1/5 scale brushless monster conversion. tips welcomed.

[TexasSP]

Originally Posted by coolrunnings

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Attachment 5718 Heres a few shots of my baja ready for the master to start in on.

I like it so far. Getting rid of all the colored aluminum sure helps the look of the baja for me. I like a little touch of color such as you have with the shocks but too much just get's to me.

What motor is going to power this beast?

Originally Posted by TexasSP

I like it so far. Getting rid of all the colored aluminum sure helps the look of the baja for me. I like a little touch of color such as you have with the shocks but too much just get's to me.

What motor is going to power this beast?

I just got off the phone with mike and he's going to use a 2215 2y 750kv neu motor on 9 or 10s with a big mgm esc like maybe a 145.32 which will most likely be extreme overkill on the power and will have to be dialed down a bit. As for the baja itself your right all that color looks funny...I see tons of baja's on the baja forum and they have so much color it's not funny. I didnt want something that looked like a float in a gay pride parade. I didnt really consider what color I was using I just went with the best parts money could buy and it just looks the way it looks you know....cool huh? It has darksoul axel extenders for an extra 1'' of width and a custom carbon fiber chassis from the UK and also has rpm a arms front and rear stainless screws carbon fiber parts everywhere hostile tires nutted hinge pins and a jr 8711 400oz torque steering servo ....the list goes on and on. When Mike is done mastering this thing its going to rc car action mag for a full photo shoot / bash test and artical.

[othello]

There are already a few 1:5 onroad car conversions in Germany. Like for example this one here: Evo 04. This one uses a 3040/12 (875kv) motor paired with a 32.170 Schulze on 8s2p Lipo (12000mAh) -> around 26000rpm. You can find a few videos on youtube and myvideo. I also saw a few conversions with Lehner 2250 or 2280 motors. If you compare those motors wheightwise with Neu Motors you should have a good match for your car. An MGM 12545-3 ESC should also do the trick. Good luck with your project.

Originally Posted by othello

There are already a few 1:5 onroad car conversions in Germany. Like for example this one here: Evo 04. This one uses a 3040/12 (875kv) motor paired with a 32.170 Schulze on 8s2p Lipo (12000mAh) -> around 26000rpm. You can find a few videos on youtube and myvideo. I also saw a few conversions with Lehner 2250 or 2280 motors. If you compare those motors wheightwise with Neu Motors you should have a good match for your car. An MGM 12545-3 ESC should also do the trick. Good luck with your project.

I watched the vid pretty cool conversion, but I must say it was very slow. If my baja isnt faster than that I'll tear the electronics out and stuff the gas engine back in it and issue a public apology to every single member of the baja forum.

[VintageMA]

Originally Posted by othello

There are already a few 1:5 onroad car conversions in Germany. Like for example this one here: Evo 04. This one uses a 3040/12 (875kv) motor paired with a 32.170 Schulze on 8s2p Lipo (12000mAh) -> around 26000rpm. You can find a few videos on youtube and myvideo. I also saw a few conversions with Lehner 2250 or 2280 motors. If you compare those motors wheightwise with Neu Motors you should have a good match for your car. An MGM 12545-3 ESC should also do the trick. Good luck with your project.

Ya know - I picked up a Lehner 2250/12 (987KV) used but in excellent condition earlier in the year with the intent of a large scale project in the 8S- 12S range but seeing that LMT 3040 and Mike using a Neu BAM I am having my doubts it would workout well on 1/5 scale.

[lutach]

Originally Posted by VintageMA

Ya know - I picked up a Lehner 2250/12 (987KV) used but in excellent condition earlier in the year with the intent of a large scale project in the 8S- 12S range but seeing that LMT 3040 and Mike using a Neu BAM I am having my doubts it would workout well on 1/5 scale.

The 2250/12 will work. It was used in another very fast 1/5 scale in Germany.

http://www.onefive.de/e-power/prototyp_05_01.jpg

[VintageMA]

Originally Posted by lutach

The 2250/12 will work. It was used in another very fast 1/5 scale in Germany.

http://www.onefive.de/e-power/prototyp_05_01.jpg

Thanks Lutach - I guess all is not lost. I really like the way these guys have setup their battery trays with the carbon fiber - very neat setup. Props to anyone who can put that together - I just don't have mechanical skills to do anything like that.

Ryu James - good look with this project and post lots of pics - I will be very curious to see how everything comes together.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by VintageMA

Thanks Lutach - I guess all is not lost. I really like the way these guys have setup their battery trays with the carbon fiber - very neat setup. Props to anyone who can put that together - I just don't have mechanical skills to do anything like that.

Ryu James - good look with this project and post lots of pics - I will be very curious to see how everything comes together.

i will be sure to post lots of pics but it might be a couple of weeks before i begin work on it now cuz i just got an 1/8 scale Schumacher in the mail yesterday that i have been waiting for for 2 months. i have already bought all the parts and stuff to convert it and so i am going to build this one first. it has a 3 speed trans so i am hoping to make this 100mph+ car. should be fun. it is electric already so doesnt need any converting....just some major improving. here are a couple of pics. it is the Shcumacher Menace GTRe. when this one is done i will start on the 1/5 and be sure to post lots of pics. thanks Team for all the pics and info on 1/5 conversion. sounds like i need to seriously look at the 2200 series Neu motors. would love to see any other 1/5 stuff out there. when will we see the first Baja 5T conversion? anyone, anyone????

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by othello

There are already a few 1:5 onroad car conversions in Germany. Like for example this one here: Evo 04. This one uses a 3040/12 (875kv) motor paired with a 32.170 Schulze on 8s2p Lipo (12000mAh) -> around 26000rpm. You can find a few videos on youtube and myvideo. I also saw a few conversions with Lehner 2250 or 2280 motors. If you compare those motors wheightwise with Neu Motors you should have a good match for your car. An MGM 12545-3 ESC should also do the trick. Good luck with your project.

thanks, nice looking builds. i wish this 1/5 i had was a FG. unfortunately it is a Smartech, a cheaper brand. but i guess i cant complain considering the price i got it for.

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by othello

There are already a few 1:5 onroad car conversions in Germany. Like for example this one here: Evo 04. This one uses a 3040/12 (875kv) motor paired with a 32.170 Schulze on 8s2p Lipo (12000mAh) -> around 26000rpm. You can find a few videos on youtube and myvideo. I also saw a few conversions with Lehner 2250 or 2280 motors. If you compare those motors wheightwise with Neu Motors you should have a good match for your car. An MGM 12545-3 ESC should also do the trick. Good luck with your project.

Did anyone watch the 1/5 MT vids from him? Impressive, I'd like to see the eagletree graphs off that. Here is his vid list, part 6 of the MT buildup really shows what brushless is really about. Hard to believe that truck is 20+ pounds
http://www.youtube.com/user/Netzfalke

[lutach]

Originally Posted by crazyjr

Did anyone watch the 1/5 MT vids from him? Impressive, I'd like to see the eagletree graphs off that. Here is his vid list, part 6 of the MT buildup really shows what brushless is really about. Hard to believe that truck is 20+ pounds
http://www.youtube.com/user/Netzfalke

I've been enjoying those videos. I have never seen the gas version that fast and I never seen the gas version do wheelies like his does.

[BL_RV0]

Yeah, that Bolido throws it around like... like a.... well.... something smaller.