Carbon shocker build

[iridebikes247]

Looks good, I picked up some speedmaster stuff last season and was blown away by how great the quality is, the struts were machined very well.

Have you run the new dynamite escs?

[kfxguy]

Looks good, I picked up some speedmaster stuff last season and was blown away by how great the quality is, the struts were machined very well.

Have you run the new dynamite escs?

Thanks! Yes they are very nice quality. I was surprised.

I've run the 120 in my voracity and smoked one before it had the current limiting programmed in it. Still a nice little esc. This other esc in the above pic I have not tried yet. I made room in this boat purposely for it because I will be doing some testing with it once I get a baseline on amp draw. It's rated at 160 and I don't want to exceed that. It is 8s capable so I may just prop it down to get my amp draw in that range do I can run it. The one major advantage I know they have is the throttle control is much smoother vs the swordfish. I'll report back how it works out. It looks like a very high quality unit and it's pretty large. Here's a pic for comparison

[srislash]

That is beefy. Much like the old t-180's correct?

[kfxguy]

That is beefy. Much like the old t-180's correct?

I'll post a pic later comparing but it's a bit larger. I like how the wires hook up too. It's also encapsulated in epoxy.

[srislash]

Nice

[kfxguy]

So she's pretty much done. I bench tested it. Works flawlessly. Steering is soooo smooth with this servo and new linkage setup. The only thing I have left is the hatch seal and hatch bolts. The epoxy is curing on the rail reinforcements. I'm pretty excited. Maybe a maiden next weekend. This would have happened this weekend but 1) it was raining all weekend from that storm moving in and 2) I wasn't home all weekend. Had to work and had a wedding to attend. So stuff gets pushed back as usual. I'm in build mode right now anyway so I'll be hammering out a few other builds I got going.






Here it is all wired up and plumbed. In working order in these pics.











Here's where the bec and receiver are hidden

[kfxguy]

So this puppy is done. Built this thing in record time. I think maybe three weeks. I'll apply this on my next builds. I guess I like taking my time on other peoples stuff because things have to be just right. On my stuff I know exactly how it's going to be done so I just do it. I don't have to second guess if my customer is going to be ok with it. Anywhooo I had to reinforce the hatch. I had me Randy at bby racing make me a custom fiberglass hatch and it turned out great. I added a 1" perimeter of carbon cloth (pita I tell you lol) and then I added two more layers of heavy woven glass. I forgot to take pics but it did turn out nice. I think I'll be adding two more layers however. It's still a little flexible and it's not heavy at all. Stay tuned for maiden this weekend. I can't wait!!!

[kfxguy]

To add some excitement to it, this is my favorite video of my original shocker. This was one of the first boats I built. I regrettably sold it a couple years ago and then vowed to build a better one one day.

[srislash]

Nice Travis, good time. Look forward to seeing this ones potential.

I should be able to clean up my final details on Blown Away this weekend as well, this just some sun...

[kfxguy]

Couple more pics



You can see where the carbon is lol. Gps can still work that way.



And now it's painted with just the base coat




And I had the wife cut me out a carbon windshield. I had to trace it. Scan it and send to her. Not too hard

[NativePaul]

Where did you get that water jacket from? Those coolers are by far my favourites, but I have never seen one in 39mm, only 28 and 36mm.

[kfxguy]

Kintec and I layed up the carbon that's wrapped around it. Just one layer so it's thin and flexible. Epoxied on and a nice epoxy seam at the bottom. Kintec is the only one who stocks these thin coolers unless you want one that says tp power on it. I did one of those and the carbon covered most of the wording and a black sharpie covered the rest. The tp coolers are a little thinner and I do like them. These hold more water tho. This is what that color looks like when clear coated..... If you haven't seen this boat

[kfxguy]

So I picked up a better mini hvlp gun. Whew. Good gun makes all the difference in the world when laying clear coat! This thing puts down a nice finish. Now I wish I would have prepped the top a little better. It's not bad, but not perfect. The clear however, is perfect. Looks beautiful!

[kfxguy]

I'm on the fence. I want to do something different other than plain carbon with a painted top. This is something I did to test on another boat. Thoughts? I'm getting a little better at painting so I'm not so nervous to do it now. I didn't do the other boat because I was scared I'd mess it up lol. Should I do this one?

[shua]

That looks AWESOME