SCRT-10 conversion for the CRT.5

[GO-RIDE.com]

I know there are a lot of converted CRT.5s out there. I own 2 myself. I've been emailing with RCMonster Mike about making a much longer chassis to convert the CRT.5 to the new SCRT-10. I'd like to know if anyone else is interested in a conversion kit?

Here's some pics if you haven't seen the Jammin SCRT-10.

[magman]

I have 2 crt.5. One w/Mike's v2 kit and the other w/my homemade chassis that is over 1" longer than than his v2 chassis.

So, how much longer would the chassis be? Any ideas? I am also considering getting the wheel extenders for it to run buggy tires instead of the 2.2 gladiators.

Sounds like an interesting project.

[GO-RIDE.com]

The wheelbase for the SCRT10 is 12.75" and Mike's current chassis has about a 10.5" wheelbase.

[magman]

Originally Posted by GO-RIDE.com

The wheelbase for the SCRT10 is 12.75" and Mike's current chassis has about a 10.5" wheelbase.

The wheelbase on my custom chassis is 11.5". I love my crt.5, but, it is a little brittle IMO. If you keep adding weight to it, how will it hold up? If I tried to make it bulletrproof, w/Mike's AL kit and such, it would weigh a lot more than my 3s setup could handle.


You would be essentially making a 1/12 vehicle into almost an 1/8 scale.
However, w/the possibility of a superstretch chassis, a 4s set up would be killer.

[GO-RIDE.com]

Originally Posted by magman

The wheelbase on my custom chassis is 11.5". I love my crt.5, but, it is a little brittle IMO. If you keep adding weight to it, how will it hold up? If I tried to make it bulletrproof, w/Mike's AL kit and such, it would weigh a lot more than my 3s setup could handle.


You would be essentially making a 1/12 vehicle into almost an 1/8 scale.
However, w/the possibility of a superstretch chassis, a 4s set up would be killer.

On a regular track I had little issues with my much heavier than stock E-CRT.5, but at our backyard supercross style track I did break a lot of stuff regularly. Eventually, I upgraded the following parts:
1. Aluminum steering rack (way too expensive)
2. Aluminum front hubs (expensive)
3. 4mm Ti upper arm turnbuckle (cheap)
4. Boiled all lower arms for 10 min (free)

This car has Mikes chassis, 1/10 truck wheels, and runs a Medusa 50x3300kv motor with 3S 4000mah lipos. It's heavy, but that motor and lipo combo would clear any jump out of any corner I ever came across. If it got heavier, which it will with a SC body, chassis, and bumpers, it will still be plenty powerfull. I'm actually hoping it will break less with the bumpers and body to protect the arms.

[GO-RIDE.com]

Well, it's been almost a year, but look what Mike just made:


Here's a link to the sales page on RC-Monster:
http://www.rc-monster.com/proddetail...t10chkt&cat=22

I haven't been hear much lately, but couldn't find any other posts on this item. Does anyone have one yet?

[BrianG]

magman: I had to laught when I saw the pic you linked in your deleted post. Talk about irrelevant, lol. Or maybe I'm just tired.

[magman]

Originally Posted by BrianG

magman: I had to laught when I saw the pic you linked in your deleted post. Talk about irrelevant, lol. Or maybe I'm just tired.

Glad to make someone laugh

I tried to copy from photobuckett, but I was having issues for some reason w/my account...hence the deletion

I was trying to pull up and old pic. of my custom chassis I made for the crt.5