Battery Buggy B

[mthebronrox24]

Does anybody know of any god starting kits fro Battery Buggy B?

[robotman]

Does anybody know of any god starting kits fro Battery Buggy B?

there really isn't a starter kit for this event you can get the basic idea from the Wiki and also by looking at the Image Gallery

[amerikestrel]

How do you make the car brake?

[gyourkoshaven]

It's the same concept as Scrambler: [wiki]Scrambler#Brakes[/wiki]

Read the entire section.

[robotman]

It's the same concept as Scrambler: [wiki]Scrambler#Brakes[/wiki]

Read the entire section.

there is also just a basic braking section in [wiki]Battery_Buggy#Braking_systems[/wiki]

[jaydinwars]

So what type of wood or Metal is good for this event???

[robotman]

it depends on how you are building.
wood is more versatile but takes longer to build. and is heavier and is generally sturdier with less maintenance after builiding

Medal is faster to build when you use a kit and lighter

[gh]

it depends on how you are building.
wood is more versatile but takes longer to build. and is heavier and is generally sturdier with less maintenance after builiding

Medal is faster to build when you use a kit and lighter

wtf?

[Dark Sabre]

So what type of wood or Metal is good for this event???

For Scrambler C in '06, which has similar chassis requirements, I used bass wood. Next to balsa, it is about the lightest wood you can find easily. I used 1/4" thick pieces, which gave me a pretty rigid box.
If you need a beefier chassis, I'd just step up to poplar/maple/oak or something. The difference in weights between them shouldn't matter much in Buggy.

As far as metal goes, availability will really limit you to: kits, steel, or aluminum. Unless you have have more metalworking resources than I did, steel is probably a poor choice just because your average drill bit won't much appreciate it. You can drill aluminum handily with normal drill bits, as long as you go slowly. Aluminum would be strong enough for anything you needed to do anyway.

If you are trying do decide between wood and metal...kits aside, which can you fashion better? In terms of rigidity, metal is obviously capable of beating wood, but it depends on what you are using to hold the pieces together. If you have the resources to work with metal, it is probably better. If you don't, wood works well enough for the other 98% of competitors. Woodglue, screws, and something with a good right angle will be better than a shoddy metal frame.

[jaydinwars]

Thank you your tips are appreciated