New Unnamed build | Potential parts list, need some advice

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#1

Heyo, this is gonna be the build thread for my new upcoming build, and I wanted to double check with you all before I go through and start ordering stuff. Goals for the build are ~30-35mph max, ~12-17 miles range, and hella torque. Need some advice on parts, currently looking at:

LY Evo 40"
Eboosted evo 40" SS enclosure
12s4p 30Q from @Skyart
2x Balance Pro 6.6 (V)ESCs
VX2
2x TB6374
Metr
Arctic Blue TB110s
BN M1 drives
BN 220 hangers + BN adjustable baseplates
@akhlut laser cut x-plate truck things (idk what they’re called)

Any suggestions before I start buying? Might get the deck Senderized but also might carbon fiber wrap it myself, idk.

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#2

Carbon fiber blocks radio signals

Fiberglass is recommended. Unless it’s vinyl with a faux carbon fiber print.

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#3

Yeah I think its gonna be carbon fiber vinyl, not actually carbon fiber. I saw an evo build with carbon fiber wrap they got off ebay and it looked pretty good

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#4

Other than that, any tweaks or suggestions?

#5

No, it looks like a badass build :metal:

Going for a professional fiberglass custom-fit enclosure is a very, very good choice. Butyl tape for waterproofing :+1:

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#6

Hell yeah! Thanks brother :call_me_hand:

#7

Epoxy connectors through the enclosure, don’t have any wires exiting the lip of the enclosure.

Use bluetooth.

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#8

Sounds good! Was planning on sleeving the motor phase wires in paracord and then epoxying the paracord to the enclosure to waterproof and to make it look badass

#9

If you don’t want water or debris ingressing, then:

Be sure to point them up (down when the board is flipped) and as close to the lip as you can. So when you turn it over, they aren’t sticking out as a target for rocks and stuff :+1:

Maybe do a little bit better job of centering things than I did :wink:

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#10

Yeah, drilling through a nice new shiny professional enclosure is heart-wrenching, but so worth it.

I mean, do you want it to look nice, or work well? :smirk:

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#11

Ahh ok I see what you mean by epoxy connectors through the enclosure. Definitely will do

Function > form but goddamn some of the builds on here are sexy

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#12

I reckon some of the boards on here are taken out only occasionally on the weekend in southern California when it’s sunny and 25°C (77°F), and a lot of folks don’t talk about failures because ego

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#13

Sunny San Diego gang :sunglasses: weather? what’s that?

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#14

:rofl:

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#15

Still going well in muddy Germany :slight_smile:

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#16

going to be hard to senderize this deck. all the component’s are siliconed to the deck. you will ahve to spend some time taking the silicone off. if i were you, i would just get some really cool grip tape. this is all if you are still planning on buying my combo that i have for sale

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#17

I am planning on buying your combo, and I forgot that everything was siliconed to the deck. I’ll probably just remove the grip tape you have on there and either vinyl wrap the top and slap some frit on it, or just get sick grip tape.

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#18

this will be much easier/less expensive and get you riding sooner

#19

how do you fill in the gaps made for wires against the deck then?

#20

Don’t have gaps.

If you do have them, like notches in the enclosure for wires, in the past I have laid a small flat piece of fishpaper on top of the notch and put epoxy (thickened with fumed silica) under it to make a flat surface to seal the butyl tape onto.

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