brushless 1/5 4wd conversion about to begin! couple questions.

[aqwut]

Looks good, love the shine...

[Ryu James]

kaz,
have you tried mounting the motor up with that mount yet? i was looking at it a bit closer and am now wondering how you are going to make it work. because the mount sits the motor so high off the chassis you will have to move the motor in real close to be able to get your gear mesh. but you wont be able to do this it seems cuz the mount is so wide also and it will hit into the driveline or center diff mounts. my mount is only 2.5mm wider than the motor itself and it sits very close to the driveline. i am sure there is a way to make that mount work so i am just wondering if you have run into these issues and what you are planning to do to make it work. i guess you could notch the side of the mount just large enough for the driveline to go through it without touching it. anyway, am i seeing things right or does it just appear larger than it is?

[KaztheMinotaur]

I don't know. Hopefully tonight I will put the center drive line back in.

We shall see...

[KaztheMinotaur]

The 40T spur requires grinding of the top plate...chassis fits fine though.

I had to slot the motor mount for the front drive shaft...now it isn't pretty anymore...

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by KaztheMinotaur

The 40T spur requires grinding of the top plate...chassis fits fine though.

I had to slot the motor mount for the front drive shaft...now it isn't pretty anymore...

yeah the stock top plate has to be opened up a bit to fit over the 40t spur. its good though that slotting the mount at least worked. it should be strong still with as wide as the base is of that mount.

[KaztheMinotaur]

I hope so. I had to take more out than I wanted to...

I'm going to mount my motor in place of the stock radio box also. That is probably the best way. Otherwise it would be too tight with both batteries on both side.

I'm going to make another front chassis plate out of an old street sign that I have laying around. That is thinner than stock but I
think it will hold.

I broke my dremel this morning....

I got the screw on thing that goes over the mandrel stuck on the shaft. I couldn't get it off so I took it apart so I would have more to grab onto. When I put it together and turned it on it let out the magic smoke... I was not happy...

[KaztheMinotaur]

Well I got the motor all mounted up. The gear mesh may be a wee bit tight but I think it will wear in.

Are there instructions for the Integy brakes? Mine didn't come with any.