Typhon 6s build

[chris adams]

Fantastic news for me. One of the motor bullets was pulled out of my xlx2. It was still thete but not soldered anymore. I successfully repaired it and I'm beyond confident at how well it's soldered. That was the single biggest expense I was worried about.

 

[Diem Turner]

Fantastic news for me. One of the motor bullets was pulled out of my xlx2. It was still thete but not soldered anymore. I successfully repaired it and I'm beyond confident at how well it's soldered. That was the single biggest expense I was worried about.

Well done Mr. Adams!!

 

[chris adams]

Making some good progress at the cost of a full night's sleep . However I just discovered that the front gp5 pinion and ring gear are missing teeth. I was really hoping it was just dirt making the crunch since the crash happened in sandy clay. Oh well, if the local hobbytown has what I need, I may be nearly done tomorrow. Still need a body However.

 

[Diem Turner]

Making some good progress at the cost of a full night's sleep . However I just discovered that the front gp5 pinion and ring gear are missing teeth. I was really hoping it was just dirt making the crunch since the crash happened in sandy clay. Oh well, if the local hobbytown has what I need, I may be nearly done tomorrow. Still need a body However.

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Ahh, bummer man. Hopefully they have what you need. Steady as she goes

 

[joshludden]

Making some good progress at the cost of a full night's sleep . However I just discovered that the front gp5 pinion and ring gear are missing teeth. I was really hoping it was just dirt making the crunch since the crash happened in sandy clay. Oh well, if the local hobbytown has what I need, I may be nearly done tomorrow. Still need a body However.

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Nice, good to see you're getting close to running again bro!! & I just bought the last 2 red/black typhon bodies that Jenny's had last nite, sorry dude!! You're good w/ a pair of tin snips, you could just make one kinda like the Budweiser Buggy!

 

[chris adams]

@joshludden that looks badazzz bro!!! I always thought about making my own body just to say I did, and it would definitely be some kind of metal. Probably gonna see it the hobby shop has a clear one and slap some paint on it. The red and bkack stock bodies look great but get hard to see once they ¼ish mile away.

 

[joshludden]

@joshludden that looks badazzz bro!!! I always thought about making my own body just to say I did, and it would definitely be some kind of metal. Probably gonna see it the hobby shop has a clear one and slap some paint on it. The red and bkack stock bodies look great but get hard to see once they ¼ish mile away.

Thanks man, I just used scrap aluminum gutter coil. Yeah, agree the black/red are hard to see @ distance. I just paint the outside of em since they're less than half the price of the clear ones

 

[chris adams]

Waiting on a driveshaft that's coming tomorrow and then the typhon will be back in action!!! I'm thinking of naming it "Yeet" that's what it do.

 

[chris adams]

She back!!!! Hopefully I can make a 2s pass tomorrow and get it dialed back in suspension wise. Super interested to see what this big tp can do on 2s too. It might put too much strain on my already hurt lipos, but we gonna give it a shot anyway.

 

[chris adams]

It seems my esc repair was truly successful. Pulled 540 amps on 2s and it didn't come unsoldered. 97mph on 2s so far

 

[chris adams]

Came out kinda meh but I learned some and probably just gonna crash it eventually anyway

 

[joshludden]

Came out kinda meh but I learned some and probably just gonna crash it eventually anyway

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Is it red or orange? Kinda difficult to tell from the pics. I've got a stocker typhon body I need to paint for my stretched typhon & am always looking for inspiration

 

[chris adams]

Is it red or orange? Kinda difficult to tell from the pics. I've got a stocker typhon body I need to paint for my stretched typhon & am always looking for inspiration

It's red the light just sucks in my house. I didn't put enough white on so you can see through it a little raining outside today or I would have been able to tell it needed more. Oh well it'll do its job.
You have pretty good paint skills, looking forward to seeing you paint that typhon

 

[chris adams]

Tried running this thing on foams on only 2s and quickly realized downforce would make my life easier so now we gonna go the GT route.
Got a jag body just waiting on some mounts to come so I can figure out how to hang it. Gonna be interesting.

 

[@9G]

Tried running this thing on foams on only 2s and quickly realized downforce would make my life easier so now we gonna go the GT route.
Got a jag body just waiting on some mounts to come so I can figure out how to hang it. Gonna be interesting.

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Did you cut those side skirts yourself? And I STILL want that XLX2 mount (I ain't forget)!!! LOL

 

[chris adams]

Did you cut those side skirts yourself? And I STILL want that XLX2 mount (I ain't forget)!!! LOL

I bought the skirts. Pm me your address I'll send ya a mount. What center diff supports and cover do you have? Or you could measure from chassis to top of center diff cover.

 

[LibertyMKiii]

Tried running this thing on foams on only 2s and quickly realized downforce would make my life easier so now we gonna go the GT route.
Got a jag body just waiting on some mounts to come so I can figure out how to hang it. Gonna be interesting.

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Somehow I was not getting notifications on your thread.
Nice work so far!
One note about the Jag body is that you have to put that nose down really low. It's a slick shape that, but it will flip if the nose is too high. Some guys leave the front plastic hanging low and let it file down on the road while running and sort of set itself up. With your fixed front suspension that might not work as well...

 

[@9G]

I bought the skirts. Pm me your address I'll send ya a mount. What center diff supports and cover do you have? Or you could measure from chassis to top of center diff cover.

What's your email? I feel safer sending it there.

 

[chris adams]

Somehow I was not getting notifications on your thread.
Nice work so far!
One note about the Jag body is that you have to put that nose down really low. It's a slick shape that, but it will flip if the nose is too high. Some guys leave the front plastic hanging low and let it file down on the road while running and sort of set itself up. With your fixed front suspension that might not work as well...

Thanks for the tip liberty. I plan on getting the front as low as my road allows. Gonna be a learning experience for sure. Going back to 2s and working the car up to 4s hopefully . Still need to order a few things too so it'll be a slowish build. Thought about getting some thin carbon fiber to fill out the underside as well.
Do you think 2mm would work? It'll just be for under car air flow, nothing will be mounted on it.

 

[chris adams]

Got the splitter on. Waiting on the bumper support so I can install front mounts.

Gonna have to make my own splitter out of pocket like I did for my infraction, is on infraction. I can take the edge piece off and make a one that fits fairly tight to the wheels and seal off the nose better. I learned from doing the infraction and this one will cover more open space.