Most buggies and truggies have the steering on the right side. Almost all of Mike's conversions have the steering and the motor on the right and the battery on the left. Itsa good balance.

nitrostarter: haha exactly.. which is why I need a different motor mount so I can keep the motor on the right side since that's the side the servo will be on and then keep the battery on the left as described in my last post.

WOW blast from the past :lol:. I forgot all about this thread . It looks good so far .

Rchippie: Haha thanks

I got the steering set-up and the mud guards in the mail. I decided to not put the mud guards on until I get the body to make sure I place them so the body fits tight. I did however mount the steering and it fits very nicely. I had to trim the bulkheads slightly because of clearance issues and had to move the steering rack from the tops of the bell cranks to the bottoms. It looks like this will provide good steering geometry. I'm very happy how the steering fits into place.

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I'm awaiting the Revo driveshafts so I can cut them down to make the center shaft. I also purchased a used Tekno 36mm motor mount for $12 that should be here later in the week.

After a busy week of school and soccer and getting a job at a local movie theater.. I made some progress on the Evo8. First I cut up the Revo drive shafts and put a male half shaft in the middle of two female shafts to make the center drive shaft. Then I cut up the Rc8 steering top plate so the drive shaft could fit. I also had to grind a slot in the bulkhead upper deck because of drive shaft clearance issues. After I got the center drive shaft taken care of I took the parts I had used from the Slayer drive-shafts on the center diff and replaced them with the new Revo drive-shaft parts so that I had complete Slayer drive-shafts.

I got the mudguards mounted and had to cut down the chassis slightly in the front to make them line up. I think those turned out great.

Next, I mounted the Tekno motor mount by drilling slots in the chassis. As you can see from the pictures its alittle crooked so I will have to fix that with alittle bit more drilling.

Lastly, I got a piece of black vinyl from a teacher at school for free and decided to try wrapping the chassis in it. Its a little bit shinier than I would like and also has quiet a few air bubbles in it. I figure you won't see too much of the top of the chassis once all the electronics are in place.I didn't wrap the top decks yet becuase I'm still trying to decide if I like it.. what do you guys think? I know on the bottom with the vinyl or with it I will probably be a lexan chassis guard and so I really wouldn't need the vinyl on the bottom since I would paint the chassis guard black.

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I also just ordered some 17mm adapters from a guy used for $7 shipped. He isn't sure what brand they are but he says they will fit so I'm hoping they will do.

i see the front of the chassis bending very easy

Very exciting! Don't like the shiny bubbles. Looks almost factory except for the vinyl. Why are you using trying it? To give it a more finished look? I would instead polish and round the aluminum.

I was kind of thinking that too. I can see why that part is made so thin to allow clearance for the a-arms, but make sure to come up with a really solid brace for the front. Hate to see it bend/break right away after all the work you've put in. Interested to see the final product, keep up the good work!

Big greg: I too am concerned about this part of the chassis. I'm going to put some strong braces to connect the top deck to the lower chassis and hopefully that will strengthen it. Eventually though I am going to make a new chassis that is wider in that section.

Kcazz: I'm using the vinyl as an alternative to anodizing.. this won't be the final chassis because of the poor fit and weakness in the front. I'm thinking the final chassis will probably be anodized black.. I'm trying to go for an all black and red color scheme. I too don't really like the bubbles or the shinyness but I do like the blackness =)

SimpleChamp: Yea I will be adding bracing. Its definatly a tough area because of the a-arm clearance. I guess you could call this chassis a mock up chassis.. and I don't feel like going and making a whole other chassis at this moment to replace it ( I hate taking steps backwards) Not quiet sure when I will be making another chassis..the thought of starting all over on the main chassis plate is depressing considering how far I have come.

Got a small update. I got the 14mm adapters in the mail which I picked up used for $7 shipped. Not a bad deal in my mind. They are Ofna adapters that have been de-anodized and they fit quiet well.
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I also wrapped the top decks to see how it would look. I think the "blackness" looks good but again the shininess makes it look cheap. You can all see the bubbles on the lower chassis more in the picture below. Most of them will not be visible when I put the battery tray and all the electronics in it. I will eventually be making a new chassis which will be anodized though for a better look. Just wanted to experiment with the vinyl. Who knows some flat black or carbon vinyl might look better.
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Next I will be making front chassis stiffeners that will connect the upper deck and lower chassis.
As far as upcoming purchases.. I will be buying some steering turnbuckles, a plastic Ae 50t spur gear, a body, and I might pick up some wheels.

I'm going out to the garage to work on the chassis stiffeners right now so look for a small update soon :nod:

looks awesome!:great:

I cannot wait to see when you are heading with this!!! It looks bloody amazing!

Now that schools out I have a lot more time for my projects and too work so I can fund them.

I dug out this project and I drew up a new chassis for this so I can cut it out. The old one was too weak and alot of the holes weren't exactly in the right places. Hopefully this new chassis will be stronger and fit better. I also will be re-making the upper chassis's as they aren't up to spec as far as the holes matching up.

I have a ordered a body for it...and will be ordering tires and wheels for it along with the other parts I will need to complete this.

I'm going to be redesigning the battery mounting system and also revising the steering and motor mounting.

I'm putting so much effort into making this as nice as a conversion as I can because I will be sending off to a friend of mine who is a very good racer for him to put electronics in it and do some testing for me.He will also be racing it, taking pictures, and taking videos for me. I myself don't have the money to put electronics in this nor do I have the money to race it. I have to have it to him by July 5th so the end of this month is my deadline.

In other words... I'm start pretty close to fresh..and have a month to do it..Stay tuned for progress.

Hey, i have a set of close to new crimefighters that you can have for 20 bucks, on mbx6 rims.

If you need another beta tester let me know

Thanks for the offer.. but I'm looking specifically for Losi or Panther Step Pins.

Alright sure will.

I got the new chassis Cut out, drilled,and filed today. I got most of the stuff to line up better but I will have to do some small adjustments to it to get everything to line up correctly.

I also got the body today. Its Jconcepts Rc8e Hi-flow body. After some trimming I got it to fit pretty well. I'm debating wither or not to make scoop like think to cover up the front shocks or not.
Unfortunately.. my painter says he won't be able to paint the body before the deadline because he doesn't have enough time... so now I will either have to find someone else to paint it for free or rattle can it myself. If anyone is interested in helping me out and donating a paint job to me that would be great. The project is on many forums and I will also be sending pictures to magazines...so the paint job would be seen. It would be a pity to have this project turn out sick and then end up having to put a crappy paint job on top of it. Let me know if any of you guys with mad airbrushing skills can help me out. I would need the body done by the 25th or so. Thanks

Next, I will be remaking the upper chassis plates and making a front chassis brace out of 1/4" lexan.

Oh yea.. and some pictures
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Basic Gloss Black.. You want to have the car stand out, not the paint job.

This is a good company: CLICK
They painted a good looking body for me before I learned how to paint.
HERE is their finished product
You'll have to ask them if they can get it done in time.

They could do you a simple paint job like BB16 is saying... they could do it for cheaper too. The body and a paint simple job for like $50. You can send them a body too. and that will knock the price down even farther to like 30.

What !? You didn't paint this Proline body Zack !! You deceived us :diablo::lol:

Nice car EDS by the way, cute and sturdy :mdr:

that looks sick eds, i have that body for my losi 8ight and i love it

LOL You knew i didn't!!! How convient though. Too bad you learned otherwise! LOL The latest one I did paint... and I think it looks better than the professional one.

Yeah EDS, I love it! I wish you still lived in mobile like I learned on that mobile forum so I could come see it. Looks professional. I think I speak for everybody when I say that I want to see the chassis. It does look great with the body on though. You know using BB16's logic you could leave the body unpainted.

I think I have decided to paint the body myself... I'm gonna go for a "Stealth" look by painting the body black on the outside with Tamiya Matte Black and then on the inside it will be red.. when the black gets scratched the red will show thru.


Kcaz25: I'm actually still in Mobile till the end of this month. I have to get this project done before I leave so I can ship it up to my friend in Michigan for him to put electronics in it. Thanks for the compliments. Hmm I like the idea of keeping the body clear.. the only thing is I'll be sending pictures of it to various magazines and like to see color.

Small update..today I got a shipment of parts...I got:

Team Associated Rc8 Black Wing

Team Associated Rc8-e motor mount

Team Associated RC8 Plastic Spur 50t

Team Associated Rc8 Steel Steering TurnBuckles

Traxxas Screws

Traxxas Slash Decals

Traxxas Revo Decals

Traxxas Variable Dampening Kit

Traxxas Slayer Springs Double Purple

Traxxas Slayer Springs Double Black

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Because it was so hot today I felt like doing some de-anodizing. So I went to good will and got a $2 pot. Then went to Lowe's found some Greased Lighting. Went home poured the Greased Lightning in the pot and put all the blue parts in. I let them sit for about 20 minutes while shaking the pot everyonce in awhile. I took them out and used a high pressure water sprayer to spray them off. I learned this is a very important step because otherwise they will oxidize and turn blackish. The 17mm hubs I had bought had been thru the same process but weren't sprayed off so I re-did the process on them



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AFTER
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Ah thats much better. Sorry about the small pictures don't know what happened their. =/ Anyway.. The next step would be to get these Anodized red.. but I don;t have the money to get them anodized and I will also be selling this project once I'm finished I will just leave them like this. I figure silver matches red and black alot better then blue.
I have been working on the battery mounts and chassis stiffeners and hope to show you guys those mounted up soon.

With only a week till I have to take pictures of this project finished I figured it was time to get down to business. Today I spent about 3 hours in the hot garage working on the buggy. I got the chassis braces completely mounted, the front of the battery mounting system finished and mounted, and the shocks mounted on the new upper chassis. Oh and I also got the steering linkages bolted on and they fit perfectly. The front in is basically finished..I just have to fit a servo linkage and mount the servo mounts. Yesterday I worked some on the rear of the buggy so its not too far behind.
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I also recieved a couple feet of matte black vinyl that I got off of ebay for cheap. I figure that I can try wrapping the chassis and upper chassis's with it to see what it looks like. I think that it will actually look good if I can do it with out all the air bubbles. I think what made my last vinyl wrap job look bad was the vinyl was shiny and had lots of air bubbles it it. So I will try again with the matte black. Just to see and if it looks good I will take the finished pictures of it with the vinyl on it.
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Oh and sorry about the small low quality pictures large high quality ones will be taken when I'm finished.

Another small update....

Today I was exciting becuase I got the tires and wheels in.
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I decided it would be a good day to try my 2nd chemical "experiment" so i decided to dye the rockers and wheels black to match the rest of the buggy...

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After:
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Anybody else getting excited yet??

I am.....to be a test driver xD

I'm excited! Looks great!

I finished the battery compartment today. It is a quick release set-up. At one end is a screw that acts as a hinge while at the other end their is a pin (screw) that I cut the top off and screwed on end into a thumb screw. You unscrew the rod using the thumb screw and then pull the pin and the battery strap can pivot upwards. On the side I decided to do some work with the scroll saw and cut out the buggie's name. I will be painting all these parts since they are lexan. Next I just have to finish up the back of the buggy and make wing mounts and body mounts. I'll be working on that stuff tomarrow and friday.

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Finished pictures.....Saturday night.They will be posted on my website www.Teamkassanova.webs.com before anywhere else.

This is truly an awe inspiring build, cudos.

Hey guys took it to the track for a photoshoot. It was the last chance I had to get it to the track for this. The roller is pretty much done. I have a few things I have to do like mount body posts, make small adjustments, set it up correctly, and mount servo mounts. I also am having problems with the center diff spinning freely so I have to fix that tomarrow. But other than that the roller is DONE! I'm shipping this out hopefully Monday priority mail to my friend in Michigan for him to load it up with electronics.. he will take pictures of it with the electronics in it..then do some testing on the track.. I will report back with the pics and with test results.. if everything goes good he will be racing it July 10th. Also be looking for videos. Now to the pics!

you do understan that the rear wing greatly affects your center of gravity right, thats why we are mounting then as low as possable

other than that you need some sway bars

whats the weight of your roller?

wow! looks good! but a little funky with that wing....lol

Awesome and unique! Tekno sway bars should work out perfectly, check them out.

In addition to tekno sway bars, I'd condsider some sort of mud guard for the front. I can imagine that all of the exposed shock linkage would get pretty filthy and clogged with dirt quite often.

I probaly could have mounted the wing slightly lower but not much.. because then the tires would rub on it when the suspension was compressed.

I installed sway bars on it.. you can see them in the picture of me holding the car.

I'm not sure of the weight of the roller.. Ill get a weight of it rtr though then can subtract the electronics from that number.


Killajb: too late haha I shipped it out today..





Finally I'm finished with this project...well for now..

I spent all yesterday trying to figure out why the center diff wasn't turning the rear diff smoothly. I ended up having to shim it with a spacer plate I made out of a divider you would find in fishing takkle box. I also replaced the rear out put on the center diff with the stock Rc8 outdrive and epoxied a pin in the output shaft of the revo diff. This is much smoother. I just up it will hold up. Last night I stayed up till about 3:30 doing finishing touch type of stuff like counter sinking the chassis, making body mounts,installing sway bars, making a extra battery compartment part, and generally making sure everything was ready for testing. I finished everything up this morning and packed it up and took it to the post office.. Should get to my friend on thursday. I was going to insure it.. but they said if it got lost I would need a receipt to make a claim with usps. Well how the heck do you have a receipt for a custom creation??? Anyway.. took a couple last pictures of it before I sent it out.. The creator with the creation

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not too late to look dy-no-MITE man. Absolutely wicked with those sway bars on there!

haha Thanks killa. I was scared the sway bars would make the front look terrible.. guess they don't look too bad. Performance over style I suppose.

if it was a full sized car, with a driver, i would love to see what kind of view the driver would have with the shocks and sway bars! haha and i'd love to drive it too

At first I thought hmm he wouldn't be able to see.. but then I thought about it and it wouldn't be very bad. I would hope that one of the shocks wouldn't blow off the mount on the landing of a big jump.. that ='s paralyzed driver haha

My friend received the buggy today and so as soon as he sends me pictures of it with the electronics in it I will post them.

After 3 days of driving and 1400 miles I'm back in Colorado. I got moved into my new room. The basement in my new house is unfinished so my parents said I can put my room and workshop down their. Figured I would show you guys some pictures. Should have plenty room to spread out.
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Now that I got set-up I'm going to start making a one piece upper chassis for the Evo8..Chewie (my friend who I sent the buggy to) let me know their is too much flex in the chassis. Too much for him to drive it. We are afraid if he did drive it the front end would get crushed. So I'm going to be making a one piece upper deck to replace the front and rear upper decks. I will also be doing some new thicker chassis braces. Haven't been able to get a hold of my friend to see if he has installed electronics. I'll pictures up once he gets that done. Then pictures of the upper deck. Once my buddy gets the new upper deck installed he will start the testing.