Tamiya 801x-E
 

i snaped a couple of pics of my conversion... the battery trays are from a caster fusion, the servo mount and radio box are from a losi 8, the motor mount is from Elite RC (Mugen mbx6)... the motor is a neu 1509 (1450kv) and the batteries are two 3s 3000mah in series to make 6s total... all run by a castle MMM... i also have a MMpro i might try...

as you can see its a tight fit but weight distribution is 50/50 F/R and L/R... you can go up to a 1512 size neu motor but not the 1515... you can use the same mount to do a traditional conversion with the battery on one side and the motor on the other as well...

i'm using a losi plastic spur (43t) which fits right onto the stock diff with a 13 pinion... this gearing should get to 35-40 mph with max motor rpm of 30-35k...

i haven't run it yet but i'm hoping it can make at least 15+ min...

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I like it. Let us know the official running weight of the buggy once it's done. I'm curious if the 1509 will be enough to run it without heat problems.

Very nice conversion.
Have you driven it?

I ran my 1509 in my mbx-5 on 4s w/no probs. It was a little warmer than the 1512 but, w/Neu quality, I wasn't going to worry

i haven't run it yet... i'll let you guys know all the details once i do... if i can find my eagle tree i'll try to hook it up and get some specifics as well

i think it needs arms.... lol jk dude, i like the look of the tekno neu in there

looks great, the 1509 should be fine as long as the buggy is lite or geared low

That looks fantastic, though you have rather stolen my thunder. (I was going to do a TRF for next season, with a pretty much identical layout to yours).

I'll have to find something else now.:cry:

Hey Marvin, you could still do one, but maybe play with the layout a bit if you can do a bit of machining. I know it was kicked around that a hybrid of the Hyper 9E layout with a caster fusion saddle setup could be interesting (battery up front, center diff moved back, everything now tight to the center as possible like a hyper 9E).

Nah, I've bought a Ve8 now. I've got some mods and stuff lined up already though. I'm picking it up tomorrow - got it, lightened outdrives, an 18T pinion and the aluminium chassis skids for £240 GBP (about $400 - which is good over here - retail is £299.99, or $500)

I love the Elite RC motor mount. Awesome design for easy motor and pinion changes.

Looks good so far.
I like to see a more finished pic and video.

I really really really really really really really REALLY like that!

What is the finished weight on that? I think you will find the 1509/2.5Y on 6s to be a great set up for racing. I think it will do 15 min no problem with 3000mah batts geared for race speeds. I have same motor on 6s 2600 in my Ve8 and only put back 1400 to 1600 mah after 10 min. main + couple min. before/after race (small/tight track).

@Marvin: What power set up you going to run in yours?

Any finished pics?

I'm looking at (hopefully) 3S 5400mAh 40C ThunderPower saddle pack Lipos (bear with me :mdr:), a Tekin T8 2650kV, on a Mamba Max Pro. I've got an idea to make it really well balanced when not using a brake servo.

Failing that, either a Hyperion 2600mAh 6S VX pack, or a Thunderpower 45C 2650mAh 6S pack on a Tekin 1400kV T8 with an MMP.

here you go

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no way dude I always been a huge tamiya fan...since i was like 8 haha...
That's a sweet toy...realy clean layout. I was thinking about doing a brushless conversion on one of these chassis but cannot afford one atm...
Props!

Sweet dude; can't wait to hear how much it weighs and how it runs.

Well finally got to run it at a track. It handles pretty well... i can slightly faster laptimes with it than i could with a nitro car so its in the ballpark as far as setup goes. I still need to make some changes to the shocks as the e version feels slightly heavier than the nitro version (don't know exactly how much).... it was pretty cold in at the track (AMS Raceway in MI) so the temps were very low on the esc and motor... after 15 min hard running on a large indoor track with a big straight (that's how long the 3000mah packs get before the lipo cutoff) the esc was 80 and the motor was 130...

Did you have to make any mods to the chassis?

Extremely clean conversion, however I don't see anything RCMonster on it... It definitely needs a RCM Slipperential!

I wanted to say this long ago, but it did seem like an old post. So I waited, waited and then you answer the post, despite it now being even more of an old post. Now I am finally set free, to say; Cool conversion mauahahaha.

TG

Nice and clean build.

But Tamiya is about to release there own 801Xe:

http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric...1-8-buggy.html

I guess it's just a matter of time :smile:

Best Regards

GreatDane :smile:

How did you solder the wires on the bullets of the ESC? :o I need to do the same on my Tekno mbx6 but i have no clue how...

Do you have a tutorial for it?
Thx!