I was trying KT's idea where he was mounting it on the front of the car with the linkage through the suspension. Just won't work.
I had first seen this idea on a guy named Warren's car (Hobao VTE2) over in Europe.
Holy living f***, Batman!!! That final layout took a lot of thought and probably a ton of trial and error. That’s one of the most densely packed and well packaged rigs I’ve ever seen. There’s hardly a single freaking mm of wasted space here. Respect!
Yeah, I was impressed with the setup too!
Also interesting that he’s running front struts and rear shocks. I would have taken the opposite route.
Yeah, I am not certain how rough the ROSSA runway is but I figure you might as well lock out both front and rear.
I was a little concerned with it, too. I've seen other builds by people with more experience putting it in a similar location.
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I recently did a complete overhaul and reconfig of my Infraction and to facilitate the 4x4S abreast battery arrangement like in the Hobao below, the servo had to go and I went the KT route. It didn't take long before I realized that to accomplish this with a standard sized servo would require the full length GT chassis from Scorched as the stock front section of the Infraction is too thick which causes the servo to sit too high, making it impossible to connect the link to the servo. I didn't have $300 for the chassis (they were sold out at the time even if I had wanted one) so I did what I do in situations like this: what do I have and can something be made to do what I need it to do?
Oh, now that's interesting. I hadn't considered that option. This is certainly a better explanation of the CF brace that I got with my VTE than anything I've been able to envision what it was intended for. This would have been perfect for "Warren's build". Mine is just the wrong way around because it (unsurprisingly) interferes with a chassis mounted servo.
That is one crazy amazing build! I’m with @Diem Turner also, curious how the spool/diff setup performs. Some out of the box thinking there with a clear goal in mind. Well done, man.
A “full length kit” for a stock Infraction is a great idea. The servo looks like it should have been there from the rip. The integrated front body posts seems pretty genius as well. I feel bad stealing your ideas, but I think that one is coming with me. And that VTE shore do look purty too!I recently did a complete overhaul and reconfig of my Infraction and to facilitate the 4x4S abreast battery arrangement like in the Hobao below, the servo had to go and I went the KT route. It didn't take long before I realized that to accomplish this with a standard sized servo would require the full length GT chassis from Scorched as the stock front section of the Infraction is too thick which causes the servo to sit too high, making it impossible to connect the link to the servo. I didn't have $300 for the chassis (they were sold out at the time even if I had wanted one) so I did what I do in situations like this: what do I have and can something be made to do what I need it to do?
Long story short, I developed a flat bottom conversion kit for those of us who have the standard GT chassis. This is my working prototype. A final CF version will be made before too long but for the time being...I actually really like the way this looks.
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On a slightly different not, your build looks freakin' amazing. I'm dying to find out how your F/R diffed system performs. That's a helluva laundry list of parts you have there. Kind of a who's who of 3rd party aftermarket parts. You have exquisite taste. I know you don't need my blessing but I very much approve of your choices. Really nice work good sir
Oh, now that's interesting. I hadn't considered that option. This is certainly a better explanation of the CF brace that I got with my VTE than anything I've been able to envision what it was intended for. This would have been perfect for "Warren's build". Mine is just the wrong way around because it (unsurprisingly) interferes with a chassis mounted servo.
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I recently did a complete overhaul and reconfig of my Infraction and to facilitate the 4x4S abreast battery arrangement like in the Hobao below, the servo had to go and I went the KT route. It didn't take long before I realized that to accomplish this with a standard sized servo would require the full length GT chassis from Scorched as the stock front section of the Infraction is too thick which causes the servo to sit too high, making it impossible to connect the link to the servo. I didn't have $300 for the chassis (they were sold out at the time even if I had wanted one) so I did what I do in situations like this: what do I have and can something be made to do what I need it to do?
Long story short, I developed a flat bottom conversion kit for those of us who have the standard GT chassis. This is my working prototype. A final CF version will be made before too long but for the time being...I actually really like the way this looks.
On a slightly different not, your build looks freakin' amazing. I'm dying to find out how your F/R diffed system performs. That's a helluva laundry list of parts you have there. Kind of a who's who of 3rd party aftermarket parts. You have exquisite taste. I know you don't need my blessing but I very much approve of your choices. Really nice work good sir
Oh, now that's interesting. I hadn't considered that option. This is certainly a better explanation of the CF brace that I got with my VTE than anything I've been able to envision what it was intended for. This would have been perfect for "Warren's build". Mine is just the wrong way around because it (unsurprisingly) interferes with a chassis mounted servo.
Oh shut up
This from a guy who makes some of the most beautiful builds is a bit more than I can bear. And you adopting an idea of mine is flattery. The pleasure is all on this side of the table. Trust me.Thanks bro, I appreciate it.
This could be run either as an 8S parallel or a 4S quadrallel.
Oh shut up
I'm like the Russian space program of the 60's. The US spent ten million dollars (or however much it was) on developing a ball point pen that works in zero G. The Russians said "Screw you gaiz, vee take pencils!". Low tech solutions to high tech problems.
Thanks bro, I appreciate it.
Yeah, the body mount initially posed a problem I hadn't considered until I was elbow deep into the construction and I wasn't going to reverse course because of something like a body mount. I was dreaming up some wacky scaffoldings in my head to work around where the servo is, yet keep the body posts in their original positions so that I could continue to use the holes that were already in the body.
So I stared at the chassis for a while and after a couple of minutes, I had a stroke. Dunno if it was genius, I don't stroke my own ego that way. That's what I have interns for.
Anyhow, in contravention to how the FC100 was designed to be cut out, I had left the horizontal strip of Lexan at the front of the nose. I run an oversized splitter and I felt like leaving it on would make for a better transition from splitter to the body. What I did was plug the existing holes up front (that doesn't sound dirty at all...yikes...), saw the tips off of two body posts, drill holes in that aforementioned front lip and....tadaaa. My new body mount consists of just two little nubs screwed into the splitter.
I did take some pics with a full load out after I was done with the reconstructive surgery. The splitter in this pic was the alpha version and proof of concept. The above pictures are the beta release and the v1 CF version should get fabricated in the coming weeks. I'll just enjoy the plexiglass until I hit something.
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