My Uber Revo..
 

So here is my Pletty/Schulze Revo, pretty well finished but I'm waiting on my Tekno carriers, Acer ceramics and a few odds and ends. The next step is the GorillaMaxx G3R chassis/Hybrid Diffs...need something to do over the winter (there are some yellow leaves already up here..)

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...y/DSC01192.jpg

And with the LVC installed:

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...y/DSC01221.jpg

And a couple of Bodies:

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...y/DSC01195.jpg
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...Bricky/013.jpg

All comments welcomed, I need more ideas!

Thanks!

Sweet ride man... what cells you running with it? that Pletty should be real big on power with that chassis.

Alien

Looks like the BigMaxximum, am I correct? Should be a beast in the E-Revo. Nice power plant there.

Better snatch up a G3R chassis as soon as you find one. They aren't made anymore.

Yup, thats the BigMaxximum and 18.97KW esc. I have been using some trakpowers but have just ordered a couple of sets of these: https://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/...idProduct=9463

I haven't used zippys before, so I thought I'd roll the dice, but I plan on getting some polyquests to give the pletty the diet it needs!

That sucks about the G3R, why did they stop making them, they look awesome!

Those Turnigy's are nice! They perform great, as well as the polyquests in my opinion. You should be able to fit those in the Revo trays and run 2 of those in parallel for my amp capacity as well as run times.

I have had quite a few Zippy, Rhino's turnigy's. All good cells and well worth the price!!

It's been a while now since the G3R was discontinued. Their main target was those wanting to convert the Nitro Revo, and when the E-Revo came out, the market segment fell. Some still wanted them but no demand like before.

Ahh..well that sucks, I like the look of the chassis...I'll start looking around...

Good to hear about the lipos, the LHS prices are crazy compaired to any OHS.

Hit mike up (rc-monster store owner) i believe he has one...

Is there any downfall to the G3R Carbon from the stocker? I suppose if I did get one, there wouldn't be any replacement parts incase of a wreck huh?

edit: I have dropped Mike a line to see if he had a spare lying around *fingers crossed*

Yep, the lack of available parts is about the only downfall.

the G3R is a real change of handling characteristics. Very good track machine!

Well the search continues...until then the tekno carriers are shipped..more to come..

Nice revo you got there! I like the motor.

The RPM arms can flex a lot and kill the CVD's - I could the traxxas arms with extended rears held up better

If you ask someone nicely that already has a G3RCF chassis they could send you duplicate drawings. Than all that is needed is to buy a 3mm sheet of CF and start cutting. You will also have all the spares you need than. The other pieces of the chassis should still be available from Gorillamaxx or maybe mike could mill you off a duplicate or two. Besides the CF all the alloy needed is the front and rear skid and the X braces. As far as the spacers go you could buy some ally tube and drill, drill and tap where needed. There are only 12 of them. One length would do.

PM me for drawings
Here is my G3R build Thread
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22158

I also have a bigmaxximum. IT is going into a truggy project i am doing. I have the schulze 24.150WK for that.

Arkt1k> I have heard that too, but so far so good, I have a few spare driveshafts/a arms kicking around in case of emergency!

SV6000> Thanks! I will be pm you soon, I'm waiting to see if Mike has one kicking around, if not then it looks like I'll be making one!

Just had to clean up the wires...now I'm looking for a larger r/x box to hold the BEC also.

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...y/DSC01238.jpg

Carriers have been shipped!! Ordering Acer's tomorrow, hopefully they will accomodate the tekno's 8mm stub axle like they do for the trutracks...

FYI....Dan at Acer was quick to reply to my request to sub out the stock carrier bearings for the 8x15x5's that the Teknos need, that's awesome. I just hope they both show up around the same time...

...And sadly my 4 4s's are on backorder, anyone know how long the wait is generally for HobbyCity's backorders????

We ordered 100MCX micro heli batterys at the LHS I work at and it took 2 months to ship them ?
Hope your wait will be a short one.

Damb...that does suck. I'll keep my fingers crossed. The worst part is when I placed my order, they were in stock, but when I got the confirmation, it was backorder. Oh well, as long as they show up before the snow flies...I might only have a couple of months left...

Nice ride Kevlar.... general rule of thumb is having some space between the BEC and Rx, otherwise it could be glitch city, hate to see your Revo wrecked because of that!

You may try it and have no problems, but if you do, that would be the first thing to change.

Welcome to ze Monster also....

Thanks Redshift, and everyone else, it is much appreciated!!

And I have heard that the BEC should stay away from the R/X, and was thinking about making a separate, rubber insulated compartment, if that would make a difference. I honestly don't know enough about the electical field that the BEC gives off to know if it would work, but also it is working fine as is....

Rubber is 100% ineffective, but sure a dedicated compartment would be very clean.

If you want another option, many members will suggest ditching the 2 steering servo setup (they tend to fight each other) for a single hi torque, and if you did that would be another spot for the BEC.

Lol, umm I hate to be captain obvious but take a closer look at the servo hole on the right side of the above pic...DOH!

FYI My BEC has clear rap because the stock wires were removed and larger guage installed, and it is wired into a y harness to have a bit of a cleaner look

Why didn't you think of that before.....

Wow dumbass moment- looked just like a servo at a glance :lol:

Carry on!

:mdr:

Hey Kevlar, yellow leaves in Alberta in the begining of august:lol:

OMG, i love Quebec:whistle:

beautifull truck, i like it:yes:

Just barely, but they are! It was only +2 the other morning....not good. All I can hope for is no snow until the end of october, but expecting it for the start....

The pic to you left was only taken a few weeks ago...

May i ask you what type of rods did you use for the front sway bar?
You used the rustler ones?

I believe they were rustlers, but I didn't really pay attention when I bought them, I just took one of my teknos in, sized it up and grabbed it off the shelf. Other than a little adjustment the ends fit the tekno balls, everything worked great together.


Still no mail yet....this is the first time I've ordered off the net, the wait is terrible!!!! But it will be like christmas morning when parts do start showing up....

what servo is that?
it looks like an ACE 1015...and if you don't have a 1015.....get one LOL
very nice build!!, the curly heat sink sets it apart :mdr:
i'll be interested to see how long that paint stays on the RPM arms...since they flex you'd reckon the paint would fleck off or get ground off from various obsticals.

That beast of a servo is the JR 8711:
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-Digital-Servo

I love the look of the plettenberg, don't think the heat sinks are as functional as fins, but the built in fan helps I'm sure!

As far as the arms go PAINT???? LOL They are dyed, but I cannot take credit for that, as I bought them that way. Now I want blue arms, to match the pletty but I am torn between the nice look of all blue arms and the extended wheeelbase Traxxas rears/black RPM fronts.

Any thoughts gents??

oh my bad:lol:
i didn't think it'd be possible to dye something that is...oh wait...rpm make dye able arms don't they?

Yea, they offer most of there stuff in a dyeable white option.

Carriers arrived...and they are sharp!! But no CVD's with em, oh well.

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...icky/042-1.jpg

Man are these sweet, such a great reduction of wheel slop...wish my bearings and lipos would get here.....

You will not be disspointed with turnigy packs, i have zippy, turnigy, enerlands, hyperions, thunder power and i have to say that the turnigys are about the best there are. I havent looked at the soldering tho. I honestly think tho that my 4s1p 5000mAh 25 turnigy is as good if not better then the 40c thunder power of the same spec. Enjoy. I also have thos servos, they are a beast. I just wish there were more servos that had the upper part aluminum as well as the bottom, like the high voltage JRs out there. Its so much easier to not have to worry about the plastics part of the servo getting broke or bent.

Like this:

http://images.amainhobbies.com/image...psz9100hvt.jpg

Those servos look awesome, and must perform as good as they look.. something else for me to look into..

Hitek HSR-5990TG Robot servos (416.61 oz.in @ 6v) that have the plastic top and bottom, I have several in my trucks and never broke one ? What are you doing to have to worry about breaking the cases ?
Your Revo looks nice, all the red is different than the norm.
The Tekno carriers work really great, A buddy of mine bought a set and I'm considering them myself.

I havent broken any of the casing, but they do wear after a while and will eventually break or get that white crease if you over tighten. just a pain that it is plastic is my thing. for the price that most of the servos out there cost they should be ALL aluminum.

thing about those servos above are that they can use 7.4v without any type of regulator. full 2s lipo! and hella large torque, there is a speed model too. $199 tho!

These (Hitek HSR-5990TG Robot servos) are rated to handle 7.4 as well and are 129.99 depending where purchased.

http://www.rcplanet.com/Hitec_HSR_59.../hrc35990r.htm

Size: 1.57" x 0.78" x 1.45" (40 x 20 x 37mm)
Weight: 2.39oz (68.00g)
Torque: 333.29 / 416.61 oz.in (6v/7.4v)
Speed: 0.17 / 0.14 sec @ 60 deg.
Operating voltage: 6.0 to 7.4V
Max speed: 0.17 sec/60 degrees at 6.0V
0.14 sec/60 degrees at 7.4V
Stall Torque: 24.0kg.cm (333.29oz.in) at 6.0V
30.0kg.cm (416.61oz.in) at 7.4V
Operating Angle: Max 180 degree
Connector wire length: 300mm (11.81in)

Some batteries came, only the 2s's, hoping the 4s's and Acers come soon....just charging the second pack now then for the test run....

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...y/DSC01256.jpg