Bl Cen matrix build

[brushlessboy16]

Is Mikes mount designed for the truggy or buggy, buggy has 46t spur, truggy has 66.

[Takedown]

Its designed for the buggy but will work with the truggy. Cant have huge pinions seeing how the spur is big and that the mount is shorter.

[BL_RV0]

Holy crap a 66t mod1 spur? That's HUGE!!

[93firebird]

Originally Posted by BL_RV0

Holy crap a 66t mod1 spur? That's HUGE!!

I'm pretty sure the genesis center diff uses a 44 tooth spur gear, which should swap with the matrix spur gear with no problems. I checked on cens web site and found that they both use the same plate on the opposite end of the diff housing. Now the genesis only uses it on the front and rear diff's as the center has another gear on it. But the front and rear diff housings are the same as the center diff housing. The plate I'm talking about is the gs060.

[brushlessboy16]

my point, i dont know if anything will fit, i would need a 9 tooth to go 38mph...

with the big spur i need like a 14 tooth to do anything decent.

i think the tekno mount is a better choice here, i have 2 3.9inch turbuckles that i can use as braces to prevent chassis flex :D

[brushlessboy16]

thanks magman, im still convused about how to go about this motor mount

[BL_RV0]

I've got a 10t mod1 5mm pinion I could sell ya.

[BL_RV0]

You could try something like this.
http://www.rc-monster.com/proddetail.php?prod=KYOIF148

[brushlessboy16]

hmm maybe, 10t would put that at 41 mph, then my current pinions (16,20) would be of no use :P

[BL_RV0]

I could use a 20t. You wanna trade?

[brushlessboy16]

i dunno yet

[tc3_racer_001]

ill take some after my torture test today... when i get home from my holiday!

here are some dodgy camera phone pics... ill take some better ones tonight.
anyway here here they are....

i used a 7mm chopping board and glued them together using 5 minute epoxy (find something else to use as this cracked and split easily. super glue seemed to work muchbetter but is difficult to get right in 2 seconds... i then milled the center out and used a plane + rasp at school to even it down etc...

worked out well. then i used a soldering iron to melt tracks for the velcro. on the bottom i used 3 layers of acrylic sheet (d use this same cutting board material when it breaks, at the moment its too brittle! and DONT use aluminium screws, they just snapped when i was screwing into it... took me 5 screws to learn that lesson!!)
to make it sit over the side guards... it flexes now but thats better than being solid i guess. i didnt take the battery out cause its a PITA to remove with all the velcro on the bottom!!!

anyway i hope this has helped somewhat...

[brushlessboy16]

ahh it looks nice, i think i might go with the tekno mount, just because i will have more adjustability. i beleive the cen mount by mike is designed for the buggy..

hopefully mike will step in and prove me wrong
:D

[JThiessen]

So does your dad have any c-clamps or wood laying around in the garage? Go buy yourself a piece of 3/16 lexan, or Centra at the hobby shop. Measure your battery and mark the width lines on the piece of material (add 1/4" to your measurement - its easier to add material than it is to remove it in this case. Use a straight edge or a square to mark the lines.
Now, if you can, cut a piece of wood to match the width of your batteries. Clamp this onto your piece of plastic. Use a heat gun/hairdryer whatever to heat the material and bend it. Do one side at a time. Another thing - dont use too long of a piece of material and wood. Cut them to about 1" longer than needed in length to start with. Once you've heated it, pick up the whole thing and use the surface of the work bench or even the floor to make the bend. Keep in mind, you might have to try it a few times before you get the hang of it. If you end up using lexan, once it starts to bubble, you've heated it too much!

[brushlessboy16]

we do i just wouldnt think that lexan would be structurally sound..



plus i don think any place around here carries lexan