Typhon What i did to my Typhon.

[SAN]

Hello to all forum members, first i just like to introduce my buggy with a couple of pictures.

 

[SAN]

This is one of the first modification i made after bending the front shock tower, it protect also the shock caps from scratches.

 

[Piecejointe]

Old skool, I love it. Did you really run these tires?

 

[SAN]

Not yet but I think I will try them in the sand or mud may be, I got them from a friend and he said they are 20 years old!

 

[SAN]

After swapping the steering servo the horn was rubbing against the body so i made a higher front post.

 

[SAN]

After losing few of the caster clips i decided to secure them with a tough fishing line.

 

[SAN]

I didn't like my cables to be dislodged from the chassis brace clip...

 

[Typhon]

View attachment 12489 View attachment 12490 Hello to all forum members, first i just like to introduce my buggy with a couple of pictures.

I really dig the old school look. Very clean looking nice job on it. The fishing line tie is a good idea. Mine wear down and come loose all the time. don't be scared of them old tires either. I sold my 20 year old duratrax maximum mt with its original tires and the kid was running it on them the same day and they did just fine

 

[SAN]

I really dig the old school look. Very clean looking nice job on it. The fishing line tie is a good idea. Mine wear down and come loose all the time. don't be scared of them old tires either. I sold my 20 year old duratrax maximum mt with its original tires and the kid was running it on them the same day and they did just fine

Thank you typhon, I will try these old tires as soon as possible, i’m Very curious to see how they will hold with the buggy.

 

[Piecejointe]

Thank you typhon, I will try these old tires as soon as possible, i’m Very curious to see how they will hold with the buggy.

Considering how demanding this car is on even new tires, especially on 6S, i would be scared.

 

[Typhon]

Thank you typhon, I will try these old tires as soon as possible, i’m Very curious to see how they will hold with the buggy.

Buggies are alot faster nowadays so id be unsure of the shear ballooning effect they might come too. Stock form 4s would probably be the limit, But im curious as well so let us know!

 

[SAN]

Buggies are alot faster nowadays so id be unsure of the shear ballooning effect they might come too. Stock form 4s would probably be the limit, But im curious as well so let us know!

. I'll let you know how these tires are doing on different surfaces, since i'm running only 4s i shouldn't have too much ballooning problem.

Another thing that i made, i have installed the outcast side guards. I rounded the front angle with a heat gun in order to match with the typhon body shape.

 

[djjangelo]

This Typhon looks amazing - you have a ton of sweet mods on this thing!

 

[SAN]

Thank you djjangelo, my main goal is to make this buggy more durable, the mods are not very nicely finished, they are more on the useful/tough side.

At a moment it was almost impossible to order the wing mount so i made mine. but this add a lot of stress to the wing itself and to the rear chassis brace.

 

[slick2500]

Function > form. I'd rather it work than look pretty like my Tower to tower brace lol.

How did you make those shock tower guards?

 

[djjangelo]

Function > form. I'd rather it work than look pretty like my Tower to tower brace lol.

How did you make those shock tower guards?

Yeah, I just flipped my car during a speedrun (body not installed) and skidded along upside down half way down my street. I could have really used that shock tower guard. My tower and shock end caps got ground down pretty good!

 

[SAN]

Function > form. I'd rather it work than look pretty like my Tower to tower brace lol.

How did you make those shock tower guards?

Hi slick 2500. this shock tower protection is made from a plastic cutting board, so first i'm giving the general outline with a metal grinder equipped with a cutting disc, after i made a piece of aluminium at the exact size and thickness of the tower top end, i heat it with a torch and deep/melt into the plastic until reaching the inside desired shape, after that i refine the final shape with the metal grinder equipped with a sanding disc. as you can see in the picture i have drilled/threaded a 3mm hole in the tower to secure the plastic guard, so that it is very easily removable.

 

[SAN]

Because of the aluminium wing mount the rear chassis brace has started to bend laterally so i reinforced with a profiled piece of metal that still allows some vertical flex.

 

[SAN]

A new aluminium battery tray....

 

[SAN]

A solution to secure the battery strap ends, it stands above the spur gear protection and they are easy to pull....