My Race Revo

[stampy]

anything new with this truck daf?

[Dafni]

Thank you for asking, Stampy!
Yes, lots of news on this, actually. It's my standard truck now. My weapon of choice when I go out RCing, and I take the first BL revo with me so friends can drive it.

I made custom body mounts for the G3R, letting the body sit super low. Looks awesome.
Unfortunately I have some issues with Maxamps Lipos, at the moment I can only use 75% of the 8000mAh capacity... but since I spared no expenses on this truck, I'll soon have top notch Lipos too. You get what you pay for, and Maxamps just won't cut it for me anymore. Stay tuned on this.


Here are some pics of the new body mounts, they are made out of PVC:




Cheers
DAF

[stampy]

very nice :043: do you have any pics with the body onher

[Dafni]

Sure! But this is only a prototype kind of body, to keep it stealthy.
The real body is in the works, truggy style. (who wants a pickup on a racer anyway? Was a compromise, because of the wheelbase)
This Ford body is already beaten up, btw.





So please don't hold me for this body, and the wheels are also more or less just for the picture. Like to run CFs on modified maxx rims.

[brushless losi]

ay dafni car look real nice. i had a question what is that part that holds the shim pins in place over the bulkhead brace. building from parts so i dunt know all the parts and traxxas does not show it in the assembly pictures.

[stampy]

hey i luve that body but i like the pickup bodys :004:and well ima ford guy lol. man that thing sits LOW!:eek: looks so friggin good daf :043: i wish my truck looks 5% as good as that thing does

[Dafni]

Thank you guys, I like it too. You should see it drive, it really IS low, it hugs the track.

Brushless Losi, I'm not sure what you mean by shim pins? But I assume you meant the part that was once just a stock revo bodymount/bumpermount. Right? I modified it, and it does appear on the exploded view, btw. It's part number 5314.

[brushless losi]

thanks they looked like a seperate piece in the picture. didnt know they were attached to the body mounts. thnks for clearing it up for me.

lookin good dafni
man does that thing sit low

[Sylvester]

Dafni, that is absolutely the greatest truck ive ever seen, somtime, not now, but i may "steal" that body mount idea, what are those gray things (body mounts) made of? Please get a weight for that thing! Sorry to hear the maxamps lipos are poop didly:(

[coolhandcountry]

Why you only getting the 75% out the 8000 packs?

[Dafni]

Sylverster, thank you. The body mounts are made out of PVC (the gray plates, avaiable as sheets of various thicknesses), PP (the black posts, available as rods) and alu (the "mount" for the PVC plate on my front bodymount)

Coolhand, long story there. Short version is this: I bought a 5S2P setup (as two 3S packs and two 2S packs) but one 3S pack was bad, had a too low voltage right out of the box. Had to send it back, and even had to pay 50% to get it replaced. (says alot when they can't stand behind their packs) Mind you, the pack was never used, but maybe they haven't believed me.
Anyway, got a new 3S pack one month later, only to find that it drains twice as fast as it's neighbor in a 2P configuration.... maxamp offered me to replace it again, or get a lousy 15% discount on a new set. Junk, IMHO.

So for now, if I don't want to set my truck on fire or whatnot, I only use 75% of the capacity, and it's fine. Still an awesome runtime, but those packs just don't cut it anymore for me. I think I found a better solution.

However, lesson learned. On this truck I only used top of the line stuff, and everything else will still get replaced. Now I will get proper cells, quality has its price.

DAF

[coolhandcountry]

I can let you know what I think of the cells i have. They are not as light as lipo though. The ones mike has may be good. Not sure though would have to ask mike. Can even get a 5s to.

A truly superb job :dft003: , but then you don't need me to tell you that.
Serum said it right when he called it a TOOL, a tool for catching Truggys is what it is.
Ive followed this thread with interest for a while, Have you had much track time with it Daf, how does it compare to the Nitro Truggys?
As quick as my Revo is it, it is too much to ask to keep with them through the 'twisty bits' but with that centre diff you must have them on the run.

I don't suppose you have any drawings for that mount :p As I know a good 'Mill Monkey' (his words not mine) who is very partial to a beer....I work for a Brewery .......It is one of Natures true partnerships. :027: remeber............imitation IS the most sincere form of flattery.
I was going to convert a CRT as it seems the easy thing to do, but a centre diff Racing Revo really floats my boat.

Top work Daf

[Dafni]

Thank you Mr. Cabking sir! Always makes me smile when I inspire people!
Sorry, no drawings of the diff/motormount though. Just made it up as I went along.

So far I had no chance to race it against a nitro truggy. You don't see much truggies here, most nitro guys are still into buggies here. This summer I will take it out with me on tour, and maybe I'll even pay you guys on the Island a visit. I'll let you know when I'm around, would love to drive on your track, Cabking.

And I'm sure when you get to know your tranny revo better, get the turn sweeping throttle technique down, you'll catch up with the nitros. Even on tight tracks.

Later
DAF