Just another Xmod picture EDIT link to pictures
 

Ok RCpics.com stopped the picture linking so below is a link to several of my Xmod chassis pictures.

link to my Xmod chassis pictureshttp://www.ameritech.net/users/mlcollins/supra8.JPG

Is it just me or does that reflection on the plastic show a pattern that makes the base look like carbon fiber???

You planning a CF chassis or somethin??

That would be awesome!

Hmmm....just another picture...NOT!......no biggie....NOT!. I would say a carbon fiber Xmod chassis is a big deal. Nice work so far.

That is no reflection it is a recessed area for the RX in the Xmods and that is a chassis I cut saturday.
This is a chassis cut out of parma's FIBERglass chassis material.I plan on buying some of the colored CARBONfiber material and making a few chassis's, actually kits with a few go fast goodies thrown in but this chassis is still a little heavier than a stock chassis but I will trim it down.My goal is an Xmod that is 5oz or less.

If the price is right, would you be willing to make me one?

Well the price is somethnig I'm wrestling with and I would be more than willing to make one for anyone.I'd like to make a little money selling these but you need to know that this chassis took about six hours to cut so production will be limited unless I can find a way to speed up the process.I might get it down to 4 hours or so but probally no faster.

any chance of releasing the plans for a small pretty price? and a list of what to get type of tools and stuff? Im more willing to do a do-it-yourself project so i can have a lil confidence and say "i built it" :D

Well no, I dont want to sell the plans.
The plans took me just over week or so to get this far and I really have alot of time in them.
The tools I used are some files to clean the edges up, a utility knife, some drill bits and a couple thousand dollar mini CNC machine(for acurracy).

If you want to make one yourself it would not be that hard the hardest part would be that recessed area unless you use shims or real RC hobby electronics.Making just one, anyone can do that but I want everything I make to be cut axactly the same as the others and the machine does that.

Well I ordered a blue piece and red piece of carbon fiber so I will see how that goes.I may also just whip out an aluminum chassis or two to see if I like that.
The colored carbon fiber is expensive, probally to expensive for most people if I were to use it in a chassis kit.

but that looks well worth it i wish i could do that id probably just mess it up

Just name your price!:D

There are two things I dont like about this chassis right now.
One is the front diff chassis hole needs to be covered and the other is the on/off switch sticks down slightly lower than the chassis bottom.The switch would be an easy fix but the front diff is a little more involved but I have a idea for that.

I have been taking it easy for the last two days but I can see that tuesday will be a day of minor chassis changes.

Well BC,
I'm still working on a price and I dont have the complete package ready to show so I really cant say how much.(what do you think a good price point would be?)
Colored carbon fiber all depends on how many chassis's I can get out of a piece 11"x8"(one sheet cost me $30.00).If I can get three or more then I should be able to sell them at a decent price.

Of course if someone wants one bad enough it can be done I can also cut simple custom things on or through it but that adds time and cost(initials or a graphic of some sort)

Expect to see an X in the upper front plate and the wide sides on the bottom plate will most likely be gone or lightened up some.

I'm thinking I will have to try and get a blue civic and make a blue carbon fiber chassis for it, I think that would look good.I already have the red supra I just need the matching chassis.

ill buy one name the price:D

yeah i will probley buy one to iam getting mine in about 2 weeks and this will certainly be one of the first thing i get so name the price, by the way your picture dos not work anymore

Sorry for asking but what exactly does the carbon fiber chasis do? And what improvements does it make?

Awsome work on the chassis, I might get one of those. How much do you think they would be if you sell them???

I was thinking of making the same thing out of aluminum, but i think the Carbon Fibor would be better.

I'd like to see that, along with the ability to stretch the wheelbase about two more settings. (The driveshaft front mount would need extra holes so that it could be moved back) This would allow me to mount that Z06 body I want so bad...

viperkilla, the carbon fiber is lighter, stronger and very high tech looking.

neurokinetik, I have a vette body that I need a longer chassis for and I was thinking of making an add-in piece to stretch the chassis .I cant just add a few more holes because the diff housing is in the way, you wouldnt be able to use the shortest wheelbase settings.


I got rid of the picture and just added a link to my picture album.

Does anyone know of a free picture host?

or PictureCD i believe they allow direct linking also

One thing that I think may be possible is to eliminate the back plastic rear plate entirely. It would just need cutouts for the idler gear and differential. Yes, you would lose the ability to adjust wheelbase, but you could make one solid chassis that way, and it would likely be lighter. You would need two or three different chassis designs, but I think that altering them in something like AutoCAD would be a snap... To make the whole chassis lighter, I'd do away with the little air slots for the ESC, and replace them with a mostly open design in the middle with a few crossbraces. The cooling would be better and weight would be reduced without sacrificing chassis strength.

Other ideas...

The front A Arms could also be eliminated by making a top plate that extended in their place, and use small springs above the steering knuckle for suspension instead of the useless fake dampers. I also think the rear suspension could be simplified and lightened by going to a monoshock between the top damper attachment points. A swaybar could probably be fabbed up to work with this setup as well.

Your a smart one neurokinetik, excellent idea's

The cross braces have already been eliminated from my currrent drawings and you gave away an idea that I havnt seen mentioned yet but that I intend to include in a chassis kit.

I had thought about eliminating the stock rear piece and I could still make a seperate piece but the stock one is very compact and I actually like the stock one.

I have to remember to stay on focus. My focus is to make a lighter, stiffer chassis with some real speed and handling mods all the while still using a good majority of stock Xmod parts.I wanted to lose the stock battery holders but have decided to keep them since I want this to be as compatible as it can be.

This project is actually very tough because I have to find a good balance.I just want to enhance this car, not remake it

hows the chassie coming along?

Sweet idea, I think its awesome that you wanna add your own edge to the X-Mods chassis, its something I would never even think of messing with. Keep us posted, this ones got my curiosity going wild.

The chassis is coming along nicely.I have made several minor changes and I only need to get the battery boxes set in a way I'm happy with then I can cut it.

Well I'm going out to cut the revised chassis I hope it doesnt take to long, I have a cold and dont feel like sitting out there most of the night.117kb file it will take several hours no doubt.

I'll posts pics if it is a success.

Hey, I'll even post pics if it is a flop. lol

man, all this nice work is tempting me to learn how to make my own Carbon fiber panels and start building stuff :)

From my understanding it's a layer of CF, optional mat, and another layer of CF, with layers of epoxy between them. Of course, it's going to be harder than it sounds, but it might be fun to mess with too :D

mustang_steve,
I'm just cutting a chassis out of a flat piece of material at this time.

It's going ok so far (its still cutting at this moment) but I do see one little thing that I have to change but its no big deal.I started cutting at 4:30 and it looks like it will take another couple hours anyway.