May '09: "LowRider" COTM Discussion Thread:

[Donziikid]

All and any discussion about the May '09 COTM must be held here. Keep it nice, keep it fair and keep it fun. If you can't play nice, don't play.

Cheers,
Kyle.

[imnotmikal]

If I get it done, I have a little something enter. :)

[65mustangrock]

I figure that tex has been waiting for this comp for a while with thwt bowtie of his.

[Stampedekid]

If I can find my G35...found it! LOL I think I'll enter this month!

[rcxmoddagger]

i have a project that im doing now, but i really wanted to go lifted on this one. hmmmm, maybe i can do something...ha! lol, good luck guys!

[imnotmikal]

If I get it done, I have a little something enter. :)

I lost all the other pieces to the car I was doing...
No grille, no hood, no windows, no bumpers... fml...

[tayyab]

**** it! I have exams! I have been waiting to enter Dust Sweeper. Looks like I have to do something to my Titan....;)

Later, T.I.M

[texan_idiot25]

I figure that tex has been waiting for this comp for a while with thwt bowtie of his.
And the money to finish it. Now, time is my enemy. :lol:

[123Vette]

if donzii and the rest accept it in ill be throwing in my 850 wagon :bigwink:

[Alvin]

where do you actually enter cars for the competition?

[c1v1c]

where do you actually enter cars for the competition?

You're kidding right? :nodno:

http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16686

[Alvin]

no man ive really never payed attention to the competitions before

[kendallcschm]

lol.. if it was just a low rider competition i would enter.. but it has to be a model body so i won't.. lol

[winner]

lol i've got a sweet body i designed and made myself... too bad i've only been a member since april 12th...

[okoye]

can we use mini-z? whens the deadline for the cars to go in?

[dontspamme]

Your Entry:
1. Your entry must be a fully functioning Xmods RC car owned by yourself. You may not enter for friends and you may not enter anything you have previously sold or plan on selling within the month the COTM is running.


2. Your submission post must be made before Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 9:00PM EST SHARP. Any late submissions will not be allowed within the competition. No exceptions.


;)

[merc3des]

Looks like Alvin has this one in the bag :lol:

[AJB32690]

Is there a set ride height for it to be considered a "low-rider?" If I finish my project in time to enter it, its a model body and it sits about 3/4mm off the ground. Would that be low enough?

Edit: Disregard that question. I was able to rework my chassis and now it sits a lot lower.

[okoye]

its gotta scrape the ground i think that that should be the requirements

[AJB32690]

its gotta scrape the ground i think that that should be the requirements

Any lower and this sucker will.

I'm quite excited. This is the first CoTM comp that I will entering! I may have a good shot too, Ive spent a lot of work on my entry.

[DRFTKO]

its gotta scrape the ground i think that that should be the requirements

Do remember that any entry into the Car of the Month must be a fully functioning XMOD.;)

[AJB32690]

Do remember that any entry into the Car of the Month must be a fully functioning XMOD.;)

My entry is fully functional. Forward, backward, left and right. Its 100% shelf queen though, the first imperfection in the driving surface would destroy it. The body is so close to the ground that any amount of suspension travel would dig it into the ground. Also in order to save space, the circuit board is mounted on the underside of the chassis. You'll see once I get around to doing the photo-shoot for the entry.

[okoye]

Do remember that any entry into the Car of the Month must be a fully functioning XMOD.;)

uhhh you must not know that i had the lowest functional xmod truck. body on the ground frame on the ground front left right reverse you name it it could do it look around and you might find it on here

[AJB32690]

uhhh you must not know that i had the lowest functional xmod truck. body on the ground frame on the ground front left right reverse you name it it could do it look around and you might find it on here

Yeah, Ive messed around and gotten my Xmods that low, but driving them like that is impossible... lol.


Anyway, is anyone else going to enter, or are we all saving it for the last possible moment?

[KITT222]

I'll enter mainly because there's only 2 entries...

[AJB32690]

I'll enter mainly because there's only 2 entries...

Actually theres three. Ive just been too lazy to upload my entry. It will be in there later tonight.

[DRFTKO]

uhhh you must not know that i had the lowest functional xmod truck. body on the ground frame on the ground front left right reverse you name it it could do it look around and you might find it on here

As long as it is functional, then everything is good. I just wanted people to keep it in mind, that is all.

[zippo855]

don't forget to get them in before the deadline stated in the entry thread. any late entries will not count........

[123Vette]

i snuck it in the last second lol

[imnotmikal]

Holy crap.
I completely forgot.
I still have until tomorrow night to finish, but that won't happen.
I'll throw mine in for ****s and giggles.
It's fully functional. The body is painted, the hood is not.
This will be funny...
I'll get it in tomorrow.

@123Vette:
When I saw yours, I thought it looked great, but then I saw the front clip sticking out.... Kinda kills it.

Unless someone else slips in at the last minute with some outrageous entry, I am pretty sure I can say Alvin has this one in the bag.

[123Vette]

yeah i kno.... i just havent had a chance and i ran out time....

[AJB32690]

Unless someone else slips in at the last minute with some outrageous entry, I am pretty sure I can say Alvin has this one in the bag.

I think my entry will be able to knock Alvin down, hopefully. As long as someone else doesnt come along and stick another last minute entry in.

[blue504life]

dont get your hopes up to high, ive got a little something to add

[AJB32690]

dont get your hopes up to high, ive got a little something to add

Oh really? My entry is up, lets see yours!

[blue504life]

Oh really? My entry is up, lets see yours!

yes really, i would but its not done yet (and might not be finished). yours is really cool thou

[AJB32690]

yes really, i would but its not done yet (and might not be finished). yours is really cool thou

Thank you. I put a lot of effort into it.

[blue504life]

Thank you. I put a lot of effort into it.

i can tell, the chassis is really creative, never seen one like that

[AJB32690]

i can tell, the chassis is really creative, never seen one like that

It was actually an idea I had for a different project that ended up getting scrapped. The board was going to be in the engine compartment at first, but then I realized that it pushed the front end up too high and I wanted to have a motor in it, and I also wanted an interior, so the only other place I could think of was under the car. The motor cradle is on backwards so that the motor itself doesn't interfere with the back of the interior. I basically designed the chassis around the interior.

[blue504life]

It was actually an idea I had for a different project that ended up getting scrapped. The board was going to be in the engine compartment at first, but then I realized that it pushed the front end up too high and I wanted to have a motor in it, and I also wanted an interior, so the only other place I could think of was under the car. The motor cradle is on backwards so that the motor itself doesn't interfere with the back of the interior. I basically designed the chassis around the interior.

well it worked, this might be the first car ive seen that the chassis was designed around the interior, normally its the other way around

[AJB32690]

well it worked, this might be the first car ive seen that the chassis was designed around the interior, normally its the other way around

Haha, I know! I was kinda upset when I had to cut out the back seat to add the battery tray...

[blue504life]

Haha, I know! I was kinda upset when I had to cut out the back seat to add the battery tray...

i know the feeling, ive had to sacrifice interior for functionality before. it really sucks

[AJB32690]

i know the feeling, ive had to sacrifice interior for functionality before. it really sucks

Shouldn't you be working on your entry? I want to see you top mine, lol.

[blue504life]

Shouldn't you be working on your entry? I want to see you top mine, lol.

im working on it, interior now, sanding putty later, painting tomorrow

[zippo855]

got mine in.
don't forget deadline is 9:00 est tonight. get them in before this or they dont count :)

[KITT222]

Sorry I didn't enter. Busy day (mowing the lawn, helping my dad fix his truck, helping my dad change the oil on his girlfriends Corolla, riding to Taget on my bike, and homework)

[AJB32690]

Only 5 entries? Lame. I thought this was going to be a good one...

[kendallcschm]

Only 5 entries? Lame. I thought this was going to be a good one...

i knew it wouldn't be... the rules made it too hard..

[Donziikid]

i knew it wouldn't be... the rules made it too hard..

Explain, please. I'd like to know why you think this way so that in the future we may be able to bypass that problem.

To be quite honest, I thought the rules were quite laxed. The only real rules were that it had to be lowered (simple), it had to be custom (simple) and it had to be submitted on time (some of you have a REAL hard time with this :lol:).

Cheers,
Kyle.

[imnotmikal]

Oops.