Brushless hpi baja rc-monster

[RC-Monster Mike]

Yes. :)

[RC-Monster Mike]

A few pics. :)

[RC-Monster Mike]

a couple more

I like the looks of your conversion. Looks very clean.

Looks like you have to run your custom transmission plate? It looks like your plate is the same thickness of stock, have you thought about running it thicker like the Turtle Racing plate?

[SV6000]

What speed controller are you using???

[RC-Monster Mike]

The lower plate is thicker than stock - stock is 4mm, mine is 3/16 (4.8mm). I had to mill extra pockets so the plastic skid would fit. The motor plate and chassis brace(opposite motor mount) are .325" thick(8.3mm) and are attached through the bottom of the lower plate, to the top of the rear bulk plate and to the main chassis extrusion - it is quite solid/rigid.

Originally Posted by RC-Monster Mike

The lower plate is thicker than stock - stock is 4mm, mine is 3/16 (4.8mm). I had to mill extra pockets so the plastic skid would fit. The motor plate and chassis brace(opposite motor mount) are .325" thick(8.3mm) and are attached through the bottom of the lower plate, to the top of the rear bulk plate and to the main chassis extrusion - it is quite solid/rigid.

Thanks, didn't even notice the first time around that you machined a new rear lower chassis plate. Will you have a motor plate with spacing for a 22xx Neu as well as the 15 series?

[RC-Monster Mike]

Gonna try a Phoenix HV 110 next. It will ultimately use the Castle HV car version when it is ready(will beta test on this rig). I also have the HV180 boat ESC that works well(ran previously). The motor installed now is a 1527/2.5D and the battery is a 6500mah 35c/65c 7s Hyperion G3 geared with a 12t pinion on the stock spur. It should do alright for now. :)

[RC-Monster Mike]

The design accomodates the 22 series motors - I made an adapter to use the 15 series on my truck. The 15 series motors have an advantage in that they allow smaller pinions - the 22 series is limited to around 15t with the mechanical brakes and perhaps a 13 or 14t without the mechanical brakes. :)

[suicideneil]

Sweet- either that motor looks small though, or bajas are larger than they look in alot of pictures ( nothing for scale as such )....

[kazuaki]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Sweet- either that motor looks small though, or bajas are larger than they look in alot of pictures ( nothing for scale as such )....

To give you some perspective...that spur gear is about 90mm in diameter.

[Ryu James]

looks good mike. i am gonna have to pick one of these up soon.

[thomatrix]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

looks good mike. i am gonna have to pick one of these up soon.

+1 - Looks great Mike. Count me in for one.

Any price point yet for the kit? I'm guessing 250 to 300? Oh what does it matter, I'm getting 2, one for my 5T and one for my 5B no matter what. My wife is already mad about all the money I spend on toys. She actually brought up retirement the other day. Spend on retirement?

[OZ-RUSTLER]

Hey Mike, looks fantastic.
Any chance of this conversion being available anodized?
Maybe gunmetal?