yet another project mini 350z drifter

[NETC_redd]

Originally Posted by zippo855

thanks man it turned out great.

WOman

[zippo855]

Originally Posted by NETC_redd

WOman

whoops, sorry about that,

[TripleXmodder(akaXXX)]

WOman, I didn't know either. LOL.

Ill make a note.

[NETC_redd]

i only stated it in my intro thread...hmpf way to pay attention

[zippo855]

Originally Posted by NETC_redd

i only stated it in my intro thread...hmpf way to pay attention

lol, i went back and read it after you posted that you were a woman. i completely spaced it out. ha we're men, self explanitory.

[NETC_redd]

this is true...

[XMDrifter]

let's see you and your wife drift racing against each other!

[TAKEO]

HAY!!!
I have that same rc car hahahaha

I bought it w while back at walmart
there suposed to be lil drifters.
i have the 350z and evo. haha

[zippo855]

^^^ interested in parting with them?

well update time, i wanted to check everythin out so i went ahead and made a new bottom plate out of plastic so i could throw this together and play with it. here's what i came up with. had to relocate the board, which is too high right now, it will be coming down. i just made a crude standoff out of styrene tubing, shrink tubing, and a couple nuts. works pretty well. had to re route some wires, and lengthen some wires. well here is some pics and a a couple videos. my bathroom floor is all i had to play on at the moment. not extremely small but not very large.
i had to put it in lo to play around with it, in the second video at the end when i started ripping donuts i sawitched to high for the second run at foughnuts












well i went to put the shell on and it wouldnt fit, no matter how much i lowered the board. so i had to flip the board over. and i made a short video of it carpet drifting. well as much as i could for the moment.

[wadethejuggalo]

ha i see your dog was having fun too! haha

[FloydfanYodaman]

i love this little thing...its like a lil tazmanian devil...great job i was wondering what was up with it and hadnt seen any posts

[XmodzICON82]

pretty sweet project...i believe i also saw that car at walmart, but i believe you can also get it at atomicmods.com, under the mini-z section(mr-02/mr-015)...

[zippo855]

well the dog does love it, he only goes for the antennas on these though. lol

atomicmods.com ? they are the same size as these. got a link.

well heres a few more videos. its still colder than a well diggers butt outside. so i did some more carpet drifting. this carpet is even tighter than the other carpet was so it was a little easier to "drift".
i locked the front diffferential, which i think i might just leave in. but i need a bigger area to drift it in. needs to warm up.

[zippo855]

well this car turned out pretty awesome. i cant find another body at the moment, but i do think this car needs to be more than just a drifter. and so i am going to have 2 chassis for this beast. 1 for rwd, and 1 for awd.

with this in mind, i have the rwd chassis in carbon fiber first. but i do have a chassis being made for the awd setup. i still have the other one setup for the awd drifter setup.
well without further ado, here's some pics. and i think im in love with carbon fiber now.

[TripleXmodder(akaXXX)]

Oh, I love that car, I said that ummm, I think thats the 4th time. You gotta have that shorty chassis in your hands to appreciate how cool the mini car is. I would have never have thought of making a smaller scale car, and Im very glad you did it. Awsome just awsome.

[theoriganalRiD3R1967]

ooo, yellow/gold is nice, looks like the your front wheels have just enough room to turn...no motor?

[zippo855]

Originally Posted by TripleXmodder(akaXXX)

Oh, I love that car, I said that ummm, I think thats the 4th time. You gotta have that shorty chassis in your hands to appreciate how cool the mini car is. I would have never have thought of making a smaller scale car, and Im very glad you did it. Awsome just awsome.

lol. she turned out very nice. i want to find more of these. there are cool cars. i know i am on the hunt for smaller bodies than xmods. so much lighter, and faster

Originally Posted by theoriganalRiD3R1967

ooo, yellow/gold is nice, looks like the your front wheels have just enough room to turn...no motor?

yep. the wheel wells took a little bit of trimming, but there is just enough room. and this chassis isnt up and running yet. still need to perma-mount the board, and finish making the battery pack. still got some solderin to do and what not. the motor is usually the last thing to go in a project for me.

thanks for the comments guys

[matt sti]

you should paint the wheels the same color as the car

[XmodzICON82]

that is a pretty sweet car you have there...i saw that body on atomicmods and thought about buying it...really good project hope to see more like that...

[Kaze]

Originally Posted by zippo855

Just a thought from the blooming engineer in my head... but if you need to lower the board more... how about installing the top CF plate under the holes they're bolted to now... looks like you could lower the plate and board by w/e the thickness of the motor cradel and front gearbox is.

EDIT: actually, you could lower it till you touch the AA cells, then just use spacers on the screws/bolts