I need a new project, suggestions?
 

hey guys, well i just finished my erevo which i love. the only problem is that i really enjoy building the car as much as i like driving it. i am looking at getting something else i can convert. right now i have the erevo and a vxl rustler. i also have an rc18 which is missing all electronics and a few other parts. i really love my traxxas trucks but i am looking for something different. i am leaning towards a losi 8ight or something similar. should i just build the rc18 or buy a buggy? i was thinking some of you guys would have good suggestions. here is the erevo:

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Id get a buggy over 18th scale any day.

that's kinda what i was thinking. the reason the rc18 is missing so many parts is because i got pissed off at it and sold everything on ebay. i was running the mamba 8000kv setup with 3s lipo and everytime i drove it, i destroyed it. i was thinking about maybe getting the 6800kv mamba and a 2s lipo but i have pretty much scratched that idea.

I just converted a Losi 8T which I havnt run yet, I would suggest a truggy, my 10s Revo might see some shelve time for a while...lol, I really do like the 8T. an 1/8th scale onroad would be cool too

I have an Rc18 also,IMO I would stay away from the Mamba motors especially the 8000, I am running a Hyperion 5000kv yc-22 with 3s that I am getting pretty good results with...you get pretty good at rebuilding diffs.

On rcu we pretty much decided the best 18th scale motors are Neu 11xx, then Medusa 28mm, then ammo 28mm. Anything else is less. Including hyperion. Sorry to go off topic.

I say play with your revo until you get tired of it. Maybe a speed run car should be next?

I had a duratrax mini quake and converted it to brushless and it just didnt go well. They wont go very straight at those speeds and there was constant maintenance with the brushless setup I had. How about a rock crawler and try something different?

do the buggy, if you did a truggy youd prolly shelve the revo because a truggy will do everything your revo does but better......so do a buggy they are extremely stable at high speeds, jump great and are TOUGH

8000kv motor on 3s in a 18T? That's just stupidly overpowered.

I run mine on a EZRUN 35A (overkill), with a Wraith 7k motor on 2s lipo. It's very fast and I've never broken anything on it. It's a factory team kit and the gears/diffs are stronger than any other 18th scale I've owned; GB01, Mini-t, mini-lst2.

yeah it was the first rc i purchased in 10 years and from reading on one18th.com i assumed bigger numbers were better (stupid). that's why i thought about maybe rebuilding the rc18 with a better setup, but i think i am going to be in the market for a 1/8th scale buggy. i'm just not sure about which one to buy. it seems the losi 8ight, rc8, and hb d8 are popular.

you could do an rc8 with mike chassis... i think you can still get them with the free big bore shock upgrade.. or the D8 is also very nice buggy and parts are easy to keep incase you were to break somthing becasue all 4 corners are the exact same,

im biased againist the losi because they get alot of slop seemingly fast in the arms and hubs and all, plus they use damned standard harware, which is the only reason i need not to buy one.

I'd say D8 no doubt as far as a buggy goes. I'd probably get something like a Slayer though. Of course convert it or use the E-Revo chassis setup. I dunno. So many possibilities.

hmm they erevo chassis, slayer arms, 17mm hubs, buggy badlands, and an sc8 body and cage...that would be pretty bad ass if you ask me and you could put the LT rockers on there and really get some droop out of it compared to sc8...

Only thing to consider is the extra length of the E-Revo chassis over the Slayer chassis. Isn't the E-Revo same wheelbase as the 3.3?

yea but the thas why i said it need the sc8 body, becasue its based on a truggy wheelbase chassis and if you used the erevo chassis youd have a 14inch wheel base just like the sc8.... it shoudl work nicely

I just got rid of one, looked cool, but just could not get it to handle worth a crap. Just got rid of it, and building an 8ight-t corr truck. I had so much fun with the e-revo, thats why I built it, just didn't turn out good.
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well it was a cool idea, thanks for the pic junkman it looks likes it fit together nicely

How about something on road, like an Inferno GT, or a DM1 or you could go for a real challenge and convert an Evolva

those are really good ideas, i was really impressed with this:
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...highlight=dm-1

Both are really good cars and handle very very well. I have an inferno GT that is still nitro and does over 60mph. I am sure with brushless and good batteries and tires you could go much faster than that, or have a really good 1/8 drift car

i have the same motor, but having installed it yet. im also running 3s. whats your gearing and how fast mph?

well, if i were you, i would at least fix the rc18 so that its running. i hate to leave any of my rc's out of commision. the minis are cool , cus they are super convienant. plus you can play them at a very small size area where you would not be able to have any fun with 1/10 rc's. and also, they are a lot quieter, so that you can play that late night hehe.
but yea, i would just put that mug back together, then work on a 1/8 truggy.

i have the losi mini t solid foams for wheels, and a 60/14 gearing...not sure about mph but fast enough to keep you on your toes....I have done some rearanging on the chassis and I could fit a long can motor on there if i wanted...this would run cooler. I go through the the input gear and the gear in the rear diff the most...I try to keep those stocked up

stretch the vxl rusty to fit a sc8 body and build a super slash. thats my next simple project.:mdr: