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just wondering if anyone knows if the rcproduct designs rc8 conversion fit in the rc8t, i am picking up an rc8t today and would like to order the conversion thanx for your help

scott

the motor mount will fit but im not too sure on the battery tray. i used the rc monster mount and servo tray it works great and also the rcmonster battery tray. it allows me to move the battery where ever i want to fine tune the chassis. plus its cheaper then the rcproducts parts.

thanx for the help, how do you like the rc8t i am coming from an 8t and loved the way it turned, i am hoping that the rc8t is just as good

i have a feeling you will be all smiles. rcmonster mike was in chicago for the i hobby and on sunday he came out to race with us i let him drive my rc8t afterwords and i think he was in love i cant wiat till his new chassis is available

sweet thats what i am hoping:yipi:

i went from a jammin to a pjx chassis jammin and i drove a strr and this thing out turns all of them

nice, i liked the losi but i hated the plastic getting sloppy all the time, this is my first electric conversion so i have high hopes for it

Mikes new chassis for the RC8T was sick. Both his RC8T and RC8 chassis should be out any day now. He was just waiting for annodizing last week when he was in town. If you are planning a RC8T I would hold off a few days or email Mike and see when he will have them ready. Its a sweet clean and very balanced setup.

can you link me to the tray that you are using and is the new conversion mike is working on going to be sold as a kit

Not sure if he is selling it as a whole kit or what. but I would imagine he would. The chassis is a new chassis plate and front chassis brace and top plate, add the motor mount and servo mount and battery box and you have a kit I guess.

The chassis moves the center diff off to the side so you can center the battery better on the chassis and get good ballance.

sorry for all the questions, i am new, do you still use the spur that comes with the rc8t kit or do you swith it with a plastic one like some other conversions do, again sorry for all the dumb questions lol

it still uses the stock spur. there really arent any pictures of the chassis yet. but its sweet.
I think right now i have a pretty balanced truggy running the stock chassis
heres the motor mount and radio tray. and my next question is what battery packs will you be running that will determine the size of the battery tray.

http://www.rc-monster.com/proddetail...od=RCMRC8mount

i will be running the thunder power 5000mah 4s batteries, i heard these were good batteries and thanks for the link to the motor mount too

Any one have pics of the RC8T chassis?

Sounds interesting

+1^ any news or pics of this bad boy:diablo:

i emailed mike a little while ago and he had said it will be available like the crt .5 combo or seperate pieces , i dont know if he will have the battery tray as an option or not , but i THINK it is


also said about the same time frame .... so any day it should be up :yipi:


i picked up a motor mount for my rc8 from a rctech member but will get one of these chassis when they become available:yes:

teaser picture
 

Here is a quick picture of the chassis layout - waiting for the parts to come back from heat treat(final product will be black hard-anodized). Chassis is made from 7075 aluminum. :)

THAT looks SWEET mike! so simple and clean looking looks like plenty of room to mount the MMM on either side behind the motor or battery, possibly with the new erevo's clamp mount.


ill have to start saving my money.

that looks awesome, very clean looking layout:intello:

Black AND hard anodized, man you are just going to make me get another project started. I gotta get me one now dang it.

Just playing a little bit of devils advocate here but why make your own chassis? Why not just use the OEM chassis and add components to it? I've seen that Tekno is doing the same thing (coming out with their own chassis) and I've been a little confused as to why...

I will say, that I've never replaced the chassis in my (old, 3 seasons) E-Truggy so I don't think it much matters either way.

Sounds good to me. Only thing I'd wonder is about kinking the driveline angle. Tamiya made a big deal about how their new truggy has a perfectly straight driveline and how that increases efficiency or some such thing. I can't help but wonder if angle in some way reduces torque or introduces friction or something.

That RC8T photo Mike posted is super clean...and quite awesome looking.

Hey, what about this as a somewhat crazy idea...what about a battery tray which runs almost the WHOLE length of the left side BUT it would have some kind of notched design so you could basically choose where to mount the pack for the best weight given the pack and track conditions? Maybe little screw in stoppers so you could quickly adjust the battery location?

I have a tendency to like mine as far forward as possible but I wonder if that's because that is all I know or if because it actually makes it drive better...

looks great Mike



i need this chassis for sure , looks very well balanced

Jhautz answered this for the most part, but I will throw in my 2 cents worth:

Some trucks simply don't balance well with the stock chassis conversions. The RC8 and a few others have the center diff pretty close to the center, so it has a tendency to be heavy on the battery side(unless a small pack is used). The Losi is well laid out for a conversion, as is the 808 buggy, while others(RC8, Tamiya since you mentioned it) can benefit from relocating some components.
While Tamiya's marketing regarding the straight drive train has validity(less wear and slightly less friction), it comes down to a matter of priority I suppose. You could drive a truck with a "straight drive train" that is off balance, but seldom wears out a drive pin, or you could drive a perfectly balanced truck that handles better and transitions better in turns, but requires drive shaft maintenence occasionally. The friction equation is marginal. I know my preference. Tamiya went "straight", but most others have gone "balanced".
The full chassis conversion also makes layout neater and cleaner(potentially of course) and has no extra holes to collect dirt or snag rx leads. Most "stock chassis" conversions are somewhat of a compromise - nitro layout works, but an electric specific layout has its advantages. We still offer(and always will) the individual parts for those looking to save some $ and use the stock chassis - if someone wants the most ideal, balanced platform, I would suggest the full chassis kit. :)

Great answer, thanks!

if you mount everything as close to center on the truggy it seems to balance out but the buggy forsure is out of balance. ill be getting both chassis one for my buggy and truggy

The extra length and width of the truggy helps mask the imbalance much more than it does on the buggy(buggy is immediately noticeable, while truggy imbalance is more subtle). The larger spur gear on the truggy also "by design" pushes the center diff a little further out than it does on the buggy(so it is less imbalanced to begin with).

Very nice! What size medusa is that?

70mm 2000Kv

Sneaky guy! I didn't think those existed yet.

This is Mike were talking abut after all...

The conversion looks sweet Mike! temptation is a bitch... :lol:

I e-mailed Mike this morning to ask him about the chassis kit for the RC8T and here is what he replied with:

The RC8T and RC8 chassis kits should be on the site, packaged and ready to go early next week . I expect to receive the parts tomorrow and will get them packaged up over the weekend hopefully. The kits will include the chassis, motor mount, battery box, servo tray, a hardened pinion gear and a few misc. parts to make it all build seamlessly. The buggy kit will also include a center diff top plate for esc mounting. The price on both kits should be approximately $129.99 including everything.

That is a great value for all the high quality custom work you get!

Will this chassis work on the SC8? I assume it would...

I don't see why not. They use the same chassis.