another ridiculous project!

[A RC Dude]

haha you guys remember the mamba monster and 5s LiPo i droped into a couple radioshack boats last year? if not, here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BQqFZkEhCg

well i've got a new project. dropping a traxxas vxl-3m system into an el cheapo nikko car. should be fun, safer, and cost less too! i've got the perfict place to test it out and everything! every saturday, my local hobbytown sets up a little on road track out in their parking lot for people to just have fun on. nothing that sirious were someone would get mad. should be fun!

[What's_nitro?]

Bye-bye gearbox! Should be fun for a few minutes though...

[A RC Dude]

haha yea. i think i've found a way to get rid of the current gearbox and sorta make my own that will hold up. it will be geared to the moon though. really going to have to watch my temps

[JERRY2KONE]

So where is the updated video with a real video camera so we can actually see the boat? It looks like it was a fun project but it would be nice if we could actually see the results.

Anyway this new project sounds like fun as well. I hope you can use a better camera to video tape the testing. Good luck with that.

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

So where is the updated video with a real video camera so we can actually see the boat? It looks like it was a fun project but it would be nice if we could actually see the results.

Anyway this new project sounds like fun as well. I hope you can use a better camera to video tape the testing. Good luck with that.

the better video never happed since the stock driveshaft in the boat broke (even with a direct drive system). thanks for saying something though. i need to edit that part out.

and yes, i will have better videos this time no matter what! my old phone was a 2.0 megapixle camera but the video was actually worse. my new phone is a 3.2 megapixle with a camcorder the seems about as good. so if anything, i can always do that. but i've had a friend or two since then who have said i could use their camera witch would be much better.

space to mount everything will be a little tricky for this build

[blueb8llz]

im curi0us to know which niko vehicle you will be using....

[A RC Dude]

a yellow lamborghini gallardo with slick tires. i had a 2 tyco cars i could have used but i tested their tires and their was no grip at all.

[Nard Cox]

Man, soon you will be able to say:

''Nikko is awesome quality, I have one myself and it goes atleast 50mph / 80 kmph'' :D

Will keep track of your project, sounds like fun.

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by Nard Cox

Man, soon you will be able to say:

''Nikko is awesome quality, I have one myself and it goes atleast 50mph / 80 kmph'' :D

Will keep track of your project, sounds like fun.

haha exactly! just like radioshack is super fast but unreliable! (from the boat)

here is a picture of the car im using all taken apart:

[phildogg]

what scale is that? looks small. What motor/esc you planning on running? You still have the emaxx running?

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by phildogg

what scale is that? looks small. What motor/esc you planning on running? You still have the emaxx running?

Not sure about the scale. i'd have to guess about 1:16. going to run the mini e-revo's system in it :) and yup, e-maxx is doing great! it's very dependable and durable now (about time!)

Originally Posted by blueb8llz

this is gonna be cool. looks like one crash and the lambo is gonna turn into smitherines. parts look pretty weak heheh

yea, deffinatly only getting it up to speed on a newly paved, smooth road!





you can tell, room for everything to fit and grip is going to be hard to find

[blueb8llz]

this is gonna be cool. looks like one crash and the lambo is gonna turn into smitherines. parts look pretty weak heheh

[rawfuls]

That's one smalllll motor.
I had a Hummer H1 Nikko that I LOVED.
Hell, I even had that cool little switch that went from High to Low speed that did absolutely nothing.

Then I had to get the RC bug, and start jumping it.
Cracked a wheel arm, no way in hell it's coming back.
It's in pieces in my "Memory" box..

[What's_nitro?]

I had a Nikko Night Rage 1:10 MT probably, oh, about 15 years ago. This was before I knew that NiCd batteries could wear out... LSS, I threw it out 'cause I thought the circuitry went bad inside. Stupid mistake... I loved that truck and I've been trying to find another ever since.

My favorite was the Tyco Rebound.