Greetings skater folks, I am back for another build. Two months ago I broke my collarbone because (i think) i braked on my remote on accident and i flew and ran 4 steps before landing on my shoulder at 25km/h.
I am alive thankfully but it gave me time to think about life, maybe quitting my 1.7k/month job, visiting all my craftsmen/workshop friends I had no time to visit, and of course, gathering parts for a new build.
Months before I brokey myself, I was able to snag a Haya 83, the shortboard version FYI from @abusfullofnuns, and I started to gather parts for my next stealth build.
Following a similar build to my Kushboard Chonkas, a DIY stealth board I built in 2020, I am going for a slightly lighter weight this time, as back then I did a 10s3p and it ended up being very heavy for stealth, and I did not require that much range, that board was very efficient, using only 18% juice after a 15km ride. So I am possibly thinking of a 10s2p P42A.
As for my drivetrain, I was lucky to acquire a set of Loaded Hubs with orange sleeves with Caguamas for the front from @Venom121212, and will be using that.
For the trucks, i’ve pondered for a looooooong while, since the hubs fit on any 8mm axle, I have unlimited options for which trucks to use. I could try fancy TKPs and RKPs, expensive DH trucks etc, hell even the Rojas trucks came to mind, but I did not have a couple thousand on hand to spend on trucks. However, @Ac53n had a pair of Stooge’s 3 link DH trucks for sale, so it is on the way to me now.
Powering the board will be a spare Unity I have lying around, since this will be relatively low powered, I do not see the need for anything too crazy.
I have seen the small but possible issue with delamination of the Haya deck, so I am planning to sand it clean, and skin the bottom of the deck with some decorative carbon fiber. It has already arrived but I am going to need a few weeks till I am back at the shop to actually work on it.
This is the one i got, i might paint a transparent green over it after the skin, or with an undercoat of green pigmented epoxy, we will see.
That is all I got for now, what do you think? I aim to get the board’s weight to be around 7 kilos or so, but it might be closer to 8, hopefully it won’t feel too heavy.
