Step-by-step building the X-Ray (E) 808 Buggy!..

[TDC57]

Always Sir,
I was blown away with your work space / (SHOP!) the wall of Traxxas parts, your charging station, your production line, etc, etc. amazing the amount of $$$ you have invested.. Very impressive in deed..

Thanks for your time and have a great one..

Shaun.

[JERRY2KONE]

QUOTE: I didn’t know you where a buddy guy??, I knew that you have several of the badest boys on the planet, but I thought they are all GorillaMaxx’s.. Thanks for stopping by.. and leaving your comments it’s always a pleasure to hear from you! (Your always so positive and upbeat!).. witch is probely hard now with your upcoming move the Korea.. I do agree with your death buy alcohol is not a fun thing, but the only time I drink in over the weekends so that helps me rationalize it out.

Yea that is the thing about this forum. We tend to watch out for one another even though we may not have met any of them. For the most part there are a pretty good bunch of guys on here, and some of them are fairly smart. This makes for a good community that watches out for one another and we lend whatever logical information that we can to help out teh R/C brothers within the RCM. You have kids and you have to think of them in everything that you do to yourself.

QUOTE: Good morning Sir, (sorry about the Sir thing) it’s just me.. (deal with it).. Hhhaaaa haaa.. hhhhaaa..
I’ve had a blast building it and I'm really looking forward to putting it to the test of track abuse. It is a bit pricing though just over 600.00 for the roller, but I'm hoping it will be worth in the long run and I know you and you like things to be around..

I get that to. We are used to getting a lot more vehicle for the money and with the sticker shock on that 808 and then matching it next to the MT it is a little depressing. From the engineering standpoint that 808 looks very well thought out, and hopefully it will give you the satisfaction that you expect from it. I am watching this one closely before I make my final decision on getting one.

[TDC57]

Good morning team,
I just thought I would share with you some updates on my buggy. The Monster came through and got me all of my parts today and with the kid’s in bed and Pink Floyd playing in the background I decided to make some forward progress.













Builders side note:
As once stated by Backfire and I quote him “the diff height in the RCM mount is designed to work with the tall center bulkhead of the XB8EC and XT8. The 808 uses a much shorter mount. I couldn't find my spare center bulkhead, so I just used some of the 1mm bulkhead shims from XRAY(#354032) to raise the height even. In fact, I always have used one set of these shims under both bulkhead pieces to raise the motor slightly off the chassis”.

Truer words where never spoken.. Thank you Backfire for warning us that would happen, it did and I was fully prepared for it.

Now I just need to receive my MGM controller I bought off a fellow member to show up and install the radio and she’ll be ready for a test run??... Well I also need to get my body back from the painters but that not another 10 days.. (bbboooo),,


Thanks for your time and have a great one team!!..

[JERRY2KONE]

Once again TDC you have made these builds look waaaaay to easy. It is obvious that you do good research and prepare for what you are doing. YOu bounce step by step through the process and vuala there she is. Way to go, and now we will look forward to seeing the vids and photos of the completed project. This is getting much to east for you now. You need to make the next project a much more challenging build or conversion. Go for the high speed projects or something rediculously monsterous.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

and vuala there she is.

And what is a vuala? Is that a female reproductive organ?

Nevermind, TDC, the buggy looks great. Can't wait to read what you think of it when you run it. I have a few buggys myself (not as nice as yours though) and do enjoy running them in the park by my shop. They handle short grass and dirt better than anything else I have run. Handling is great, very precise!

[JERRY2KONE]

linc stop trying to make people think that you are some kind of college professor or brainiac. I am a mechanic who loves construction work, so spelling is the last thing I need to worry about. If you cannot understand my writing, then you must have real trouble reading the newest generation with their text shorthand stuff. Besides I know that you knew exactly what I was trying to convey. So have a drink and go play in the R/C shop you old rummie.

[jayjay283]

voilà from French (français) , imperative of voir "to see" + la "there." j/k

Nice Shaun you get your projects together so quickly. Those fat carbon towers are so nice and that lipo looks like a great fit, I was pondering what size to get and your pics always make things clearer ! Keep it up Amigo.

[TDC57]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

And what is a vuala? Is that a female reproductive organ?

Nevermind, TDC, the buggy looks great. Can't wait to read what you think of it when you run it. I have a few buggys myself (not as nice as yours though) and do enjoy running them in the park by my shop. They handle short grass and dirt better than anything else I have run. Handling is great, very precise!

Thanks for the compliment lincpimp I know that don’t come often or easy .. I'm hopoing it will handle extreamly well (if I can the weight ratio correct??) how much should this thing weigh??

thanks for your time Lincpimp and have a great one..

Shaun.

[TDC57]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Once again TDC you have made these builds look waaaaay to easy. It is obvious that you do good research and prepare for what you are doing. YOu bounce step by step through the process and vuala there she is. Way to go, and now we will look forward to seeing the vids and photos of the completed project. This is getting much to east for you now. You need to make the next project a much more challenging build or conversion. Go for the high speed projects or something rediculously monsterous.

Hay Jerry,
Thanks for the kind words it’s been a great build, as for a bigger and more challenging builds, well I’ve got that as well going on. I'm performing a complete ground-up restoration on a 57 Chevy as we speak.









Of course it will require a little longer to complete then any of my RC builds, but she’ll be worth it in the long run..

You're not helping me keep patient in my wait to purchase one of these.

Great documentation. Can't wait to see it in running form!

[TDC57]

Originally Posted by Fkyx

You're not helping me keep patient in my wait to purchase one of these.

Great documentation. Can't wait to see it in running form!

Come on Matt, just do it!! I’ll bottom line it for you..
1. 808 kit 599.99
2. 2 sets of pro-line pre-glued with bowties $68.00
3. Monster mount, 15 t, battery holder and 5s $285.00
4. Neu 1515 1.5ys -$245.00 (I had this already) heee heee
5. MGM 22418 controller (used from a team member). $225.00
6. Custom painted body $75.00
7. Radio system (TBD) budgeted @ $120.00
Total investment is…………. Not to bad…

[TDC57]

Good morning team,
Thank you all for your above comments!!.. I really appreciate the feedback..

Here are some updates is should have included in the last one. Sorry me bad..

I thought I would take a second out and share with you the three modifications to date that I’ve had to perform in order to switch this Nitro burring, gas spewing, ozone depleting, garage smelling bad boy!. Into the environmentally friendly, local park driving, neighbor liking (E) buggy that kind of (hhaa haa) stand here today!..

The first modification required in order the fix the height deficiencies when installing a RCM engine mount. This modification was needed to increase the front side height of the canter diff. I ended up cutting a piece of carbon Fiber and drilled two holes on it to match up with the existing center shaft tower mounting holes.




The second modification was to the battery tray.
I used a ½ forstner bit and drilled down just until the bit penetrated the base holder, this allowed me to countersink the existing body screws into the holder and use a longer bolt with a counter sink ¾ washer on the top allowed me to secure the battery holder to the chassis. I also noticed that I could take the battery try and use my belt sander to takeoff another 2mm getting me to 39mm in deck height. I'm just not sure what the stock deck height number is?? Do you know??.







Once I mount my ESC and receive my body back I’ll be able to fine tune the battery try holder for maximum wait distribution. At its current location with a 5s 3700mAH on board it sits exactly 40.97mm (41mm) above the bottom of the chassis.







The third and final modification was to accommodate the ESC, after reviewing several other member threads and trying different locations / placements it was decided that it really needed to be mounted in the center rear for (Ease of acess, clean wire runs and CG) but I need to lift it off the chassis and mount it over the rear drive shaft.. after several deep thoughts and a glass or two (hmmmm) I used the alum servo holder that I had and used (4) of the ½ double threaded spacers that come in the GorillaMaxx kits allowed me to screw it from the bottom and top and made a simple secure stand, I also used (4) rubber washers at the bottom of the stand over the chassis to help cushion the blow for my ESC.

[TDC57]

Here are a few more shoots of it almost completion, I need to install my RX box, antenna and install the Velcro battery straps. She’ll be running this weekend!!









Well thanks again for your time in reviewing and for leaving your comments.. Have a great one Team..

P.s.
I need to find a digital scale to weigh this and my other trucks on, got any suggestions / links??? Or do have one for sale??


P.S.S.
My body is done!! Here’s a sneak preview

[JERRY2KONE]

Hey Shaun I was in the same boat for a digital scale and found a few on Amazon. I just punched up digital scale in my browser and that lead me to a few pics on Amazon where I found what I wanted and needed. I did some resarch on different MFG's and styles, and ended up ordering a postal/kitchen scale that goes up to 75lbs. I figured that way I can do a lot more than just weigh R/C stuff. It is accurate to .002lbs. Unfortunately they sent me a 35lb scale by mistake. I contacted them immediately and they shipped out a replacement that day. So it is on its way, and all I have to do is switch them out and send the 35lb one back return mail shipping. Anyway it has a detachable control panel, it is very lite, and it was only like $35. Brand new.

By the way I received those bearings from VXB.COM and they are exactly what I was hoping for. Double sealed, steel shields and high quality good for up to 80K rpms. I received 86 bearings and the digital caliper all for $170 shipped. I ended up ordering two more sizes due to the FLM savage diff cups needing a different size bearing (10X16X5). Once those come in I should be set for bearings for the next year. The digital caliper is very cool and it works perfectly for ($9.) with a nice fitted case.

[TDC57]

It complete! And it RUNS!...