RC8T Build

Heres a little info of the build so far. My set up is going to be a MMM with a tekno 15151y(to match)with a 4s 5000 30/60 neu. Had this set-up in my PE Revo which impressed the hell out of me so I can't wait to get this going. I thought I would try the buggy mount but when it was all assembled I was left with no good room to mount the battery. So I'm just waiting for the chassis to come out but till then here are a few pictures.








I have two sets of tires for bashing and racing
Bashing-Mugen 5 spoke with badlands
Racing-LRPs with Crime-fighters

I taped both tires using a clear postal tape with stands of what I think is fiberglass. Badlands went fine but this is my first set of CF so the ribs caught me off guard.

[rootar]

there is no need to tape LPR crime fighters theyll be fine. and your gonna LOVE the truck id suggest 40wt shockoil unless your on a smooth track with big jumps the 50 is a little stiff. also the buggy mount doesnt have enough adjustment so youll like the truggy mount much better and itll lower the motor more.

i reccomend 40 in the front 45 in the back 50 is too stiff for everything it makes the truggy handle like pooh

[rootar]

i ran 50 at our race and it did pretty ok but it never bottomed out not even from 12 feet high off the tripple, so it was too thick.

its not about bottoming out its about the way the truggy handles. its all preference

Thanks for the good info. As of know I built it how it came and was planing adjusting everything when I see how it reacts to the terrain. Its pretty rough so I think 50 should do. And it's all I had. Just a quick question for one of you if you don't mind. Is the Rod end(third to last picture) for the sway bar supposed to be tightened all the way or should it have some play? Thanks

rough terrain and 50 weight will make it handle like crap the rougher the surface the thinner the oil you will want to use. you want the suspension to move not lock up when you hit a bump

[rootar]

cheesecake i was stating that it was soo thick it never even bottomed on out track usally you get a nice chassis slap sound when landing that jump mine never made a sounds just a "wwwwwuuuu"...... so yea thats why it knew it was too thick. and yea like cheesecake said the rougher the lighter the oil, our track was fairly smooth compared to normal so i left mine alone (and i didnt have a full bottle of 40 to change to, it almost takes a whole bottle to fill those huge big bores)

and for the rod end question, i think your refering to the clamp that hold the ball into the arm? then yes just snug it up they still pivot freely, you dont want slack. but dont over tighten them.

Thanks for the 101 on shocks. I'm used to my revo which seemed to want heaver and heaver fluids to get the right compression and rebound. Some great news is Mike got the chassis out and I should have some progress in the next few days

[Ryu James]

looking good daytona!
i just finished a RC8T build also and i love it. it is the smoothest running 1/8 truggy i have seen. hope you enjoy. keep posting pics.

Little update.....Got my chassis Incredible as always. My first impression is that it is very light. Will start the swap a little later on tonight just wanted to show you guys a few pictures.






Will get some more up later with a little write-up.

[Ryu James]

daytona,
you ever visit the brushless section? there are quite a few thread there on RC8T builds and info.

Ryu James: Every once in awhile, you have some very nice builds going on over there.

Little update. I still have not ran it But in the mean time I always liked the Traxxas battery vents and wanted to make some hood scoops out of them. Well I did not like how clunky they looked on the hood or roof so I settled with the side, not thinking about it being off road turning that it would be throwing all the dirt at/in it. I deciding that it probably wouldn't be a good idea to put it on the motor side so I had to work with what I got. Let me know what you think?




I picked up some aluminum screen door repair kit to block the dirt but still looked a little large so I push it together and set it on some tape. Cut the size I needed ca glued it to the body then peeled the tape off.



So with the left over side I just bolted it on the back side to blow the air down over the battery.

[SeanZ0r]

Dang this build is hot! I drove my first Electric truggy at the track and I was really impressed. It was a Losi 8T, but Im with associated camp so I would be getting a 8T some day.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by Daytona675

Ryu James: Every once in awhile, you have some very nice builds going on over there.

Little update. I still have not ran it But in the mean time I always liked the Traxxas battery vents and wanted to make some hood scoops out of them. Well I did not like how clunky they looked on the hood or roof so I settled with the side, not thinking about it being off road turning that it would be throwing all the dirt at/in it. I deciding that it probably wouldn't be a good idea to put it on the motor side so I had to work with what I got. Let me know what you think?




I picked up some aluminum screen door repair kit to block the dirt but still looked a little large so I push it together and set it on some tape. Cut the size I needed ca glued it to the body then peeled the tape off.



So with the left over side I just bolted it on the back side to blow the air down over the battery.

that looks pretty good. i am a big fan of air scoops and i also use screen mesh too. check out this site for some cool looking hood scoops that are cheap. they also sell stainless steel mesh which looks really cool like for a front air dam or something like that. if you do a search here in the forums for RC8T build you should find my thread with my rc8t build which has both the hood scoop and the steel mesh from this site.

www.oocrcracing.com