It’s been a journey, and now an obsession. I keeping thinking I’m done with it but then I get some good runs in and it makes me want to do more. I have yet to find a good spot to run. I started searching Google maps satellite images and have yet to find something near by.
@@jack-o-trades agreed, if you had a better space to run you could really open it up and minimize crashes. I'm so thrilled this challenge had the momentum it did! I'm working on editing the winners video today and I'll have it up shortly. But next year we'll do it again, so keep on tweaking! Your Lunchie is looking super dialed in!!! 👌
THIS! But a shorter wheelie bar. Refer to my reply on your giveaway post. This is the reinforced wheelie bar attachment we need for bashing without breaking the gearbox casing.
Interesting idea, how short and how much ground clearance. I feel like the stock wheelie bar is too short and to high up where the Lunchbox will basically flip over.
@@jack-o-trades this is a great set up for the wheelie bar for speed runs. The issue bashing guys are having is the impact at the gearbox is breaking the gearbox casing at the single attach point. Your design with the 3 points of attach to distribute the load as well as multiple attach pieces over a longer surface area on the casing to handle the stress is perfect. Basher wheelie bars in the aftermarket are longer than stock, but shorter than your speed machine. And YES, lower to the surface than stock, but doesn't need to be as low as a speed machine/drag car. Have you done a video on the buildup of this wheelie bar? Curious on the 3 attach points and if it would fit a factory gearbox casing. I know you fabricated this one from scratch for gear ratio purposes. Ultimately what I'm getting at is guys are dropping $150 on a machined aluminum casing because they are breaking the factory plastic, but not because of power. They are breaking the casing from impact at that single attach point where the wheelie bar is stressing the plastics. Guys are running 3s also on 10t brushless. Surprised you are running 60mph on 2s. Why not try 3s? So, can you offer a stronger, better designed gearbox casing for impacts of bashing. Although the machined alloy is bling. I'm just saying that the metal weighs considerably more and not worth it when the factory casing holds up to any power it's given and maybe only redesign where or how the wheelie bar attaches. And your attach arrangement looks properly engineered, but the wheelie bar isn't that friendly for bashing and backflips off jumps. Lol. And no ...... I don't attempt these things. But many others do. There is a market for lunchbox upgrades. And I know from a video I watched yesterday, you aren't into this for making parts and selling. But you ARE THE GUY. THE GUY with the smarts. And I'm a thinker too.
When I was a kid, before brushless, I put a dragworks motor, from a crashed funny car, in my lunchbox. I had to put D batteries in the front end to keep the wheels down.
Thanks, I’m not really happy about the crash. I prefer clean runs. I asked about it on Tamiya Club and they updated the rules so that clean runs are required. So I don’t have the record yet but I’m confident I’ll get it.
That is nuts! These things are so, so touchy once you get about 30-35mph it only take the slightest of things to make it angry and flip over in quite a dramatic manner! I am confident you will get it above 60 for sure!
Thanks for the confidence! I think the car has it. I just need open space to let her rip. It’s a little sketchy/irresponsible to be running on this street. I had one crash where I hit the curb and a wheel/axle flew off all the way up to the roof of a house!
Yeah, man, you keep taking this to new levels! Did you bend an axle again, or was it just the right tyre that wobbled a bit? Mine is in the cellar, collecting dust, waiting for next year, hopefully PBRC is doing the challenge again.
Lots of bent axles! I go out and run for 10 min until I bend/break an axle and then spend and hour replacing it. I feel like a lot of my crashes are because of my limited track space. I need a good open space. Unfortunately all the good spots they put in speed bumps to deter full size cars from doing donuts/burnouts…
dude that’s not a lunchbox anymore… stupid ass wheely bar, not original tires and what else… only to reach what? you can easily go over 50mph without changing anything despite the esc and motor
Apparently you are one of the few that have never modified their RC car. What makes a lunchbox a lunchbox? If I’m doing purpose built car, I sure as hell am going to modify it. It’s not really anyone’s call to tell me if it’s still a lunchbox or not. It’s an incredibly subjective statement. We all do our own thing and observe our own subjective rules when we play with these toys. The wheelie bar works in keeping the car on the ground. Not really stupid. Very functional for its purpose. I recommend you watch the other videos to see the progression of the build. I guarantee that you can’t get to 50mph “without changing anything” this has never been documented. I’m so confident that I will giveaway a NIB lunchbox kit if someone can achieve this following the TamiyaClub fastest RC rules with the exception being that they can’t “change anything”. I’ll leave the motor, battery, esc open…. The balls in your court. Put you money where your mouth is.
Great engineering, you crushed it 👍🏼
Thank You!
I love watching your Lunchie morph week after week, it's gone through so many changes. 57mph?!?! That's nuts dude! 😳
It’s been a journey, and now an obsession. I keeping thinking I’m done with it but then I get some good runs in and it makes me want to do more. I have yet to find a good spot to run. I started searching Google maps satellite images and have yet to find something near by.
@@jack-o-trades agreed, if you had a better space to run you could really open it up and minimize crashes.
I'm so thrilled this challenge had the momentum it did! I'm working on editing the winners video today and I'll have it up shortly. But next year we'll do it again, so keep on tweaking! Your Lunchie is looking super dialed in!!! 👌
Seriously ….. amazing. That’s awesome engineering right there…. 🎉
Thanks You!
THIS!
But a shorter wheelie bar. Refer to my reply on your giveaway post. This is the reinforced wheelie bar attachment we need for bashing without breaking the gearbox casing.
Interesting idea, how short and how much ground clearance. I feel like the stock wheelie bar is too short and to high up where the Lunchbox will basically flip over.
@@jack-o-trades this is a great set up for the wheelie bar for speed runs. The issue bashing guys are having is the impact at the gearbox is breaking the gearbox casing at the single attach point. Your design with the 3 points of attach to distribute the load as well as multiple attach pieces over a longer surface area on the casing to handle the stress is perfect. Basher wheelie bars in the aftermarket are longer than stock, but shorter than your speed machine. And YES, lower to the surface than stock, but doesn't need to be as low as a speed machine/drag car. Have you done a video on the buildup of this wheelie bar?
Curious on the 3 attach points and if it would fit a factory gearbox casing. I know you fabricated this one from scratch for gear ratio purposes. Ultimately what I'm getting at is guys are dropping $150 on a machined aluminum casing because they are breaking the factory plastic, but not because of power. They are breaking the casing from impact at that single attach point where the wheelie bar is stressing the plastics. Guys are running 3s also on 10t brushless. Surprised you are running 60mph on 2s. Why not try 3s?
So, can you offer a stronger, better designed gearbox casing for impacts of bashing. Although the machined alloy is bling. I'm just saying that the metal weighs considerably more and not worth it when the factory casing holds up to any power it's given and maybe only redesign where or how the wheelie bar attaches. And your attach arrangement looks properly engineered, but the wheelie bar isn't that friendly for bashing and backflips off jumps. Lol.
And no ...... I don't attempt these things. But many others do. There is a market for lunchbox upgrades. And I know from a video I watched yesterday, you aren't into this for making parts and selling. But you ARE THE GUY. THE GUY with the smarts. And I'm a thinker too.
When I was a kid, before brushless, I put a dragworks motor, from a crashed funny car, in my lunchbox. I had to put D batteries in the front end to keep the wheels down.
Yeah, this car want's to do wheelies and starts flying around 45 mph.
You got that thing hauling
Awesome run despite the crash. You’re the new record holder 😁
Thanks, I’m not really happy about the crash. I prefer clean runs. I asked about it on Tamiya Club and they updated the rules so that clean runs are required. So I don’t have the record yet but I’m confident I’ll get it.
That is nuts! These things are so, so touchy once you get about 30-35mph it only take the slightest of things to make it angry and flip over in quite a dramatic manner! I am confident you will get it above 60 for sure!
Thanks for the confidence! I think the car has it. I just need open space to let her rip. It’s a little sketchy/irresponsible to be running on this street. I had one crash where I hit the curb and a wheel/axle flew off all the way up to the roof of a house!
@@jack-o-trades oh man... You know you are hauling when wrecks cause shrapnel and fallout!!
Great run!
Thanks!
Yeah, man, you keep taking this to new levels! Did you bend an axle again, or was it just the right tyre that wobbled a bit?
Mine is in the cellar, collecting dust, waiting for next year, hopefully PBRC is doing the challenge again.
Lots of bent axles! I go out and run for 10 min until I bend/break an axle and then spend and hour replacing it.
I feel like a lot of my crashes are because of my limited track space. I need a good open space. Unfortunately all the good spots they put in speed bumps to deter full size cars from doing donuts/burnouts…
😨wow
You and me both!
dude that’s not a lunchbox anymore… stupid ass wheely bar, not original tires and what else… only to reach what? you can easily go over 50mph without changing anything despite the esc and motor
Apparently you are one of the few that have never modified their RC car. What makes a lunchbox a lunchbox? If I’m doing purpose built car, I sure as hell am going to modify it. It’s not really anyone’s call to tell me if it’s still a lunchbox or not. It’s an incredibly subjective statement. We all do our own thing and observe our own subjective rules when we play with these toys.
The wheelie bar works in keeping the car on the ground. Not really stupid. Very functional for its purpose. I recommend you watch the other videos to see the progression of the build.
I guarantee that you can’t get to 50mph “without changing anything” this has never been documented. I’m so confident that I will giveaway a NIB lunchbox kit if someone can achieve this following the TamiyaClub fastest RC rules with the exception being that they can’t “change anything”. I’ll leave the motor, battery, esc open….
The balls in your court. Put you money where your mouth is.