Another Electric MBX-6

[pumpkinfish]

Steve,

What motor mount are you using? Any issues with the stock kit diff mount on the other side? I mean, how much did you have to shim either one. Also, how did you mount your battery tray? I should have my MBX6 tomorrow and I'm trying to figure out what else I need. My 777 conversion was easy because I used an RCPD kit.

[Steve Krug]

Originally Posted by pumpkinfish

Steve,

What motor mount are you using? Any issues with the stock kit diff mount on the other side? I mean, how much did you have to shim either one. Also, how did you mount your battery tray? I should have my MBX6 tomorrow and I'm trying to figure out what else I need. My 777 conversion was easy because I used an RCPD kit.

I'm using the RCM Mugen motor mount.
I actually did not shim the diff at all. It seems like there is no slop at all. All you really need is the RCM motor mount, and a battery tray.
I'm using the RCM battery tray and put a few shims on the bottom of the tray before mounting them using 3 of the stock chassis holes. I just split the stock radio tray in half just for the steering servo also. - actually, everything has taken alot of abuse so far with no breakage.

Hope this helps, feel free to ask any more questions.

Originally Posted by Steve Krug

I'm using the RCM Mugen motor mount.
I actually did not shim the diff at all. It seems like there is no slop at all. All you really need is the RCM motor mount, and a battery tray.
I'm using the RCM battery tray and put a few shims on the bottom of the tray before mounting them using 3 of the stock chassis holes. I just split the stock radio tray in half just for the steering servo also. - actually, everything has taken alot of abuse so far with no breakage.

Hope this helps, feel free to ask any more questions.

What's the purpose of splitting the stock radio tray in half? I'm not getting this? Do you have any pics?

Also what kind of gears do you need for a successful conversion? Thanks

[Steve Krug]

Originally Posted by Crash Monkey

What's the purpose of splitting the stock radio tray in half? I'm not getting this? Do you have any pics?

Also what kind of gears do you need for a successful conversion? Thanks

You have to split the stock radio tray in half for these conversions because otherwise it'll get in the way of the motor. There is no after market steering servo mount for the MBX6 at the moment.

Not sure what you mean by what kind of gears.

I run the RCM pinion gears, and all the other gears (spur, diffs) are all stock.

Originally Posted by Steve Krug

You have to split the stock radio tray in half for these conversions because otherwise it'll get in the way of the motor. There is no after market steering servo mount for the MBX6 at the moment.

Not sure what you mean by what kind of gears.

I run the RCM pinion gears, and all the other gears (spur, diffs) are all stock.

Thank you for you response Steve. By gears I meant the spur gear. Are you running a Kyosho plastic one?

Also any idea what battery tray best fits the MBX6?

[Steve Krug]

Originally Posted by Crash Monkey

Thank you for you response Steve. By gears I meant the spur gear. Are you running a Kyosho plastic one?

Also any idea what battery tray best fits the MBX6?

The spur gear is the stock 46T lightened spur that came with the kit. It sounds pretty crunchy, but it works great and I have had no problems at all. I'm thinking about doing the Kyosho plastic one but I don't think i'll ever get around to it, because it works fine as it is right now.

As for battery trays it depends on what size pack you are running.

I actually run Zippy lipos, which are larger than standard size lipos. Mike, the owner of the site, has made me a battery box that will fit this size. i'm sure he still has the size on file if you end up running zippy lipos.

The other way to go is to run standard size lipos, which will also work, once again, Mike sells these battery boxes here in the store.

To mount the battery box all I did was line up 3 of the stock holes in the chassis to the battery box, drill a few holes, threaded some screws in, and the job is done.