1:10 or 1:12 scale project wanted...

[BrianG]

LOL. Ooops! :dft001:

I'll go fix that. Stupid letters on the keyboard keep jumping around. :027:

[BP-Revo]

Them letters like jumping around. :p

Tomorrow is fine - no big hurry. I thought it was that servo size...it looked a bit small to be a standard one.

I'll go edit a pic right now.

[BP-Revo]

There you go. Just measure along the lines. The lines have a T at the end to designate the start and ends of the measurement. Again, doesn't have to be exact (but it would be nice if it was within a few mm).

Thanks Brian! :)

[glassdoctor]

Originally Posted by BrianG

EDIT: Edited to remove inadvertent profanity. :dft001:

LMAO!!!... (oh.. is that profanity too? hee hee)

Ok... I need to clean out the PM box.. hang on :)

Well if it wasn't late then it's definitely late now. Heck it's late even on the left coast now!!! ha ha I just owned California :D

[BP-Revo]

Hey - no smacking Cali - or Cali will smack you! :D

[Mike.L]

thats a sweet truggy brian its pritty small once you compared it to the jato. I never had any good clarification, but does a normal kyosho plastic spure fit on these small center diffs? and the HB 10's?(Talking about the crt.5 and lightning 10 buggy?)

[BrianG]

I *think* it fits. The spur looks like the same size (diameter) and gear pitch as the metal spur from my Hyper 8. The only difference I can see is that the diff cup is much shallower on the .5. I ordered a 44T and 46T plastic spur from Mike so we'll see. I also ordered a couple of Ofna gaskets from Tower in case I need them to space it a little since I needed to do that to the Hyper 8 diff. Tower lists this same gasket for the Hyper 8 and the CRT .5 so I'm guessing everything will work.

It looks and feels like a solid little truggy, so it should be quite tough. And since it has a typical b/truggy layout, working on it is a breeze. The only thing lacking is battery room, so I'll probably mount the lipos on edge instead.

Overall, I'm pretty excited about getting it done!

[riceman]

Brian you are killing me! Mine is still on backorder. I've seen a couple pop up on ebay so looks like they're slowly being distributed. I'll be keeping my eye on your build and taking notes!

[BrianG]

lol, sorry. :)

I thought mine wouldn't be available for a while either the way the store was jerking me around. That's OK though, this will give me a chance to make a mess of my setup. :)

[BrianG]

@BP-Revo - Here are your measurements:



All measurements are in mm (in case in wasn't obvious ;)) and are pretty accurate +/- 1mm (mostly they are spot-on).

The extra 32mm measurement is how much room between the largest part of the spur to the edge of the chassis. Actually, it is really 33mm, but I figure an extra 1mm for safety is in order. You didn't ask for this, but I assume you would want to know how much battery clearance you have. It looks like it's further out from the spur, but that's just because of the angle of the pic.

The motor mount is all done... except for the adjustment slot (like the stock emaxx mesh adjustment scheme). That's the part I hate because if I slip, the slot is too big, uneven, or just ugly and I have to start all over.

[Mike.L]

that thing is soo sweet, It MUST handle like a dream!

[BP-Revo]

I can't beleive that chassis is 152ft long - thats huge! Where'd you get a measuring tape that size? :D

lol just kidding - Thanks Brian! :)

Whoa...that IS pretty narrow though. I think I'll be mounting my packs verticle just like you are.

Could you actually do the same measurement on the otherside of the center diff/spur? I'd like to know how much clearance I have there now that you mention it.

I was going to mount one pack on each side in a saddle arangement, but now that you mention it, I may be mounting just one large on on the left side...

Hmm....this brings up alot of new things I have to think about.

[BrianG]

@Mike L: Well, it does handle pretty good, but it's tough to drive and push it at the same time. ;)

@BP-Revo: lol. It would take one heck of a motor to push a 153ft buggy. What would that be; 0.1 scale? ;)

Well, the CD is actually perfectly centered, so the same measurement works on the other side. If you do a saddle pack, the motor would have to sit in front/side or on top, and there's not much room for the motor unless you put it in front and move the diff further back. But then the brace would need modding. The truck body may interfere if you try to mount the motor on top. Of course, I'm thinking of an S size motor. You might have more options with a smaller motor.

[BP-Revo]

I'm going to use a 1525 or 1530 motor (or maybe the new 1535 motor). I was originally thinking of a 1525 since the 1530 is pretty long, but seeing how the buggy is still pretty heavy despite its size, I'm thinking of opting for the longer motor for the torque. I'm not worried about the current since the Mamba Max can push any current these motors require.

I was originally going to mount it up top over the rear dogbone, but I think I will now be mounting it behind the servo, with the can toward the rear. Then, I think I should be able to easily squeeze the Mamba Max ESC behind it. This way, I'll also be able to easily take advantage of both brake linkages in stock form, which is what I wanted to do.

I will mount my receiver wherever room appears on the chassis (its a Spektrum Micro SR3500, so its really tiny anyway).

I'm actually thinking of running a 3S now so I don't have to deal with a UBEC. This is kind of bad...I've gone from 8S to 4S to 3S... So much for a High Voltage project lol.

I'm going to go look at the FlightPower size charts now lol...

[squeeforever]

I think some saddle packs, like the ones Maxamps has would be a decent choice. Then put the motor opposite the servos and you should still have room to leave the throttle servo...