I bought an eight

[el tomaso]

Hi, I bought a used eight to restore, and electrify. I will post pictures of my progress in this thread.

Here is the picture the seller posted:


Thomas G

[reno911]

We have similar taste in buggies. First the Caster Fusion now an 8ight 1.0. Looks like we have some things in common.

Amain had the medusa, novak, version of the tekno kit on sale for 65 or 70 bucks that was where I started. Not bad for a completely new chassis of better aluminum and extras.

[el tomaso]

Thanks for the tip, I was going to order the tekno kit for 130 from impakt!

I ordered the tekno conversion for medusa/novak motors from amain, a medusa 36-60 1300kv and a MMP from mikey.

I can't wait

Thomas G

[stum]

Yes the 8ight 1.0 tekno kit from amainhobbies is 69.99 (real bargin) with a 36mm motor bracket, even less if you have a coupon! It's a great setup, you will love it. Amain also had one of those square Lektron motors on deal for 99.00 can't go wrong.. it's a buggy motor and a perfect kv for a 4s lipo setup.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...s-Motor-2200kV

snag a mmpro and you're off to the races if you don't already have a esc. (grab from towers with a coupon for about 100 shipped) they are on backorder though :(

[reno911]

Put the tekno together the other day.

Picked up a set of cheap kings heads shock towers off eBay as well as an 8ight E body.
I chose the HobbyWing 150amp with Kershaw Designs 8xl.

Also ordered a long shank pinion in 16t. So this guy should be coming together pretty quickly. Can't wait to see how yours turns out...

[el tomaso]

Looking good, please post one more pic when you get the electronics and battery in it

Was it a nitro before like mine or a losi electric converted to tekno? How much did you pay for the car, I payed about 100 dollars for mine in norwegian kroners though.

You have to tell me which car you like better when its been run.

And is it right that the Losi comes with "inch'ic" hardware?

Thomas G

[reno911]

I picked it up for 100 also. It came with the 2.4 dx2 which I gave to my brother. It was a nitro roller. I let the guy keep the motor and servos.

I will be running it on the local indoor track here soon so I will let you know if it handles better than the Caster, buy the looks of it I will have to say it most certainly will.

Correct most of the 8ights hardware is standard not metric.

Pictures as requested.

[el tomaso]

I got the 8ight today It wasn't as worn as it looked in the picture, and I got a new set of gravel-tires on it too. I got all the nitro-stuff out right away, no need for that now.

Can someone list the parts I will need to fully restore my 8ight, like damper seals and such.

My dad tried to order the MMP and medusa 36-60 1300kv for me, but somehow it couldn't be done. I guess the medusa is sold out or something. Luckily my tekno set is ordered and will be here in a week or two.

I sent an e-mail to mike to find out if he had any medusas left, and if the MMP was available too. I could easily buy a 1600 or 1800kv instead of the 1300. And if that fails, impakt has the 1300kv in stock.

Impakt also has tekno/neu 1512 2,5d 2050kv for 119, and 1509 2y 1820kv for 99.

Also the LHS has just got the new silwer arrow esc, and the cirtix "soltless" motors. That'd be cheaper, and if I have to go down to 4s anyway I might just try the SP stuff.

What do you think?

TG

[reno911]

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ock-O-ring-Set

[DwightSchrute]

Originally Posted by el tomaso

I got the 8ight today It wasn't as worn as it looked in the picture, and I got a new set of gravel-tires on it too. I got all the nitro-stuff out right away, no need for that now.

Can someone list the parts I will need to fully restore my 8ight, like damper seals and such.

My dad tried to order the MMP and medusa 36-60 1300kv for me, but somehow it couldn't be done. I guess the medusa is sold out or something. Luckily my tekno set is ordered and will be here in a week or two.

I sent an e-mail to mike to find out if he had any medusas left, and if the MMP was available too. I could easily buy a 1600 or 1800kv instead of the 1300. And if that fails, impakt has the 1300kv in stock.

Impakt also has tekno/neu 1512 2,5d 2050kv for 119, and 1509 2y 1820kv for 99.

Also the LHS has just got the new silwer arrow esc, and the cirtix "soltless" motors. That'd be cheaper, and if I have to go down to 4s anyway I might just try the SP stuff.

What do you think?

TG

the MMP (mamba max pro) is a 1/10 esc. i think an 1/8 buggy might be too much for the esc to handle.

as far as the speed passion silver arrow esc, for the price you're paying, you're better off with a monster mamba or if you can swing it, an RX8.

i think for all the money you'd be spending on the speedpassion stuff, you could get alot more for your money. 4S with a $170 esc is a bit pricey.

the other side of the coin is, what if you get the 4S esc and then buy a 1700kv motor and find out you should have gone with a 1900 or a 2050? you'd have no room to volt the motor up.

[stum]

Originally Posted by DwightSchrute

the MMP (mamba max pro) is a 1/10 esc. i think an 1/8 buggy might be too much for the esc to handle.

as far as the speed passion silver arrow esc, for the price you're paying, you're better off with a monster mamba or if you can swing it, an RX8.

i think for all the money you'd be spending on the speedpassion stuff, you could get alot more for your money. 4S with a $170 esc is a bit pricey.

the other side of the coin is, what if you get the 4S esc and then buy a 1700kv motor and find out you should have gone with a 1900 or a 2050? you'd have no room to volt the motor up.

I ran my 8ight conversion for 2 years with a Mamba Max esc w/ BEC on 4s lipo... you got to be kidding if you really think the MMpro can't handle it.. you can even go 6s lipo w/ the pro and bring the amp draw down more if needed.

LOL how soon people forget.... all these 1/8 esc's are only 2 yrs old now, some not even.

PS towers has the mmpro for 109 shipped w/ coupon if you have supersaver... can't go wrong w/ that.

[E-Revonut]

Originally Posted by el tomaso

I got the 8ight today It wasn't as worn as it looked in the picture, and I got a new set of gravel-tires on it too. I got all the nitro-stuff out right away, no need for that now.

Can someone list the parts I will need to fully restore my 8ight, like damper seals and such.

My dad tried to order the MMP and medusa 36-60 1300kv for me, but somehow it couldn't be done. I guess the medusa is sold out or something. Luckily my tekno set is ordered and will be here in a week or two.

I sent an e-mail to mike to find out if he had any medusas left, and if the MMP was available too. I could easily buy a 1600 or 1800kv instead of the 1300. And if that fails, impakt has the 1300kv in stock.

Impakt also has tekno/neu 1512 2,5d 2050kv for 119, and 1509 2y 1820kv for 99.

Also the LHS has just got the new silwer arrow esc, and the cirtix "soltless" motors. That'd be cheaper, and if I have to go down to 4s anyway I might just try the SP stuff.

What do you think?

TG

You bought the kit for a 36mm motor, the 15xx series Neu motors are to big, you would need a 14xx series to work with a 36mm motor mount

[el tomaso]

Thanks for the replies, guys.

I am going for the MMP anyway, its the motor I'm not sure about. I have run the castle/neu 2650kv of it on 4s, without heat problems. If it can do that then I have faith it will pull a >1900kv motor on 5-6s even better.

I have been thinking, if Mike doesn't have a medusa 1600kv either, I could afford a tekin. Maybe a 1400kv buggy motor, which would be nice with the sensor esc. Only thing is these rotor things I've been hearing about, but the medusa have the endbell coming off and is also wide open with all the venting

If I am going for a tekin I'll just buy the motor mount, and save the novak mount for that day when I want to find out if old novak HV 6,5t motor still works

I saw the cirtix motor has bolts on the outside, so it wont fit the mount. Its probably not the best motor anyway...

TG

[el tomaso]

Ok, now I've bought a new MMM 2200kv system for 200$, but impakt doesn't have the damn mount So, I can do three things:

-1-Find a 42mm mount in another shop, or buy one off one of you guys(hint).
-2-Sell the castle/neu motor and buy a tekno lektron 2200kv for 99$. Fits the tekno kit very well, but I have to run 4s.
-3-Sell the castle/neu and buy some 36mm motor. I hope mike answers my mail so I can know if and which medusa motor he has left of 1600kv or less.

TG

[reno911]

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