LEtsGO
| LEtsGO | |
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| Built By | Chris Shakespeare |
| Theme | Lego Racer |
| First Race | ??? |
| Current Status | Active |
| Motor | Vevor 2000W |
| ESC | White box e-bike controller 1500W |
| Battery | 2 x 6S 12Ah in series |
| Transmission | |
| Contact | ?? |
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Background
Theme is to look like Lego blocks. It uses baking trays sprayed in various bright coloured car paints
Construction
How is the chassis constructed? Majority of the chassis is constructed from 20mm x 20mm box section. Its fully welded together The box section used allows a level of flex over rough surfaces that is beneficial
Steering? Geometry?
Steering is direct in the style of a go-kart Its has a lot of negative camber, probably too much!
Where are your wheels, tyres, hubs, axles from?
Majority of components are from mini ATVs
There are 2 sizes of wheel/tyre available depending on conditions. 13x5.00-6 145x70-6
How do your brakes work?
Single brake disc on the rear axle with a hydraulic braking system using components from an ATV The master brake cylinder is actuated directly from the brake pedal
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Powertrain
Motor Uses a single Vevor 2000W motor mounted to allow the chain tension to be adjusted
ESC Whitebox 1500W e-bike controller that may/may not of had the shunt modified to allow more current
Details of chain and gear ratio? 11:74 sprockets through a chain
Do you have a diff? No diff fitted, a single solid axle
Where is your battery from? Hobbyking but now consistently out of stock
Other Features
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Awards
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BOM
| Item | Cost | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Motor | £xx | £xx |
| Wheels | £xx | |
| ... | ... |
Limitations
The solid rear axle causes prodigious understeer at time
Resources
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