Looking for ideas, suggestions, etc...
 

Ok, I am in a project mood, so figured that I would ask if anyone has any ideas...

I am currently making and testing a few items:

- Adapter kit to mount Losi LST diffs/cases in maxx bulkheads

- 1/8 scale center diff for the new emaxx/erevo

- Plastic spur for the Crt.5

I am wondering if anyone has any ideas for other desireable parts, or mods that may benefit many users?

I have a few different vehicles that I can use to test and design. Emaxx, Erevo, Lst, Savage, and the good old electric pede. I can also test stuff for tmaxx and revo, as I have those as well. Seems like the monster trucks offer more challenges to convert than a buggy/truggy so I figured that I would focus on them.

Feel free to throw up ideas, someone earlier said that I should try to fit the Lst diffs/cases in a revo bulkhead. I will give it a try and see if it is feasable.

I have access to a machinist and will contemplate proto-typing parts if there is sufficient demand. I am also in the process of purchasing a lathe so that I can do some of it myself.

What really needs to be developed is a good way to mount a MMM in place of an evx-2 esc on the E-REVO and E-MAXX trucks. Joelling, I think, had a nice design but something needs to be readily available or at least can be made if asked for one. I for one would def buy one if it is well designed.

I already did this on my Erevo. Pretty simple. I took a piece of kydex (any plastic over 1/8" thick should do) and cut a square out that was wide enough to fit over the little pad and screw holes that the evx sits on. I then cut a channel in the foam that is stuck to the chassis. I made the channel run front to back, and left it wide enough to get a decent sized zip tie in it. Then I screwed the plate over it with some small button head m3 screws. Used some servo tape to stick the MMM to the plate, and then ziptied over the top of the MMM to hold it tight. It has some cushoin afforded by the foam and servo tape, and the zip tie keeps it in place. If you use the correct holes on the erevo chassis you can get the screws out without removing the esc. I could whip up a few plates and a picture manual, but it is pretty easy to do...

Yup!

Make me a plastic spur deal/adaptor for the Crt.5, and send it over! I would like to have that!

Haha

Slipperential for the revo or emaxx.

I think one other thing that we really need is a good slipper system that can be used on multiple vehicle types, now that Strobe is no longer in business. For my personal needs, I'd like to be able to put the new Traxxas slipper on the old style emaxx tranny's. But I'm sure there are other manufactures slippers that I havent seen that might work as well.

You can, just take the top shaft out of the new emaxx tranny, and presto!

Or something like that, its a simple mod to do for like 20 bucks

i would say some good and nice mount for ESC and RECEIVER, also a TWO SPEED for the Xray XT8 if possible!

How about a good LST2 electric motor mount.

I am basically doing this with my 1/8 scale diff for the new emaxx / erevo trans. Or do you want an exposed gear style slipperential like Mike used to make? I will stick to what I am doing, don't want to make something that is already in the works! Plus the slipperential is one of Mike's designs, and I am not into copying...

Honestly, the revo spec slipper is the best I have seen. I was one of the first to put the revo slipper on the old emaxx tranny, but I did it with the gmaxx single speed and a nitro revo input shaft. I could give the new emaxx shaft a try in the old emaxx 2 speed tranny and see how that works. I have all of the parts. I will give it a try and report back.

Which receiver and esc, and for what vehicle? I do not have an x-ray, but would an ofna 2 speed out of the gtp fit in the xray? What size bearings and output shafts does the xray center diff have? can you post a link to an online manual?

The dude is working on one right now. Not sure if you have seen it. It is a bit strange as it uses a disk in a mount that acts as an excentric to adjust gear mesh by turning the motor. I am sure that I could come up with something similar to Mike's revo design mount, and maybe have the Monster himself produce and sell it. Hell, he may already have something in the works, I will have to email him...

receiver is Futuba PCM 1024, and the ESC is MGM 16018...about the manual, i'll try to post the link for you, but if you didn't hear from me with a day or two, i guess the best place to look at is the Xray Web Site under manual (i believe they got the manual for the xt8), thanks alot!
P.S. i just checked and seems like you'll have to go to their site and look under downloads...

Ok, a good general purpose receiver box is the old nitro tmaxx box, howver the new erevo box looks great and it sealed. May not fit a big receiver though. I do have an mgm esc, and will look at it a bit to see how to mount it...

I will look into the xray 2 speed too.

Tower sent me 2 of those emaxx/erevo diffs, pretty sure I was only charhged for 1
, so send me the $3 ship 1s yours to laugh at but its goes in the tranny, not excited all,, Slipper !

hey lincpimp, thanks alot for all your help and will wait for your good new...oh, btw, if you got a rough idea, could you let me know how much are they and the S&H to Hong Kong if possible, thanks again, best regards, samsam...

Sorry satan, not following you. What do you want a price on?

mines out sold to satan but I get top three for delling my soul, dont want a red head already done that/ live with ugh

well, about that price issue.... cause i'm just hoping that you're able to make something like that cause you guys got all kinds of tools and equipments, and if you're able to do that, you'll be able to sell it...i know that you might not have any time for that, and i would say that this only a HOPE for me since in Hong Kong i can't get anything like that at all!!! main thing is that even Mike don't have anything like that.....

a tire/wheel balancer for monster trucks

he has talked about numerous things in the thread.. which one are you looking to get a price for?

I know about the Dude's mount and it looks nice, just probably will be on the expensive side. I think something more simplistic and less costly is in order. Turning it over to Mike would be good as well, I would just assume buy everything through him if I could.

I think a modified version of his revo mount would do fine. It would have to place the motor higher up to clear the rear tranny mount, and the base would be larger to bolt on using the stock nitro mount holes. The rear support would be farther away from the front plate, but that does not really matter, as no one will be using a L can length motor in an lst (traxxas newbs who want a velineon in an lst are excluded in that last statement...)

make me a motor mount for my cen, which has a 66t spur.

how about a system to charge LIpo batts while truck is driving!...a tiny alternator type thing!!!...endless runtime and no charging!:surprised:

That's called over-unity, my friend. If someone could come up with that it would solve more problems than poor runtime in our RC vehicles! :yes:

Hmm, a 200% effecient alternator... Something tells me that I would be rich beyond my wildest dreams if I designed that!

Does the RCM mount for Cen not work?

not enough adjustment, its designed for the buggy, not the truggy..


buggy uses 46t spur

wanna help out? PM me

come up with something to make the stock slash tires softer, the tractionless sob's drive me nuts, and in electric state series your required to run stock tires but nothing says you cant groove them or soak them in something to make them softer.....

soak them in wd 40.

drag racing trick, softens the rubber right up and makes them extra sticky

Or just use end-nipping pliers to cut out half of the tread pattern. I did that with a set of Masher 2Ks... Oh my. :smile: I could have won a full-scale tractor pull with those things!

Yup, that would be nice.

I was thinking a mount for a 5B as well, but make sure I can run my velineon on it is well, after all, it's a tough little motor. :whistle:

Seriously though, a 5B mount would probably be a decent seller, and/or an e-maxx/e-revo conversion to 1/5th buggy kit like lydiasdad made.

A quad velineon setup on a 5b would be funny... I can imagine the cool parallel adapter that would take 4 2s packs and distribute them evenly to 4 vxl escs....

any chance at that mount? :D

Ok, how about some questions...

I have never owned a cen vehicle... Iam guessing that the centrer diff bulkheads on the truggy place the center line of the center diff high than the buggy ones do. This would be to clear the larger diameter spur gear. So if you used the rcm mount, why not add a spacer under it to get the correct height. Also, most of the time, Mike's mount offer quite a bit of adjustability to slide the motor away from the center diff. The 66t spur is 10mm larger in radius than the 46. The RCM mount should have enough room for a 14-16t pinion even with the larger spur...

If were to make a mount I would need the truggy... Have you contaced Mike to see if he would make a Cen truggy mount for you?

The other wy out would be to make a L braket style mount that attaches to the rear diff bulk and the chassis. I made one for my ofna gtp to fit the big kb45 motors. Just an idea... and you could do that yourself.

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Yes his cen mount "would" work but i dot think it has enough adjustment when used in conjunction with the 66t spur.. 10mm extra radius is alot :lol:

yes i contacted mike, no response as of yet

So after 36 responses what it your new official project Lincpimp :eyes: :neutral:.. Inquiring minds want to know.. :intello:

I would say finish off the existing projects before starting a new one... :wink:

Looks like a toss up between a Lst motor mount that is similar to the rcm revo mount, oooooorrrrrrrr a 200% alternator:whistle:

I will give the lst diff case in a revo bulkhead a try as well, not too optimistic about that one though...

I am trying to sell most of the unfinished and unwanted stuff... Some of the other projects are progressing... You are most likely right though, I have problems.