1:5 FG 4WD Brushless buggy conversion

[magman]

If your friend has made 10-12 runs on the diffs w/no issues....it sounds promising. Since he was running 8 shocks at one time...I wonder how they would compare to say 4 LST shocks

[Obeast44]

Thats an impressive 1/6 conversion, thats some good power and decent runtimes. Im a little stunned at the weight of it though, I thought itd be lighter.

[Overdriven]

Originally Posted by magman

If your friend has made 10-12 runs on the diffs w/no issues....it sounds promising. Since he was running 8 shocks at one time...I wonder how they would compare to say 4 LST shocks

The FG Monster Truck runs 8 shocks mostly because of the increased weight of the big tires, they require the extra dampening. The moster truck also has 2 chassis braces that were removed in the video, but they don't add that much weight. I wouldn't worry too much about the FG diffs, they're pretty stout in these cars, upgrades are also availible. Really cool vid, and nice work on the conversion. Makes me want a large scale again!

[othello]

@suicideneil
Music: Training theme from Rocky IV ;-)

@redshift
Just got those pics with painted body.







@magman
Can't tell you how they compare to LST shocks but i found a video of his car showing the original setup with 8 shocks and chassis braces. He did not use those super big monster tires (wheighing 777gr or 1.7lbs each) on this run as they did not provide enough grip on gras. He was forced to run much smaller Buggy tires which hooked up pretty good.

So here is the video of his car running with a 26ccm petrol engine showing the original chassis with 8 shocks

@overdriven
Now that you mention it. He said he was using upgraded diff cases.

[Obeast44]

Holy smokes that looks SWEET!

[othello]

@Bmr4life
He got his motor mount from those guys in Germany.

small update:
He is now waiting for the MMM XL HV as the schulze ESC overheats with his new batteries.

[aqwut]

Originally Posted by othello

@Bmr4life
small update:
He is now waiting for the MMM XL HV as the schulze ESC overheats with his new batteries.

If the 32.170 is over heating, I think the Mamba XL would struggle as well.. it's only rated for 160A peak, whereas the 32.170 is rated for 170A Constant...

[el tomaso]

The castle esc's usually handle more than the specs say, lets it works out

TG