Light portable cruiser- Single 190kv 6374- 12s2p- FOCbox- Abec 97s

[wolfgangcole]

Edit: dunno how to fix sideways pictures. Just tilt your head lol

I made this about a month ago and I’m just now getting around to making a thread. I already had two kickass boards; a dual 6374 on 12s and a build from @longhairedboy but I wanted something more portable. I knew about what I wanted, but I got some inspiration from @Randyc1 about the deck and grip job. It’s a modified funbox deck that I refinished. The enclosure is 1/8" abs that I vac formed. It has a 12s2p battery from @oriol360 and I have to say that battery is great. It’s super light and I still get 12-15 miles off of it. Top speed is 30-31 in good conditions with a full battery. It’ll do 27 all day long though. It weighs 15 pounds. The motor is a @torqueboards 190kv 6374. Pretty sure one of the magnets is loose but it’s not getting any worse so… I have seen some other younger builders state their age, so I guess I’ll say that I was 13 when I built this. Pics:

I also put venom bushings in the calibers- 44/50 split angle as well

Here’s the enclosure

And the drive train

Here’s the deck after reprofiling

And after refinishing

And here’s the final board.

[666]

Sweet deck man. How is the battery doing with range and speed?

[wolfgangcole]

I get about 12 miles and it’ll hold around 29Mph the entire time, and 31 when the battery is mostly full

[longhairedboy]

very nice build bro!

how did you get those clean vertical walls so tidy when vac forming that 1/8" abs? I had a difficult time with it.

[wolfgangcole]

I got the abs super droopy and lowered it onto the vac form table super quickly, and I was using a hella powerful shop vac.

[DanSkates]

Simply stunning build! What stain or products did you use to achieve that finish?

[moon]

Also interested on how to achieve that finish

[wolfgangcole]

@DanSkates @moon For the stain I mixed minwax red oak 215 and ebony 2718, and I used a clear gloss polyurethane finish. I did three coats, sanding 400 grit after the first, 0000 steel wool after the second, and not sanding after the third.

[moon]

Thanks man, I have am going to do the same

I have already done the sanding+routing+1st layer now. I wish I took pictures but my phone is not working atm

[wolfgangcole]

Max voltage is 50.4V

[wolfgangcole]

Finally took a pic of the internals:

[Psmrman90]

How heavy are you and how did it to on hills? I’m looking to build a set up with 12s2p and a 6374 190kv for a college cruiser. What gearing did you use? Sweet build btw

[wolfgangcole]

I weigh about 125lbs and the steepest hill i have around me is about 16% grade, and it took me up it at about 1/3 charge, not just with a full battery, which I deem pretty good. I used a 16/40 gearing on 97mm abecs, which gives me good torque and about ~30mph.

[leroy]

I dig the wood stain finish.

[jxslepton]

Very nice. What do you estimate the total cost was?

[wolfgangcole]

i would say a bit north of $800ish