Traxxas Zero (1/10th Revofluxpede)

Today I got the steering servo mounted.. I was going to just cut a rectangle out of the battery box..and just bolt the servo directly to that..but I didn't think it would be stiff enough. So I cut a aluminum piece and then cut a lexan piece and bolted the lexan piece standing up on the aluminum... I then bolted the lexan to the Tvp and the servo to the aluminum and also to the battery box. No flex here..





Now it's come to that point into time where I have to tear down the entire truck and run thru everything... fill the diffs, trim the TVP's , cover the aluminum pieces in flat black vinyl, make sure everything is spinning freely, etc

Once I get all the nit-picky stuff done I will be putting it all back together...mounting the esc and rx , wire everything up, take care of any last minute touches, and finally paint the body.

[brainanator]

nice use of the extra space in the battery boxes! :)

Thanks!

Sorry guys for the lack of updates...I have been very busy between college and work. I'm not used to having to spend so much time studying...and that darn calculus is kicking my butt...

anyway.. over the last couple of days I have been slowly working on this...

First I decided to wrap the Tvp's and the upper chassis plates with black vinyl..as I'm going for the blacked out look. Once I got that done I started putting everything back together. The center differential didn't spin freely so I spent a couple of hours sorting that out and now it spins like butter. I also filled the front diff with 50k diff oil and the rear with 30k.

I have been looking at the huge brick of a motor and I have been worrying about the possibility of the truck landing off a huge jump and the motor sliding down on the motor mount and on to the spur. So I made a bracket that slides up and down with the motor and that supports the rear of the motor.

The 12mm aluminum hexs I ordered from Tekno didn't end up the way I wanted because they fit the axles but the pins where way too small. So I was browsing the hobby shop and I found some Losi ten-t wheels. I came to find out they are PERFECT for this build..they are 2.8...fit on 6mm rims and have 13mm hexs. I picked up the hexs to go with them and they have the same size of pin as the revo axles use!

As you can probably tell I have been pretty busy..unfortunately.. I am un-able to post pictures of the black covered aluminum parts, the hexs, and the motor support...but since you guys have waited so long I decided to snap a few pictures of how it stands...
I'm very close to finishing..just a few small things here and there.

I don't like the chrome ten-t wheels so I will be stripping the chrome and dying them black... I will also put the red springs into the dye bath as well for the blacked out look...

I like it, stance is great! I'm with you on the chrome rims.

Long story short...I tried doing a bench test and my piece of crap Hobbyking 100a esc blew up...:flaming: so I have everything else done but have an esc installed... so you could say its a complete roller

Tonight I'm ordering a Hobbywing esc and once that gets here I will get it installed and shoot a video of it at a few different bash spots.

Until then...enjoy some pictures!

[Overdriven]

That looks awesome! Really cool stance and the tires are a perfect size to the body, has a bitchin look to it!! Can't wait to hear how it drives.

[brainanator]

dddaaaaaaaayyyyyuuuummmmmm!

[crazyjr]

You're missing a couple screws on the lower front bulk plate, Just a heads up. you need some RC-M decals to go with the BYT and the URC decals

[mamba max1]

I like it! Looks like it will be a lot more stout than a 4x4 pede.

[The Dude]

Overdriven ,brainator, and the dude : Thanks guys! I'm glad you guys like how it turned out!

Crazyjr: Yea...well I tried to see if Mike sells RCM decals but doesn't look like he does anymore.

mamba max: Oh yes... it is a tank compared to the 4x4.

Sorry for the lack of updates guys. I've once again been busy with school. I got a Hobbywing xerun 150a esc from hobbypartz last week to replace the HobbyKING esc that blew up. The Hobbywing esc is pretty large which caused some fitment issues in the battery box. I had two choices..to stand it up on its side..or to mount it like you would regularly mount an esc. Mounting it sideways would work..and the top wouldn't stick out from the side of the battery box but the problem was that the wires would be sticking out of the battery box in the opposite direction of the motor so wiring would've been a mess.

So, I decided to mount it like you would traditionally mount an esc...I had to enlarge the hole on the battery box by quiet a bit to make it fit...I also had bolt on a cut down RPM Stampede esc mount to mount the esc on since the side of the esc sticks out past the battery box. Mounting it like this allows the wiring to be a lot cleaner. Unfortunately, 1/4 of the esc is sticking out so perhaps later on I will make a plastic guard to protect it..but for now I think it should be fine.

Here are some pictures with the esc mounted... along with a couple of pictures showing the finished truck without the body.






After I got everything wired up I managed to take it for its first test run. I have to say it definitely has enough power. It can do controllable wheelies. Unfortunately, no standing back flips because of the center diff but its very fast and accelerates quickly . I got 20 minutes of running in before I stripped the plastic spur gear.

Today I went to change the spur gear and it takes FOREVER to change the spur gear on this because its buried under everything. I'm thinking possibly I should replace the plastic 50t spur gear I had with a steel one. I know that plastic ones are quieter and last awhile with proper mesh but I feel like if I have a steel one in there I won't have to run the chance of getting the spur gear eaten up if the motor moves. Especially, because it takes so long to change the spur. Plus the flux has a steel spur so why not my truck?

Once I get a new spur I will get some videos for you guys. Stay tuned!

[Urgeoner]

That lookin crazy man. I like it alot. btw, that is plexiglass that holds the front/rear clips on, or is there other material? I'll be checking for updates 4 sure!

Simply the best monster truck I have seen. Now I want one! It looks like it would handle just about anything offroad with those badlands too...

Cheers
Kieren

[Savagery]

that's one of the best builds I've ever seen, seems very durable and well made, with the body on it looks just awesome!

good job!

[Serum]

Nice and clean! Good work with the dye too.