SH Z-Car ZMXB-8 1/8 Buggy - Perfect for conversion?

[Cain]

interesting thread. May be looking to do a different vehicle here, and for the price of 199.99 not bad. Anyway, for this vehicle, few questions I am hoping you guys can answer:

1. can you mount the kyosho 46T plastic spur?
2. Assuming a 46T spur mounted, what is the smallest pinion you can run using a neu 1512 sized finned motor?
3. Is there room with the conversion on to mount the Mamba monster ESC to the chassis and then mount the receiver on the center diff plate?

thanks for any info you can provide.

[Shark413]

Cain,

1. I lined up a steel Kyosho spur with the stock Z-Car spur and the holes are slightly different, So I would say it is not an exact match (bolt pattern). Also, the Z-Car diff is shorter (ala Kyosho M9) so most other diffs won't fit.

2. Using the stock Z-Car 44T spur and a finned 1512, the smallest pinion I could fit was a 16T, which really gears the buggy way up. That is why I moved the rear chassis brace over to the otherside (see my post on page 5). Now I can go down to a 12T pinion if necessary. You use a smaller diameter motor, like a non-finned Neu or 60mm Medusa to get more clearence.

3. If your not going to use the mech brakes the ESC and RX can be fitted on a custom extended center diff plate. Because the MMM is so big there are not a lot places it can be mounted.

[SeanZ0r]

At work today i test fitted the MMM 2200kv mamba motor and it fit fine with the stock rear brace.
I put a 15T RRP mod 1 pinion and it meshs fine, with room to spare, so you could mount a 14T as well.(not pictured) Im really happy that it fit!