Used / (new) to me XB8TQ XRAY.

[jordan...]

Originally Posted by TDC57

Any luck obtaining your 1527 from Neu yet??

Me Neu

[tc3_racer_001]

hmm... cant believe i didnt see all those motors... o well, i just hope i can get my motor before my esc, just so im not waiting for that... but that will be a while yet!!
hopefully mine will be done in august, (which seems reasonable given the replacement of a part in the MMM... + shipping and sorting out the little issues, and getting some more money!!!

gah!
cant wait to see a video, so i can have something to compare mine to. what gearing are you running? and what speed are you hoping to reach?
thanks,
ryan :)

[TDC57]

Forward progress continues!.

MetalMan has finished up the motor & ESC mount and I'm now have a wild hair up my a$$ to convert this XB8 into an 808, so lets see what does and what does not transfer over.

808 parts that Do fit!
• The front and Rear shocks
• The front and rear shock towers
• The front and rear turn buckles
• Rear lower A-arms
• Rear caster blocks


808 parts that Don’t fit!. (Sure mods are possible, but weren’t considered)
• Front A-arms
• Front caster blocks
• Front steering setup







Here’s some work I did that killed me!, I took my new alum aftermarket front and rear shock towers for my 808, striped them and polished them up, I’ve got to stick with the “Bling” theme. I was actually contemplating striping down the shocks and polishing them up, but that’s just taking things too far at this point. That should happen once I’ve purchased a proper motor (1512 2.5 Ds) then I’ll probably and strip them both down & polish them all up @ once!. Achieving the ultimate Bling.. HHHhhaaaa hhaaaa..











So here is a shoot of all original parts removed, these will be saved in a plastic bag for possible use in the future. I wish I had a scale!, all of these parts I'm guessing equal well over a pound.

[TDC57]

So here we have the buggy coming together, we are now installing the MGM and (per MetalMan recommendation) I did not purchase a JR servo, I got a Hitec HS-5955TG








Now we are in the home stretch, I'm completed the installation of the battery tray & battery strap, installed the RX & antenna and have buttoned up all of the wiring. Hay its starting to look like a buggy now (finally)..

[TDC57]

And here we have the completed product (although un tested at this point) side by side with a 808 for a final comparison, I think it when it all said and done, the conversion was a success, I was able to remove some extremely heavy stock pieces and install lighter, stronger and more responsive parts in there place.









The best part of this is now I can actually test the following:
• Suspension adjustments (camber, toe, droop, etc),
• Motors / everything from a 1509 1.5y to 1515 3D) temps and time..
• Gearing / Spur gears rage from 41 – 46 T, pinion range from 11 – 20 T
• Shock & diff oils, (20 – 50 / 2k – 6k)
• Proper center of gravity / weight distribution (front / rear and left / right)
etc on extremely similar buggies in weight and (e) supply. I'm running both on MGM so that a given (there I can test for free wheeling, braking, timing, etc) plus they are both using a Polly Quest 4s 30C 4500mAH for their power requirements.


Thank you for your time and your comments.

Have a fabulous day..

[JERRY2KONE]

Nice work as usual Shaun. Now I am jealous. I still have not finished up my Maxx projects and you have moved on from your G3R to complete two Xray projects already. Your a fast moving R/C building machine now. Nice looking Xray rig and another R/C vehicle to have fun with. You are a lucky man.

It is Sunday night here in Brussels, and tomorrow is our last day in country. We fly to DC on Tuesday to begin our travels around the world. We are spending the 4th of July weekend in DC to see the fireworks, then a week in Vegas, two weeks in Cali, one week in Honalulu Hawaii, and finally Seoul, Korea on 08/August. Once we get into our house and the shipment arrives I will be able to finish up two of my Maxx trucks and start doing some bashing with the boys. I received over $1K in parts this week to complete my work. Have a great fourth or July guys.

[MetalMan]

Looks good ! How's the ESC mount with the standoff in place? Just keep in mind I am totally willing to re-do the ESC mount and make it better, if this one doesn't hold up as well as your 808's mount does.

Also, any first impressions on the 5955-TG?

[TDC57]

Well I found a new construction site Sunday morning where they are performing the initial site work and I decided to take out my Gevo & my X-Ray and beat the hell out of them on the fresh soil. It started out like every other bash day, good weather, no crowds and open area to myself..

Since I just finished up completing my XB8 buggy conversion and thought I would try it out first. Well it rolled all of 3’ feet and started to smoke!?? (FIRE) What the hell??... It turns out that my new MGM 12012 controller couldn’t handle 4s and it went up in smoke!.. Now I know how the MMM team feels…

It freaked me out for a few seconds, I didn’t have the body on it (luckily) and then I saw it smoke so I knew (shooot) I'm screwed!, but then it started to catch fire!, my Lipos!... I just started to through dirt on my new clean shinny buggy!.. (it killed me!) but I wanted to save my 4s before they went up in smoke and blowup my buggy.

I packed up my new (burned up) controller is shot it off to MGM today; with any luck I should have it back in about a month. As for the condition of the buggy!, well all other components seam ok (??) and it really, really needs to be cleaned..

(tonight’s project). Uuuggg..




MetalMan,
No real input on the servo at this time. sorry!..

Jerry!..
You made it safe and sound!?!.. Excellent Sir. I'll pm you to find out the details of your latest adventure..

[tc3_racer_001]

DAMN man, that sucks. at least a MMM is cheaper to replace and better customer support. hope you get it up and running soon... i STILL havent recieved my motor.

what battery tray did u use

[JERRY2KONE]

We can see that you just joined in here at RCM, and there is much to be learned among the knowledge of support here. Welcome and have a good time reading and posting on the various threads, and I am sure that you will receive some much needed technical info. Please note the dates on the threads that you post up on. This one has not been posted on since July/2008, and in fact TDC57 left the site about a year ago due to a divorce. He has not been seen in here since, so I doubt that you will receive an answer to your question from him. Good luck with that.

[lincpimp]

Pretty sure he used a rc monster battery tray.

I called Shaun a while back and left him a message, did not get a return though...

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Pretty sure he used a rc monster battery tray.

I called Shaun a while back and left him a message, did not get a return though...

Thanks for trying James. It would be nice to hear from him and know that things are working out one way or another. Shaun is missed around here. He was one of the most enthusiastic R/C'rs that I have seen anywhere. Plus he was not afraid to take a chance.

[rootar]

I actually have both of shaun's buggies that are pictured on this page, the 808 and xb8, he had used Rc-Monster trays, the mounting method was questionable lol, we all miss shaun's detailed late nite builds with drink recomendations along the way.

[JERRY2KONE]

Yea he always gave us a few laughs as he worked his way into the late night hours trying to get one of his projects not only completed but well documented with his tutorials, photos, and videos as he drank his way into the night and sometimes into the wee hours of the morning. Shaun is a hoot. I hope that he reaches some level of recovery with his personal life soon and comes back to entertain us some more. I feel like we have lost a good friend here at RCM.