CaliusOptimus
11-12-2006, 04:03 AM
hey everyone! im new to these forums, and R/C for that matter, aside from some cheepo walmart toys ive modded out.
im posting this in the general discussion because, well, my ideas dont fit into 'nitro', 'electric', 'monster trucks' or any of the other categories (aside from online builds which only had 4 friggin threads.....well anyway. ill start with what i do know, im ordering a couple pieces of machenery (small lathe and vert. mill) to make some special parts for a gokart i built a few months ago. its pretty cool as far as gokarts go, 13hp, legroom for a 6' plus person, +40mph and a comfy seat! lol, heavy as hell and no susspesion though, i dont have the experience with the application specific physics of an r/c car, truck or gokart for that matter. SO.
i figure ill design an r/c car in small scale (sorta) before i go off spending hundreds of dollars machining chromo parts only to find out i f*cked something up. im going to use a g230rc+expansion pipe (5+hp) for my engine, go-ped style aluminium wheels and a briggs&stratton gokart centrifugal for the neccesary parts of my drivetrain.
i was hoping someone could post some detailed pictures of steering components, halfshafts, disassemled differentials, suspension components or anything else that might be helpful for my design. i do not have the tools to make intriacte parts like bevel/miter gear differentials, oil dampened shocks or ball end style half shafts. im aware of a differential design that uses standard spur gears inside a rotating case without anything fancy like a ring and pinion. theres a small one in one of my cheepo r/c cars although i cant get to it because of a stripped screw. thats one thing i am really hoping to learn about, seeing as how i would be able to cut the gears and components myself. well hey, im open to ANY ideas that might take some of the trial and error out of my build!!
thanks!
im posting this in the general discussion because, well, my ideas dont fit into 'nitro', 'electric', 'monster trucks' or any of the other categories (aside from online builds which only had 4 friggin threads.....well anyway. ill start with what i do know, im ordering a couple pieces of machenery (small lathe and vert. mill) to make some special parts for a gokart i built a few months ago. its pretty cool as far as gokarts go, 13hp, legroom for a 6' plus person, +40mph and a comfy seat! lol, heavy as hell and no susspesion though, i dont have the experience with the application specific physics of an r/c car, truck or gokart for that matter. SO.
i figure ill design an r/c car in small scale (sorta) before i go off spending hundreds of dollars machining chromo parts only to find out i f*cked something up. im going to use a g230rc+expansion pipe (5+hp) for my engine, go-ped style aluminium wheels and a briggs&stratton gokart centrifugal for the neccesary parts of my drivetrain.
i was hoping someone could post some detailed pictures of steering components, halfshafts, disassemled differentials, suspension components or anything else that might be helpful for my design. i do not have the tools to make intriacte parts like bevel/miter gear differentials, oil dampened shocks or ball end style half shafts. im aware of a differential design that uses standard spur gears inside a rotating case without anything fancy like a ring and pinion. theres a small one in one of my cheepo r/c cars although i cant get to it because of a stripped screw. thats one thing i am really hoping to learn about, seeing as how i would be able to cut the gears and components myself. well hey, im open to ANY ideas that might take some of the trial and error out of my build!!
thanks!