rc-martin 218 Posted March 17, 2021 Always loved the look of the FAV and Wild One, they're good buggies but they're not great buggies. I'm trying to improve the driving experience of the FAV without spoiling any of it's charm. Suspension wise the front is rubbish, just springs, I could use Wild One front shock towers but the overall look of the front suspension looks chunky. If only there was a better scale looking option..... SRB? Widened to fit the wider track of the FAV? Mounted on a GRP chassis? Could use a Super Champ servo saver and have equal length track rods? Had a bit of a think and then hacked my old Wild One chassis up with the dremel and mocked up a cardboard template of what I imagined a GRP chassis would involve. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted March 17, 2021 Got some fancy carbon tube that is a direct replacement for the standard alloy tubes, widened by about 25mm than a standard SRB 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted March 17, 2021 Sketched out the chassis dimensions and drew it up in Fusion360 and then used our CNC mini router at work to cut the plate out of 2mm G10 GRP 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted March 17, 2021 On the top side I've fitted a Super Champ servo saver and a battery holder from a RC10 as the battery is going to fit longways to aid chassis balance. Also drilled and tapped the front hubs to accept 5mm ball connectors instead of the small 4mm ones 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Ax 10586 Posted March 17, 2021 Excellent, I love it! I always enjoy a good custom project Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted March 19, 2021 With the SRB front suspension sorted it was time to address the rear end. I decided to go the Frog gearbox route like I've seen a few times but instead of using the Frog alloy side plates I was going to make my own using the same GRP as I'd used for the chassis. Another plus of using the Frog gearbox is that I can then use the MIP super ball diff. I cut the excess off the Frog gearbox case and made the plates so I could use the standard FAV mounts. I also got some Frog universal joints to finish the drive train off. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted May 7, 2021 A bit more progress on the FAV. Gearbox built up with MIP super ball diff and Frog UJ's Wing mounts fabricated and Kyosho Scorpion Scorpion wing mounted Kyosho Turbo Scorpion wheels because they look sooo cool 😎 17 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B.RAD 240 Posted May 7, 2021 That looks awesome! Great work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 5503 Posted May 7, 2021 Very, very nice, great thread as well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Ax 10586 Posted May 7, 2021 I really like that anything that looks like it could exist as a 1:1 car or as a genuine model kit is a great build, IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferruz 12941 Posted May 18, 2021 Looks great! Good work, how does it drive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichieRich 798 Posted May 19, 2021 Well, this is different. I like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted January 3, 2022 Thought it was time to update, I ran the FAV at last years Revival and it went pretty well, finished as the fastest Tamiya car in the year group which was full of Kyosho Scorpions and Tomahawks. Here are some snaps from the event 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted January 3, 2022 We've all had problems with SRB front hubs popping out of their joints, so i made up some new front arms to use 5mm ball ends, 3d printed in carbon PLA. I later changed the front upright as well back to the standard FAV nylon type 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted January 3, 2022 After looking at and racing against all the Kyoshos at Revival 2021 I thought that the quality of the Kyosho components was fantastic and thought I needed some of that bling in my life. The Scorpion and Tomahawk both use front and rear trailing arms, same as the FAV so it stands to reason that without too much hassle that it would fit the FAV and for about the price of a new car I bought all the suspension components for a Scorpion With a bit of head scratching and a couple of false starts I got the rear arms fitted using a 3d printed sandwich block and a carbon fibre strap, the block mounts to the original chassis without modifications so that was a bonus. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superluminal 3896 Posted January 3, 2022 Has the driver got celery growing out of his head???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted January 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Superluminal said: Has the driver got celery growing out of his head???? Some astro turf i found, so stuck it to his helmet as a mohican 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted January 13, 2022 Some more of the mishmash FAV. Kyosho Scorpion front suspension now fitted and rear suspension mounts now incorporated into the GRP chassis plate 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
No Slack 532 Posted January 13, 2022 What I like: the driver handles this faster FAV with one hand. Hero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc-martin 218 Posted January 13, 2022 5 hours ago, No Slack said: What I like: the driver handles this faster FAV with one hand. Hero. He waves with the other hand 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
