🏆 Best Build of 2018! Nominations

When you have yet to see @Idea’s builds:

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@XTLA has been killing the Jet Spud Game:

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And so has @Eboosted:

Let’s not forget @Eboosted’s Phenoix:

And my personal favorite just the amazing look of a vanguard enclosure on the Alerion deck:

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Still waiting to see it with his gear drive on.

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That’s a gorgeous looking battery. Any reason you used black and red cables? Just for organization purposes?

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Thank you this was my first big battery build, my other battery’s were small like a Ego 7s3p and a 10s3p for my Raptor.

They are all 20awg silicone wires, I used different colors for organizing it, I had to upgrade the balance wires because I use a 8a charger and the 22awg wire is rated for 7a, I used 2 12awg wires to connect the series and a .2x25mm nickel strips for the P groups.

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Awesome, I have a good amount of 20ga from my RC days. Okay, I’m going to stop derailing this thread! Thanks for the info!

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Can I through my build in to the mix.

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I don’t really like rules but can we at least have a build thread for each nomination and say it has to be finished by midnight 12/31 GMT?

I’m 01/01-02 I’ll post a new thread with all of the nominations, links to the build threads and a poll. Then let the poll run for 7 days and call the most poll votes the winner. I’ll make a trophy and gift bag for the winner.

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I haven’t publicly announced this build yet as it is not finished yet (I don’t like creating build threads now until I’m done my build).

But just a sneak peek. It features:

  • 12s5p of 5000mah zippys (25ah in total or 1110 Wh)
  • 4wd hummie hubs
  • 4x focbox
  • DieBieMS (wired in parallel for higher amp discharge)
  • Modified hummie deck
  • Phycotiller enclosure
  • Metr Pro Bluetooth Module
  • A bunch of custom 3d printed parts, including an electronics tray (similar to enertions) so I have screw mounts and parts are easy to replace if needed (and going to cnc mill a mold for pouring a silicon grommet to seal the enclosure instead of the foam that’s there now)

All is all, expecting the build to be between 13.5hp (10k watts) to 15hp (12k watts), depending on what the focbox’s can actually handle without throttling. Top speed should still be around 30 mph.

It may not be the sexiest build, but it’s range and power are not an issue.

Weight is about 34lb only also (considering the 4x hubs and battery size, I thought that was pretty good).

Total cost to build was just under 2k USD.

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What if we did different categories

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So there’s still time for me to finish my build??? Nah…I need another year.

Good luck to everyone!

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What did you have in mind? I kind of like the idea, but I don’t want this turn into a job. I just figured we’d recognize the best build of the year.

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100% agree it shouldn’t be a job. What if we had a most innovative. Best pro build. Maybe nicest looking deck.

Nicest looking deck would be the only one I’m interested in cause I just want to win something and I know mine isn’t the cleanest looking/innovative.

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Cool thar I have some mentions in here. Haha! Happy New Year everyone!

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Haha can we have most torque street build? Haha that’s likely the only catagory I’d win lol

build thread?

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too much work, i’m out.

gottta make shit shiny AF.

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If you keep wet sanding at 2000 grit then give it a good buff with a buffing wheel and polishing compound and it will look like a mirror. I polish alot of gun parts it’s a labor of love lol

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I was impressed by this one. Singapore guys are pulling their weight!

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six hours in the vibratory tumbler (green pyramids and simple green). then using a muslin buffing wheel with fine compound, then a bare wheel without compound to shine it up. This is already 1000x better than mill finish.

and i totally get the labor of love thing - i just want it to be as perfect as i can make it.

/end of thread derail

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Thanks but too much pressure! @SkaterBoy58 has too be in the running

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Ok, but which one? :grinning: