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BrianG · 02.22.2007, 08:58 PM

I had the motor mount/center diff mount custom machined by Mike. Drop him an email for more info. It is quite solid. He even re-centered the mount for me (stock is set up so it's slightly off-center).

Yeah, there was room on the trays, but I didn't want anything mounted on the plastic for strength. Everything on the buggy is mounted to the metal chassis.

hunter306 · 02.22.2007, 09:03 PM

One last question, I edited into my last post...

Do you still have those unfinished battery trays? What are the dimensions, can I pick them up from you?

I made the one for my LST2, but I don't want to go through that hassle again if you've got a couple you're offering!

BrianG · 02.22.2007, 10:16 PM

Sure, I'll be more than happy to get rid of them! Honestly though, they're quite crappy. With some work, they will be serviceable, but will never be pretty. I had already started fixing one of them before I gave up. I'm gonna turn in early tonight (dang cold :mad:1), but I'll get some measurements tomorrow evening and let you know.

hunter306 · 02.22.2007, 11:00 PM

That'd be great Brian.

No need for beauty on my rig, just something to secure the packs too would be great!

Just PM me the info when you get it!

BP-Revo · 02.28.2007, 11:15 PM

Excuse my laziness for not wanting to read all 6 pages of your thread, but who made that centerdiff/motor mount? It looks awesome (as does your entire buggy).

MetalMan · 02.28.2007, 11:21 PM

I do believe the center diff/motor mount was made by Mike :).

squeeforever · 02.28.2007, 11:46 PM

Yea, look 4 post above yours. :p

BrianG · 03.01.2007, 12:12 AM

Yes, made by Mike. Did a very good job too! Sturdy and purrdy! :)

BP-Revo · 03.01.2007, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

I had the motor mount/center diff mount custom machined by Mike. Drop him an email for more info. It is quite solid. He even re-centered the mount for me (stock is set up so it's slightly off-center).

Yeah, there was room on the trays, but I didn't want anything mounted on the plastic for strength. Everything on the buggy is mounted to the metal chassis.

Oh...wow...I actually read this page (and most of the one before it). I can't beleive I missed this. :007::007: :032:

Does it bolt right on, or do you have to drill holes? Also, did you need custom dogbones or did the stock ones work?

BrianG · 03.01.2007, 12:43 AM

It bolted right on - no extra holes. And those are the stock bones. Not only was the CD moved to center, it was raised about 4mm - enough so the spur clears the chassis. And the bones fit better now than they did when the CD was in the stock location!

I'm sure it helped that I sent Mike the whole buggy so he could take whatever measurements he needed.

skeeler · 03.05.2007, 10:21 PM

BrianG,

Can you tell me what gearing (pinion and spur) you are using?

Thanks.

BrianG · 03.05.2007, 10:26 PM

46T spur and 14T pinion for now. It's VERY fast, maybe too fast since I have a 2600 kv motor in there. I'll probably get a 12T pinion so the speed is more controllable for the track...

rc4x4nut · 03.12.2007, 10:26 PM

Excellent work. So when are we going to see a vid of this beast in action.

BrianG · 03.12.2007, 10:33 PM

I can try using my dig camera in video mode, but I don't think the quality will be that good. At any rate, it's gonna have to wait until the track is nice enough (not muddy) to drive on.

BrianG · 03.18.2007, 07:05 PM

A few people have PM'd me about temps with this setup so I thought I'd do a little running. So, I took it out for quite a while today and this thing is FAST!!! Makes my Revo seem like a turtle and I think it's faster than my Jato. Anyway, ran it for 20+ minutes and nothing ever got even slightly warm... of course, it's like 40*F outside. I wish I could get a vid (and I found I can do a decent Q one with my still camera) but I can't take the vid and drive at the same time. And I'm NOT letting my 9yr old hold the cam! :)