Hey there Harold nice seeing you up and about on here, and thanks for your advice. I know it is a BIG motor, but this will be no normal Maxx either for sure. Plus I have enjoyed doing a lot of research on all of this, and one thing that just jumps out at me is how cool it is when you have the biggest, baddest, meanest machine on the planet. There are plenty of Maxx R/C trucks out there, and we have seen just about everything imaginable done to these things. The only thing that will catch our eye anymore is something that is a little bit different and even a bit odd or overboard. Look at Shauns battle truck for instance. It is crazy, but what a cool project. I may need some kind of custom made motor mount for it, but even that is doable.
I have an extended UE Lightning chassis with TWO monoblocks installed, and widetrack suspension. I just setup the Axial beadlocks balanced with street tires, Plus every drivetrain part will be made of some kind of steel alloy or titanium for strength. I may run into some troubles along the way and you may be right about the Bolido just being too much for the Maxx tuck, but if I can get this thing to hook up the right way I should be able to get some serious speeds out of it and maybe even surprize myself with it. So it is do or die for my high speed SuperMaxx project. If it dies I will turn it into something a little bit more subtle or spread the parts out into some of my other trucks. No loss no gain.
Actually I wish that I was close enough to be able to share this project up close and personal with some of you guys on here, so I can lean on the expertice that is here on RCM. Trying to get these projects perfect would be a lot easier if all of the info was not just on line, if you know what I mean. I have not been a part of any kind of group hobby thing since I was in my teens, and that was a few years ago
. I do appreciate your concerns Harold, and I do know the cost of failure
. At the very worst if it is too much motor for me I can sell it second hand through this site. I am sure that someone will take it off of my hands for a reduced price. So whats the harm in trying???
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Originally Posted by _paralyzed_
Jerry, I keep wanting to tell you the bolido is waaay too big for a maxx sized truck, yet I really want to see it done. You could get equal power for less money, but the bolido shares the same cool machining the big maxx does, but bigger! I'll be watching..........
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