My racing days Hotshot replica hopefully

[coxbros1]

Very Trick!

[Dadio]

But what will it be like to drive 36 years later ? Could well be horrible to drive but my memory suggests it went in a straight line at speed and turned in tight corners really well , when I first had the Hotshot my mate Brent had a Progress with 4ws and 4wd and it sounded great but he found it would never track perfectly straight at speed but it did better in corners than the stock Hotshot , I think I must have got the roll induced steering idea from a magazine article with the Mini Mustang and did my best to copy it but I just can't remember .

[Dadio]

With Jeff's help I've started replicating the TMS chassis , these are pictures of a 3d printed mock up I'm working on to check the fit then they will be cut in 2mm fibre glass by Jeff in his Factory Works guise and my guess is they might be in his folio thereafter




all the anti roll bar mounts line up but you need a different rear anti roll bar at the rear as the Tamiya rear bar is a funky shape so a front one should work if you shorten the ends , I don't plan on using them at either end and just mounted the front for reference .

[Dadio]

Jeff's cut the chassis absolutely can't wait till it gets here

[coxbros1]

how did he cut it already if the prototype is on your car?

[Dadio]

how did he cut it already if the prototype is on your car?

I designed it in CAD from a mixture of dimensions Jeff already had from a similar chassis and scaled up photo's of the original , i prototype them with a 3d printer , then emailed him the files , he them uploads those files into his CNC machine , the magic of the internet

[GoMachV]

how did he cut it already if the prototype is on your car?

We is jus dat gud!

[coxbros1]

lol! we just mow grass....seriously! this stuff blows my mind....

[Dadio]

lol! we just mow grass....seriously! this stuff blows my mind....

Yup , when I started with the CAD and 3d printer it was like a mind bomb going off ! Wish I was a kid in school these days , instead of being a no hope dyslexic fool I'd have flown

[Dadio]

This is the power system going in .



The Demon Power King was sold as an 18x2 but when i had a look inside its a 16x2 , i wasn't planning on a motor that hot but now its here , its a bit rough and ready as well but this will be a runner so it'll be fine .
The Super Rooster is mint ! and works perfectly , its also huge ! but that fits with the stuff i was running ,the ESC i ran in the day was a Downsway Turbo Relay , one of the early type FET ESC with a relay for full power as the FET's were not too efficient and it was MAHOOSIVE !

[Dadio]

The correct length rear shocks arrived today so i redesigned the rear mount , I'll cut it from fibre glass now i know it fits .
Comparison with the old taller version .
Old


New

[Dadio]

Jaz Rider CNC front knuckles arrived today , not the TMS ones i had but do the same job .

[coxbros1]

gonna be epic....if it doesn't win a botm i will be pissed!

[Dadio]

If we all time it right there could became Triple Hotshot month

[coxbros1]

If we all time it right there could became Triple Hotshot month

lets do it! i dont expect the "Real Deal" to compete with your guys stuff but still be cool!
U think Dinglem will be on board?