Home made GIANT SCALE rc car #13, 1955 Chevy, large scale build.

[bassnbows]

what did you make the main frame out of? im guessin 1/2 inch steel square tube?

[Stormer94]

@bassnbows , I believe it was 3/4 or 1"

[5ky5tr1d3r]

Front suspension is too stiff....add a little more breath to it,give it some more space to move up and down

[Stormer94]

@5ky5tr1d3r , great ideas for sure. I'd love to give the front more travel. What's killing the travel is that the front suspension arms are so short. They are as long as they physically can be, but they are short. This means they have to move a lot. And the limiter to making more travel at this point is actually the tie rod ends. I can make it travel a bit further but then it starts tweaking and bending the tie rod ends. It's still got nearly 3" of movement on the front.

[5ky5tr1d3r]

@Stormer94 hmm....since this is really (really ! :) ) big car,you should check out real car schematics,see how they work....I think that you could actually implement some ideas from there,and i think there is always place for improvements ;) Anyway,until something radically changes,you should stiffen back suspension too,to give car better balance-you know,when it rides over big hole,back will move more,and front will move less,that can cause some power loss...Try testing different setups ?

[Stormer94]

@5ky5tr1d3r, always room for improvements, no doubt about it. :) The compromise on this car that creates the problems is tire width and overall vehicle width. I made it 32" wide to fit through doorways. Because of the limited travel available on the front (and it's truly the maximum I can design until I find a better tie rod), it has to be stiff, or it would bottom out constantly. On the back, I have virtually unlimited travel but have settled on 10". fr and rr bottom out at the same time.

[5ky5tr1d3r]

@Stormer94 I don't know...your car after all ! :) I cannot say anything else because I haven't seen that suspension live ;) Only more thing I will say is that you should in free time get back to drawing board and try designing completely new steering and suspension systems....Damn,you got me drawing wheels and shock absorbers all over the room now :D One question:back wheels,they turn together at same time,or they have some system to run them one at time?Like ordinary cars?

[Stormer94]

@5ky5tr1d3r , I'd like to build another one with narrower tires so I could design more suspension travel into the front end and still keep it 32". ABSOLUTELY, you should build something. Even if you never get it done, there's nothing more rewarding than seeing your vision come to life. DO IT! :)

[5ky5tr1d3r]

@Stormer94 Ty for support man ! But,you didn't answered me :) Back wheels are connected to engine,right?They're both powered at the same time,am I right?In ordinary cars, wheels have system that drives them one at time. Wheels never pass same distance when turning,one goes longer way,one shorter,you know what I mean?

[Stormer94]

@5ky5tr1d3r, you want to know if the car has an open differential or a "posi" locked style axle. It's locked so both wheels turn at the same time like a true race car should. :)

[5ky5tr1d3r]

@Stormer94 it seemed that way... :) Sry for my English,it's not my primary language,so I use some dumb explanations :) Okay,that's it for this video...be prepared to be bothered on next one :)

[Stormer94]

@5ky5tr1d3r , no worrys. I love to talk about race cars and fabrication. :)

[Stormer94]

@5ky5tr1d3r, also, you worded that incorrectly, if I stiffen the back, It will move less, not more. ;) But I know what you're trying to say. :)

[0magnum88]

Badass !!!

[KeithWasHere1]

what kind of engine is that?

[zzxcrozzy]

I'm just wondering if I can change to a bigger motor with the same radio controller system, without burn the radio thingy. The battery is the same :) Please answer someone

[Stormer94]

@zzxcrozzy, Should be able to run a higher amp draw motor without damage. You'd need the specs on the motor to be sure and compare them to the published limits on the rx8.

[Smonjirez]

Hey I'm about to start my own project as well, I was just wondering how thick the spring-wire is in your suspension-system, and how heavy your car in total is?

Oh yeah, another question, where did you get those awesome wheels?

Keep it up ;)

[Stormer94]

@Smonjirez , shocks springs are using 800# coils up front. Car weighs about 105 pounds. Wheels are Burris, for go-karts. :)

[AdrianSpence1]

Hey mate great car, I was wondering if you would make a video on how you made it. Maybe make a new one with step by step instructions, even have a few videos covering it. I know that heaps of people would love to be able to see how to make one.

[rscottg67]

Wow! Suspension and frame looks great. I look forward to more videos of this machine.

Scott in Regina