Carbon fiber cheetah build

[kfxguy]

Tacking the motor in place....

[ray schrauwen]

Wow, cool, I've got that strut to try on my cheetah. Need the reducers as well. Thanks bud!

As for the strut. I had to do the same thing. I ended up use reducer bushing ( Octura Part number. OCTOC68RB which is the PROP REDUCER BUSH .250/.187. from Graves Rc Hobbies) that are made for converting from .250 to 3/16ths. Then you can use the Teflon bushing in it. On my set up I pushed the one in the back and then removed the flange on the second one for the front, but some lock tight on it and pushed it in. In the one pic where the |x| is is where the front bushing sets. Now I can run the 3/16th Teflon bushing in it. Looks to me you should be able to do the same, just push the front one in a little so you can get stuffing tube in the nose of it as well.

[olwarbirds]

Wow, cool, I've got that strut to try on my cheetah. Need the reducers as well. Thanks bud!

Ray should work well with the watercooled lipos ....Travis I got too see one of those new motor mounts today, Sean got one. They are definately the way to go. Looking good as always brother... DJ

[kfxguy]

Ray should work well with the watercooled lipos ....Travis I got too see one of those new motor mounts today, Sean got one. They are definately the way to go. Looking good as always brother... DJ

These motor mounts are the shiznit

[kfxguy]

I learned something when doing the daytona and applied it here. I heat up the jb weld a little till its kinda runny, then brush it outward to get a cleaner effect. When I peel the tape, it's going to look nice.

[ray schrauwen]

....and I like them too...

The JB will look nice when done. Did you keep a blob off to the side so you can tell when it's setting up? I just want you to be able to get the tape off when it's cured or almost...

Maybe you know what yer doing already...

These motor mounts are the shiznit

[kfxguy]

....and I like them too...

The JB will look nice when done. Did you keep a blob off to the side so you can tell when it's setting up? I just want you to be able to get the tape off when it's cured or almost...

Maybe you know what yer doing already...

Yes sir, I time it. 4 hours and it's time to peel the tape. I use a gram scale to get my mix perfect every time

[kfxguy]

Turned out pretty nice.

[flraptor07]

Lookin' awsome Travis, as usual! You need to do a drag boat with DJ and I when you get done with all these other builds for other people. It'll be time to build one for yourself by then!!

[bayareaheli]

Awesome Travis that motor mount looks clean!

[kfxguy]

Thanks fellas. Man I dunno, I've got several boats to build for myself before I can worry about something else. Lol

[kfxguy]

Stuffing hole cut

[bayareaheli]

Stuffing hole cut

Thats a clean cut Travis, keep it coming ordered all my parts and watching this build closely so i can build mine :)

what do you use for your battery trays, also any idea on how you are going to do your strut bushing? thats where i'm confused :D

thanks for all the details and part numbers aswell.

[kfxguy]

Thats a clean cut Travis, keep it coming ordered all my parts and watching this build closely so i can build mine :)

what do you use for your battery trays, also any idea on how you are going to do your strut bushing? thats where i'm confused :D

thanks for all the details and part numbers aswell.

I'll figure the strut bushing out tomorrow night. I had planned on making my own trays in my cheetah but this one i dont know. It's a long story attached to this build and I've had to come out my pocket for parts because this build for this person was supposed to be a shocker. He didn't want to wait any longer and had me start on this after I had ordered parts for a different boat....so I had to reorder parts for this one. So the battery trays I ordered aren't really the right size but they may work. I'll check...

[bayareaheli]

I'll figure the strut bushing out tomorrow night. I had planned on making my own trays in my cheetah but this one i dont know. It's a long story attached to this build and I've had to come out my pocket for parts because this build for this person was supposed to be a shocker. He didn't want to wait any longer and had me start on this after I had ordered parts for a different boat....so I had to reorder parts for this one. So the battery trays I ordered aren't really the right size but they may work. I'll check...

i'm probably just going to order the battery trays from fighter cat because not sure what size i will need unless you recomend other battery trays that will work?, look foward to see what you do with that strut i'm still confused on it (: lol.. love that motor mount very clean!