My e-revo project #1
 

well my first e-revo project is starting to take shape. I have the gorillamaxx G2R . My second roller is in the mail along with a ton of other parts i have just purchased to pretty much complete both . the second is the custom chassis I'm working on . I ordered some traxxas chassis braces and some aluminum standoffs. I have a few plans rolling around in my head. Once the parts and second chassis gets here things should start moving along much faster !! I also have an MM on the way and already recieved my RC-monster motor mount "work of art by the way !! " And a 9XL !! Mod1 pinion is also in the mail . So, hopefully withen a week all will be here and I can get down to business !!!! Heres a couple pics of progress so far. I am planning on using a revo tranny if at all possible for the G2R chassis as well . will see how that one works out lol . Jerry

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that thing is awesome man love the build so far. how much did you pay for the GTR shocks or did you get that car off ebay as a deal.
thanks

I was wondering what shocks those were . They were on the chassis when I bought it, as well as another full set of aluminum shocks and lightweight red pushrods and aluminum rockers .It was quite the deal. Anyone looking for a roller should look for a RTR instead . I paid 300 for mine, and sold off the motor ,radio gear,and some extra parts back on ebay and made back 192.50 . So a roller with hop-ups for 107.50 !!! Not too bad . Jerry

I don't think those are GTR shocks. I can't remember who makes em right off hand, though.

Heres a better pic, maybe someone can tell me who there made by ? Thanks, Jerry

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i think those are the hard anodized traxxas shocks. pretty sure they are with the ti shafts and all

The traxxas shocks have a cap on the bottom, these do not. I dont think there from traxxas . Traxxas shock on the left .

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good call!!lol

Well, project 1 is comming along nicely !! I did pick up an emaxx tranny to get it going but hopefull will get the revo tranny to work eventually. It's harder to work on #2 since I have to do the chassis work at my job but I did recieve the second roller and will get going on it monday !!! . More to come !!
Jerry

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I have a G3R kit and i couldn't get the revo tranny to fit in the kit, but if u can figure out how to mount it, I would like to know how u did it.

I'm gonna try my best !!! I have some 1/4 thick aluminum flat stock to make spacers . I think the tranny needs to come up a little . Then there will be the problem of making the motor fit . I'll keep you updated !

i like the look of that chassis, how much did that run you?

They sell the newer G3R in the RC-Monster store for 325.00 . I picked this one up used on ebay for 153.00 .

man 153?? bet you were happy lol, i would think about 325, but 15o i would do, ill give you 156$ lol

yea, I was pretty happy. I actually outbid someone else on this board but didnt know it till a couple weeks later . Felt kinda bad. Had I know, I wouldnt have bid against him . Anyhow, it is a really sweet chassis !!! I'm working on my own homebrew one also but it may take a little while longer then this one.

Just to let you know, it is possible to mount the older T-maxx tranny on the Gmaxx chassis, but as you discovered the newer style Revo tranny is a slightly different shape/mounting pattern I believe. Having mech brakes on the G2r would be rather nice, since you could run a plane esc and some really high voltage electronics setups without the fear of only having a handbrake to slow the truck down, lol.

Well, heres an update . I have a ofna hyper pro spider center diff on the way . So, I will have to wait till it gets here to polish these up or remake them altogether lol . Heres some pics from todays project .

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Looks good. Why do you have the motor adjustment slots going side to side. How is that going to adjust the gear mesh? I would think you need them going up and down.



When you are buying something like that, chances are your always bidding against someone on this board.

I think I se how the motor adjustment will work, much like the revo motor mount does, only the motor is placed higher up offering less overall adjustment. Looks alot like this:

http://picasaweb.google.com/buikpijn/RevoCenterdiff

I would suggest something abit more like that too, adjustment wise. Good effort though, its big thing to tackle building something like that.

I have a RC mount and the slots go side to side, I figured they were like that for a reason ? Not really sure till I get the diff and spur to see where they need to be.

I have been on ebay since 1999 . Auctions end when there done and no amount of bidding before the end can change that . I have as much right to bid on an item for a e-revo as anyone else on this board . If I know, you "or anyone else on this board" was actively bidding on an item then no, I would not bid against them. I do have morals .

If you want to win an item, then you have to have the highest bid, no matter when it gets there . Jerry

suicideneil , thanks for the link !! Thats one I didnt see yet. I dont have the diff or spur gear yet, so this was just kinda a prototype . I made it at work today to see how it would look and fit. I will make another with the holes up and down. if I need more adjustment . Jerry

I wasnt bustin on ya.... I agree. All I was asying is if you are bidding on something like that the chances are good that there is another member here interested in it. I am might be what some consider a snipper on ebay too. Whats the point of running it up while the auction is still days,hours minutes away from ending. There are morons out there that would just out bid anything you bid. I'm think the site would be better if it would offer blind bidding. Everyone who is interested would place their bid and nobody would be able to see what is bid on or how many bids there were. In the end it would just go to the person with the highest offer. That would take the snipper effect out and draw the best prices for the items. It would also keep people from just trolling for underpriced auctions sniping them and turning around and just reselling them for what they are really worth.

Well ebay is going to make everyone snipers . They now have a beta program called countdown that allows you to watch the countdown to the end without refreshing anymore.

Myself ,I simply research the item, see what the going rate is, figure out what the max I'm willing to pay is and wait till the end . If the price is over what my max is, I dont bid . If it is under my max, I stick a bid in with a few seconds to go and hope for the best. Sometimes I get a bid in with 3 seconds left and find that 5 other people got bids in too !!!!! And I have missed too when my computer took an extra few seconds to load the page !!! DOH !!!
I've also seen 2 morons bid something way up on the first day bidding against each other to be highest and niether winning at the end .

Thats the usual scenario

yea ebay has became garbage the last few months, noobs bidding way to early causing the price to go way more than its worth

Got a little more work done on #1 today. I recieved my centerdiff yesterday so , worked on the mounts some more. Still need to clean them up and drill and tap the mounting holes but getting closer. Also scored a quark 125 Pro on ebay !!!! So, the mm will go in project #2 . I actually got the bottom chassis cut out for #2 at work last week but havnt had any spare time at work to start finishing it, so dont have new pics yet. Anyhow, heres a few more pics I took today.
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Q. Its hard to tell from the pics, but is there a little lip or narrowing on each piece to prevent the bearings from just sliding out?

I like the motor support feature, clever thinking- just needs to be height adjustable with shims or washers, buts thats simple enough.

There are no lips as of yet . This one is really just a prototype to get my ideas figured out. I just got my drill press set up to do some minor milling so the next one will have a lip on the outside to stop the bearings. These holes I had to use a dremel sanding drum just to get them to size lol .

Heres a new pic of the rear support , the second one I do will be a 2 piece , basically the bottom half mounts solid and the top half with adjusting slots just like a motor mount. Now I can mill half of each so it will still look like one piece ! Sometimes I just work on stuff at lunchtime at work to see what I can come up with and sort it out later. Jerry

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