MY first BL supermaxx conversion!

[jnev]

Nice job!! Looks great. So the e-maxx tranny bolted right onto the t-maxx chssis?

[_paralyzed_]

of flipping the diffs get an inverted motor mount from kershaw designs, he doesn't list it but hes making a single inverted mount for my hv-maxx right now because i put my diffs in backwards and am too lazy to flip them

[Serum]

You could simply use two motorplates and a few spacers to make your own though.

[suicideneil]

Correct, that would be so much easier & cheaper. As for the supermaxx, you need to turn the tranny around otherwise it will run backwards like that! The esc motor wires are just long enough to mount the esc right infront the gear cover, but the sensor wires to the motor are a bit shorter, so you have to kinda run them up over the top to reach the esc from the motor:-



Obviously I have a different chassis but thats basically the neatest way to do it- just tie them down to prevent any nasty accidents from loose wires.

[t-maxxracer32]

actually i am currently bidding on an flm chassis. dk if i will win but i think it ended rightnow... hmmm i should check it


also i put the tranny on the wrong way the first time and realized i had it backwards so i flipped them (took about 5 min) and now its running ok.

steering is my main problem as of now... i dont have the right kind of steering horn orsomething... itsnot alowingit to steer very much. when i get more time tonight i will mess around with it and see if i can get a quick video of it running.

[t-maxxracer32]

o and suicidelneil very nice job on that truck! well partial truck. looks awsome!


o and suicedel how did you mount your switch from the hv-maxx?

like did you use 2 sided tape or what?

thanks

[suicideneil]

Hehe, thats an old pic- couldnt wait to start putting it together. I have the switch screwed down into/onto one of the many spare holes on the Gmaxx chassis- anywhere you can reach into with the shell on is good- saves having to remove the shell before you can turn it on/off. As for steering, is there just not much throw, or is the servo binding & humming when you try turning the wheel? I had great fun trying to get my steering correct to begin with- looking at the exploded views on the traxxas site definately helps.

[t-maxxracer32]

ill take a vid of what its doing later tonight and then we will see..

[suicideneil]

Good plan. Im off to bed shortly but I will be sure to take a careful look tomorrow- most likely something simple enough to fix/adjust, just need the eyes of a hawk to spot these things sometimes. Not that my eyes are that good- slight stigmatism of the right eye due to years of shooting airrifles left handed = lazy right eye..... go figure.

[t-maxxracer32]

lol that doesnt sound like to much fun! (stigmatism..lazy eye)theother part seems fun!

ill get it all up tonight maybe.

wheres the vid iv been waiting all night.

[suicideneil]

Its only so we can identify the issue with the steering remember, nothing to get excited about. Setting it up like on the emaxx is the first stop, so paying attention to servo posistion & neutral position is key. Also, make sure the servo arm/bell crank isnt fouling the front dogbone- I had that problem to begin with.

[t-maxxracer32]

neil i figured it out! i coudlnt get a vid cause i was withmy g.f all night long. there were some screws and crap not letting the tires turn. kinda hard to explain but its runnning great! cant wait to charge thelipos up!


can i use a car battery for the power supply of my hyperion eos1210i?

and everynight just charge the car baterry?

how will that wor?k?

[t-maxxracer32]

UPDATED PICS...kinda

heres the way the batterys are going to be held on... for now..
or this



put on another set of shocks because when i floored it the truck woudl bottom out.. (the shocks were very loose)