wow, that's a nice truggy sower! looks like he (or you) added the nice captive hinge pin upgrade in front and back too. the black anno knucks and rear carriers is a nice touch - he must've had the anno done, as i've only seen them in the raw aluminum. and i've seen that mud guard mod in the Xray forum... it's a good idea, and the CF is another nice touch.

that RCM motor and servo mount is nice too! you'd swear it's stock - mike really added a nice touch by making them black anno with silver edges to match the rest of the truck.

looks great! :great:

damn that thing is sweet.

i should be getting all my parts in today or tomorow!

Thanks guys! The guy I got it from owns a hobby shop in Florida so I got the impression he did things "right". And yes, he had the knuckles and uprights annodized black.

And I can't say enough about the quality of Mike's parts. Not only do they look stock, but check out the added touch on the motor mount. On one side it has RC-Monster cut into it and on the other side it says XRAY. That attention to detail is incredible.

mike's stuff really is amazing. i'm big on aesthetics (i have an art degree) so that stuff really goes far in my book.

i spy a lehner back there... is that what you're running in the eXT8? what model is it?

Ha! That's pretty funny . . . yeah that's a Lehner all right. It's an old 1940/10 hi-amp that I fried in my CRT. Oh boy, that brings back some memories. I don't know why I keep it around. Here's the old thread detailing the death of that Lehner if you're interested:

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7223

My XT8 will have either a Neu 1515 3D or 1515 1.5Y on 6s. Or it might have the Monster Max motor if that thing ever materializes and is what they claim it to be. :whistle:

yikes - i do remember reading that thread, and i still feel your pain. hopefully that was an isolated incident with the Lehner - i have a 1940/7 hi-amp that i had in my 13+ pound SuperMaxx, and will drop in the eXT8 - hopefully with better luck!

Yeah, it was a brutal day. I remember it very well.

I'm sure you'll do fine with yours - I think mine came with a winding that was rubbing from the beginning and it shorted out.

I hear the quality of lehners has declined lately a lot of boat guys are having troubles with them too

I don't doubt that. I know it sure put a bad taste in my mouth. I'm pretty much Neu all the way now.

guys, you're freaking me out...i have to go home and do a voodoo protective hex on my motor...

actually, i have a pretty high number of runs on mine and i love it. really high performance, and it's always run cool as a cucumber - and i did my best to over and undergear my maxx to test it. so far so good, but then again i've never had it in a race. we'll see soon enough how well it holds up.

Well if you've run it for a while with no problem, you're probably fine. Mine didn't sound right from the beginning but I never had a Lehner before and just figured it was ok. I wouldn't worry if I were you.

more pics plz lol!!! im tryin to decide if i want a 8ight-t, st-rr, or xt8

it's still with dan @ rc product designs - i'm supposed to get it back sometime in the next couple of weeks (yippee!). i'll post pics as soon as i get it back.

i don't know much about the kyosho, but either of the other 2 would be a great choice. of course i'm partial to xray. :oops:

i bought the 8ight-t im converting it this week

Nice, so what power system do you have planned for it? And by the way, do you mind sharing why you went with the 8ight-T over the ST-RR and the XT8?

i went with the 8ight-t because my lhs stocks all the parts im using a 8xl and 5s maxamps heres a video of it on 6s the reciever pack died so i had to rig that battery pack also it has 120k in the center and a battery box now instead of the battery mount i made

some final progress! it's been a while since i updated this.

-sold the lehner/mm combo and got a Neu 1515/2D and MMM
-5s enerland 5050mah/30c/8ga wire (2 packs)
-RCM motor mount
-RCM battery tray
-installed the captured hinge pin system

i may be getting the xt8 big bores, and RCM's extended chassis. and some tires that don't balloon like crazy. oh yeah - they don't exist. :neutral:

geared 46/15, it's a total rocket. :diablo:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL127.../375533416.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL127.../375533417.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL127.../375533419.jpg

There ya go buddy. :mdr:


Glad to see ya back at it.

Half-up rims cross-hairs two times around of clear fiber stranded tape 45mph with my 8t 1.0 geared 48/14 mmm 2200 no ballony.5s hyperion 6500mah batt.

Are you using the stock factory metal spur?