what's up with the GorillaMaxx stuff?
 

it seems like the G-4 GorillaMaxx has been out of stock for a LONG time now...anyone know what's up and when they're gonna be back?

There's poachers out there... Stop them and they'll come back in stock...:lol:

I am wondering as well, They seem to be on vacation or just quit. I hope they haven't just quit, they got to do a Mini G2R and i may need some new X-braces, I hope not but mine are slightly bent

I picked up a pair of x-braces recently from their last stock - they are not being made any more...

Mike mentioned he had a few spare in stock - be quick... as when they are gone it could be all over!

All gone!?! No More!?! That sucks! I feel like I just wasted a load of money on my truck. I should have just done a truggy conversion.

so there's not going to be any more GorillaMaxx stuff?! AWWWW CRAP!! this freakin blows!!! thatwas my favorite truck!

sooooo, Gorillamaxx is no more? That does suck, I guess it is time to put the chassis on my archives and build a E-revo. Its really a shame, its the absolute best racing chassis i ever seen.

I hope Gmaxx hasn't folded up, but if they did (got an Email to mike asking if he knows anything), I'll store mine till i can get around to replicating it (for myself of course). I am planning to go back to school and learn CAD design sometime this year.

may be time to look for a good E-revo chassis, tranny, bulks and bolt kit

After reading this im afraid to break anything.

go to the source. I'll e-mail g-maxx and post what they have to say here.

edit: sent this

To whom it may concern-


I'm an avid r/c enthusiast and surf many forums. There is talk that gorillamaxx has ceased production and will no longer make parts. Is this true? Specifically, I'm looking for x-braces for a g2, and others wish to purchase the g4 chassis. I appreciate any information you can give me, thank you. -Harold Baumann

I talked to Mike at RCX. He said everything has been discontinued save for the G4 and one other thing.

Think about it. The big draw of the E-Revo chassis was for people who wanted an E-Revo. After the factory E-Revo came out, there's almost no point. Especially since the new one has a robust transmission. The 3906 E-Maxx tranny you had to use with the E-Revo had so many small issues that required a bunch of mods to get around (new slipper, replacing that stupid pin on the input shaft that always breaks, steel idler, etc).

It is because of that that sales really fell off.

With all due respect, those of us that have this chassis know its the better chassis for racing. Even the stock chassis is not as low or setup better, They can't expect us to turn to the lead sled kershaw chassis. No offense, but that chassis looks clunky and bulky compared to the gorilla. I guess mine will sit in the mothballs till i can learn cad (hopefully this year or next) and can make my own parts

Gorillamaxx needs to stick around. They should make a chassis with Mike that will allow you to use the slipper diff. I know that Mike is working on center diff adaptor, but an x-brace chassis made for a center diff would be awesome!

straight outta the horses mouth:

Hello Harold,


We are still producing parts, however, we have stopped producing chassis kits for for the old E-maxx, our G3 and the Nitro Revo E conversion, our G3R.
We are still producing the transmission parts, the mount and single speed. We are also still producing the G4. We just had delays from our machine shop.


Thanks for the email.
George

Ok, but its too bad they are not producing the X-braces. I guess we'll have to make this stuff ourselves. Its too bad they won't at least make an adapter dedicated to the Gmaxx for the 3095 transmission

I'm not totally against progression, I want a G4 and the Gmaxx suspension for a future Emaxx buildup. we need the G2/3R for those who want the ultimate in racing setups

The X-braces are the only real weak point on the G2/G3 design, so replacing them with a home-brew item wouldnt be that hard really, sort of thing you could do with a basic vertical mill and sliding table- look at what DeltaMaxx created.

I would be happy with a couple slabs of 5mm thick 6061 with holes in the right places to mount the skids, upper and lower plates and tranny- reduce the size of the gap under the tranny so it is less of a weak point. Truth be told, Im thinking of getting the Candyman to do just that, only with a ~2" extension towards the rear; must learn some basic CAD skills and I'll throw up a picture or two...

I have autocad 2009 on my system and i have never used it. i think i will have to give it a go. There are so many things i could make.

I noticed this an wonder if anyone can find a hole in my logic...

If you go to the g4 info page and click replacements it pull up 5 parts you can buy. The main chassis plate, top brace, servo plate, post set, and hardware. Add up those prices? 166... So the kit is 219, but all of the parts in the kit are 166? So you pay 53 bucks for the straps, sticker sheet and the instructions? But wait, you can print the instructions straight off the G-maxx site. So the stickers and straps are 53 bucks? But you can buy the straps for 14 bucks, so the sticker sheet costs 39 bucks?

You cold also skip the hardware (I read the instructions and I have all of those sized screws laying around) and get the price down to 140...

I must be missing something here? Plus all of the parts are in stock...even though the kit is not.

That is interesting, I also noticed converting mine (G2R) to a CF chassis would cost about 140

I just bought two G3R trucks two weeks ago then I read this thread and I was like "oh you got to be kidding me" I was going to buy two stock Erevo's but I liked the Gorilla better and I read that it was a better racing chassis. Well I will buy some extra parts while I can still get them. Mike is getting me the center shafts I need from here so I was lucky. Those are hard to find from independent people, not anyone has info or parts. I asked on 3 different forums about info and no one posted any replies. I am glad I got approved for this forum.

I'm building a G3R as well and was a little disturbed to hear this rumour. Is it a rumour or has it been confirmed that GorrillaMax is no more? I'm about 3/4 of the way through my build. I still have to figure out the transmission and slipper clutch mod. It looks like Mike's Slipperential wouldn't work all that well in this application........ I think........

I also want to design a mounting plate for the MMM so that it sits above the battery packs. I don't like the idea of it sitting above the motor. It seems like it would be too vulnerable up there.

The truck I bought had the two posts for the EVX plate above the rear shocks. So I fabricated a plate and mounted my ESC there. Well I am just clearing the shocks and I can't run my crowd pleaser body because the ESC sits too high and I would have to raise my body but I have a wing so I really can't unless I take my wing off. So take a pic when you get your MMM mounted above the packs so I can see it to. I am using my EMaxx powerplant right now and am going to get Brushless soon. I have to quit buying UE parts for my SuperMaxx....lol That is the system I want to get the Castle MMM.

I'll post them when I get there. Problem is I keep breaking my E-Revo so I find I am spending too much time on it and not on the new build.

Gorillamaxx is still operating but the G3 (Emaxx and Revo) chassis will be discontinued, or maybe already is. I plan to buy a few extra plates and maybe a few CF ones as well

that's exactly what i did. I ordered the set of parts about a week ago... My first G-4 took 3 days to get here, but after not seeing anything for a week, I emailed George yesterday and he emailed me back within a few hours saying the G-4 bottom plates were all that was being held up and those should be done this weekend....

I'm REALLY GLAD GORILLAMAXX IS STAYING AROUND. they've made the best running 3905 I've set up yet. even better than my FLM imo.

I just hope they don't leave the Revo crowd hanging, I'd be willing to get a G4 based revo chassis without reservation

I believe they could make a killing if they built 1/16 G2, G3, and G4 stuff for the mini VXL E-Revo and E-Slayer!

Does anyone know enough about patents to know if making a smaller version of the G3 & G3R Carbon-Fiber chassis would be illegal? Or did Gorillamaxx even patent their stuff? I wouldn't want to copy their stuff exactly, but a mini version of their chassis would be sick!

Only has to be 10% different from what I understand, soa 1/16 version would certainly be alright in my eyes. There are plenty of Gorillamaxx type chassis out there- underslung battery tray isnt a unique thing, but it is the biggest selling point of the design...

Do you think there would be enough interest to make a run large enough to make a profit? I am guessing maybe 100 chassis kits or so?

Hmmmmm....

Best way to find that out would be to head over to the... **shudders** .... traxxas forum, and post a hyperthetical thread asking the same question. To avoid the nazis from shutting you down, I would say make it clear that you arent the guy making the chassis ( :lol: ), and you're just trying to guage interest- ask about price points they woud be willing to pay (since most 1/16 users seem to be younger guys from what I've seen), and also be clear that it isnt detracting from traxxas' $$$, since they dont make an aftermarket chassis; if anything, it would boost sales probably if people could hop up their little vehicles ( I would never have built an emaxx if their were no aftermarket parts for example, not that traxxas benefited much but anyways..).

Something like that maybe, since Im not a 1/16 guy myself, only likes big trucks me-self.... :mdr:

I have a chassis in the mail to me as we speak which is similar the the gorilla maxx design for my Revo 3.3 conversion ,but, it is not a Gorilla Maxx chassis

I think I'll try that, Neil...thanks for the idea!

I made mention of it in another thread, but there is a possibility that I will be making top-plates and chassis for the G2 & G3, maybe even the G2R & G3R if I can get some original pieces for measurements, out of thicker/stronger materials.

The reason is because a lot of people have been bending the very thin 2mm top-plates, and some have bent the 2.1mm chassis as well. Because of this, I thought it would be a good idea to make some replacement top-plates out of 3mm 6061-T6 aluminum, 2.5mm 7075-T6 aluminum, 2mm 6AL-4V titanium, and 3mm carbon-fiber (3k weave). I also think I am going to make replacement X-braces as well, out of both 6061-T6 and 7075-T6 aluminum.

I am, of course, going to contact Gorillamaxx and let them know that I do not intend to copy their designs, but just make stronger versions out of stronger materials. I am also going to ask them about maybe getting the rights to make the parts that they no longer produce. How cool would it be to get their original CAD/CAM files?

Anyway, I am buying a new CNC machine so that I will be able to produce the highest quality parts possible, and I actually have access to the highest quality materials for free. They will be scraps left over from previous milling projects, but they will be large enough to make all of the parts I want to make. Below is the CNC machine I am getting.

CNC Masters CNC Baron, with optional 4th Axis:
http://www.cncmasters.com/cnc_images...n_brochure.pnghttp://www.cncmasters.com/images/4th...ry%20table.jpg

HaHa that is funny Chad, I was reading the post and I am thinking to myself man I wonder if he can make me a set of VBS Bumpers. I got a set from a dude and they are pretty shabby. I would like a new set out of 7075 or Ti. Then I read your signature and you are looking for a set.

That is a really nice machine you are getting. I hope you do get the rights, might just have to be a good customer of yours. I have two G3R's.

PM me if you think you might be able to make a set of bumpers.

I have a question for you. I had my heat exchanger switched out in my Heat pump for my swimming pool and the whole exchanger tubing was made from Titanium. So I have a roll of Titanium tubing that weighs close to 6-7 lbs at the least. Could this be melted down and made into something else?? Or does it kind of lose it's integrity once it is made into something in particular.

Thanks man

To be honest, I don't know if there would be any chemical changes or not when you melt titanium, but I would have to think it would not be as dense or as strong...unless you used the process in which it is done under pressure to make a true billet out of it.

But, when I do get the CNC, I would be glad to make some bumpers for you.

That would be awesome man. I would truly appreciate it!! They were hard enough to find a set of just bumpers alone, I got a set of VBS's and they did not have jounces or bumpers so I hunted these down for almost 5 months till I found a set. But they just are not up to the par of what the truck is going to be so I wanted to find a person to make me some new ones.

We don't have a shop around here where I can find that kind of information out so I am going to try and see what I come up with over the winter and find a shop to try it out. Would be cool to find someone who could do it and make me some wheels or something out of it. I would enjoy a nice set of Ti VBS Skids also....haha Them is nice!! lol Mine are aluminum.

Good to hear Chad I look forward to it! :yipi:

Hi, as we speak I recieved an email from George at gorillamaxx stating that the G4 is in stock and are still making parts. Great my build continues.

Yea, too bad they aren't making parts for the G2, G3, G2R, G3R, or the motor-mounts. :(

It is really a pity they stop making them, especially the X brace chassis. IMO, G3R X chassis looks more beautiful than E-REVO chassis. I am still running G3R and making it better. However it is more closer to an antique, since no replacements available now.

that's awsome. i freakin' love my G4. that truck above all of my other vehicles has always been the most dependable. :yes: