Maxx Bling

[suicideneil]

Pah, too slow- I cheated:

http://www.ukmonsters.co.uk/2009website/emaxx.htm & scroll down- that is STUNNING...

[Candyman2]

Hello mate, hope you are well.

Been driving my truggy a lot last summer, the maxx felt like it would roll to easy when I went back to it. So the new chassis is to:

-Get the weight low
-Extend the wheelbase to 360mm
-Allow the 6S lipo to be fitted ( I was using NIMH last year)
-Important one this, have the diff easily accessable, I want to be able to get the prop shafts in and out of the truck quickly without taking the front and/or rear ends off the chassis OR changing the pinion mesh.
-Be lighter than the last chassis.

I took some inspiration from the UE razorback chassis, you will see the similarities.

Main chassis plate is 4mm thick, milled to 2mm in some areas.



the top "deck" is 6mm thick, I cut this from a plate by hand, it took days.



these are to hold the diff, they were hard to make as they have to be perfect, easy with a cnc machine, not so easy for me. They are sided and keyed so they slot together only one way.



Motor mount is 8mm thick, 2 x M4 from under the chassis and an M3 through the top deck.



Underside of the chassis, recesses for the skids.



Spine on and motor mount, also the backs of the diff mounts, they are held in place from the other side by 2 screws.



Diff in and tighten up. The spur pulls away form the motor on disassembly so the motor can remain in place with mesh undisturbed.



rear in place



recesses here for the straps to be clamped.

[Candyman2]

Tight for space here, servo mount and esc tray. Also note the slight recess on the top deck for the motor, it sits as close as physically possible to the centre line and 0.5mm from the chassis.



fixings to the bulks.





All together



lipo trays installed, 3s on each side.

[suicideneil]

I love it, so elegant and sophisticated, some really clever features for ease of maintenance- definitely looks like a few top-end truggies do regards battery and motor layout, should handle nicely.

Now you just have to sell the concept to Mike and he can start knocking out chassis to take the place of the now defunct Gorillamaxx.

[snellemin]

Man, that is one sweet ride. That centerbrace is the shiznit.

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Exquisite work Candyman... this thing is just beautiful... I agree with Neil... you should get that thing on the market man...
they are still quite a few maxx fans out there still... and with the 'truggy' configuration it will definitely be an easy sell...

Great work, thanks for sharing
Alien

[Candyman2]

Thanks chaps, it was a difficult build, ive still got to squeeze my electronics in it yet.

[Rnemhrd]

Thats like looking at art. Good work! Lipo trays on Maxx Bling though? What is the world coming to?

[Hyper-5]

hey, very nice job on the truck, what heatsink is that on your motor and what size is it?, l really want one now lol

[mac3194]

WOW... i wish i had machining skills like u do, but thenagain, im only 16 lol maybe in the future...

[el tomaso]

I'm not a maxx-person at all, but this car I really like

TG

[Candyman2]

its tight but all in!

[aqwut]

Very nice dude,
makes me want to bring new life to my Maxx...

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Very Nice man... One question though... How is the balance now with the new layout?

[Candyman2]

Originally Posted by ANGRY-ALIEN

Very Nice man... One question though... How is the balance now with the new layout?

better than before. i tried the scales under each wheel and they are within 140grams of each other. Probably be a month or 2 before I can actually drive it with our weather :(