brushless 1/5 4wd conversion about to begin! couple questions.

oooo pretty!

[Ryu James]

thanks guys. i was up til 5am last night getting my shop all cleaned and organized so it is ready for me to just tuck my head down and just work my tail off. its so much easier to work in a clean environment. and i needed a good kick in the ass anyway. its a good thing i have the support of the RCM forum members. its better than AA!

[aqwut]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

thanks guys. i was up til 5am last night getting my shop all cleaned and organized so it is ready for me to just tuck my head down and just work my tail off. its so much easier to work in a clean environment. and i needed a good kick in the ass anyway. its a good thing i have the support of the RCM forum members. its better than AA!

That's right!!!!

[Ryu James]

got the esc mounted up just how i wanted. now i am gonna mount the steering servo and give it a test run to check temps. i wont have brakes but by end of this week i should have this beast done....unless i end needing a bigger motor. then it might be a bit longer.

[aqwut]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

got the esc mounted up just how i wanted. now i am gonna mount the steering servo and give it a test run to check temps. i wont have brakes but by end of this week i should have this beast done....unless i end needing a bigger motor. then it might be a bit longer.

Hook us up with some shots without the hood, RTR. What Gearing are you using there Ryan. Will be nice with the disc brakes, I notice that the stock brakes don't work to well with a 645MG. I would love to see you get the disc brakes working, it's kinda hard to stop a 38Lb beast going that fast... What's the total weight of yours, RTR?

[Ryu James]

so here it is RTR minus the disc brakes and mudguards...and body obviously. i need to finish a couple of other things like shorten the motor leads and also make an aluminum servo holder as the stock plastic one sucks. anyway, i finished up drawing the hubs needed to mount the disc brakes last week and my machinist swore he would get them done this week so i should have brakes mounted by end of week. other than that it should be good to go but i cant get the damn esc to turn on and not sure why. i was only able to hook up a 5s so i will try again with actually hooking up 10s later today. i hope i didnt get a bunk esc that was $400. seriously!!? i am hoping it requires 6s or higher and that is why it hasnt worked. any thoughts out there?

anyway, here are a few pics RTR. weight is....um, not sure. i know it is more than 22lb cuz my digi scale maxes out at 22lb and gives me error when i try to weight it. its not much more than that though cuz right at 22lb i am just barely holding it. if i recall i weighed all the parts separately before assembling and got a total of 25lb. based on what my scale says i would guess that 25lb is about right. i cant believe yours is 38lb. 13lb difference is substantial.

oh, and my gearing right now is 15/40 but the rc calc puts it at like 70mph so i will most likely be running my 12t pinion, which is the smallest one i have. the 12/40 setup puts it at 54mph which is more in the range of what i am after and plenty fast for me.

[Ryu James]

so i just took off the wheels and tires and weighed it again. this time my scale held up and it came in at 22.20lb and the wheels and tires came in at 4.3lb so a total of 26.5lb RTR. body probably weighs a pound also. that about the same as MB's baja if i remember right.

[aqwut]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

so here it is RTR minus the disc brakes and mudguards...and body obviously. i need to finish a couple of other things like shorten the motor leads and also make an aluminum servo holder as the stock plastic one sucks. anyway, i finished up drawing the hubs needed to mount the disc brakes last week and my machinist swore he would get them done this week so i should have brakes mounted by end of week. other than that it should be good to go but i cant get the damn esc to turn on and not sure why. i was only able to hook up a 5s so i will try again with actually hooking up 10s later today. i hope i didnt get a bunk esc that was $400. seriously!!? i am hoping it requires 6s or higher and that is why it hasnt worked. any thoughts out there?

anyway, here are a few pics RTR. weight is....um, not sure. i know it is more than 22lb cuz my digi scale maxes out at 22lb and gives me error when i try to weight it. its not much more than that though cuz right at 22lb i am just barely holding it. if i recall i weighed all the parts separately before assembling and got a total of 25lb. based on what my scale says i would guess that 25lb is about right. i cant believe yours is 38lb. 13lb difference is substantial.

oh, and my gearing right now is 15/40 but the rc calc puts it at like 70mph so i will most likely be running my 12t pinion, which is the smallest one i have. the 12/40 setup puts it at 54mph which is more in the range of what i am after and plenty fast for me.

I know your pain, I still can't get my MGM 28025 to work.. Just waiting for a reply from Mike... I can't wait to see your brake setup... She looks awesome man! Wow, I can't beleive mine is 13Lbs heavier than yours. I was reading the review on RC Universe, the Petrol version RTR with fuel was 37.5Lbs.. So mine is only 0.5Lbs heavier than the petrol, and the Petrol has only top speed of about 35MPH with that 23CC CY Engine. But then again, the weight difference adds up.. I have a bigger motor, bigger tires.. Them damn tires probably weigh almost 2 Lbs each.. Bigger batteries... Dual servos.... I wish mine was 25Lbs, that would've been awesome, but hey man... the parts are beefy on the redcats...

@ 25Lbs, the 2215 definately won't have a problem.. Will be lookin' forward to see the video man.. It will be an awesome 4WD buggy.. I don't think Master Blasters Baja was 26.5 Lbs.. I think it was lighter than that..