Race Inspired MBX5T

[lambchops]

Looks great, what shocks has it got fitted there not standard are they?

[gtxracer]

Thanks magman! Did you get your Moogen mount yet? I'm still not sure which I like more, but I'm gonna try the Tekno one. It gets the motor closer to the driveline and center of the chassis but I have to modify the chassis. Mikes mount might be a little lower, which is always better. I'm not sure if his would make my motor hit the front steering plate though. Another trade off!

Those are MBX6 Big Bores. Not stock at all

Just found more goodies on my doorstep. The Neu Energy 2s and 4s packs are here. I'll be cracking them open and performing surgery. This will be my first ever lipo reconfig! Making two 3s packs so I have 2 lipo setups for the truggy. Plus I can run the 2s and 3s packs as singles in the short course truck I plan to buy (Slash or SC10). I also got Mike's 2nd battery tray in, thanks for the fast shipping Mike! I knew UPS could be slow, but they're taking waaaayy too long to get my chargers here. USPS is all I'll do from now on, can't stand the men in the brown truck!!!

[magman]

I did not get my mount yet...ordered it last night along w/a custom size batt. tray.....so I will probably get them by the end of next week. No worries...I 'd much prefer to wait a little longer if needed for Mike's parts, for they are quality and done right the first time.

[gtxracer]

What are you saying? hah!

[gtxracer]

Got a lot done between last night and today. Just about finished

More goodies:


New brace location drilled and ready to go




Radio tray cut




Approximate placement of everything

[gtxracer]

Motor mount jig I made to make it easier to make the holes. The first two still got jacked up somehow but I think I figured out what happened. I also should go to sleep instead of staying up so late working on projects haha!




Main mounts DONE





Jig over the holes, lined up. Ready to clearance the chassis for the adjustment slots




All finished

[gtxracer]

Mounted up (metal shavings EVERYWHERE!)





Next problem: New front brace is slightly in the way and is in the way of the steering servo. Soooo....trim it up! Then space the servo a little bit.






Placement of the trays. Had to trim them a little bit but they came out great. Very close to the chassis. I still need to mount them, but that's just about it. After mounting them I'll tear apart everything for a good final clean and lube then give it a test on 4s. I still have to reconfig my Neu lipos for two 3s packs!

[gtxracer]

Just got the battery trays mounted. Only 2 screws each right now, but I'll probably go to 4 each once I pickup more hardware. I'll post those pics tomorrow. I also need to pickup a countersinking bit, some velcro, balloons, and some foam. I ordered my zinc flux and zinc solder with some 10ga wire to do my lipo reconfig. Should be here the middle of the week. Until then, I'll just run it as a 4s or 6s setup. Mmmmm....never tried 6s before, hehe.

[gtxracer]

350+ views and only a few comments? Come on, post up!

Got the 2nd RCM tray cut to length and clearanced


First one mounted




2nd one ready to go in



All mounted up






Made a nice little Y harness to connect them in series



All mounted up. Cleaned, ready to rock. ESC and Rx are only temporarily mounted. This thing ran GREAT! Got the batts all charged up and ran it on 4s. Very nice with plenty of torque and very controllable. Would be fantastic for racing on small to medium tracks. Bigger tracks will need 5s though!

[gtxracer]

[magman]

Nice job...looks nice and neat!

[gtxracer]

Yep, and I even saved room for a personal transponder!

[gtxracer]

Got it all buttoned up for tomorrows races. Small track, but will still be a ton of fun. I need to pickup a slash or SC10 for the short course class. Not too many 1/8th scales there. I heard there's good 1/8th racing in Tacoma though, so I might go there and see how I like that. Motor temp never got above 115* and ESC only had two LEDs for temp. AWESOME!!!

Pics and vids from tonight:



post grass run


garade vid...fun on that slick floor!

[superek4]

impressive work, nice saddle, mine is 1 side batt. I dun have skill like you. The car is well balanced & tidy.

[lambchops]

hehe love the vid sounds like a small dog!! Very nice build hows the weight distribution is it a little tail heavy or not to bad?