New Toy
 

I thought I would show everyone my new toy!!

Thanks to Mike for all his help and advice. Not to mention his patience :)


Tambo

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Pic 3...now the good bits!

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Gorilla maxx aluminum chassis and chassis extension
FLM alloy tranny half case with g-maxx single speed and hardened idler gear
Strobe slipper/ofna mod1 spur
RCM mod1 pinion gear(16 tooth)
UE cvds
FLM hybrid bulkhead set
UE 6 spider 1/8 diffs (5k weight front and rear)
UE racer x super shocks (80 weight oil)
FLM shock towers
BK Electronics micro 20120 controllerLehner 1940/6 turn high amp brushless motor (2613 rpm/volt)
Hitec 5955TG digital titanium gear servo
UE servo saver
Flextek titanium suspension
Spectrum Radio
I have some IB3800 stick packs in this photo, but normally run 2 x Kokam 3s 3200 Lipo packs

Basically…this truck is my dream truck. Thanks to Mike for helping it come true!

Tambo

Looks REALLY good tambo!! How does it go with that 1940 in it?

Hey Basketti,

I used to race On-road, so I'm used to a bit of speed, but this truck is really wicked!

I can be coasting at about 20mph, and go WoT and it wheelies till I take my finger off the throttle...or I need to steer :)

In the dry on bitumen, if you just give it full throttle on take off, it will just spin out of control everytime. It has way more power and torque than it can handle. 4 Wheel powerslides are there anytime you want them ( on bitumen ).

This is running on Lipos. If you run it on the normal stickpacks, its still a wild ride..but a bit more controllable.

This is my first RC I have used Lipos, and I can honestly say...I will never go back now. :)

Tambo

COOL! Sounds real good! yeah lipos seem to be the way to go if you have the money! How much did it cost you all up?

very nice and clean Tambo, great work!

Nice, Did mike build that for you, or did you build it from scratch yourself, VERY NICE!!

I looked, but didn't see any stock parts, but maybe you have some stock gears in the transmission. Looks great!

the truck looks great. what kind of runtime do u get with the lipos in it. how much does it weigh?

one sweet and sexy truck for sure!!

I love the used parts!!

Very Nice! Same power set up I am finishing up. 1940/6. I have the 9918. Which heat sink is that? It fits nicely. What is "bitumen"? Talk to me about runtimes?

The motor mount.

Tambo, please please please change it, the blue aluminium looks so ugly compared to the silver aluminium! Other than that, that is one fantastic looking truck.

Why wont he just polish it , so its silver?

@ papa;

Bitumen is tarmac.

I would take a jigsaw, some caustic soda and some polish and make that mount perfect silver..

That look good. Could you get a video of it? I like to see it in action.

There are a few stock parts on this beast. The motor mount, output gear, idler shaft, bumpers and mounts and the body posts are all stock parts! The input shaft is a stock part, though it has been modified to take the kind of torque the Steve is putting through it!
Papa - that is an "L" sized heatsink.
I must say, this is among my favorite trucks - it has beef where it is needed, yet is still under 8 pounds without batteries and nearly bulletproof. It took some custom shafts to mount the tranny like it is(single speed mounted to the rear for better CG and to get the motor/controller closer together), but it is the perfect location in my opinion.
By the way, Steve...on 6S Lipo, you are probably a little over 50MPH at top speed! Pretty hairy in a Monster truck!

You build it for him, Mike?

What gave it away? ;)

Nice truck there! Very nice.

I can imagine a 1940/6 is a hanfull on 6S. Wow! What temps are you getting?

Hey Guys and Gals,

Glad you liked the truck. Yep, Mike did all the spanner work on this one, as time was a bit of an issue.

This is my first set of Lipos, so being a little careful right now. Run times are in the 15 to 20 min bracket with the 3200mah packs. With moderate use. When I say moderate, its because most of the time you cant even go anywhere near WoT.

I was just saying to Mike that when the new race season starts here in Feb, I will probably go to 4s, as the 6s is really a wild ride.
The top speed is nice, but the torque is just insane on 6s.

Temp wise, the motor is fine, but the controller is gettin a bit hot. It has never thermalled on me though, and remember its my summer here in Australia, and I live in Queensland. For the Americans I get temps outside around 100 to 110. So if its not thermalling ..im happy :) Will fit a fan at some point though, just to play it safe.

I wish I could post a video of this truck in action, but dont have a vid camera right now (decided to buy a truck instead :) ). I'll see if some of my friends have one I could use.

Tambo

That is a great truck! Now that's a dream truck, I can only hope to get one that nice. very very nice :cool: :D

Yeah it sure is a dream truck, how much did it cost? $2,000?

Hey Sylvester,

Well, by the time I added the electronics, and misc bits, its actually closer to $3000.

So I suppose you can say, dreams don't come cheap!

By far the nicest RC I have driven though :)

Tambo

Hey tambo. I would like to know if you have any problems with the spektrum and the bk. Do you have any glitch or stutter problems? Thanks

Hey Coolhand,

No problems at my end, no glitches at all, and only a very slight stutter at take off. if you try to ease the truck off at slightly slower than walking pace, it will stutter a little on take off and then smooth out. But really wouldnt call that a problem.

Tambo

how did you get your motor to mount like that on a stock mount? i am confused about that. but nice truck