new project start lst2 or hellfire?
 

i started my first revo project and finished it building another for back up half way done. brushless is gunna happen for one waiting on money. now i want to convert another truck to keep me busy. i was contemplationg the lst2 which i hear very good things about or the hellfire which also has good news. one of these will be running brushless of course.
lst 2
1. big can go anywhere
2. stable
3. durable
4. good basher

hellfire
1. speeder
2. stable
3. durable? (parts not as beefy but look good)
4. good basher? (looks more of a racer)

this is from what i heard and need feedback from other people. which one would you get and what problems are associated with each truck. and why would you prefer one over the other.

Well, what will be doing with the truck? If racing, I would go with the Hellfire, for bashing the LST2 would be a better choice.

I would go for the Hellfire either way. It's a VERY nice truck.

thnx for the info does look mean and stable

There has been a lst converted here. I don't know if some one has done the hellfire yet. I thought about one of these myself. I think it would be a awesome truck.

thnx for the info im probably going to do more basing than anything not really a track guy but would like sumthin track worthy. the lst2 juss has this size and stability about it that i like. the hellfire has the low agile look. which would be easier to convert? im lookin at two oppposite trucks the easy factor might help me make my decision.

Well the hellfire you going to need some harden pinions or swap the spur to a plastic one. I think you need an adapter for this. NL12 is doing a hellfire. You could ask him how much trouble it is. I think he has got mike to make some parts for him.

koo ill see wats up if its too much of a money hassle im not in. thats what would stop my motive

I honestly think the LST2 would be harder because of the tranny setup. If you want to maintain a 2 speed that is. I think the Hellfire would be more of a straight forward conversion and I think it would be just as bashworth.

i know u are not an lst or hellfire expert but do u think a e-maxx tranny could fit in an lst or hellfire

I'm not sure about on the LST, but on a Hellfire, it's possible.custom shafts would be needed and it would raise the COG and it would add unwanted weight. I think a center diff would be the best option.

here is a LST with an E-Maxx tranny http://rc-monster.com/forum/showthre...=brushless+LST

With the right mounts or moding the emaxxtrans can be pretty much put anything.

thnks for the link prob gunna go with the lst2 cause its a little more simpler

I just got finished converting my hellfire to electric. It is one mean fast machine, I am still trying to find a plastic gear for the center diff but besides that it is extremely fast and very nimble. I don't have a hosting site so I can't post pics. :(

dang man, i really want to see! how difficult was it? what mods did u do to convert electric? did u use the same tranny any mods to that?

Try photobucket or rc pics. They let you put your pics on for free. That away we can see. You need an adapter or change the diff out for the plastic spur. Mike can make these adapters.

thanks country I will put the pics on rcpics this afternoon and upload them onto here for everyone to see. The mods weren't really that hard to do, a little thinking and some tips from a hyper 7 conversion and a couple custom made graphite parts and voila.

I will load pics this afternoon.

If the pics are like a 640 x 480 res you can post them on the forum dirctly.

not sure what happened, but RC Pics has been off line lately

They were offline, but are back up now!

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loooooooooks real nice. may change my mind about doing the lst2. did u just fabricate the motor mounts and then screw everythin together? or was their more details in this? ne tips if i decide to build sumthin like this?

The motor mount and the controller mount are custom made graphite parts that I made from work. (One of the perks of my job) they were really simple to make the only major modification I made to the truck was to cut out the upper plate that runs the length of the chasis so that I would have some room to mount the other set of batteries. I still need to get a new center diff gear that is plastic or nylon because the stock gear is steel so it's not a good combo, I Just have to find one.

Thanks for the compliments

keep me or us updated with new pics n possible video

I will try and get some vids put up later this week.