MC if you don't mind send it to me, I'd appreciate it.

I don't think its that they forgot to put screws back in. Its that only 1 screw was used total when 4 are normally used. On some models, Neu got rid of this design and went to the 2 piece design similar to the Medusa motors where the front endbell and can are 1 piece and only the rear endbell is removable.

I'll definitely call them and see if I can't send it in for the other screws to be put in or have the can swapped out for the newer design...

Thanks MC.

You'll have to PM me your address again. I'll send the receipt tomorrow. That must have been one hell of a crash :yes:

It was a high speed tumble into a lightpole...

PM on the way.

Finally took the Neu down and looked at the front end bell. The reason there is only 1 set screw on the front is because the front end bell is actually screwed on to the can. The screw is there to keep it screwed on. I guess the wreck was bad enough to free the rear end support and allow these threads on the front to strip. I didn't catch it in time so the can bounced a bit and gawled the thread so that the front endbell now basically slides on to the can. These Neu's are surely powerful motors but are meant for boating or air/heli applications.

I'll definitely be sending this motor back to Neu to have the can replaced. Hopefully they have the new style cans in the 1521 size where the front endbell is part of the can.

Otherwise, the CC1520 is doing just fine in the beast, with no rear motor support also. It sure is a power house like the Neu motor.

I'm still on the hunt for some good low profile 40 series tires. I'll probably settle for the 40 series Bowties are they are still really grippy on all terrains.

Got the paperwork the other day Ray. Much appreciated!! I'll be giving Neu a call tomorrow to see what we can do.

Meanwhile, I got a CC1717 from the castle sale. I think I may put this in the LST and give it a shot.

However, this may be on the chopping block soon... I've been dating my girl for the longest and i finally feel its time to get married, get our own place, yada yada... So I'll be buying an expensive rock soon, and I could use the spare cash. Everything I have will be up for sale over the weekend... Chargers, Lipos, trucks, motors, etc...

arrgghhhh......yer killing me man!!!!

Piece of advice. Find a place that makes their own jewelry. They are often half the price of chain stores, and provide better service. And remember too, nobody will remember how much you spent on engagement/wedding. Cheaper is often happier and easier for the families to manage.

Congrats and hope it works out for you.

Go to Costco or SAMs Club. They have nice rings. Not to sound cheap, but check some pawn shops. They sometimes have awesome rings for a fair price. Yer lovely doesn't have to know. No one does! Trust me!

Silver or platinum, princess cut. Cant go wrong with that! Both are in style. Then get yerself a Titanium ring. Nice!

Congrats!

J

thanks guys!

now any interests in this beast of a LST?

http://www.divorcerate.org/

Stay single, or just living together- its easier and cheaper in the long run :wink:

Congratulations Cory. Just remember when the honeymoon is over each partner needs there own time, some kind of hobby....like RC!:yes:

Even if you don't have any you can still share your knowledge with us, or at least rib sneezebutt.:lol:

Hmm.. I just picked up this item and suppose I'll keep the thread going as we've all enjoyed it from the start. Yippy!

My New Era roll bar mod E XXL
 

I took a brand new roll bar and had some fun! I cut both side feet,and rotated them 180 and added 2 1/2" to the rear.It now faces toward the rear of the truck.I'll add more pix as i get the truck back together.

Looks awesome Bryan. I'd love to see pictures of it mounted.

On another note.. I received the vehicle yesterday. Radio hasn't arrived yet, but no biggie as I used my Spektrum stuff anyway. I gave everything a quick once-over and took a maiden voyage. A bit disappointing at first. Handeling wasn't as good as the converted Muggy I have. Upon further inspection, I noticed that one of the wheels wasn't balanced, and both front shock shafts were damaged. Ah well.. such is life sometime.. right? I modded some wheels to fit, straightened the shock shafts as best I could (going to order some new ones). Finally, I've installed a fan/heatsink on the 152o motor. Not necessarily because it was needed, but the heatsink actually acts as a support for the long motor when turned so that the fins touch the chassis top plate. And the blue color matches the shock bodies and front/rear diff covers. I'm getting happier now..

Tomorrow I'll take it for a spin along with my Muggy (which has an Arc 80mm motor) and compare the two. Should be fun!

That is one heck of a crash nitrostarter had with that truck :lol:

Those are 5 mm thick shock shafts.

Yeah, it's been flogged pretty good.

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Mounted

Arc 80mm ? What motor is that?

http://www.lightflightrc.com/ I'm running the 36-75-1.


Overall, a good choice for the price. Throws my Muggy with oversized tires around pretty easily. Extreme conditions (running in tall grass, larger tires, geared for 45 mph) will push temps up in the 160-170 range. I don't normally bash that way and think the motor would do very well for a larger sized vehicle given normal circumstances.

My apologies on that shock shaft... I honestly didn't notice that! I guess I need to go through everything closer, just wasn't expecting a sale that quick considering I didn't really post it.

The radio and rear motor clamp are on the way, probably be there Monday...


The 1520 is a real beast. It powers the XXL quite easily! Temps were always in check.

The radio and motor clamp arrived yesterday. I've run the truck already with my Spektrum stuff. I'll be honest that I'm a bit dissapointed about the shocks and condition the vehicle arrived, for what I paid for it. But, ya live and learn..

Pics of the motor clamp installed..

Seems like a good price. I wonder what kind of prices we're talking about here:

"All ARC motors do carry a discount replacement for ANY type of damage including damaging the windings with screws. Email us for more info if you have a damaged motor you would like to purchase a replacement for."

Nice to see they are in the USA. I wonder if they are getting stuff from China and just building them? Or if perhaps they are a "mini-Neu" sort of company? I'm always in support of good competition! I wish them all the best!

J

Not sure about any replacement stuff as I haven't had to repair anything yet. With the CC moving sale, I picked up more than enough ammo in the form of 1520s and 1717s to look away from arc's larger motors. I do however use their smaller ones in my Mini Slash and Mini Revo. All seem like they are similar in quality to Medusa, which is to say not bad at all and worth the $$.

I keep hearing about Arc motors lately. Where can I find efficiency etc info? And what did you think of the large one?

I think there's a home page for ARC somewhere. Not sure if specs are listed on the link I posted somewhere in this thread.. I have the larger one and am very impressed with it. Usage was on a converted Muggy with oversized tires, geared for 45-mph. Throws that thing around without being too violent on the drivetrain. I had a fan mounted on it, and aside from running in tall grass motor temps were always in the 130-140 range (summer weather). I think for a buggy or truggy, it would run all day with no problems.

I just converted my XXL a couple of weeks ago and took it to a track a few days ago for a decent trial run, we got some footage so I thought I'd put it up. The trial uncovered that the 4mm perspex base I made for the battery and ESC was not strong enough, it broke across the full width bellow the battery. I was happy enough with the rest of the truck, no big issues to stop too much driving time. I was running the MMM 2200kv on the lowest settings with 4s Nano-tech lipo's and a tad loose slipper. I only had the throttle between 1/2-3/4 pull at anytime and was pleased with the temps, handeling and performance of the 7kg truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AiXaDGfozI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bay_Py-kLo
I have a few ideas for a rebuild but I'll be happy to hear other's too.

I have had a go at another build, this time with the battery centered, it seems to be a bit quicker and handles well. I was a tad worried about roll over with the battery position but after a trial on the roads and making sharp turns at speed, roll over seems no greater than when the truck was stock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SElWKYcTicA , I've attached this to save filling up theses pages with photo's.

Merry Christmas to all! :party:

Hi,

I'm new to the forum but not new to RC.

I have been following this thread since the start and my a/c finally got activated so now i can post,

First, MC i love this build everything looks so good and everything fits beautifully by the looks of it.

Second, I decided about a month ago that i was going to do a build like yours. Mine uses the wings on the sides like yours but i am using savage flux battery boxes. I must say, without this thread i wouldn't of done anything with my XXL. But i decided to go with a CD that sits on the lower plate. I used a normal Rc-M CD/motor mount but i was originally going to use a universal CD/motor mount.

If anyone is interested in what i did or if you want to see some pics here is the thread, http://www.ausrc.com/forum/showthrea...XXL-Conversion

The first few pages are about the original conversion i did but i think at about page 4-5 it gets into the most recent build parts,

Thanks,
B-M