Slayer to E-Revo conversion

[Shark413]

Well I have a Slayer and the short/narrow wheelbase and nitro power just didn't do it for me. So I had an eye on a brushless REVO PE and decided I could convert the Slayer into a brushless Revo PE. I started with a stock Slayer, which I then converted to brushless, which was then converted to a Revo PE. Bascially I changed out the suspension arms, driveshafts, chassis and body.


Stock Slayer




Tekno motor mount with spacers to use with a normal pinion (no clutch).


Front suspension, RPM Revo a-arms, Traxxas CVD driveshafts, ST Racing carriers, Traxxas optional pushrods/tierods.



Rear suspension, RPM TrueTrac, Traxxas wing mount, alloy rear skid, custom rear brace.


Too be continued......

[Shark413]

I wanted to enhance the handling and durability so I added an aluminum rear skid, which actually holds the rear hinge pins, and when the stock plastic one breaks you lose your hinge pins. I added the Tekno battery tray which is solid and well made. The problem is the Revo chassis wasn't designed to have a big battery riding on the side of the chassis and the supports the tray uses can bend over time, so I created a brace that really adds a lot strength to the tray.





Added a custom steering linkage and 300oz steering servo.


Rear skid has a rear portion that can be replaced when it wears out.



Here is the battery tray brace and the MC2 motor mount brace.


Here you can see the brace in detail, bolts thru the exisiting rollbar holes in the chassis. I noticed some flex in the motor area so I added the MC2 brace.



To be continued ......

[Shark413]

Ok, on the fine tuning, I wanted more steering throw. The 300oz servo has plenty of torque and speed but the stock Revo needs to be modded for more throw. The Slayer steering parts are actually the same as the PE and have areas cut out for more throw. So I moved to the pivot balls/carriers. I ground them down about .5mm to get more clearence = more throw. I moved all the spacers on the front hinge pins to the front to get max caster angle. I added Ofna 17mm hubs and Mugen wheels/Proline CF tires. I added a close ratio gear set, Traxxas CD and a custom 2nd gear locker (1st gear and internal clutch have been removed). GTR shocks with the variable dampening pistons. I finished it off with a Proline Harddrive body and Traxxas Carbon wing. I am not really a paint guy so please excuse the simple paint job.


Pivot balls modded for more steering throw.


Aluminum carriers prevent the balls from popping out.


I attached a link between the rear skid and the wing mount to add some support to the wing mount.





Parts:
Stock Traxxas Slayer
Traxxas PE chassis
Traxxas Optional alloy pushrods/Tierod
ST Racing front carriers
RPM TrueTrac rear suspension
RPM front A-Arms
Custom steering linkage
Tekno Battery tray and straps
Tekno motor mount and ESC tray
Traxxas Close ratio gear set.
Custom 2nd gear locker.
Traxxas vented disc brake
Traxxas CD and rear brake kit.
Vantage steel center drive shafts
Traxxas CVD drive shsfts
Custom rear skid and wing brace.
Traxxas sway bars and wing mount with carbon wing.
Mugen wheels and Proline CF tires
Ofna 17mm hubs.
Proline Harddrive body
Mamba Max ESC with fan mod and external BEC, added extra Cap
Neu 1515/1Y/F brushless motor
GTR shocks with variable dampening
Hobbico CS-170 300oz steering servo
Custom front bumper
Futaba FASST rx
LOSI EC5 plugs

[BrianG]

Nice.

FYI: I'm sure you could offload the Slayer-specific parts to someone here that wants to do the opposite conversion if you wanted.

[George16]

Nice truck you got there. Very clean transformation indeed. YGPM.