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.

[BL_RV0]

Looks good Brian.

[JERRY2KONE]

I personally cannot wait to see some videos of this thing once you get some brushless in there and some really good Lipo cells. I have kind of wondered about the 4tech as a BL road-racer for a while now. Your opening the door for guys like me, so thanks BG. It is going to be great to see the BL version up against one of the nitro cars. Good luck with your project Brian.