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

[Ryu James]

kaz, did you already get your brakes mounted? did you run into issues? its just one thing after another with these? i need to purchase some extended hexes cuz now the wheel hits the carbon disc before it even gets tightened down all the way. also the wheel hits the calipers so i need to grind out a little bit of material off the caliper or the wheels.

speaking of wheels i got my new outlaw 5t rims and hostile mxt tires today. they are sick!

as for the esc i am sure it works but i still havent got it all hooked up.

here are some pics of the new wheels/tires. and i think i am gonna stick with the rampage truck body instead of the desert rat 5t body. the ramp body is so much more aero-dynamic and i think will just be a bettery body. plus the desert rat body is kinda hideous. if the hpi 5t body wasnt so long i would use that. i like that body a lot.

[KaztheMinotaur]

Yes. No, other than the binding I told you about.

I did discover that a 200 ounce servo pushing cable brakes seems a lot weaker than a 200 ounce servo running the stock Rampage brakes.

Wheels and tires look good.

I worked on soldering my battery connectors some tonight. I discovered that slip on pencil erasers make a perfect cover for 6mm bullet connectors.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by KaztheMinotaur

Yes. No, other than the binding I told you about.

I did discover that a 200 ounce servo pushing cable brakes seems a lot weaker than a 200 ounce servo running the stock Rampage brakes.

Wheels and tires look good.

I worked on soldering my battery connectors some tonight. I discovered that slip on pencil erasers make a perfect cover for 6mm bullet connectors.

hmm. yeah when i mounted my brakes on the stock plastic parts they worked fine, with the exception of needing to take out a little material to allow full steering throw. the aluminum parts are different in size and shape slightly so its been a little tougher. actually after looking at things again some extended hubs will take care of everything. they need to be extended by about 5mm on each hub though. i dont know if there are any that extend out that far. again i am using 24mm hubs. you know of any? i really like these uberRC hubs. i cant use the darksouls cuz they are round where the discs would be. so i need a hub that is hex shaped throughout.

http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.88...t.A/id.6349/.f

these uberRC hexes extend by 8mm which is perfect but they only sell them in a set so i would have to drop $200 and then try to sell the fronts. d4mn. didnt really feel like doing that.

[aqwut]

Looking good man.... Once your done, your Rampage will be worth a fortune.. LOL

[KaztheMinotaur]

I'm using Dark Soul extended Baja rears and it works fine.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by KaztheMinotaur

I'm using Dark Soul extended Baja rears and it works fine.

really? where does the carbon disc sit on the hub? i swear when i tried the disc was on the round part of the hub and therefore wouldnt work. anyway, i already ordered those uberrc hubs. i found a place that sold them in pairs so i was able to just buy 2 sets of rears.

[BL_RV0]

Dude, that looks dead sexy. I'm not sure about the yellow lid though- I think metallic gray would look great.

[florianz]

go to your cnc shop and ask them to build them. thats done in a few minutes, probably cheaper then buying some. get a 24mm aluminium hex bar and get it drilled.

dammn, I can't wait to see that baby runnin'!

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by BL_RV0

Dude, that looks dead sexy. I'm not sure about the yellow lid though- I think metallic gray would look great.

that is crazy, lol. i just picked up some gun metal gray and some lame flake paint at the LHS a couple of days ago. its gonna look sick and match the gun metal wheels but have a nice metallic flake hue to it. i just need to sell these bodies first and then buy the new one.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by florianz

go to your cnc shop and ask them to build them. thats done in a few minutes, probably cheaper then buying some. get a 24mm aluminium hex bar and get it drilled.

dammn, I can't wait to see that baby runnin'!

i had thought of doing that but i found some uberrc's on ebay and got them for a decent price and was able to buy 2 rear pairs as needed for this truck instead of having to buy 2 complete sets.

[BL_RV0]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

that is crazy, lol. i just picked up some gun metal gray and some lame flake paint at the LHS a couple of days ago. its gonna look sick and match the gun metal wheels but have a nice metallic flake hue to it. i just need to sell these bodies first and then buy the new one.

A great mind and one that has a spark of "oh that might be good" (me) think alike!

[KaztheMinotaur]

That 3/8 aluminum that I got for my new motor mount sure was hell on jig saw bladed. I went through 4!

I have both motor mount cut out and shaped. I drill & tapped 1 last night and I am headed out to do the other one now.

I bench tested my motor and ESC yesterday. The 10S sure did make a hell of a big arc when I hooked it up.

[BL_RV0]

Kaz- you should look into doing this-
http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_nospark.html

[aqwut]

Originally Posted by BL_RV0

Kaz- you should look into doing this-
http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_nospark.html

I'm thinking of that too... big sparks, does one hell of a damage on the bullets

[Ryu James]

i am definitely going to do that. my bullets on my truggy are pitted like a 16 yr old pimple-faced freak. i about shat myself when i connected my 10s to the hydra240. just wondering though, the scriptasylum says not to use this technique with the castle mamba controllers. do you think it will be ok to do on the hydra controller?