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Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:17 pm
by coxbros1
treystoys wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:34 pm
Came in to say this is awesome! Very cool builds!! Would be a neat way to introduce my son to rockets lol
Thanks! runs strong too!...it's prolly my favorite of all my cars

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Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:26 pm
by Frankentruck
coxbros1 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:17 pm
treystoys wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:34 pm
Came in to say this is awesome! Very cool builds!! Would be a neat way to introduce my son to rockets lol
Thanks! runs strong too!...it's prolly my favorite of all my cars
Screenshot_20230503-181522_Gallery.jpg
But isn't this your favorite?
Is this like when parents tell one kid "You're my favorite" but then whisper to the other kid "you're really my favorite"

Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:43 pm
by treystoys
coxbros1 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:17 pm
treystoys wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:34 pm
Came in to say this is awesome! Very cool builds!! Would be a neat way to introduce my son to rockets lol
Thanks! runs strong too!...it's prolly my favorite of all my cars
Screenshot_20230503-181522_Gallery.jpg
Cool shot!
Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:54 pm
by coxbros1
Frankentruck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:26 pm
But isn't this your favorite?
Not after it got its ass kicked in BOTY!
Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:32 pm
by pma1123
Just discovering this because Trey bumped it up!! Jesus, what an awesome build this is Coxbros!!!
It answers so many things I've been wondering for years on Estes powered cars!!
I'm so glad the car is in great shape to make more runs!

Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:44 pm
by Frankentruck
coxbros1 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:54 pm
Frankentruck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:26 pm
But isn't this your favorite?
Not after it got its ass kicked in BOTY!
Rough times and tough love in the coxbros1 RC home:
"Boy, you're worthless! You'll never be nuthin' but a loser! You are no longer part of this RC family!!!"
Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:51 pm
by coxbros1
pma1123 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:32 pm
Just discovering this because Trey bumped it up!! Jesus, what an awesome build this is Coxbros!!!
It answers so many things I've been wondering for years on Estes powered cars!!
I'm so glad the car is in great shape to make more runs!
Thank you!...the Estes F15 ran good but only about 60mph the way the car is setup now with engine mounted really frontward (much better control as it pulls the car more than it pushes it, containing the fire under the body is tricky)...but cheap and easy to buy....I ran dual Estes "E" engines that accelerated pretty good and would run 82mph...but in the last year and half I only run 'Aerotech' composite engines..they are alot more expensive (even the rebuildable ones)....but they have so much power and aren't like a "bottle rocket" like the Estes black powder engines...the Aerotechs are insane and the sound in person is actually scary!...especially the "Blue Thunder propellant
Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 5:08 pm
by coxbros1
Single AEROTECH engine:
https://youtu.be/STgTBBXjFpE?si=Ft_OM58UDteWFkbE
Dual Estes engines:
https://youtube.com/shorts/2yTMpkCDZXM?feature=shared
-this run actually had 3 engines in it...one F and twin E's...the 1st stage malfunctioned off the line...so I just hit the twin E's and it took off
Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 6:46 pm
by Dadio
Still the best thread of 2024
Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 8:15 pm
by coxbros1
Dadio wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 6:46 pm
Still the best thread of 2024
2023!...the car is real old now
Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 4:10 am
by Dadio
coxbros1 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 8:15 pm
Dadio wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 6:46 pm
Still the best thread of 2024
2023!...the car is real old now
No ....
That's not possible
Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 10:35 am
by R6cowboy
Frankentruck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:44 pm
coxbros1 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:54 pm
Frankentruck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:26 pm
But isn't this your favorite?
Not after it got its ass kicked in BOTY!
Rough times and tough love in the coxbros1 RC home:
"Boy, you're worthless! You'll never be nuthin' but a loser! You are no longer part of this RC family!!!"
Coxbros are Cobra Kai of the RC world

Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 6:19 pm
by coxbros1
Making a run tomorrow (if all the snow melts)....got the GNSS charged up, gonna try and get an accurate top speed recording which I have failed to so far..WHY? (if u ever saw it run in person you would understand, it's hard to record the speed of a bomb going off)...anyway...going with an Aerotech G64 engine that puts out 22lbs of thrust...(car weighs 2.5 lbs)...I will have my tripod setup and hopefully get some good video which I will send to Thumbs..but I can only send 9 secs to him via email (unless you know of another way)..the full video will be on RC10TALK Facebook..assuming the snow is gone..already nervous thinking about it..this thing will keep you on your toes for sure..got to pay very close attention or someone could get hurt..plus there's the whole cop thing to deal with...be have a few drinks, run the car, cops show up 2 minutes later.."how much u boys had to drink?"...right in the pokie
Re: Old School Rocket Car Build
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:58 am
by coxbros1
Unfortunately the weather isn't cooperating here..ice melted but 20mph winds and cold....that's just too windy to run it..I will postpone the launch until a nicer day