Serpent introduces the Serpent VIPER 977-e 1/8 scale electric onroad car |
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Although the Viper 977-e is based on the Viper 977, it has a lot of features that make it a dedicated Electric racing car: Carbon fibre chassis 5mm and topplate 2.5mm |
SERPENT HERITAGE: Serpent has started developing and manufacturing of rc cars in 1980 in the Netherlands, Europe and has expanded the rc car program ever since ! Serpent has won mulitple World Championships, as well as European, American and Asian Championship titles. Michael Salven is head of design for all onroad Serpent cars, as has been racing all his life, and won World and European Championship titles, as well as many German national titles. His experience and knowledge has also been used to design the VIPER 977e. |
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INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL SALVEN:
Interview on the VIPER 977-e project with Serpent designer and toplevel racer Michael Salven |
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Michael Salven |
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO OF THE 977E: |
BELT TENSION SYSTEM: 2 belt system with 5mm wide belts for optimized effectivity. Both belts have ballraced bel-t tensioners. |
CARBON SPEEDO PLATE: Strong carbon fibre speedo plate, which fits most popular speedo’s well. The plate with speedo attached can be easily removed |
FRONT BUMPER: The strong aerodynamic shaped composite bumper comes from the 977 . The upward edges make it more stabile, so these wont touch the surface under impact or with high temperatures. |
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COMPOSITE BRACKET: The topmounted composite bracket gives extra stiffness to the front section, it holds the 3mm thick carbon fibre front shocktower and allow for the down-stop screws. |
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ALUMINIUM FRONT BODYPOSTS: The durable alu front bodyposts are excentric , to allow moving the body to front or back a few mm to optimize steering / downforce. |
ALUMINIUM FRONT AXLES: In the front the alu front axle with Japan-made one-way bearings features a free of play and super-true pully assembly . Springsteel drivecups, strong, long and thin spring-steel driveshafts with CVD system, and ballraced springsteel wheelaxles with alu quick-change levers. The open front end design allows for very fast and easy removal of the front axle or parts. |
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SUPERTRUE PULLIES: All the supertrue pullies have holes in the side flanges to allow dirt and dust to move out easier. |
SUSPENSION BRACKET: The suspension bracket and rear plate hold the pins firmly and have composite roll-center inserts to allow for fast and precise changes. |
RCM SHOCK ABSORBERS: The shockabsorbers are the latest Serpent RCM units with membrames. The threaded houses with setting-nuts ( or-ring inside) makes ride height changes easy and precise. The front and rear shock are identical. The RCM shocks are very smooth, and easy to assemble and fill. The shocksprings are selected, matched, flatgrinded, colorcoded units. REAR BODYMOUNT: The rear floating bodymount is mounted on the up-rights with 2 arms and held in place by a carbon-fibre-steel guider. The 2 arms have 2 positions to choose from, depending on body In use. The end of the mount allow for mounting body-supports , with full threading to allow exact positioning. The system leads the available downforce direct onto to the uprights to the tyres. |
HIGH SPEED BALLBEARINGS: The kit features high speed ballbearings, mostly sealed ones with aeroshell lubrication or grease. All bearings in the car ( except for the servosaver and brakecam) are seated in nylon bushings to reduce vibrations and play. MANUAL / SET-UP SHEET: The 977-e comes with a full color assembly manual as PDF download, reference guide and exploded views booklet all in one. The kit does not include motor, batteries, speedo, radio-gear, body, tyres-wheels or electronics. SETUP POSSIBILITIES: Wheelbase Designed by World and European Champion Michael Salven |
OPTION PARTS: |
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Rim cover rear carbon |
Wheel-axle set CVD RR |
Rim cover front carbon |
Pulley rear axle 48T alu |
Pulley front axle 28T alu |
Servosaver bottom alu |
Driveshaft cvd FR alu |
Wishbone FR lw L+R hard |