ev·o·lu·t-x-tion - change in the genetic composition

[overtki11]

well, decided that i'm a gonna do without the reverse gear for now....seeing how i'd need to buy a micro servo and fab yet another servo mount....haha...

so i removed the opti-drive....



the hole in the tranny needed to be "blocked up" and also, needed to have something to lock the shifter rod in place...
here's what i came up with...

[jnev]

Very thoughful idea. Good job!!

[Sylvester]

Nice job Overtki!

[overtki11]

thanks guys.:027:

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by overtki11

i don't...i mill on the fly....hope that makes sense...

basically for example...i wanna hook up the engine to the tranny...i hold the engine in a position where i think will fit and see what i need to hold it in that particular location...once i do that, i mill whatever i dun need off the piece. and i'll be left with what you see....

It does to me, I can't draw and still learning emachine , so i do most designing in my head. When i get close i start looking at details.

[overtki11]

Originally Posted by crazyjr

It does to me, I can't draw and still learning emachine , so i do most designing in my head. When i get close i start looking at details.

phew! thanks dude....now i dun feel like such a freak no more! haha.

well, i just started on my last phase of milling work on this project and once this final piece gets done, i'll start running the fuel tubing on this thing and see if she'll fire up!....:026:

[jollyjumper]

you guys got my wondering about something,
do you use good alu or w/e you are making parts from or do you use crappy stuff first to try if it fits?

[overtki11]

i use the good stuff straight off as the cost of the good alu is cheaper than the cost of my TIME i can afford to put into these projects (two attention seeking kids, and an angry wife!:005: )


and ...seeing how i dun have any drawings to follow, i make up the design as i go along....hence, i never "botch" up..."wink wink" :005:

[BrianG]

overtki11: Maybe I missed something in a previous post, but the Revo forward-only conversion comes with the little cover for when you remove the Optidrive. It also comes with a little plug for the gear shifter. That little machined cover looks nice though...

[overtki11]

Originally Posted by BrianG

overtki11: Maybe I missed something in a previous post, but the Revo forward-only conversion comes with the little cover for when you remove the Optidrive. It also comes with a little plug for the gear shifter. That little machined cover looks nice though...

haha, no you didn't miss anything...

just didn't wanna spend more money buying the FOC....so the tranny's fully stock, just locked reverse out....

[BrianG]

lol, I never knew anyone that would machine something custom to save ~$12. :)

[overtki11]

Originally Posted by BrianG

lol, I never knew anyone that would machine something custom to save ~$12. :)

actually, the 12 bucks is ok....its shipping that 12 buck item to me here in singapore that puts me off! wahahaha...

[BrianG]

Oooh... Sinagapore. Yeah, I can understand that then...

[overtki11]

well .......

here's the last and final phase of project ev·o·lu·tion........i hope!:035:

good thing i never throw away parts...even tho they may be broken

saves me a bundle of time not having to tear down parts from the truck just to take refernces...


after many late nights and rainy weekends...




still need to buy some wheelie wheels though....

[jnev]

That thing looks amazing. Awesome job with it. And congrats on finshing it. It is always nice to look at a project you just finshed, and really like what you did to it.