Project Race Gorillamaxx G3R
 

Hi everyone! This is my little project for the winter season (have to do something beside driving Mini-Z) and hopefully it will be done before 23 February. It's a big race for 1:10 TC, 1:10 off-road and 1:12 track here then and i have been asked to come and show off my build. :yes: But if it's not ready then (due to me being a student and this project costing a lot of money) i will have it race ready at the beginning of the summer!

Anyway, the main parts in this project will be: Gorillamaxx G3R, Novak HV-Maxx 4.5 (will probably get changed to a MMM when they comes out), Hitec HS-5965MG servos, MaxAmps 2S2P 6000mAh batteries, Nomadio React (with all the sensors in use), RC-Monster Revo hybrid diffs and a E-Maxx 2-speed trany. Besides that there will be mostly original Traxxas and Integy alloy parts. The driveshafts however is not determined yet, but they will probably be THS Racing CVD's. But now, some pictures instead of me writing bad English. :wink:

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This is how far i have come for the moment. There should have been 4 steeringblocks, but something went wrong with my towerhobbies order and changed everything to one of each. :oh: But that's not an big issue, ill just order 2 more in my next order.

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My new radio, i really do love it! It's great! It gives a very good feeling and makes you almost feel like your in the car driving. I have had and tested a lot of different radios under my 13 years in R/C, and this one is probably the best so far. I really love the ability to see motor-temp/RPM, ESC-temp, Batt-voltage and speed on my radio. :mdr:

I will probably put up some more pictures later today and make some orders for missing parts on the truck. So stay tuned for some updates!


// Christoffer - Sweden

1. Ooh nice, CF really does look great with a few silver parts in certain places.
2. Your english is better than most of the guys over on the Traxxas forum- you even know where to use commas and fullstops unlike them! :mdr:
Good luck with the build, looks great so far.

Oh thank you. :) Yea i really like the natural alu parts on top of the CF. But there will be some purple parts also to make it a little more custom. So my problem now is to find purple or black dust boots for the steeringblocks/pivotballs instead of the blue Traxxas ones. Anyone who has any idea where to find?

You can use a black marker to color the boots black

Hmm... yea, that might work... :yes: Maybe ill try that, good idea! But still it would be nicer to get some that are already colored. I thought about buying some spares for the THS Racing driveshafts, but i cant seem to find them. But i think they would look nice since i'm going to use their driveshafts, i think. :smile:

Just dye em. A marker doesn't do that good a job.

My initial build of my G2R was very much like yours. However, I used a HV 6.5 system, not a 4.5 (I did later upgrade to a 4.5 though).

Anyway, my suggestion is to get rid of the 2 speed for a GorillaMaxx Single Speed. Its a much better setup. The 2 speed honestly isn't too usable with brushless (I know this from experience).

As for servo's, just buy a single 5955TG for steering. Thats all you should ever need, and it will never break. Since you said "servos" I'm assuming you are buying two 5965's, which is a waste. A single 5955TG will be plenty.

Otherwise, looks great.

Thank you. :smile: Well i think ill stick to the 2speed transmission since i like to use it as a crawler in my backyard, and the motor will get very hot using the second gear then. So ill stick to it for now at least, maybe ill upgrade it to a V2 slipperential later on.

And about that servo, 5955TG, it's to slow for me. :tongue: Im used to drive Mini-Zs and have a very direct steering, therefore i would like to use two weaker but faster servos instead of one slower and stronger. And also, i like the look of two servos. :yes: So i think ill stick to them at least for a while. But who knows, maybe i will do it even more track worthy later on... :smile:

Kul att se dig här :-) Sweet ride !

Isnt there a JR servo I think 8711 that has 403 oz/in of torqe

Haha detsamma! :surprised: Tackar tackar. I can tell you that i have a set of Traxxas GTR pro shocks on their way home now. :mdr: I hope to get them this week, cant wait to see them on the truck! :wink:

Looks like a great project! Good luck on the build!

your revo looks really nice..

how is the nomadio react?

I understand what you are saying about the servo speeds, but I can GUARANTEE you that the two servo's combined will be no faster than the 5955TG...

The speeds are under no load, and steering creates quite a bit of load - enough load as to where the speeds will be no where near the servo's rating...

For steering, torque is ALWAYS more important than speed unless speed is slower than like half a second or so, but the slowest servo I know of is still .25 seconds.

Your choice though.

Also, I'm not sure why you are using a G3R to crawl, the truggy style chassis will get hung up on just about anything...

I agree BP, the G3R would be a useless crawling chassis. ONe strong servo can turn faster than two fast ones. If the fast servos turn fast, that is good, but it will not matter if they don't carry enough torque to obtain the speed.

I'm using a single servo setup as well and it works great. I went with the new JR Z9100T, it has plenty of both speed and Torque.
Torque: 300 oz/in @ 4.8V, 370 oz/in @ 6V
Speed: .18 sec / 60 degrees @ 4.8V, .15 sec / 60 degrees @ 6V
It's a little pricey but well worth it.
Nice Truck BTW!
That radio sounds really nice, is it a "Spektrum type" radio?

On a monster truck once you pass 200oz of torque or so speed starts to matter. Less then 200oz the speed means nothing. Obviuosly the setup and tire size can effect this, but generally this is what I found.

I still like the old Airtronics 200oz .10sec servos. They do the job very nicley on a MT without going overboard on the price.

And with DYE you mean? Is that kind of like coloring them in boiling water or what?


Thank you! :smile: I hope there will be an update in the beginning of the next week, i will probably get my shocks and some other stuff then.


Then you! I really love the radio! It have all the functions that i need, and more. And it feel great in my hand and gives a very good feeling for driving. I think it will be really nice to drive the G3R wit it and be able to see Batt-voltage, ESC/motor-temp and other cool stuff. :yes:


It may be so, but i haven't decided yet about the servos. Maybe i will use just one 5955GT. But i really do like the look of two servos and this truck will be a very all-round but mostly cool-looking truck. And i think that the 10.6Kg that each 5965MG produces will be enough. :yes: So i will probably go with dual servos...

And the crawling part is not serious, it's just more something that i do when i'm at home and bored. I do very well know that the G3R isn't any good at crawling, to low and individual suspension. But hey, it's what i got and it will do for me. :smile: But i think that what i'm doing in my backyard is more like bashing...


That sound like a nice servo to. But once again that's just one servo, which will leave me with one open hole in the other side. :no:

And no it's not a Spektrum type radio, it's better! :wink: It's faster and more reliable, and i also think it has longer range to. :great:

My 2c is the 5955 - It really made by Truggy come alive and hence just invested another 89 in another new one for my e-revo.

Just use the spare tab to mount your rx or esc... :)

Or cut off the spare tad to reduce weight. :)

Yea, maybe i will mount the ESC in the front instead and use the other side of the servo plate to mount the transciever, but then my mounting plate will be useless! :no: :mdr: And also, wont the weight bias get wrong if you put all the electronics in the front? :tongue: And my idea was to mount the ESC in the rear so that i could make a hole for the fan in the rear of the body, and make some nice painting around it. :yes: Anyway that's a later problem, for the moment i need money for the differentials, driveshafts and some other stuf... Servos are not prioritized. :smile:

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I wanna see more. I love the gorillamaxx's

You have so right team3six and therefore, here are some new pics with the shocks mounted and the transciever in place (yes i will use just one servo, cheaper and more room in front of the slipper)! :smile:

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The "car" with nice, almost new GTR pro shocks. The springs will be changed later and i can assure you that the wiring will be fixed later on too, as soon as i get the shrinkwrap for my LVC. The servo is just there to test the fit, i will not use that one to steer the car...

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The shocks, with silver springs for the moment. They will be changed to Gold springs later though. I think they look pretty good to be used ones, and they where cheap to. Go Ebay! :great:


I think I will order the remaining two steering blocks, driveshafts and wing mount later today. I'm really excited to see the wing mount irl and mount it to my Revo. :yes: So stay tuned for more updates!

Pretty!