[MOC] Ford Mustang 42138 Upgrade

[Fluwoeb]

Hello everyone! I have had this build on my shelf for a bit now, but I completely redesigned the inner workings of the 42138 Ford Mustang set. I do not have an eye for building a better-looking body, but I satisfied myself with being able to build a completely working RC chassis.

Includes:

-RWD (with diff)

-A sort of trailing arm dependent rear suspension

-Independent front suspension

-Ackerman Steering Geometry

-Headlights (PF LEDs)

-And corrected stance! (or at least improved) :)

 

I know some of y'all really just want to see the functionality part of this... lol

More pictures on my BrickSafe:)

Let me know what y'all think! I would like some feedback on the front independent suspension particularly... lol. That was my favorite part. I can provide more pictures bc I know in these ones you can't see the front suspension very well with the parts being mostly black in that area.

P.S. I have already since made some enhancements to the rear suspension but would like to make the body modular so it can be removed from the chassis and possibly even attempt to add a small V8 replica (probably not functional).

Edited June 14, 2024 by Fluwoeb
to re-embed pictures after reorganizing BrickSafe

[pow]

That's why i still prefer PF over PU! Nicely done!

[2GodBDGlory]

That is a very interesting front suspension! Looks like the geometry should work out pretty well, and I always like seeing different designs!

It looks nice with those rims, too

[gyenesvi]

That's a neat one for the front suspension, though took me some time to figure out how it works :)

[Zerobricks]

Front suspension reminds me of tne bettle one. Rear seems to be a classical trailing arm with gears. Nice idea using longer axle for steering which can simply slide in and out of the rack. I was thinking of using such idea in my models, but I'm worried about it getting jammed, especially with outdoor use.

[Fluwoeb]

Thanks @pow! I haven't dabbled in PU yet, but it seems like it could provide a nice compromise between PF and Mindstorms. It has more precise motor rotation and the motors are better compatible with Technic.

Thanks @2GodBDGlory! The front suspension uses 3 of this part on both sides... and I used this liftarm for the top suspension. It was a concept I had thought of after seeing some similar go-cart suspension designs and I wanted to do something outside of the conventional wishbone setup like the 8070 set or the 42021 set (which I have). Also, for the wheels I didn't want to use the Flat Silver color of the wheel and introduce a new color, maybe I would if I rebuilt the car with a different color scheme though.

Thanks @gyenesvi! I hope the extra BrickSafe pictures were helpful with that. I will probably get some more of just the chassis so you can see better, having a bunch of black parts doesn't help either especially with my lighting and photography skills. lol

Thanks @Zerobricks! I simply didn't have enough room for the 6 stud suspension arms and towballs. It seems to work well, I haven't had any trouble with it getting jammed during outdoor use:)