Monster GT Conversion With A Center Diff

[Krawlin]

Haven't had an update for my MGT in quite a while, but that's going to change pretty soon, as I am getting ready to purchase a mini mill, and will be machining a new center diff motor mount from either a solid billet of 6061, or 7075-T6 1/4'' plate. Speaking of which, I was recently given a 1/4'' thick, 29'' x 42 1/4'' piece of 7075-T6 aluminum for free.... the perks of working at a welding shop. Should be plenty to keep me busy for quite a while. Anyway, look forward to seeing a machined version of my motor mount within about the next month or so. In the mean time, I will be putting the truck back together, cleaning it up, etc.

[ZippyBasher]

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[Kcaz25]

I want to hear about the RPM and HPI suspension trial.

[Krawlin]

There is a tutorial about how to do this over on URC I believe, requires a mill I believe though (Or a drill press with the correct size of endmill). From what I've read it seems like everyone has had good results, no strength problems. Not sure if the same can be done with Maxx RPM knuckles though, I'm assuming you want to do something like this to your truggy-maxx Kcaz?


More info here, scroll down and they show a 16mm drill bit modified to drill out the bearing holes for standard 8x16 bearings. http://csgbenefits.org/mgt/MGT-RPM_Knuck_Mod.htm

[Krawlin]

Updates coming soon!

UPS dropped off the tooling for my mini mill yesterday, and finally its back in stock tonight so I just dropped the ball and ordered the mill, should have it in the next week or two, can't wait! This is the mill that I bought, should be good as my first one, planning on upgrading to a Bridgeport many years down the road when funds and garage space allow. Link to the one I bought - https://www.littlemachineshop.com/pr...ProductID=3900

[suicideneil]

Thats a sweet looking mini-mill, should be able to churn out some nice parts with that

[coolhandcountry]

One of the best upgrades I did for my Monster GT was the servo saver upgrade.
I don't even know if still can get these.
Looks good though.
Got almost 2 complete MGT sitting around now.

[Krawlin]

Originally Posted by coolhandcountry

One of the best upgrades I did for my Monster GT was the servo saver upgrade.
I don't even know if still can get these.
Looks good though.
Got almost 2 complete MGT sitting around now.

If you mean the Factory Team cam type servo saver & aluminum steering setup, I'm pretty sure you can still get those. I know GH also makes the same thing, which I bought for mine.


Should be picking up my mini mill tomorrow if the trucking line terminal is open (asked them on the phone if they were open on weekends and the guy said they are but didn't give me the hours so hopefully ill be able to pick it up). I'll be sure to get lots of pictures of the mill and tooling I have for it and such once I get it all setup. Can't wait to start using it though, I've wanted a mill for years and I'm finally getting one.

[rawfuls]

Way cool!
How about some before&after build pictures? :D

[Krawlin]

Bought a Castle Neu 1520 (1600Kv) for $65 from Castle's clearance sale, so the Tekin will be my spare motor or will get a new home in a custom project eventually. Probably going to swap endbells between the two though, since the Tekin already has M4 holes in it. Maybe I will get lucky and the 1520 can will have 3 more optional tapped holes in the can so I can use 6 bolts to hold on the endbell like Tekin does. Will probably just do a brushed finish on the Castle Neu also since I don't care too much for the green.

[Krawlin]

Haven't done much to my MGT yet but got a few more ideas for it. Also, probably won't be seeing a billet version of my motor mount for a while. I had signed up for a machining course at the community college here and last word was that it was going to be canceled because the instructor had to take a family leave or something like that, and I just don't have the experience or skill with my mini mill to try making something like that right now. I'd rather know how to do it right in the first place than experiment and screw up $60 3''x3''x3'' cubes of aluminum in the process. So in the mean time, I will get more practice by machining my current motor mount, and hopefully achieve a look similar look. Probably going to weld on the mount in some areas to build it up and then machine it back down to get a more uniform surface.

I'm kind of disappointed with Castle. I ordered my motor from them over a week ago, I got an order confirmation but still no shipping confirmation.... I'll give it a few more days before I email them, but with as good of a customer service experience I've had with them before, this seems very unlike Castle's usual ways.

[ZippyBasher]

1) This should save you some money if you plan on making a one piece unit.

2) Thomas or Patrick of Castle said they had received over 400 orders last week... they are just backed up. Did you happen to order a 1518? They sold out...

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-1-2-X-5-6061-T...item53e3f5535f

[Bondonutz]

Could Delrin or wood be used as a substitute for practicing with the mill ??

[Krawlin]

Delrin would make a good substitute, less messy than wood (shavings/chips rather than dust), but I think the main thing I need for my mill before I make a billet motor mount would be digital read outs, and more practice. Currently I am working on modifying some parts for my MBX5T, so I am getting some more practice in before I work on my steel MGT motor mount. I'll probably start on it tonight though, so I'll post up some pics tomorrow.

[The Dude]

Hi

just a little message for those who want a CD mount
My friend made some
if you want one send me a PM, and I give you his Email (he don't want hundred spam...)
It's not a business, so there's just a few kit made
and I don't take any money in it, just my friend for his work...

and Krawlin' I'm waiting to see what you gonna do with this milling... I'm sure it'll be great !!