Jato 3.3 into E-Jato

[Janezki]

Just got mine ready, so here's some info;
Fresh out of the box Jato 3.3 stripped from all the smelly nitro stuff and turned into brushless beauty...

Bits and pieces:
Lehner Basic 5300 motor, Mamba Max ESC, 3S lipos, single speed conversion, 48p gears, RPM arms, CVD's & Futaba 2.4Ghz radios.

Testruns can be viewed at YouTube. Choose high quality video!

Pics attached. Insides are a bit messy because of the Eagle Tree stuff... :P

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Sweet, would't mind watching a Jato BL go up against a Jato 3.3

[BrianG]

The trouble is getting a BL Jato to hook-up...

[jnev]

Nice conversion. Looks good!!

What motor mount are you using? It looks like an E-Maxx motor plate attached to the Jato transmission behind the slipper... Do you like the Jato more than your Rustler (the one in video on you tube) or do they drive completely different?

[Janezki]

BrianG: Mine seems to hook up pretty good - atleast wheeliebar comes handy. :)

jnev: Thanks! Motor mount is selfmade from two pieces of 2mm thick aluminiun plate. Got the best fit when made it myself and being 4mm thick it doesn't flex.
Jato is more driveable than Rustler on tarmac, I haven't tried this beauty on dirt yet so can't tell how it handles there.
Rustler I have no more, but might get the Slash for off-road use.

[jnev]

Originally Posted by Janezki

jnev: Thanks! Motor mount is selfmade from two pieces of 2mm thick aluminiun plate. Got the best fit when made it myself and being 4mm thick it doesn't flex.
Jato is more driveable than Rustler on tarmac, I haven't tried this beauty on dirt yet so can't tell how it handles there.
Rustler I have no more, but might get the Slash for off-road use.

Did you just have to dremel the shape you wanted and drill holes? What exactly was necessary to make the piece of aluminum fit?

[Janezki]

I cut two pieces of (roughly) the same lenght from 50mm wide 2mm thick aluminium, put them together and drilled one 3mm hole for the motor mount. Bolted them together from that hole and drilled the remaining holes with drill press. Exact hole positions are vital, so atleast caliper must be used. The mesh adjustment hole was made from series of 3mm holes which were opened with dremel and the hole for the motor axle was made from two 10mm holes. The hole from where the transmission case comes through is quite snug fit, so it doesn't allow any slack or twisting which might strip the screws from transmission case.
The final rounded shape was made with belt grinder, with pieces still bolted together.
First I thought that I'd polish the final piece, but I ended up spraying it with black paint (I'm lazy...).

All the tools needed are available at the place I work, so you could say I'm fortunate. Ofcourse, no workingtime was spend while making this...

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Let is know how you like the motor, was looking at getting one

[bruce750i]

Nice job Janezki! Love the side slides and drifting in video. Not many videos show the E-jato with any b4lls, good video, great build. What teeth count are you running?

[Janezki]

RC_KAOS: I like it a lot. At first I was a bit worried about it's ability to move Jato because of it's small size, but seems like it has somewhat enough power to do the job... :)

bruce750i: Thank you! I'm running 48 pitch gears with 27 pinion & 86 spur.
I have a secret weapon for good handling... I'll reveal it to you if you promise not to tell anybody... I'm using a gyro in there.

[bruce750i]

Please details about the gyro?

[Janezki]

The gyro is Rcmart NT-300.
GWS PG-03 should be fine for car use aswell.

Originally Posted by BrianG

And I was actually impressed at your driving skills. The disappointment is akin to when I found out there was no Santa.

Oww.. Actually Santa lives here in Finland, so close enough. :)

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by Janezki

...I'm using a gyro in there.

And I was actually impressed at your driving skills. The disappointment is akin to when I found out there was no Santa.

[bruce750i]

I was wondering how are you applying the gyro? help?

[Janezki]

Just plug it into ch1 on your receiver and plug your steering servo into the gyro.
Place the gyro heading towards the front of your car and that's about it.