New body and some changes to the E-revo (PICS)

[shizzon]

Well i broke down and bought a new body, JConcepts Illusion, really simple paint and i think it turned out alright. As for the changes i decided to beef up the body/wing mount as i have been breaking them alot, im using 3 of the stock steel pushrods for better support.

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The Braces i made:

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Heres a pic with two of "my babies"

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[E-Revonut]

I like your solution for the broken body mounts! If I break another one I'll do the same. It's amazing that since I put more power in the truck I haven't broke one. I blame it on the stock setup's lack of throttle response which kept me from correcting the truck in the air. necessity is the mother of all inventions - I think thats how it goes!

[shizzon]

Originally Posted by E-Revonut

I like your solution for the broken body mounts! If I break another one I'll do the same. It's amazing that since I put more power in the truck I haven't broke one. I blame it on the stock setup's lack of throttle response which kept me from correcting the truck in the air. necessity is the mother of all inventions - I think thats how it goes!

After breaking 4 of them in a span of 2 weeks i was getting tired of it, so this is my solution. I agree with you on the brushless power giving you more control in the air....but i also find that with more speed you get more broken parts.

[BL_RV0]

I like it alot. I also really like how low the wing is.

[E-Revonut]

I would skip the braces going down, I have a wheelie bar that goes there. The brace going to the shock mount is prolly going to do the most good anyways.

[stum]

I like that body myself.. though this one below was retired tonight after most of a season of racing :) I have a black e-revo body for practice, and a red erevo body for racing for this next year. I'll see if they hold up as well.

[E-Revonut]

Stum - Is that a Revo with a slash/slayer body and buggy wheels?

[shizzon]

I like the paint on that Stum! I was thinking about doing something with a little bit more to it but i figured that it would just be destroyed, so i settled with something basic.

[stum]

Originally Posted by E-Revonut

Stum - Is that a Revo with a slash/slayer body and buggy wheels?

Yes I was going to make a e-slayer... but after driving the wide track e-slayer (above) I knew the handling was going to be soso.. then I ran a nitro slayer before the parts were available and decided to scrap the project.. they handle pretty bad iMO. I'm sure it could have been tuned a little better, but I decided if I were to do it I was going to base it on a 1:8 buggy.

[E-fanatic]

Shizzon , I am going to have to borrow your body mount support design. I will give credit to you though when I let the guys know how to fit the mount issues. There are a few revos around here that are having that issue. THANKS

[tedo]

I love that J Concepts body design. Have one myself.
Racey, but still kinda has a truck look.

[shizzon]

Originally Posted by E-fanatic

Shizzon , I am going to have to borrow your body mount support design. I will give credit to you though when I let the guys know how to fit the mount issues. There are a few revos around here that are having that issue. THANKS

no problem, It should be more resilient to impacts from the rear as well as from the top, hopefully it will make them last longer than a few runs.

[E-fanatic]

What did you use to mount the pushrod to the shock tower/mount? It looks clean and factory

[Arct1k]

You just use an m4 screw and no ball at the exhaust end..

Drill a 2.5mm hole at the other and use an m3 with the ball...

[E-Revonut]

Okay, I tried an aluminum rear body mount and that bent once and then broke! So I decided to modify Shizzon's brace and this is what I came up with.