| flm maxx chassis brace | carbon fiber | ofna cd | hacker c50 10xl |

[Chadworkz]

Oh, my bad...

[Maxxrickard]

Hi
you helped me befor with centershaft questions when i use a CD. I cant find the link
i wonder if you know what shafts that fit a FLM chassi whit a CD.
Thanks

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Hey... I made a response to your question here: 'build a gmaxx and i need help'... not sure I remember what link you're referring to though.

Alien

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

An update... I recently employed a CC Mamba Monster for my truck the when the Quark 125B went up in smoke after one of the
Caps got loose and shorted it out... Also... my new Lipos are finally here... I am now running the truck on Turnigy 40c, 4000mah
2s and 3s... I am loving this new power combination... I did notice that the Quark was still much smoother on slow starts than
Mamba Monster... On roll off, the Monster cogs noticeable... but when the trigger is squeezed, the Monster puts out... Nice ESC...
lots of power and who lot of features to play with. Oh... I pick up a set of Novak Mod 1 pinions (15t, 16t and 17t) off ebay for .99c
... I am currently running the 16 tooth and it's looking really good so far... Pics and a updated parts list below.

Differential Ratio: 4.3
Transmission Ratio: 1
Other Ratio: 1
Spur Tooth Count: 52
Pinion Tooth Count: 16
Total Voltage: 18.5
Motor KV: 1600
Tire Diameter (inches): 5.65
Tire Ballooning (inches): 0
Motor Current Draw: 0
Motor Coil Resistance: 0
Spur/Pinion Ratio: 3.25 : 1
Total Ratio: 13.975 : 1
Tire Circumference (inches): 17.75 inches (450.85 mm)
Rollout: 1.27:1
Total Motor Speed: 29600 RPM
Vehicle Speed: 35.6 mph (16t) | 33.38 mph (15t) | 37.83 mph (17t) | 40.05 mph (18t)
Effective KV Value: 1600


On the truck:

electrics/power

CC 1520 1Y 1600kv
CC Mamba Monster
Airtronics steering servo (94359)
Airtronics 3ch Receiver FHSS 2.4 GHz MX-3

chassis

Custom carbon fiber upper and lower plates
FLM Aluminum bulkheads
FLM Aluminum chassis brace
Hardcore Titanium skid plates (front and back)
Unlimited Engineering monoblock chassis extension

suspension

Pro-line steering/servo saver
pro-line 23mm Velocity wheels with 'Slicks' and Badlands
Unlimited Engineering Widetrac Control Arms
Unlimited Engineering shock towers
Unlimited Engineering Supermaxx shocks X 4 (blue springs in front and blacks in the rear)
40 Series USE Hot Racing hubs (23mm extension nuts)
Aluminum knuckles

drive train

Custom CD/Motor mount with a OFNA Spider center diff
Unlimited Engineering diff ultralite 7.5 housing
Unlimited Engineering drive cups
Hot Bodies Lightning Hardened Differential and Pinion
HPI Savage XL center drive shafts/dogbones
MIP CVDs all around
Pro-line 23mm hex hubs
Pinions - Novak 15t, 16t, 17t and RCM 18t


























Alien

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Did a run today to see what kind of temps I would be getting from the new setup... the bash session went on for about 25 minutes...
Lots of long 'high speed' passes and hard braking too... it's quick... a ton of torque got to the rears pretty quickly even when the
diff unloaded to the fronts, resulting in some really cool launches from a standing... braking was great... I think I can still turn
down the percentage to reduce locks ups... see the below temps...

ESC - 30% punch control | 3.5v per cut off | 50% reverse| 50% braking | 125°
CC 1520 1y - 17t Novak | 140°
OFNA Spider diff - 50wt oil (half full) | 168°
Batts - 105° average
Bow-ties - (now tread free ) 130°

I am really happy with the setup at this time... but it will need some more work...

Alien

[RC toy]

And whats the thickness of CF plates?

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

It's 4.3mm... planning on building one? You can use 3mm carbon, I am sure it'll be thick enough ... I used 4.3 because I saw it going for cheap on ebay...

Alien

[RC toy]

BUSTED Yeah, I would love to have an e maxx like that but I am not sure if I can spend so much money

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

well the whole point of the chassis project was to reduce spend by doing it myself... it was a lot of fun going through the process of sourcing the bits to get this bad boy together... and I can appreciate it
a lot more when I stand back and say... "I did that with my hands!'"... I got the FLM chassis braces from Mike for a good price and from there i started looking really cheap deals on Carbon Fiber...
I am sure you'll have a good time with a project like this... just be pacient (it took me over a year to get to this point and there is still more to be done)... I know funds are tight everywhere now, but
just keep your eyes open for good deals, they're out there...

Alien

[RC toy]

I was also thinking about making my own custom chassis braces.Something like FLM but a bit longer to lenghten my maxx by 40mm.
I already have an 3908 E maxx with bigbores, CVDs, two speed conversion set and new revo 3.3 rims with offset.
I am still waiting for two 3S 6000 mah lipos and charger!

BTW. Whos Mike? Everybody's talking about him but I dont understand. Link to his store or something?

[RC toy]

I dont understand how did you mount Pro-line steering/servo saver? I know that with UE steering/servo saver you have to mount it to flat surface(I mean you have to cut those two litle poles from stock emaxx 3905 chassis). So does this one you are using mounts the same as UE or you have done modifications?

PS. : What runtimes you get with your 5S batteries?(also tell me the mah count)

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Originally Posted by RC toy

I dont understand how did you mount Pro-line steering/servo saver? I know that with UE steering/servo saver you have to mount it to flat surface(I mean you have to cut those two litle poles from stock emaxx 3905 chassis). So does this one you are using mounts the same as UE or you have done modifications?

PS. : What runtimes you get with your 5S batteries?(also tell me the mah count)

The pro-line steering servo saver assembly or the truck didn't need any modifications to install it... it's pretty straight forward actually... well.... both the carbon upper
plate and skid plate that it is mounted between are flat... I can't recall ever reading that modifications to the chassis are required for this servo saver...

I bash a lot (full throttle mostly)... the truck will run up to 20 mins before the lvc kicks in... not bad for 'cheap' packs... they are 40C and 4000mah... I'm going get some
40c 5000s when i eventually start racing...

Alien

[Rivermaxx]

I totally missed this build! but it is Awesome to say the least. What do you guys think about using a scroll saw for cutting carbon fiber. You know the tool used to do intricate wood work.

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Originally Posted by Rivermaxx

I totally missed this build! but it is Awesome to say the least. What do you guys think about using a scroll saw for cutting carbon fiber. You know the tool used to do intricate wood work.

I did consider the scroll at one point, but getting one in the island would prove very expensive... I don't see why it wouldn't be option... you will need to find some tungsten carbide cutting tools
for it though... Carbon fiber is relatively easy to cut, but softer tools will wear easily...

Alien

[Kcaz25]

Cool man! I can't wait until you get some behind-the-wheel feedback. When you lift up with your hand on one wheel does the other side come up aswell? Does it move any? Mine moves slightly. I wonder if the wire is too stiff on mine. I'm not sure.

My Maxx has been at home for several months while I've been away at school. I can't wait to run it on the upcoming spring break. I still have to install the front sway bar.

-Zack