Monster GT Conversion With A Center Diff

[The Dude]

now it's really finish (I'm dreaming about teleportation...)






It's not the same way, but I really have respect for your Home made work, it's more difficult for sure

but my MGT it's a hard basher, so I prefer to be sure about the motor, it's too expensive for replace it every week!!

this week I mount it... now just missing the Lipo, and the drive shaft

[Krawlin]

Originally Posted by The Dude

now it's really finish (I'm dreaming about teleportation...)






It's not the same way, but I really have respect for your Home made work, it's more difficult for sure

but my MGT it's a hard basher, so I prefer to be sure about the motor, it's too expensive for replace it every week!!

this week I mount it... now just missing the Lipo, and the drive shaft

Wow, purely awesome to say the least.

And thanks! If I had access to a CNC mill then I would for sure have something made like yours, but since I only have access to a CNC plasma cutter, I have to stick to 2D stuff and weld. I may revise my motor mount yet again but in aluminum and TIG weld it, since I am taking a TIG welding class starting in August, just depends on how this one works out really.

I am also planning on getting some 7075-T6 aluminum sheet and making this a 100% top loading setup, where the center diff mount and motor mount bolt to the 7075-T6 sheet, which would drop down into the transmission hole and be secured to the bottom by 8 screws, which is stronger than my current setup. I might also just TIG weld a piece of 7075 to the bottom of the chassis and drill that, which would be stronger still.


Either way though, a machined mount is always going to look alot better than something home made, and I think your MGT pretty much out does mine as far as cool factor goes.


EDIT: For drive shafts, at least a rear center shaft, if you position the motor mount forward enough, a Losi XXL center CVD should work, they are 5'' long including the CV cup end, which is pretty much the same length as what I have now. I plan on moving mine back just a bit though to use a 94mm Hot Bodies dog bone and then the Losi XXL center shaft, rather than my current setup with a 91mm dog bone and Mugen MBX5T center shaft with a MGT aluminum keyed CV end.

[redshift]

Originally Posted by Krawlin

I might also just TIG weld a piece of 7075 to the bottom of the chassis and drill that, which would be stronger still.

Just a heads up, 7075 is generally not weldable, at least in any structural capacity- http://www.esabna.com/us/en/educatio...4-and-7075.cfm

And by the way, you have a wealth of info I never had access to online, do take advantage of that! You can be way ahead of the game when you start the course.

Nice mount there The Dude