1/5 scale brushless monster conversion. tips welcomed.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by mohanjude

I have already got this car. The body shell is excellent. The motor mount looks like it will do the job. As I expected the brushless motor and controller are not upto the job of propelling this car to any significant speed. However I have got a big bad Lehner 2250 or 2280 just waiting to be mounted. Looking to power it on 10s. Hopefully it will be worth the effort. The car is a fraction of the weight of my FG aluminium car that is heavy due to the aluminium, hydro brakes etc..

RYU JAmes - did you actually purchase the car and receive it yet?

Mohan

no, i havent bought it yet. but i could see that it would be tons lighter than my 1/5 too. my Smartech has a HUGE, thick aluminum chassis that weighs a ton and that one on ebay is alot more narrowed down. also, i figured for $500 that the motor and speed control would not be that great but thats ok. at least i dont have to do any modding. just buy a better motor and esc like you have done and throw it in.

post some pics and some vid of yours when you get it finished putting the better parts in. would love to see it.