Sweetride's X1 CRT conversion

[sweetride4me]

So I started with this setup, I decided to stick with the stock 62t spur




Here are all the pieces I started with for this conversion.. we have the RC-Monster motor mount and servo tray thingy, tekno V3 battery tray and straps



Here is the motor mount installed



I decided to make my own esc/center diff top brace combo instead of spending the $21 from rc product designs and I like mine better and will deffinetly look better with some of my sweet polishing (more pics to follow), it is 6061 t6 2mm plate stock bent just right....




ESC mount/center diff brace installed

[sweetride4me]

With the servo/rx mount installed


Here it is after I finised drilling/countersinking and installing the tekno V3 batt tray



The clerence I have between the center diff and batt tray is actually more than I expected


As she sits right now





This weekend I'll be installing my DX3S telemetry reciever ( I might end up making a nice lexan receiver box for it.. ) and ordering my mamba monster 2200kv combo to power this beast .... my battery choice is still up in the air (it will need to be 4s though as I have an align charger and that's the max it can handle) thinking zippy 4s 50000mah...



Please all input is welcome and let me know what you guys think...

looks good so far brotha ....one thing to think about tho ...when your battery is in your tray it looks like the spur gear will be in the way....plus it's right in line of where your battery strap will be ....just a thought

[magman]

Originally Posted by CRTIM

looks good so far brotha ....one thing to think about tho ...when your battery is in your tray it looks like the spur gear will be in the way....plus it's right in line of where your battery strap will be ....just a thought

I noticed the same thing....you set up looks good so far, keep us updated!

Did you make your rear mud guards...if so are they made out of clear lexan?...I wasn't sure.

[magman]

I also made my own top plate for my 2 crt.5 and it looks exactly like the one you made and it was a lot cheaper than $ 21-...

[sweetride4me]

Luckily my CRT came with the mud gaurds and the big bore shocks already ... I night nend up moving my batt tray forward, but was trying to keep it back for better weight distribution... ????????


Someone chime in and help

i was told when i converted my CRT x1.... the further forward the weight of the battery is on the CRT x1 the better ....would help improve the steering

[jayjay283]

thats cool Sweet, id like a center diff like that for mine (8T), I have the RC prod one' rolling the RCM diff and that RC prod is just junk, it bends when I fart... Losi 8t when you flip the diff around to fit brushless apps puts the long side of the spur cover over the battery so it wont even touch

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12773

cant really tell, but the long side of the cover is now on the battery side

[George16]

Looking good Chris. I agree with moving the battery tray forward. I say move it forward about an inch for the battery strap to clear the spur, better weight distribution, and better on-power turning due to added weight to the front.

Did you make the aluminum servo mount yourself? It looks real good.

[sweetride4me]

Originally Posted by George16

Looking good Chris. I agree with moving the battery tray forward. I say move it forward about an inch for the battery strap to clear the spur, better weight distribution, and better on-power turning due to added weight to the front.

Did you make the aluminum servo mount yourself? It looks real good.

No the servo tray came with the CRT kit from Rc-Monster..... The center diff cover/esc mount is just mocked for now, still have to make it pretty...

jayjay send me a stock top brace for measurements and I'll make you one if you'd like, and trust me this one will no bend....


Thanks all for the info on the batt tray I'll mess with it some more later today...

Great job on your build I have finished my X1 CRT, you my want to look at it and maybe see the issues that i have found, a Slash weather proof receiver box would be so much better then a lexan box and the Slash box will bolt right onto the servo plate without any mods. It may be that your battery tray is to close to the spur with a battery in it, I found it best to wait on installing the tray until I had a battery I had to move my tray twice. You could always put 2 nihm packs ( they would have the same hieght as a 4 or 5 cell lipo )in the tray and see if touches the spur. Here is a link to my build for you to check out http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17637 Keep us updated.

[Rnemhrd]

The E Maxx waterproof raciecer box is a little smaller and will fit on the servo plate. I used one existing hole and drilled and tapped a second to hold the box.You can see it here.

[superek4]

hi, wat batt can u put in that batt tray? It look good but can't fit my 4s 5000 lipo it's 160mm in length but d tray is only 150mm

[emaxx101]

First off the truck looks good... second... wouldnt just having your battery straps like this:

(note the awesome MS paint skills) Wouldnt having them like in the picture be enough?

[sweetride4me]

I'll try that emaxx101... thanks

superek4 what batt do you have??

I was going to do some trimming or use velcro to rais the batt just a bit since the side wall is about 1/8 - 1/4" tall...