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Snake Bite I

Started by Pablo , Jan 29 2015 04:35 PM

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#51 Pablo

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Posted 17 February 2015 - 04:13 PM

Exactly right, AJ. :good:

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Posted 17 February 2015 - 06:24 PM

Body in progress. Inside decals on a Parma short TI-22. Cobra decal because it is, after all, the Snake Bite. :shok:

It's ready to rock, passes the drivetrain test, and the lead wire loops actually influence the pan assembly to shift inside in turns.

Don't know if it actually will work, but it can't hurt.

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Posted 17 February 2015 - 06:28 PM

Looks outstanding. :good: :good:

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Posted 17 February 2015 - 08:15 PM

Really cool! Greg shared with me the concept, really neat piece.

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Posted 17 February 2015 - 09:08 PM

Great work and a very interesting chassis.

With the tongue connected the the V of the rear section and the front axle mounted to the pan part, the motion is about as close to a center hinge as you could get without putting a center rail into a tube. At least that is the way I see it.

Not saying anything about the concept, just thinking about how it will move and if it will work.

Very cool.

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Posted 17 February 2015 - 09:30 PM

Eddie, my friend,

The relative motion between the two pieces of the chassis should look familiar.

The other concept involves where the "top pan" weight is supported, at the front of the "center section", and how movement in all three dimensions can be adjusted.

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Posted 18 February 2015 - 02:30 PM

All done. Snake Bite will be headed your way today, Greg.

Drive it like ya stole it.

Interior by Jairus.

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Posted 18 February 2015 - 02:34 PM

Hi, my name is Greg and I've been "Overhauled."

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Posted 18 February 2015 - 02:45 PM

I thought the name on the body first read "Bubba", then I see it says something else.

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Posted 18 February 2015 - 05:16 PM

Very cool! And not just because it's blue, but that doesn't hurt. LOL!!!

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Posted 18 February 2015 - 07:02 PM

Chassis looks great, Pablo.

I designed one very similar to this about six years ago and it ran quite well.

A motor is only as fast as the chassis it's in.

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 08:23 PM

Initial track test report indicates it works pretty well, in fact the racer who tested it today refused to return it to Greg - that tells me it has great potential.

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 08:26 PM

Good news. :good:

Who's the test pilot?

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 09:09 PM

Jay Guard was the test pilot.

The sad news is that when I went out to test it after installing a different set of tires, I was also testing new Lucky Bob's controller which has a polarity switch. Unfortunately, I first placed the car on the black lane and hooked the controller up with polarity switch on the wrong setting. Bang! Full bore into the deadman wall, bending the rear bracket and binding up the rear end.... sigh...

The good news is the Retro Hawk motor in the car is STOUT and Jay is going to use it in one of his race cars. And Pablo has asked me to send the chassis to him ASAP so he can repair the damage. What a great guy he is...

As they say, that's racing...

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 09:14 PM

OK so you crash tested it, that's good. Send 'er back to the Ranch, I'll evaluate and strengthen the weak point. :sun_bespectacled:

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 09:52 PM

Unlucky Bob is not buying that story until you, "The Roving Reporter", post a picture.

BTW: Even though it was your car to begin with... Did you ask Pablo if you could ~~wall it~~ try it?

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 10:23 PM

Pablo gives me carte blanche... ask him. LOL.

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 10:29 PM

Really?

You wreck some of his best work and he still buys you dinner?

LOL.

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 10:32 PM

He didn't wreck it, he just showed me where it needs improvement.

You'll see pics when it gets back to the Ranch for repairs.

Meanwhile, rough plans for a possible Snake Bite II are being developed... :to_become_senile:

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 10:41 PM

Axle tube and BBs? Maybe. :unknw:

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Posted 12 March 2015 - 09:53 AM

I'll have to examine the damage before I decide anything, of course.

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Posted 12 March 2015 - 10:52 AM

I was referring to the next gen.

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Posted 12 March 2015 - 11:15 AM

OK, Bob, here is a rough sketch of Snake Bite II, but don't try too hard to figure it out - you'll see it soon enough

Almost as good as a CAD plan, eh? (don't answer that :laugh2:

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I'll bet you can figure out the bracket will be wide, but not angled, BBs installed direct to the bracket sans tubes.

No way you can figure out my front nosepiece plans - unless you can read my mind. :laugh2:

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