1.1 kg of batteries, .5 kg on motor/speedo.. Not that beefy....

Pretty lightweight in my opinion..

5020 gram that's 11.04 pounds?

It isn't a tank by any means, especially considering it has 16 cells! So the truck itself weighs approx. 7.7 pounds, not counting the batteries and motor/controller.

5020 grams = 179.29 oz (28 grams per ounce) = 11.21 pounds (16 ounces per pound).
1Kg = 2.2 pounds

I agree, it is not a feather, but with that motor, it doesn't need to be. It even does wheelies?!?!! (centerdiff... wheelies?!!?)

My savage is 6550 gramm.. That's heavy!

:)

That sucker's gonna fly! A friend of mine, who is an aeronautical engineer, said that one of the best ways to improve the aerodynamics of a car is to get the bottom of the vehicle as smooth as possible. In fact, the designs of the bottoms of Indy cars is a very closely kept secret.

The bottom of this looks as smooth as it's gonna get. I'll be interested to hear how fast it goes.

That motor has plenty of pep to make that thing sail. I can't wait to see the videos! (there will be videos, right!?). The significance of the wheelie is pretty huge. First of all, it has a center diff, which makes it very difficult to wheelie. On top of that, it has a very long wheelbase, which makes wheelies even harder! That will be a true rc monster (pun intended!) to drive!

Now im confused - Do i work on my truggy - Help mike with our electric truggy conversion, work on my Revo, or work on the Gmaxx - Damn - not enough hours in the day for this stuff. I know Mike knows what im talking about - LOL :)

the time you are wasting on the internet is huge.. That's the point.. ;)

i did this conversion in 8 days, one day i was too sick to work on it, and i took one day off.. that's 6 days, i got it saturday noon, and i have got a fulltime job as well.

in total, i could have done it in 3,5 days. so JUST DO IT is my slogan.. (or was it Nike's?)

hi rene
that lightning will live up to his name! :cool:
really impressiv.
rhylsadar

well Hello Rhylsader!

Glad you found your way in this forum!

Serum, what gearing are you using?

A proper one.... why?







16.54 to 1 or 13.78 to 1

just asking, im learning more about gearing, so i just needed to know.

What have you learned about gearing so far?

so far im just starting, first im getting info on all the topspeeds on 2nd gear with 66t spur. alll from 16-24 t pinions.

a few things on gearing;

-weight of a vehicle
-demanded topspeed vs acceleration (onroad/offroad)
-overgearing is a killer (too small motor/controller for the gearing, thats overgearing)

and ofcourse, the used setup, amount of cells (and the power that these particular cells can deliver), torque of the motor etc.

the very very best way to examine the gearing is with a eagletree setup. that's the lesson i could give you. That and the knowledge that the best cells out there only deliver about .85 -.95 volts on a 100A load..

Serum, can you get the pictures to work again for a newbie? :)

Done deal Natrix! (it was about time too, those picture-less threads are useless on a forum right!?)

Not useless but it makes for more exciting reading. lol

Great work Serum. I hope I am not asking too much, but page 3 is still missing pictures. I am absolutely drooling over your build. :004:

Check out my site, all the pictures available are there.

Did that, I hope you don't mind me copying some of your design. Your build thread and website has really got me revved up to get my LSP converted.

I have seen pictures of a few different ways the motors are oriented. Yours on top of the diff and in the rear, some on the side in the rear, and some with the motor up front with a flipped center diff. Did you experiment with the front location and feel that the rear location gave a better chassis balance?

I love how clean your conversion is. Its what started me wanting to build one. One question though, If i decide to put the motor where the fuel tank was will I need to flip the center diff around?

Beautiful!!!!!! Excellent Job man....

Thanks a lot guys!

Yes, you will need to flip the centerdiff around.