That is very cool. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for your mill?

Nice! I have something similar on my mill, but it is a huge compared to a small one since i use it for my buisness as well. Nice job though!

i paid round 650 to 700 USD......
i hear that you can purchase it cheaper in the US...bout 600USD?....

i ment the mill, but i like ur stuff to =)

opps my bad....

please see post just before your last one....:005:

how did you design the parts you made?

i don't...i mill on the fly....hope that makes sense...

basically for example...i wanna hook up the engine to the tranny...i hold the engine in a position where i think will fit and see what i need to hold it in that particular location...once i do that, i mill whatever i dun need off the piece. and i'll be left with what you see....

holy crap, thats amazing.

sorry...still didnt answer your Q...haha

go here...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=44991


and its even cheaper than i thought!!!:035:

i read that many peeps get their mills and stuff from these guys...

i got mine locally (singapore) from a reseller...

there are nice machines on that site!

well, decided that i'm a gonna do without the reverse gear for now....seeing how i'd need to buy a micro servo and fab yet another servo mount....haha...

so i removed the opti-drive....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/P2220154.jpg


the hole in the tranny needed to be "blocked up" and also, needed to have something to lock the shifter rod in place...
here's what i came up with...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/P2220155.jpg

Very thoughful idea. Good job!!

Nice job Overtki!

thanks guys.:027:

It does to me, I can't draw and still learning emachine , so i do most designing in my head. When i get close i start looking at details.

phew! thanks dude....now i dun feel like such a freak no more! haha.

well, i just started on my last phase of milling work on this project and once this final piece gets done, i'll start running the fuel tubing on this thing and see if she'll fire up!....:026:

you guys got my wondering about something,
do you use good alu or w/e you are making parts from or do you use crappy stuff first to try if it fits?

i use the good stuff straight off as the cost of the good alu is cheaper than the cost of my TIME i can afford to put into these projects (two attention seeking kids, and an angry wife!:005: )


and ...seeing how i dun have any drawings to follow, i make up the design as i go along....hence, i never "botch" up..."wink wink" :005:

overtki11: Maybe I missed something in a previous post, but the Revo forward-only conversion comes with the little cover for when you remove the Optidrive. It also comes with a little plug for the gear shifter. That little machined cover looks nice though...

haha, no you didn't miss anything...

just didn't wanna spend more money buying the FOC....so the tranny's fully stock, just locked reverse out....

lol, I never knew anyone that would machine something custom to save ~$12. :)

actually, the 12 bucks is ok....its shipping that 12 buck item to me here in singapore that puts me off! wahahaha...

Oooh... Sinagapore. Yeah, I can understand that then...

well .......

here's the last and final phase of project ev·o·lu·tion........i hope!:035:

good thing i never throw away parts...even tho they may be broken

saves me a bundle of time not having to tear down parts from the truck just to take refernces...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/P2250003.jpg

after many late nights and rainy weekends...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/P3050007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/P3050006.jpg

still need to buy some wheelie wheels though....

That thing looks amazing. Awesome job with it. And congrats on finshing it. It is always nice to look at a project you just finshed, and really like what you did to it.

that has to be the most amazing and the cleanest conversion ive ever seen. very creative, good job!!

:o thanks guys.....

Very impressive. Excellent work - it just looks awesome.

here's a couple of RARE front shots...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/P3060016.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/P3070028.jpg

side
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/P3070023.jpg


here's one with the wheelie wheels on......tad boring but its all i could find at the LHS..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/P3070020.jpg

thank you!

The body looks so cool how it is all black. Once again, awesome job with it.

haha, thanks...wanted it to match my gmaxx....

When can we expect a video on this thing?

i'm hoping to get it running this weekend...if weather permits! been raining here!:035:

wow I wish I was not so clumbsy maybe I could make something half as nice. It is killer!

thanks pal!

ev·o·lu·t-x-tion
 

erm..ok i got two action shots only.... was too busy running the truck that we forgot bout pictures...

here's one where i jumped her...by accident! didn't see the ramp!
but the good news is, she jumps flat and predictable on the way down....quite well balanced i must say as i don't have a clue how to "control" an RC in flight!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...0tion/jump.jpg

here's one after the 4th tank of fuel.. ....popped a link and didn't even know....good thing i missed the ramp this time! haha.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ion/missed.jpg

all in all....yesterday was a great day for me...
thanks to my pals who passed me some fuel and loaned me a glow heater ....i managed to get ev·o·lu·t-x-tion running...

and here are the vids! proof that ev·o·lu·t-x-tion actually works!:005:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...h_P3110002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...h_P3110003.jpg

It looks to accually handle well.

better than i would have EVER expected actually!..haha i didn't even use the stock sway bars!....(kindda lost them....still looking though...)