Monster GT Conversion With A Center Diff

[The Dude]

just finish to clean the beast !!!



I'm gonna test FFRC spring dual rate...



and with the stock body (taped)





and you guys ??? how it goes for you ??

[Krawlin]

Sorry for the lack of updates lately guys, I am going to be selling this truck as a roller. Basically it's come down to the fact that it isn't the right truck for what I want to do when I bash, and thats doing big jumps and very rough terrain, and while it is a much better truck than the Maxx IMO, it's still no Savage, which really is the next step up in MT's in my opinion. The MGT does still have some of the weird designs similar to a Maxx, like poor steering geometry, not that much suspension travel (compared to a Savage or LST2), and the lower hinge pins are not supported completely on both sides of the arm, which still allows them to bend and puts it in the same boat as the Maxx. The upper arm mounts keep bending due to how close together the screws are and the lack of support of the upper arm mount where the pin goes through it. In other words, it's been a great truck, and it is much better than my old Maxx ever was, but it just isn't the right truck for me anymore, so it must go to fund other builds, like a 1520 powered 6S Savage XL.

I will be taking pics of it for a for sale ad tonight and I will post them in here to give the truck one final hurrah before it moves on to someone else. The pics of it will be of the setup that it has been running for about the past 3 months with no driveline issues what so ever (The MGT driveline is bullet proof) and has been alot of fun.

I don't want to cut this build thread short for the other guys though and I hope they continue posting their E-MGT's here, as it is a great source of information for others looking to convert their MGT with a center diff.

And the build process itself here has been excellent and I appreciate all the advice and help the other members here have given me, this is by far the best and most informative RC forum on the net with the best crowd I've seen to date. I'm not leaving for good, but it will probably be a few months before I start another build here as I am going to be picking up a Serpent S811T truggy over the summer and it will be nitro just like the rest of my fleet so I wont have much to contribute here for a while.

Be sure to check back sometime tonight for pics of the MGT.

Thanks,
Chris

[Krawlin]

Here are the pics....

[The Dude]

so sad to see you're leaving yours MGT ....

remember, a savage don't have a transmission like a MGT!!

and for the steering you can mod this for a small cost
the upper A-arms mount I agreed, but with FullForceRC you got the solution...

But I'm sure you're going to do a nice work on your futur truck

but...here are some pics of my MGT at the track

[The Dude]

the lastest version, for the spider diff



now it's time to rebuild this beast !!





I filled it with 125K .. don't know if it right, time will tell

[Krawlin]

Well I'm back in with the MGT crowd. The Savage thing was cool for a while, but I got tired of my 1520 raping the HPI Bulletproof diffs (I shredded 3 properly shimmed BP diffs, ripped the teeth off the rear pinion of all 3), and the durability really wasn't that much better due to the Flux XL weighing in at about 15 pounds fully RTR. So back to the MGT it is, can't beat the ease of maintenance, bomb proof driveline, and of course the all mighty center diff. The MGT will yet again be powered by a 1520, MMM, and 6S LiPo, Futaba 2.4 and an Ace servo for the controls. Cleaned up my center diff motor mount and had it powder coated a metallic blue and it looks awesome. I replaced the broken shock towers on it, next order of business will likely be aluminum knuckles machined for 8x16mm bearings, HPI Hellfire stub axles, and extended 17mm hex hubs so I can ditch the now outdated and overkill 23mm hexes.

I've been trying to think of a good name for the truck, since its pretty much stock aside from being converted to electric, "Plain Jane" maybe?

[The Dude]

Originally Posted by The Dude

remember, a savage don't have a transmission like a MGT!!

I sell my MGT a few month back, 'cause my crawler take all my time and money

[Krawlin]

Selling my E-MGT, go back a page for pictures, its basically the same aside from having a 1520 instead of the 1717 shown, and the center diff motor mount is powder coated blue. I'll sell it as a roller or an RTR package, or as an ARTR with your choice of electronics, and it comes with quite a few spares. It's going cheap, priced to move out quickly, I'm just not into MT's anymore. Send me a PM for pricing.