Serpent 1/8 scale Viper 977 rushing vehicle. 2013-2014 IFMAR TQ and World Champion, Japan Tadahiko Sahashi with Viper 977 Gaspowered toplevel racecar with 4wd, belt-drive, Centax real movement clutch, SL8 gearbox, flex-system front side and backside, braking system on back axle, front one-ways, back sold axle, ballraced anti-rollbars. A fully adjustable race chassis to your latest spec and technology. Lighter, simpler, more powerful, brand new geometry, more tuning features.
Requirements:
- Class: 1/8th scale fuel on-road, IFMAR rules
- function: High-end competition
- body weight: 2.420kg (according to radio gear)
- Track-width rear: 260mm - 266mm
- Track-width front: 250mm - 260mm
- Wheel base: Adjustable 296 - 300mm +/-1.7mm
- Chassis: 5mm 7075 aerospace quality aluminium, accuracy CNC machined
- Radio plate: 2.5mm carbon fiber
- Suspension: Independent increase wishbone suspension system
- Shock absorbers: RCM shock absorbers
- Fuel tank: 125cc design
- back axle: Solid rear axle
- Front axle: Aluminium front side axle with one-way bearings
- Gearbox: Lightweight 2-speed SL8
- Clutch system: Centax true movement clutch system
- Directions: Full color Instruction manual
- Adjustability: Camber, Caster, Down-stops, Up-stops, Toe-in, Track width, Wheel base, Front and rear roll centre
- Perhaps not Included: motor, pipeline, human anatomy, radio gear, tires, tires, battery pack pack
Features:
- Complete brand new platform, 90per cent new parts
- Lighter, yet still superstrong and durable
- reduced center of gravity
- brand new front side and back geometry
- New internal drive ratio with new pullies
- Brake on rear axle
- brand new front flex system
- a breeze to exert effort on with many small details as per below
- Most components are symmetric left/right (except front lower arms, back 2-speed bearingblocks )
- Many ballbearings operate in plastic bushings ( except brake-cam, servosaver)
5mm aluminium chassis in perfect symmetrical form even for flex and weight distribution. Aerospace quality 7075 T6 alumnium with engraved logo. Improved tightness around the motor for better motor performance. Countersunk holes, chamfered edges for lots more cornering, ground approval. Space in center element of the framework to allow mounting of maximum 3 metal sliding loads, which are utilized as set-up tool, to try out with chassis stability. It's big influence on steering, grip and tyre use and it is super easy and quick to improve. All screws through the base are with 2.5mm allen size.
The strong aerodynamic shaped composite bumper originates from the 966-TE . The upward sides make it more stabile, so these wont touch the outer lining under impact or with a high conditions.
The durable composite front bodyposts are excentric, allowing going the body to front side or back some mm to optimize steering / downforce.
The newest steeringblock , which is often mounted kept or right, offers a method to alter the axle place more to front or right back providing a trailing or leading steering, together with ability to change the kingpin-inclination and offset.
The spring-steel steering-rods are fastened towards the alu steeringplates, which mount towards the brand new steeringblocks. Optional carbon fibre disks are mounted on the side for the uprights to stiffen the installation and for aerodynamic reasons.
The steeringblock is right and left similar, and features an aluminum dish to connect the steering-rods, 2 options for Ackermann.
The latest longer durable front reduced wishbones, are installed superlow into the automobile, and show a semi covered leg for the internal suspension pin while the pivot website link for the front anti-roll bar system, its also has an expansion for the down-stop screw . The lower hands support the lower alu shockmount dish, which allows a further away and greater mounting point the front shocks. The strong brand new upper hands in can be utilized left and appropriate. The front reduced arms connect to the alu front side bracket on suprisingly low nylon holders. The kit includes 2 variations, low and superlow. This method also allows you to replace a front driveshafts very quick and simple.
The longer upper arms are installed between your anodized aluminum top brackets, which also support the suspensionpin inserts to permit camber-change corrections with 3 feasible inserts . Below the alu top-brackets spacers may be used to change angle or height. Caster spacers are utilized as simple clips on upper pivot pins. Exact same videos are used on the lower pins to change wheelbase.
The topmounted composite bracket offers additional stiffnes on front section, it holds the 3mm dense carbon fibre front side shocktower and permit the down-stop screws.
The ballraced front anti-roll club changed to a cable type, with quite simple and fast available access regarding front, captured inside alu front braces. The typical cable is 2.5mm and 2 other as choices. The pivotballs link system directs the capacity to the bar in a smooth method and easy to modify the tweak with the captured pivotball.
In the front side the alu front side axle with Japan-made one-way bearings features now a better pully assembly, free of play and super-true. Springsteel drivecups, strong, long and thin spring-steel driveshafts with CVD system, and ballraced springsteel wheelaxles with alu quick-change levers. The available front end design enables extremely fast and simple elimination of the front axle or components.
The newly designed springloaded servo-saver permits easy and fast Ackermann settings. The servo-saver features a high mounted insert which can be utilized in 3 roles. Another 2 Ackermann jobs on the steeringblocks.
The new steeringblocks and back uprights connect with the hands with springsteel 8.5mm pivotballs , which operate really smooth and well protected in nylon cups, and are easy to adjust with an allen device.
Lowered split-design 2.5mm carbon fibre radioplate frontplate to lessen the center of gravity and allow the brand new optional flex-control system. The frontplate creates a really rigid front side device which also covers the servosaver to increase steering precision. The radioplate holds the fueltank, the receiver battery pack and also the integrated electronic devices bracket/box.
The leading end construction incorporates an optional system to permit from zero flex for some flex, as much as required for optimal usage. A good system consisting of a bearing and bushing controls the flex. This set is optional. To permit the flex the radioplate is split in 2 sections. The primary dish enables the torsion, even though the front plate keep carefully the front end rigid, so the flex does occur only where most reliable. Standard the flex-space is filled up with an oval nylon spacer. The flex components comprises of 2 bearings and 2 inserts. By loosening the screw of alu holder below the front of this primary radioplate , the flexsystem can be activated ( or fasten to de-activate ).
Compact composite brace and field in one single, which holds and protects the receiver and mounts both servos, which both lay on the sides, as low as feasible, simply a tiny clearance allowing for framework flex. The cap for the receiverbox offers a unique yet simple and easy safe holder the cable connectors associated with the receiver, which works as an easy switch and is very available.
The optional carbon transponder brace mounts on integrated electronic devices brace. When working with a tiny receiver, the container has area to carry the transponder too, but must be tested for function prior to the race. Within our test that worked.
Reduced 125ccm fueltank in a new long and slim design, with a premounted bronze filter. The narrow tank will ensure an improved fuel-supply towards the engine, once the fuel can go less from side to side. The labyrinth inside the fueltank will additionally keep carefully the fuel more stabile and prevents foaming. The tank also has elevated parts in front, which make yes the fuel stays near to the filter when the tank is amlost empty. This produces like a warning sign a matter of seconds before the tank goes completely empty, in order to try to look for a safer destination to park. The fueltank has a powerful springloaded cap and silicone rubber shaped seal, and has a connection the pressure line. The inner base of th tank allows for mounting inserts to reduce amount if required.
The composite nylon radioplate bracket, holds a corner area of the radioplate and also the strong chromed angled roll-bar, and also mounts the adjustable ballraced belt-tensioner. An aluminum one is optional.
Most of the topmounted screws come in allen 2.0mm size, excluding the top suspension system brackets in 2.5mm.
The batteryholder between the tank and side belt , is built to fit the more common Lipo packages. Additionally there is enough space to match a normal batterypack. The owner includes a simple spacing system to allow this.
The light, hollow 8mm hardcoated aluminium middle shaft is held rigidly in destination a little, low put and light alu holder, that also holds the spring-type exhaust-wire.
The final drive ratio associated with the car is 2.286
28T front side pulley
18T mid-inner pulley
25T mid-outer pulley
19T outer lay-shaft pulley
21T inner layshaft pulley
48T back axle pulley.
All of the superround and true pullies have actually holes in the side flanges to permit dust and dust to maneuver out easier. The 977 has a complete brand new set of pullies, with additional teeth, so larger diameter helping to make the belts run smoother, with less friction.
The belts are low friction kind as standard, back one as 8mm, part in 6mm and front 6mm too. The adjustable ballraced belt-tensioner ( carbon, alu) keeps the sidebelt operating smooth.
The low seated anodized aluminum engine mounts keep carefully the motor well positioned and aligned and transfer heat toward chassis in best way.
The latest rear end construction using the alu brackets holds the braking system and backside axle. Its available design enables eas of maintenance and cleansing, and needs hardly any screws to dis-assemble. Replacing a belt in the event needed, is simple and extremely fast too. The excenter on backside shaft allows for belt tensioning. The whole rear end are eliminated as one product from the framework, with very few screws.
The trunk axle sits reduced in the vehicle than prior to, to achieve more technical hold.
The brake relocated toward rear axle, beside the solid axle pully. This decreases the inertia aftereffect of the brakedisc plenty since the back axle spins a great deal slower compared to the twospeed shaft. Also the brake-stress regarding the rear belt is practically gone. Its an extremely compact system and well protected against dust, but nonetheless open enough allowing for enough coolng. The swimming ventilated brake-disk rotates on the trunk axle additionally the springloaded cam-operated brake pads provides all the stopping power you might need. The battle braking system pad material is baked on strong steel dishes and allows extremely precise stopping with many brake-feel / feedback. In the place of a cable we chosen the well-proven wire-linkage of Serpent vehicles.
The ballraced braking system activator is bolted in a light alu holder to your right backside bracket.
The ballraced backside anti-roll club mount in metal adaptors, which run in nylon spacers within the alu holders as important the main back brackets, with 2.5mm as standard cable and 2 other as choices. The anti-roll club links towards the backside reduced arms with adjustable trackrod guidance.
The solid rear axle with brand new lightweight 48T pulley in Serpent springsteel, 9mm wide with 4 slots for the pin.
The aluminium backside brackets and the 2-speed layshaft holders have actually tiny ears which allow for mounting regarding the optional alu or plastic spacer, to control flex. Either full flex, no spacer, or some flex with plastic spacer, or zero flex with the aluminium spacer.
The suspension system bracket and backside dish hold the pins securely while having composite roll-center inserts to permit for quick and exact modifications.
Within the back strong springsteel driveshafts , springsteel wheel-axles with alu quick-change levers and a springsteel rear axle. Extremely durable and lasting drivetrain
The new longer durable rear reduced wishbones can be utilized left and right. The lower rear supply holds the lower mounted website link for the backside anti-roll club and holds the alu mounting plate of a corner shocks, that allows a situation that is really far towards the back and to the surface for best performance/ geometry. The lowr arms also contain the readily available down-stop screws. Nylon clips are used on the reduced backside pins to improve wheelbase.
The durable composite uprights support the ballraced spring steel wheelaxles, with aluminium quick-change levers. The 8.5mm piotballs are used to adjust camber easily because of the smooth hex-shaped plugs . The arms regarding the floating bodymount mount towards the top of uprights. Together with the up-right spacers could be added under the pivotball to alter rollcenter and camberchange.
Optional carbon fibre disks could be mounted on along side it associated with the uprights to stiffen the installation and for aerodynamic reasons.
The adjustable rear upper camber links mount towards the rear carbon camberplate with 2 positions .
A corner floating bodymount is installed on the up-rights with 2 hands and held set up by a carbon-fibre-steel guider. The 2 hands have actually 2 jobs to choose from, dependent on human body In use. The conclusion of mount permit mounting body-supports , with full threading to permit precise positioning. The system leads the available downforce direct onto to the uprights towards tyres.
The compact, light 2-speed gearbox comes straight through the 966, along with its proven durable and effective design, superb gears and long-lasting one-way. The 8mm springsteel 2-speed shaft is lightened , but still regarding safe side to prevent flex or breakage .
The innovative Serpent real Motion Centax clutch is equipped. Serpent as inventor of the original centax clutch, has developed the clutch over time together with present variation excels in energy throughput , dependability and eas of setting. The typical verison is sold with aluminium clutch bell and hard anodized clutch-gears.
The kit features high speed ballbearings, mostly sealed people with aeroshell lubrication or grease. All bearings in car ( except for the servosaver and brakecam) are seated in nylon bushings to lessen vibrations and play.
The shockabsorbers will be the latest Serpent RCM units with membrames. The threaded houses with setting-nuts ( or-ring inside) makes ride height modifications simple and precise. The front and back surprise are identical. The RCM shocks are smooth, and easy to put together and fill. The shocksprings are selected, matched, flatgrinded, colorcoded devices, equal length front side and backside.
