That thing is going to fly.

I may have just saved myself $300. I ordered one of the Turnigy Sentilion HV-100A controllers (the USA model of course :smile:). I hope it works well otherwise it's $100 overspent.

I tried out the Sentilon ESC the other day. It's very smooth, although there wasn't much load on it. I used one of my MA 4s packs. My programming card is on the way from overseas. It just shipped yesterday so it will probably be a while. I'll say one thing - These ESC's are a PITA to program with a radio! I gave up trying after about a half-hour. The MGM's are cake compared to this one... Oh and I've masked off the body and I'll be ordering the paint from Tower pretty soon. Same colors as my Rustler, but with graphics! You'll have to wait until I paint it for pictures. :mdr:

cant wait to see it

NICE!! great work 'whats nitro' the build is coming along real nicely.

Who did you get your motor off? those gold plugs look sweet

:great:
jordan

Thanks guys!

Jordan, I got the Neu from Mike of course. :whistle: Yes the 5.5mm plugs are awesome. I use them on everything now. Very easy to solder and a solid connection.

Updates...
 

So! I bought some stuff recently...

RC-Monster Battery Tray Kit

FlightPower EVO25 22.2V 5000mAh LiPo

Should be up and running in 2 weeks or less. Then the tuning begins...:yes:

Here's some tasty pics for ya!

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It looks alright, but, if I could do it over I would. Blame it on crappy masking tape. :no:

Nothing wrong with that- I've seen far worse before...

Thanks, Neil. I've seen worse, too, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist! I sprayed the blue too early and the thin black stripe bled a little bit. I had to whip out the Q-tips to contain it and then re-spray the blue. :no:

I hope to have the FP LiPo and RCM battery tray early next week. Tuesday would be nice because I have Wednesday off from work as well. Weather permitting, I'm sure I'll be driving it next week.

Hey what'd I tell you! I got the battery from UPS today! :yipi: The first thing I did was take it apart! :surprised: I had to re-do the balance connector to work with my AF Blinky.

It came out very well- wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.

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Test fit in the chassis:

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Just waiting for Mike's battery tray. I'll be making an ESC mount tomorrow out of some 1/8" polycarbonate.

Very nice.

Thanks! I want to start ripping up my street with this thing ASAP! :mdr:

I just remembered I need a PiStix adapter to use the Sentilon! :oh:

I might need to turn the brake servo mount to allow more breathing room for the battery+tray.

That battery is effing scary.

:lol: Soya! It is huge, though. Here it is next to my MaxAmps 4s 4000mAH pack:

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MaxAmps, I know who your daddy is! :lol:

I'm able to use the Sentilon esc without a PiStix

Hmmm. I haven't tried setting it to a pistol radio yet. I had just assumed it wouldn't work. That's great that it does. What radio are you using Blunten?

I'm using the futaba 3pm spectrum

Interesting..... I have the 3PM FM. I'll have to try it out after work (today). That would simplify things if it worked.

It will work. I havnt come across anyone that has that esc and says it wont work with pistol grip.

Hey! Whaddaya know! It works! :mdr: And my battery trays came today- so guess what?

With the exception of a steering servo, I'm done! L@@K! (<-- :lol:)

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In keeping with the "brushless" theme, I was thinking of getting a Futaba BLS351 servo.

What? It's awesome! I don't care how much awesome things cost! :rofl:

That thing looks sick! It is a beast for sure...:yipi:

I have one for my hyper st conversion. Looks to be a nice servo, but I will see how it compared to the hitec tg line. I have always been happy with futaba products, must have 20 of the 3050 servos, and they work great. $150 is a bit much for a servo though...

That thing oughta be sick in 2wd, burnouts and donuts hopefully:yes::yes: if no smoke, a smoke oil pump would be cool if u could get it to work:lol: This thing oughta haul a**:gasp: Video Time!

Thanks everyone! I may get some driving time after work tomorrow. If it goes well I will try to make a video the next time out. I might finally make one of the Rustler, too, since they BOTH use the same battery now.....muahahaha!

I love Futaba stuff, too. Tower had a $20 off $150 coupon code so I ordered it last night. :mdr: My Rustler has a S9155 in it. It's so smooth. I will always use digital servos now...

Hmm.. I haven't been doing much with this thing lately. The first time I drove it I balled up the foam inside the rubber tires. Of course they were glued, and, therefore, now they are junk. I bought some "soft" foams. They helped a lot as far as ballooning and such. However unless it is 90* outside I have little or no traction even with the 4wd re-attached. Not just during acceleration, but in corners as well. I almost always spin out; I probably could slow down but where's the fun in that?

Speaking of slowing down, I am going to need that second brake disc. The fade is so bad after I've been driving it a while. Are there any "mods" that use more resilient rotors/pads?

I need to support the body somehow. I can't drive with it on because it shakes violently in all directions. It's an easy fix but I don't have the parts right now. This project requires my attention once again, since I never really finished it in the first place...:cry: :lol:

Have you tried the 1/8 road rage tires with the molded foams? I have a set of those for my gtp. I actually have 2 with the molded foams, and 2 with the std foams. I will put the molded one on the front and the std on the rear and see if there is any difference. My gtp is still 4wd...

:oh: Those tires look nice. Are they new? I haven't seen them in that size before. Are there beadlock wheels available that will fit them?- Because I dont want to lose another complete set of wheels/tires should something get out of hand.

What would you say to these tires: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKGN3&P=M
My street is REALLY old pavement. The light grey, sandy, scaly kind. I figure a knobbier tread would help.

That brushless servo is awesome, though. I can see during turns, even if I'm not making the turn as planned, that the wheels at least remain pointed in the right direction with all that force against them.

I've never had any problems with traction on my OFNA.

I was able to get it up to 83mph on 8s:

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To solve the body flex, I made some body stiffeners from extra lexan I had laying around:

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I also removed the rear wing and added large vertical stabilizers:

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I havent needed any mechanical brakes, I just use the brakes from the motor:

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Heres a couple shots with all the data logging equipment (with GPS):

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Hopefully something in my set up will help you out. Have you tried running the car with just motor brakes and not mechanical brakes?

They have had 1/8 buggy road rages for a while. They just recently started seling them with molded foams, so be careful if you buy them online.

Moabs are good all-purpose tires, not sure how good they are onroad at speed though. I have had great success with crimefightes on road, and in gravel and dusty conditions.

Nice ride. Did you get the 83mph with the rubber or the foam tires? Also, I wasn't aware that the HV110 could handle motor braking, being an air controller. That is something to consider. Or, that MGM 12032 that I've always wanted! Also, also, I will be making a "cover" for the bottom of the car to reduce drag and keep the air getting under the body. A larger wing may be in order, too, and therefore an actual wing mount.

Edit: I haven't tried motor brakes because the Sentilon doesn't support them, for car duty anyways. Only to slow a propeller.

Neither one of them are belted anyways. I'll be doing that myself. Something like this: [Duct tape] [FG packing tape] [Duct tape] with 180* offset seams. Of course I'll balance them, too. The thing that turned me on to the Moabs is that they look like the surface of my street! The RR have more contact area, and that would be great if my street was smooth (close up) and not so sandy.

I tried both the rubber and foams and got to 83 using both. Before using the HV-110, I also thought it wouldn't be able to handle braking, but it handles braking fine.

The only thing I am having problems with is the Neu 2215/3Y. The endbell comes loose after a full throttle pass and the power of the motor goes waaay down. I have to send it back to Steve Neu so I can get the endbell secured.

Your car set up looks good. I wonder why you have traction problems. I know OFNA makes rubber slicks for the GTP. Maybe you can try those. You have a killer paint job. I cant stand painting and I am terrible at it. I just paint everything white, lol.

So 83 with the rubber tires and the foams are still intact inside? Hmm.....

Thanks! I'm telling you it's my street that is to blame for the traction issues. I believe the Moabs will help tremendously. It never gets swept by my town so it's always sandy on top of the crappy surface. There's a sewer access cover right in the middle at either end of the straight that I have to watch out for or it will flip the car. I actually like the all white paint job. It's ghosty, and somehow to me that suggests speed...

This is my street:

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That road doesn't look too bad actually. Except for a huge curve in the road and no place to really go straight, lol. Those rubber tires that the kit came with should work really well. My street is worse than yours and I have a lot of traction with the rubbers. I get a little less traction with the foams. I haven't had any problems with the rubbers getting the foam all bunched. I use the belted rubbers for the speed runs. When you glued your tires together, did you use both the narrow foam and wide foam? I only used the narrow strip of foam and used double sided tape to lay in-between the mounting ribs. Then I pressed the foam onto the center of the rim on the double sided tape all the way around. I haven't had any problems.... yet.

I did use both layers of foam. I did not however glue/tape them in any way. I'll bet that was the problem, but I've never seen a tire insert that wasn't circular to begin with. The way they come in "strip form" is not a good idea. I should have bought some regular inserts.

I'll get the Moabs and these http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXLUZ8&P=7. Now onto the wheels. Does anyone know if there are 1/8 buggy beadlock wheels? I really hate gluing...yeah I know, :cry: :cry: :cry:

Just thought of this; I bet your car is heavier than mine. It's also geared WAY higher. That may explain why you don't have the same issues with traction.

My 1/8th scale moabs came with the molded foams

That thing is a beast!