TCS 5T Flux kit - nice

[reedthis1]

I got a venom cam but everyday the weather is not good. I got lucky last
Saturday and I put things together quickly to run it. The camera is new and I did not know how to use it right. I did not have to convince the seller at all. I saw the item on EBAY Australia and they shipped it in 12 days. I was really relieved to see it in the mail. The suspension does not sag but it does not jump that well but where I jumped it was not the best spot. When the snow and ice clears again I will try it again.

[V0RT3X]

You can get 24mm adapters now from HPI direct:

http://www.hpiracing.com/press/102530.html

TCS has preorders for 27$.

[thzero]

Sweet, thanks for the tip... missed that. :)

Originally Posted by V0RT3X

You can get 24mm adapters now from HPI direct:

http://www.hpiracing.com/press/102530.html

TCS has preorders for 27$.

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by V0RT3X

You can get 24mm adapters now from HPI direct:

http://www.hpiracing.com/press/102530.html

TCS has preorders for 27$.

Wow, and only a month ago HPI customer service basically told me I was on drugs for even thinking such a thing......thanks for the heads up.

[skellyo]

Anyone else notice that's a Flux XL in the pic? That's badass!

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by skellyo

Anyone else notice that's a Flux XL in the pic? That's badass!

Doh! I didn't see that!

[Nard Cox]

Pimp My Flux :o

[thzero]

Well, I have them; will post a few pix tonight. They are beef and well made, however I am not that thrilled with them. They basically stretched the front of the chassis so the gearbox/motor/esc is all the way in the back.

While I knew this going in, it would have been nice to have an front mount option for the battery trays rather than just a mid/rear options.

I would have prefered they have stretched the front only 2/3rds the amount needed and then stretched the rear a 1/3rd. Granted this would have meant supplying two dogbones, but I think that would have been ok.

Anyways, will use it for now, but am going to need to do some custom TVPs to do a center diff mod so that the diff/motor is a bit more centered but leaving enough room to put the batteries inside the TVPs at the front.

[Bondonutz]

Originally Posted by thzero

Well, I have them; will post a few pix tonight. They are beef and well made, however I am not that thrilled with them. They basically stretched the front of the chassis so the gearbox/motor/esc is all the way in the back.

While I knew this going in, it would have been nice to have an front mount option for the battery trays rather than just a mid/rear options.

I would have prefered they have stretched the front only 2/3rds the amount needed and then stretched the rear a 1/3rd. Granted this would have meant supplying two dogbones, but I think that would have been ok.

Anyways, will use it for now, but am going to need to do some custom TVPs to do a center diff mod so that the diff/motor is a bit more centered but leaving enough room to put the batteries inside the TVPs at the front.

Looking forward to seeing some pics !!!!!
Making a custom battery tray shouldn't be to tough ?

[thzero]

Packaging...



TVPs...


Braces...


Dobgone... it's really long man.

Originally Posted by bondonutz

looking forward to seeing some pics !!!!!
Making a custom battery tray shouldn't be to tough ?

[pinkpanda3310]

Originally Posted by thzero

Dobgone... it's really long man.

How long? Can you measure it for us

[thzero]

It's 12" in length!

Originally Posted by pinkpanda3310

How long? Can you measure it for us

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by thzero

Well, I have them; will post a few pix tonight. They are beef and well made, however I am not that thrilled with them. They basically stretched the front of the chassis so the gearbox/motor/esc is all the way in the back.

While I knew this going in, it would have been nice to have an front mount option for the battery trays rather than just a mid/rear options.

I would have prefered they have stretched the front only 2/3rds the amount needed and then stretched the rear a 1/3rd. Granted this would have meant supplying two dogbones, but I think that would have been ok.

Anyways, will use it for now, but am going to need to do some custom TVPs to do a center diff mod so that the diff/motor is a bit more centered but leaving enough room to put the batteries inside the TVPs at the front.

So you will like my stretched setup. I will use an xl rear center dogbone and have a custom rc alloys front bone. I will post some pics of them, but basically it gives what you want, a center/rear tranny mount, and enough room up front to mount the packs.

[thzero]

Oh great, thanks... make me like jealous. :P But yes, my idea was to use an XL rear center dogbone as the starting point.

So how much for a set of TVPs? ;)

Originally Posted by lincpimp

So you will like my stretched setup. I will use an xl rear center dogbone and have a custom rc alloys front bone. I will post some pics of them, but basically it gives what you want, a center/rear tranny mount, and enough room up front to mount the packs.

[thzero]

Thinking about using a 1518 or 1520 for the 5T and running 6S with an MMM until the Ice comes out with car software.

Any thoughts?