I'm making my own chassis thats 2in longer than stock

I plan on running the SC10 wheels...

now that I have more time,
you shoulda seen the look on the tech ed teacher when I said I needed some 7075 alloy:lol:then falowed up with the "why not make it outa steel?":rofl::diablo:

but the chassis I'm makeing is 2in longer, won't have the cutouts/holes for the nitro stuff, and will be semetrical.

I think I may rip the novak trays off my 1/8 buggy, thats on hold because of $$, and run 2 2s batteries in parallel to get uber long runtimes or 4s when I want to fly:angel::oops:

any idea if a castle 4600 motor will work without too much heat issues untill I can get a novak HV, or a speed passion motor, or a tekin motor


does anyone have the 2 speed internals/brake kit for it?? it allready has the singal speed conversion, and no matter how useless it is, its still cool:oops:


any ideas on things I should add onto the chassis, or other custom parts I should make??

I see alot of people using an E-maxx motor plate, does it bolt right up or does it need alot of work??

just out of curiosity, how do you think it will fair against an sc10??

update: its a 2-speed!!:yipi: thanks to brian:great:

a 4x12ft sheet of 7075 t6 mill finish is on its way to the school ($150:surprised:) the welding lab said they would buy whatever I don't use, soo it looks like I'll need a few more ideas:lol::lol:

the plan is to buy a new top plate and keep the RX box, and servo mounts, but cut out the batt mount and mount a 5000mah 2s between them. the esc will go next to the RX box on the chassis.



any ideas on extending the body mounts?? or how to mount at least the front bumper?

ofna parts
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBZN1&P=7
and or
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBZN0&P=7

I've used them, very universl and easy to setup

Is that a misprint? 4 feet by 12 feet?

Anyway, your parts will be shipped in about an hour during my lunch break. :smile:

yes, 4ftx12ft... costs $150... but I only have to buy what I use:rules:


I'm going to make a chassis for my 1/8 buggy and my slash while I'm at it

now, the question is, do I go with 1/8 buggy tires, or stay with 2.2 truck tires??

I have some of both...

any cheaper versions of these??
http://cgi.ebay.com/Traxxas-Jato-17M...QQcmdZViewItem

shoulda done some more reasarce before I bid, could had a BIN for $25...

ether way, still an awsome deal for good shocks:yipi::yipi:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...EOIBSA:US:1123


I'v got the front body mount on(slash mount), i think I'll have to order on of the ofna bony mounts for the rear...

I'll have a prototype chassis made out of steel tomarow:party:

the 7075 plate should be here thurs or fri:yipi::yipi:

I have a cupple unanswered questions...

any recommendations on a CHEAP motor for it?? I'm thinking a feigao just to get me by for awhile...(witch one???)

if not a feigao then will something like a CC 4600, or a novak 10.5(13mm rotor) be up to running this beast:lol: what I have...

whats the recommended wheel/tire?? 1/8 or 1/10?

what angle should I bend the sides of the chasis up? I know the more I go the stiffer it will get, but how stiff is too stiff...


since I'm making a custom motor mount, what distance should the motor shaft be from the top shaft on the tranny??


are there any slightly wider corr bodys that have the same wheelbase as the slash??

anyone??

the velineon traxxas motor should run quite a bit cooler and just begs for 3s to be a flyer:whip::whip:and a velineon should be a bunch cheaper, around $40 on the bay usually when I have looked, my cc 5700 and my 4600 get pretty hot in my slash, the velineon in a freinds slash runs an easy 20-30 deg cooler:whistle:, not sure if the gearing is lower in the jato or not but I would try the velineon over the cc motors for it:wink::yes:

well, I allready have a CC 4600 motor...
I might giv the 10.5/13mm a try though, it has the heatsink sleave on it

update: I'v got the e-maxx motor plate instaled, the brakes on, and the 2 speed trany in.

still waiting on the alloy to arive....:diablo:


for a motor, I bought a "hobbycity" brand 36-50 6s 5900kv for $20 shipped from a guy on RCU... I should fly:lol: I also have a 'hobbycity' 36-60 9l motor from the same guy on the way....

the front body posts are strait off the slash, and the rear will probably be just a single post from AE...

the brake servo will be right behind the motor, and the reciver will be in the stock location....

6s seems a bit weak for this truck.. Might wanna use the 9l