Traxxas 4-Tec Conversion

[BrianG]

lol, it's not brushless yet, but since I don't plan on making any purchases in the very near future, I decided to slap the electronics from the Slash (XL-5, 12T titan, 6 NiMH cells). Obviously, it's pretty slow, but fine for in the house.





Here's where I ran into a problem. I wanted about 1/2"-3/4" chassis clearance to avoid the normal pebbles on the road. So, I modded the rear shock positions to get the back end higher. Then. to get the body to fit right, I had to lower the mounts. Unfortunately, the front upper shock mounts now got in the way, so I made a little cutout so they stick up out of the hood. Not the prettiest thing, but it works.



Since the Titan is so wide, I can only gear down to 15T, and it gets pretty warm - even warms the entire chassis! Oh well, the XL-5 and Titan are throw-away parts anyway.