My e-revo brushless edition build

[mistercrash]

Interesting that I make myself a solid aluminum slipper pad and then Traxxas does the same for the new Brushless E-Maxx.

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[simplechamp]

I'm gonna have to get me some of those. My slipper needs a rebuild anyway and I want to try a new spur. Is the bearing on the slipper new or is that also on the standard E-Revo slipper? I've never taken mine apart yet.

[mistercrash]

The bearing is not new, there always has been a bearing inside the spur on the Revo slipper.

[mistercrash]

UPDATE AFTER 7 MONTHS OF USE

Here’s a compilation of some of the modifications I have done and have worked really well. There’s also a few hop ups I use and like very much. Every item listed links to either pics on my Photobucket account or a manufacturer for the hop ups.

MODIFICATIONS

LST XXL diffs (I got them from this guy on ebay)
Diff blocks (for LST diffs only, doesn’t work with stock TRX diffs)
8th scale center diff made with a LST XXL diff
No slop OFNA adapters
Aluminum slipper pad
Battery doors mod
Servo blocks
Mud flaps (made of Lexan or hard rubber or whatever else works)
6 mm carbon fiber motor plate
Bottom screw for motor mount
Screws in middle of rear bulkhead
Rear shock tower shim
On/Off switch in a balloon with ''stay on'' blocker
Rear skid plate protector
4 mm screws for motor
Nuts for screws on axle carriers
Set screws and nuts on rocker posts
Rear body mount brace
Pieces of 600 grit sand paper for the pivot balls
Rear turnbuckle ball ends everywhere
O-rings on ball ends to keep them on the ball
All of the Steve Slayden steering and castor mods.
Brass inserts where needed

HOP UP PARTS I HAVE BEEN VERY SATISFIED WITH

Tekno front sway bar mount with a custom sway bar made with this spring steel rod
Traxxas rear sway bar
Racers Edge servo horn
Traxxas Jato Shock boots (other kinds are available from other manufacturers)
RD Racing axle carriers (The stock ones are fine but I really like RD Racing stuff)
RD Racing shock towers front and rear
Proline servo arm for single steering servo
Traxxas red aluminum pushrods and turnbuckles
Variable damping shock pistons
Aluminum pivot ball caps
RC Monster pinions
RC Monster drive shaft coupler to use the center shafts with 8th scale diffs.
Bullet connectors 5 mm or bigger. I use Polymax 5.5 mm bullets.

I think that's it. I hope I didn't forget anything. There are other mods I did that worked but I just don't feel they are worth doing. I did everything as experiments remember? For example, the Summit shafts, they worked great but are not necessary with a good and well adjusted slipper. Once I am done going through the Summit shafts I have left (yes they do wear out but none snapped thanks to the slipper) I will reinstall the original shafts.

That's it! I really feel I'm done with this truck. I need a new vehicle to work on. I really wish I had the money to get one of those to work on. Click here.

[mistercrash]

A totally unnecessary thing to do. I put a small motor with a gear drive from an old microwave oven on my truck stand. It takes about a minute and ten seconds to make one full turn. It's going to be a looooooong winter.

[mistercrash]

How about ten more openings in the MMM ESC upper case for a bit more airflow? Anyone think this would help a little bit? I don't have over heating issues with my MMM but I thought it might help a bit although it's hard to tell and compare from the temps I was getting this summer. The outside temps are a lot lower now.

[shaunjohnson]

Originally Posted by mistercrash

Interesting that I make myself a solid aluminum slipper pad and then Traxxas does the same for the new Brushless E-Maxx.

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should have pattened the idea!! lot of $$ to be made

[mistercrash]

Yeah I must have lost a net profit of at least $100

[nitrostarter]

Man, love the rotating stamd! Really shows creativity and boredom! haha

[Wesley G]

Great write up. Losts of good info. I was wondering how the summit axles have been holding up. I didn't see them in the list of mods and whatnot you posted the other day. I've got to figure something out as far as axles go. It seems like I snap one at the u joint every time out. I'm torn between the summit axles and perhaps MIP spline cvd's. What has your experience been as far as axles?

[mistercrash]

The summit axles have been good. They don't snap or break as easily as the U joint style shafts if your slipper happens to be set too tight. But they do wear out as quickly as the U joint shafts, and from what I've experienced, every part of the Summit shaft wears out at the same rate and get a lot of sloppyness. So thinking of rebuilding them by changing a couple parts only is futile as every part needs to be changed. Might as well get a whole new shaft. That's a big problem as Traxxas does not and don't seem to plan on selling the Summit shafts as complete units. You can only get them by buying the parts seperately and assembling them. It comes up to over $20 per shaft. Expensive when you compare to the stock U joint shafts priced at just over $10. I'm on my second set of Summit shafts right now and they are starting to get a little slop to them so they are wearing out again. The only way to get complete Summit shafts is on ebay and they mostly sell them in pairs, one long shaft and one short one. You only need the long one so you're stuck with the short one. The short ones can be used but they have to be stretched to the point of almost breaking the rubber boot. This boot doesn't last long when it's stretched like that. I know I tried it. So yes the Summits are tougher but because they are not available at a cheap price, they are not really much of a good alternative and that's why I did not include them in my list of upgrades or mods. If you do try the MIP splines please let us know how they are as I've been eyeing those for a while.

[mistercrash]

If anyone would like to buy an 8th scale center diff, I have an extra one for the E-Revo tranny and one for the nitro Revo tranny. PM me for details, pics and price.

[mistercrash]

You ever climb up tree trunks with your ERBE? You know, you see a nice big tree with big roots that give just the right curve from the ground up the trunk and you just send the truck and it climbs the trunk and you do a back flip and land on the wheels. Well I was at the park with my son and while he was playing with some kids, I brought the ERBE out of the car and started playing around in the leaves. The kids and parents were saying ''oohs'' and ''aahs'' at how fast the truck was. So I started showing off by climbing this tree trunk and back flipping the truck back on its wheels and there was some ''WOWS'' and ''That's so cool''. Well I over did it and climbed that trunk so high that it just caught a branch and it did not back flip, it just fell back on the wing from 12 feet high. Result was a broken rear body mount, one of the ball ends of the body mount brace popped off the ball and my CF rear wing mount tie bar broke. Now I couldn't stop because the kids were asking for more so I continued with the rear body mount, wing mount and wing just hanging from the body. After a couple tumbles, the body just ripped in half But I still continued with just the front portion of the body still on the truck until the LVC kicked in. I couldn't disappoint my fans The ERBE is fixed now but I still need a new body. I have the Baja Bug body but I don't want to damage that one just yet.

[rawfuls]

Lol, that's awesome..

[Urgeoner]

damn MC... it will be a looooong winter haha...I just ordered a FLM diff for my Rustler...I also got some sandpaw rears on it for the snow Just for Winter haha..
btw nice stand does it help with work or just for killing time?