Weekend Racer

[weavil]

Note: This only includes WIP pictures as the final pictures got deleted.

After months of silence, I have finally finished.

The Soul Sucker Weekend Racer. Version 1.0

An overly ambitious project using most of my parts, time and mental stability. It has PF M motor x3 (2x for drive, 1x for steering), receiver x1.

The idea of this was to have a removable body, engine, transmission, seats, and rear end. I realized during the build that i was in over my head, but kept going, and got burned out half way, dragging out to the finish.

More at https://www.bricksafe.com/pages/weavil/2014/weekend-racer and https://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=546161

Edited September 12, 2021 by weavil
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[VKTechnic]

Looks very nice Love the removable body, I still have to make a car with that feature.

[Jeroen Ottens]

Respect for the perserverance. I know how these projects can wear you out and the temptation is always there to stop and start on this newer, greater, better idea.

I really like the modular approach, it is well executed.

The bodywork is a bit too boxy for my taste though, I'm not a big fan of stacked beams to close the body. But I suspect that this is also driven by your parts availability?

[darksheep]

Good job and well done for finishing it , does the gearbox work in the center ?

[weavil]

Looks very nice Love the removable body, I still have to make a car with that feature.

Thank you. That was the idea. I never seen anything with a removable body or next to zero holes on the body. So I decided to do both, and send my self off the deep end!

Respect for the perserverance. I know how these projects can wear you out and the temptation is always there to stop and start on this newer, greater, better idea.

I really like the modular approach, it is well executed.

The bodywork is a bit too boxy for my taste though, I'm not a big fan of stacked beams to close the body. But I suspect that this is also driven by your parts availability?

Yes parts played a big part building. I had a crap load of black beams and no black 3x11! However with the beams it was easier to make it sturdy (so to speak).

I had to, alot of time though, build, take apart,and rebuild different "steps" either because I had to retrieve a piece or two, or it didn't work with the other "steps".

Then recently I got the 42029 and rebuilt the outside of the body.

Good job and well done for finishing it , does the gearbox work in the center ?

Yes it works, but until the support for the 8t gear starts to come loose.

[Mikuri]

Ain't 2 M-motors a bit underpowered for this huge vehicule?

The modular build is very nice and makes a good base for any bodyworks :P

Else I would like to see it in action :)

[Rishab N]

It looks nice. I like the removal body and front of it; however, I agree with Mikuri-two M motors seem a little underpowered

[Zerobricks]

I really like the removable chassis! This way you can build a different body on top. I agree this baby needs MORE POWUH!

[weavil]

Ain't 2 M-motors a bit underpowered for this huge vehicule?

The modular build is very nice and makes a good base for any bodyworks :P

Else I would like to see it in action :)

It looks nice. I like the removal body and front of it; however, I agree with Mikuri-two M motors seem a little underpowered

Thank you. It does run with 2 M motors. It is geared with two 12t and one 20t gears.

[LeocornoProductions]

looks great

[weavil]

Here is the video...

[__________________________]

Ain't 2 M-motors a bit underpowered for this huge vehicule?

The modular build is very nice and makes a good base for any bodyworks :P

Else I would like to see it in action :)

I agree. it looks like, with a bit of mods to the body, this could have 2 L motors, for twice the total torque.

Also, I'd angle the front windshield, change the headlights, and replace the 6X AA battery pack with 2 8878s, to save weight.

Edited December 3, 2014 by TheLegoExpert

[weavil]

That's why it's version 1.

2 L motors should fit with no chages. You would have to make some chages to fit 2 small batt-packs, or thake out the rear seats. Windshield and the front end, I was running out of red, and seen the angle was off, but got lazy,sorry.