My e-revo brushless edition build

[Chadworkz]

And here I am spoiling my Dad with his own E-Revo and Supermaxx... :(

[mistercrash]

The Proline Ford F650 bodies are finally done. I hate painting bodies so the paint scheme is very simple. So right now the bodies are mounted on the trucks very low. I like it like that. My F650 body is red and my son's F650 body is blue.



You probably noticed that there are no bumpers. These bodies are long and the stock ERBE bumpers almost fit inside. I don't want to cut the bodies too much to fit around the stock bumpers. I could just raise the body posts and have the bodies fit over the bumpers but I really like the low slung look. I'm thinking of maybe making a couple plates out of Kydex that would screw on the bumper mounts and support the body from the inside? To install the stock bumpers, I could use some long spacers and longer screws but the bumpers would be poking out of the front grill and tail gate. I don't think it would look to good. I'll have to think about what I'm gonna do.

the bodies look great! finally someone else who likes the low slung look like me,it seems as though other people like the look of straight axle truck height by raising the body but dont get it isnt the same as a true "monster truck".as for bumpers i used flat pieces of alu. screwed to the skids.simple yet effective--josh

[mistercrash]

Originally Posted by bigsteel

for bumpers i used flat pieces of alu. screwed to the skids.simple yet effective--josh

That's a good idea. I'll remember that. Thanks.

[Chadworkz]

Very nice MC, I like 'em both!

[mistercrash]

UPDATE ON WATER PROOFNESS

I did the same water proofing procedure I did on my ERBE to my son's GERBE. Using the same Tremclad clear stuff on the ESC and servo. After I ran a set of packs in my ERBE (still ran great with no problems with water or snow) I ran a set of packs in my son's GERBE to test it and it ran just as well as my truck. This Tremclad stuff really seems to work very well in keeping the MMM and servo innards dry. I'm very happy with it. And I love those 40 series Mashers. They're big and look cool.

What is the Tremclad stuff you speak of? And where can you get it?

[mistercrash]

I have pics of the can in this post

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...&postcount=424

It's a clear coat that prevents weathering and tarnishing of metals like brass, steel, aluminum, copper and other. It sticks to everything I tried it on, even Lexan. It dries fairly quickly and becomes very hard and tough. It's liquid like water so it gets into every little nook and cranny of the circuit boards of the ESC and seals every part of it. Using this to water proof your MMM will probably void the warranty, I never contacted Castle Creations to ask them about that, I just did it because I wanted to play in the snow.

Tremclad products can be found anywhere in hardware stores.

[Novarider]

Have you noticed any differences in temps since you put thet stuff on the esc?

[mistercrash]

No difference in temps. The heat sink is intact because I taped it before spraying so it's doing its job of dissipating heat just as it did before.

[phatmonk]

MrC can I use the longer front shock springs that came as extra parts in the rear shocks?They seem to be longer.

[mistercrash]

I don't see why not. I can't even remember that there was extra spring in my ERBE box when I first got it. If they are longer than you might just have to adjust the preload collars to have the desired ride height.

[Chadworkz]

All the shocks springs are the same length, just different weights.

[mistercrash]

And there you go, thanks Chad.

[phatmonk]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

All the shocks springs are the same length, just different weights.

Yea right.The the way I see this it that the springs on the right go in the front shocks and they are in fact a little longer and have more coils.