Looking for a buggy project

[Serum]

Well, for as far as i can tell; a buggy is relative heavy. (at least daniels mbx5, Nieles his ofna mbx and my my MBX4)

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by Serum

Well, for as far as i can tell; a buggy is relative heavy. (at least daniels mbx5, Nieles his ofna mbx and my my MBX4)

How heavy? I figure the batts, motor, various mounts, ESC, and receiver can't be more than 4 lbs. I suppose it feels heavy for such a small vehicle compared to a MT...

[BrianG]

Update:

Well, I finished the battery trays and think they look OK. They are specifically sized for the Maxamps 2s2p 8Ah lipos (~140mm X ~50mm). All I have to do now is wait for the plastic I ordered to arrive so I can make the tray standoffs (since some you may know I had "trouble" tapping some Al stock).

Speaking of trays; I made one, then deciding it was too much work, sought out a metal fab company. I gave them explicit dimensions and even the tray I already made as a sample. Well, I picked their product up and was extremely dissatisfied. Below is a pic showing my finished product alongside their crap. The cuts are uneven, the tabs are not the size I wanted, there are bend stress tears at the corners of the tabs, and the tabs themselves are uneven. I attempted to fix one and rounded off the edges, but gave up and just made another one. How can a metal fabrication shop with all the right tools make such a shoddy product when I can use a hacksaw, dremel tool, files, and a vice to do a MUCH better job?? Or am I just being too anal?



Anyone want the unfinished ones? Just pay shipping and they're yours...

From the Neu motor dimensions thread, I'm running into motor placement problems because of the room I have available. Well, I made a BL motor mockup with the EXACT dimensions of a finned Neu 1515 motor along with a 14T pinion to test fit. Yes, that's a toilet paper tube and the stock 14T clutchbell. The screw things are just spacers. The only way for the Neu to fit is to raise the diff about 4mm. Even then it's close: