I plan to use a clamp style mount, like the flux moun, (might actually be flux mounts as I have spares) as they hold the motor more solidly and will fit my design and manufacturing abilities better than a side plate. I do agree with Mike that the screw issue is not that bad, I would still like a rear motor support, just in case.

My design will most likely not be adjustable, as I only have and only plan to run a 12t pinion. My 1527 has an 8mm shaft and so far pinion choice is not that great. Looking forward to Mike offering more pinion choices. If I can make some time this weekend I will try to get some work done on the baja. Just not enough hours in the day!

while we are talking about pinions,

mike, would you be able to make an adapter so people can use your 5mm pinions with a KB 45 motor? i have a KB motor that has already been ground down to 5mm, but i bought it used and don't want to risk ruining my new KB motor.

so a 6mm~5mm adapter?

you might want to think that one over again... you cant take away diameter of a shaft with an adapter..

The only way that is possible is to trim the ahaft down to 5mm...

wow, i hadn't really thought that out very well.....


mike, could you start making 6mm bore mod1 pinions? i have one of your 18t 5mm mod1 pinions and it has no signs of wear. (unlike my RRP pinion)

Paranoia is pretty much it, I've never broken off a screw in a motor but I'm not looking forward to it happening. IIRC the 1527 uses M4 screws which would be even tougher. I still have that bit of worry in my head about that long motor only being secured by 2 little screws in the front :neutral:

whats the latest on this project? pinions available yet? conversion kit? videos? i know i keep asking but hey, i am excited. anyway, my 1/5 kit gets in tomorrow and i need to order some 8mm pinions so i am hoping you have some, one, anything. keep us posted.

what is it going on for this project?
Please.... continue.........

Any updates to the conversion?

Sorry to keep bring this up, but I had really hoped to make a 5b for my next project. Mike can you let us know where this stands? With Patrick's thread on the ICE with new software it sounds like we have a ESC now. Any info would be appreciated.

I talked with Mike about this last week, he said the conversion was mostly done accept for a few tweaks on it to make it an easy drop in. The original prototype needed the buggy to be slightly modified in order for it to work, the tweaks to the conversion will fix that. He said the price will be in the $125-$150 range. If you emailed him, you might could get one before it hits the store.

I'm looking forward to getting one of these conversions.

Ready to order I got a sweet baja in progress for this thing

What will be the motor of choice for a setup like this? I have a decked out ESP powered baja that I would consider converting.

Neu 22 series for me

Does anyone know if they use the 5mm or 8mm shaft on these conversions?

the provided pinion gear will be 8mm bore for a 8mm shaft but i think you can get a bore reducer on the RCM store that can reduce the pinion bore from 8mm to 5mm. so you could go with either shaft size although i would recommend using the 8mm just from experience with my own 1/5 conversion and the amount of torque on the Neu 22xx motors. in my opinion, the slightest mistake in gear mesh or chassis flex would easily snap a 5mm shaft on these large, heavy conversions.

Exactly. :)

Thanks a lot for clearing that out!

Do you guys recommend a finned can for better cooling or just the regular smooth one?

I've also had a look at this ESC:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=10332

Would you think this was a good/bad choice?

The smooth motors allow more gearing possibilities. The conversion kit will likely have a mounting option for a fan over the motor for cooling.
I too am curious how that ESC would work - it looks good on paper. :)

Thanks. Just ordered two motors:

- 1x Neu 2215 750kv, smooth can, 8mm shaft
- 1x Neu 2215 480kv, smooth can, 8mm shaft

This will allow me to test both 8S, 10S and 12S setups.

I will try the Turnigy ESC and see how it performs using that. I pretty much have the batteries I need for 8S and 12S so I'll start with that.

To get a little scientific about it I have also ordered the 150A Eagle Tree eLogger with additional temp and rpm sensors.

Turnigy used to buy in Hobbywing ESC and sticked their name on it... So i would recommend u to buy the Hobbywing Platinum 120A HV ESC... this will give u truck load of power

Other opinions on the Hobbywing vs. Turnigy? Direct links:

http://www.hobbywing.com/ENGLISH/Art...?ArticleID=440

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=10332

can the monster 200 esc be used with a pistolgrip tx ?

Unknown...

I'm quite curious about that too...

here we go

Hobbywing Platinum 120A 12S ESC

Hi Mike,
it's been about 6 months since you wrote a product update. How far are you with the kit? Any updates will be appreciated.

Yes Mike, please put out the kit ob Brushless Baja!!!
:)

How would dual kb45 xl's do in a 5b..

700kv and 10s sounds decent.

It would probably work, but if you want a whole lot of speed they're going to run hot. What kind of peak power output do those have? I'm guessing 1,500 watts, so two of them should be OK if you are careful with your gearing.

My question is how would you make them & all the lipos required fit? They aint small motors...

very creative motor plate that i have all done up in cad.

10s 5000mah 30c?
or do I need more?

In theory that should be fine (5s for each motor/esc), but the KB motors are amp hogs from what I gather, so an eagletree would definately be advisable to keep an eye on voltage drop under load..

Sorry it has been so long - I have my baja torn apart as I rework the conversion(I am never satisfied it seems). The updated kit will be pretty sexy and hopefully worth the wait - I should have the new kit installed and running in about a week. Hopefully the kits will be ready within a couple weeks.

7hp potential in those lipos. Should be ok. What escs do you plan to use? I still have the 12s capable escs that I was going to use with the baja, not sure what to do with them! Maybe run a dual motor 1521 setup in a stretched savage?

Turnigy HV's

Shoud turn out well on 10s.

I just learned that you can buy 5b rollers(clones) on ebay for 399.

Pretty sure those are the same escs I have. Something like 120 each??? Anyways, sounds like a fun project, but I have found used hpi bajas rtr for 400 bucks...

Let me know if you find any more.

i want to run 10s to each esc.

What other motor options are ther for motors?
Neu 22xx is too expensive

kb45 are a bit of a pain to utilize...