My g3r build
 

Hey guys I have been on these forums for a while now but have never posted a build thread before. Thought i would give it ago. All your feedback is welcome and appreciated:party::party:

Pics?

The build almost done i am trying to figure out how to get pics into my posts now HELP!!!!

Upload photos onto photobucket and post them or use the attachments.

Doing it right now thanks guys

What chassis to build
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I think i will go the CF

CF CF CF CF!!!!! Yeah CF!

The front and rear end with P3 rockers, traxxas tubes and turn buckles and RC-Monster hybrid diffs
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The front and rear end complete ready to go onto the chassis
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That's uberly... uber.

Now i wonder what motor to use?????

Lets see what i have lying around:whistle::whistle:
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I think all that CF would be heavy better go the 1521 just to be safe. I dont want it to be a slug:lol:

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Here is a photo of it all together
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Now i need speed controller for it all. I think i know just the one, I hope, i hate it when the let that magic smoke out:grrrrrr:

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Its a Schulze Future-L-24.150WK. I thought i would take a photo of it next to my Big Maxximum for a size comparison. It has one huge footprint

squeak...
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Who makes that motor mount/center diff mount you have? Or is it a 1 off custom setup that you had made?

It's an older version of Mike's CD mount.

Thats gonna be a sweet race rig when completed,excellent job.
Where can I find those Maxximum motors ?

icare-rc.com

I'm pretty speechless!!

:gasp: Slug!! HA!

I'd go w/ the neu just because of the high kv of the BM motor. If the truck was gonna run on a 4s or 5s setup I'd choose the BM.

I will be running the truck on 8s, and trying to sort out how to put a mechanical break on there some where. I was thinking of mounting four wheel disc brakes like a baja but i dont think it would work

The schulze has no motor brakes?

Yeah the Plettenberg motors are pretty sweet and make great power. I had the regular maxximum in my strr for a while that would wheely like no tomorrow regardless of setup.

The motor and speedy are readily available from www.icare-rc.com Eteinne is great guy and his prices are the best around.

Didn't the maxx run hot? It's 3000kv afterall...

I have been told that the motor brakes on the Schulze are actually very good, i just dont want to see my speedy go up in flames. This same sort of setup as seen no less than 5 speed controllers let go. 1 Quark monster pro (caught fire and turned to dust) 1 MMM also caught fire and turned to dust, 2 MGM 28025 Z series have glitched and done what they wanted. I quickly turned them off and when i turned them on a small white puff of smoke came out. When i sent the first one in for repair they said one whole phase of phets was gone. And a replacement MMM had a motor wire come out and short on the speed controller whilst doing about 45mph

No the max geared 16/50 on 4s was unreal. That was my race set up for a season and it the MGM and the bats never got above 40C. The race mains were all 5 mins but when i bashed it for 30mins it was the same. In fact when put the MMM and 1515 1Y in it the setup ran hotter on the same gearing.

The big Maxximum i have will be going into my strr and so will another of those big ass schulze speed controllers. I swear that thing is huge, say good bye to 1/4 of the chassis and thats before you put the batteries on

:gasp: That diff mount is awesome! I want one! Did Mike actually make that? I see that both chassis have been drilled for that mount. Does that mean that you have another? That is one sweet truck you have!

No i only have the one mount. The only reason that i have it is because it came with the al chassis. Most of the truck is second hand

You should've went with the 1521/1.5Y for the 8S set up. The 1521/1Y I have in my BPP truggy on 6S is insane and I mainly use 5S2P with it now. I use the 1515/2Y in my Mugen MBX5T with 8S and it's faster then any nitro truggy out there and it's only eared for 34-36mph.

I am still playing with the setup, i would prefer to run 8s but if i get a good response and low temps on 6s i will be quite happy with that.

I only run 6S in my truggy to show off a bit. I use 5S2P for long run times and just to enjoy all the power the set up still provides.

I still need to get a mechanical brake setup sorted and working before i do any hard testing and driving. I will be at work this week and not be able to look at it until next saturday

Why mechanical brakes?

Well as you know Lutach i have not had a lot of luck with speed controllers at the moment and if running a mechanical brake helps to save the Schulze speedy why not. I think its more for piece of mind than anything

Your Schulze is based on the 40.160 and I have used mine with with motor brakes ever since I got it. Now the other Schulze like the 18.97 is a different story.

Hey mate,

Been away for awhile, awesome build you got going there!!! Love the turnbuckle motor mount braces on those earlier mounts, look so sweet.

You say youre at work the whole of next week? I'm back for the whole of next week :lol: Looks like we'll just miss our bash... Look forward to seeing the progress!!

jordan

I was at my LHS today and i told him about your 40.160. I also told him that i should just try it as is and not worry about the brakes, if it smokes warranty. he agreed:neutral: