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BrianG · 09.28.2006, 11:05 PM

Is ABS the type of plastic used by Traxxas and other brands? Those types of plastics hold threads pretty well. Or, whatever RPM uses for their plastics...

If I can't find a plastic that I think will work well, I may just use aluminum. Like I said, I'd have to tap threads though and I've never done that. I heard 7075 is difficult to tap, but what about 6061? Any recommended tapping tools, or will any suffice?

Either way, I'll probably use standard 3mm countersunk screws.

This project is gonna be costly. It doesn't have to be I guess, but I'd like it to look like it was designed to be a BL truck from the maker. One thing I have to do is talk to Mike about making a combo motor/center diff mount to replace the stock diff mount. The battery trays will be ~1/16" aluminum plate that I want to have cut and bent to order. I may also incorporate slots in the batt trays so I can adjust the total length to suit the exact lipo packs I end up getting. I'll probably get a 1515 Neu motor - after careful measuring, I think it will fir. By the time the rest of the buggy is done, maybe Castle will have released their Monster Max ESC. The more I think about this, the more I can hear my credit card whining!

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	09.28.2006, 11:05 PM Is ABS the type of plastic used by Traxxas and other brands? Those types of plastics hold threads pretty well. Or, whatever RPM uses for their plastics... If I can't find a plastic that I think will work well, I may just use aluminum. Like I said, I'd have to tap threads though and I've never done that. I heard 7075 is difficult to tap, but what about 6061? Any recommended tapping tools, or will any suffice? Either way, I'll probably use standard 3mm countersunk screws. This project is gonna be costly. It doesn't have to be I guess, but I'd like it to look like it was designed to be a BL truck from the maker. One thing I have to do is talk to Mike about making a combo motor/center diff mount to replace the stock diff mount. The battery trays will be ~1/16" aluminum plate that I want to have cut and bent to order. I may also incorporate slots in the batt trays so I can adjust the total length to suit the exact lipo packs I end up getting. I'll probably get a 1515 Neu motor - after careful measuring, I think it will fir. By the time the rest of the buggy is done, maybe Castle will have released their Monster Max ESC. The more I think about this, the more I can hear my credit card whining!