhhhh, bummer.

Crawler today then.

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It doesn't look too broken.... I would rebuild and use as is until you get the new one, unless there is something I am not seeing.

 

[Barmaleus]

@Saladshooter Ehh, I don't want risking a torn-out pin again The way it is now - looks fragile. I found a skid plate locally, so hopefully all will be in order tomorrow

 

[Saladshooter]

@Saladshooter Ehh, I don't want risking a torn-out pin again The way it is now - looks fragile. I found a skid plate locally, so hopefully all will be in order tomorrow

I understand and just trying to help. 60 degrees Fahrenheit here and sunny today.... rain the rest of the week so I wouldn't want to miss out on a day of driving.

If all screws are still intact I don't think it's in any more danger of a pin tearing out than with a new skid plate.... but with only one day to wait it's not a big deal.