Losi five-T brushless with custom body panels (T-Rexx)

[othello]

After having driven a Carson Dirt attack XXL (same chassis as a Rampage XBE) for almost a year i decided to take the next (and likely the last) big step and bought a new Losi 5T roller (without body, tires). I almost pulled the trigger and bought a Losi Desert Buggy XL but given the fact there was no motor mount readily available and that a Losi 5T could simply be given the look of a buggy (i am more partial to buggys than trucks) with some easy to fab lexan body panels i decided against it ... luckily i have talked to a fellow rc buddy which convinced me at last to go for the 5T (his opinion: this is the only rc car which looks like the real deal while driving over bumps).

New out of the box (already fitted with Giant Grip tires). Even a 1:5 buggy looks rather small compared to the losi


Living in a big city ruled out a (loud) gasoline engine. After having watched some youtube videos i decided to go the (cheaper -> had already the esc and 2 4s 8000mah batteries) 8s route eventhough castle explicitely states that their XL2 combo (ESC+2028 motor) is not intended for such heavy 4wd car.

Test fitting of some bl components (trackstar 1:5 Motor only as a stand in)


As this worked out like planed, i ordered a Castle 2028 motor and an rcmonster motor mount. I suppose after having watched the last picture you can make out one big issue the original placement of the center diff poses. I was told that due to the rather extreme angle of the front center cvd the front outdrive of the center diff and the pin of the cvd wears out rather quick especialy when using a powerful brushless system.