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Gee · 09.13.2008, 09:58 PM

I couldn’t hold out for the rest of the parts to show up to do the conversion. Once the rear shaft showed up on Friday I had everything I really needed to make it happen. This is the prototype I guess. I want to see how the top plate works out then I will take more time and clean everything up. I just removed the front and rear and slapped them on the new chassis. The dishwasher was still full so I just brushed of most of the dirt and nitro mess. Everything went together pretty smooth.

I used ¼ lexan for the servo mount and the top plate. The top plate is only attached in the middle the two end are not secured. I wasn’t sure about the flex of it and the flex of the chassis. On the front I put a rubber pad between it and the front brace. Never been a fan of running wires (should see my patch panel at work) and they never seem to turn out as clean or neat as I picture it. I used the bec and harness from my maxx so I will make a more efficient harness later. I finished it around 3am so only got to try it out for a few minutes before the drive line gave me problems. Replace the front differential cup today and that fixed the binding issue. Around 2 am is when I came up with the battery holder. So far it seems to be a good idea. Took some pvc pipe I had in the garage and cut it down the side (or top, could have been the bottom also) just a little smaller then the 4s lipo I got. This way I have to spread it open a little to put the lipo in and the pvc kind of clamps down on the battery pack. I sanded down the area I cut to remove any sharp edges. Then drilled a couple holes in the pvc to match holes that were already in the chassis. Bolted it on and put some foam on the bottom where the bolts are. A couple of Velcro straps around it and I had a battery tray. Holds the lipo nice and tight. Tighter then any of the other setups I got so far. Took it out and painted it today to see how it would look. It could be a pretty inexpensive battery tray. What’s pvc these days $3.50 for 8’ of it? So here a few shots of the late night conversion. I will post some pics after I get the rest of the parts in and get it all cleaned up. If your bored the rest of the pictures are in photobucket.
http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/GuyJor/008%20Kyosho%20Inferno/conversion/

The battery tray looks a lot better after I painted it.

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Gee A Horse's Ass Offline Posts: 1,065 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Spokane WA	09.13.2008, 09:58 PM I couldn’t hold out for the rest of the parts to show up to do the conversion. Once the rear shaft showed up on Friday I had everything I really needed to make it happen. This is the prototype I guess. I want to see how the top plate works out then I will take more time and clean everything up. I just removed the front and rear and slapped them on the new chassis. The dishwasher was still full so I just brushed of most of the dirt and nitro mess. Everything went together pretty smooth. I used ¼ lexan for the servo mount and the top plate. The top plate is only attached in the middle the two end are not secured. I wasn’t sure about the flex of it and the flex of the chassis. On the front I put a rubber pad between it and the front brace. Never been a fan of running wires (should see my patch panel at work) and they never seem to turn out as clean or neat as I picture it. I used the bec and harness from my maxx so I will make a more efficient harness later. I finished it around 3am so only got to try it out for a few minutes before the drive line gave me problems. Replace the front differential cup today and that fixed the binding issue. Around 2 am is when I came up with the battery holder. So far it seems to be a good idea. Took some pvc pipe I had in the garage and cut it down the side (or top, could have been the bottom also) just a little smaller then the 4s lipo I got. This way I have to spread it open a little to put the lipo in and the pvc kind of clamps down on the battery pack. I sanded down the area I cut to remove any sharp edges. Then drilled a couple holes in the pvc to match holes that were already in the chassis. Bolted it on and put some foam on the bottom where the bolts are. A couple of Velcro straps around it and I had a battery tray. Holds the lipo nice and tight. Tighter then any of the other setups I got so far. Took it out and painted it today to see how it would look. It could be a pretty inexpensive battery tray. What’s pvc these days $3.50 for 8’ of it? So here a few shots of the late night conversion. I will post some pics after I get the rest of the parts in and get it all cleaned up. If your bored the rest of the pictures are in photobucket. http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/GuyJor/008%20Kyosho%20Inferno/conversion/ The battery tray looks a lot better after I painted it.