My $27 Et-Maxx !

[radioman193]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

I think you should splurge on a new slipper clutch though.

lol
oh i got a New one

3 of them just to have them on hand.
3 66 tooth spur's and new friction pegs.

she Don't slip now

[georgec]

Can anyone say stone axe Huh..Oh..Butt hay whatever floats your boat, or in this case "Truck"???

[radioman193]

why if it dont have a 427 hemi or a 199199.99999 KV system you people need to rant and rave about it?

or is it you cant read?
i will repete myself for the ones that cant Understand...........

yes i built this truck yes to show just what can be done.

but to show you Dont need to spend Mega dollars to do it like most would have you think you would need to invest to do it.

like

like a $250+ brushless system
a new $45+ tranny
motor mounts that dont work on a T-maxx tranny.
$160+ set of shocks
$120 set of tires
$150 set of rims

like i was told Over and Over a single 550 motor would NEVER work in this truck.

and 7.2v Ni-MH would not "cut it"
well i dont like to be told "you cant" do something so i Did it.
and it works Quite fine.


and im proud of what i can and did do with NO money well i now have about $40 invested in it now

and by all the Short videos i have posted you can see thay were verry wrong.


its to show you can have fun with VERRY little or No money.

PS
and i in NO WAY think or Feel that this truck is better or is the best truck on line.

I was not telling nobody that thay shuld or should not do this.
it was just to show with LITTLE money and a junk truck you can have fun on the cheap.
its NOT about brushed or brushless or spending $10 or $2500.

and i dont play the game of Mine is better than yours .........thats for Children.

If you dont like it then just dont post nothen whats so hard about that?

or are you playen the game of uping your post count with useless drivel ?

[Bondonutz]

If your happy with your inexpensive rig then more power to ya, nothing wrong with saving a few pennys if you dont have high expectations like do wheelys at 45mph.

OBTW, you can stop yelling. We all can read the smaller letters just fine.

[suicideneil]

This is RC-Monster, we're all elitist snobs around here- we dont do low-end or brushed, we do top-end, bleeding edge, hyper velocity brushless

No, seriously....

Welcome to RC-Monster.com though Radioman, its a very different community to BYT & the Traxxas forums, much more knowledgeable people and a right bunch of jokers to boot.

[radioman193]

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

If your happy with your inexpensive rig then more power to ya, nothing wrong with saving a few pennys if you dont have high expectations like do wheelys at 45mph.

OBTW, you can stop yelling. We all can read the smaller letters just fine.

i think some cant read..........

no 27mph i fine for me thats more speed than i need .
and i can do wheelys unfortunately i still need to set my EXP for my throttle.
i cant do wheelys at half throttle.

i run a 12 tooth pinion and a 66 tooth spur.
not mutch for speed but some massive lowend torque.

thats what i run 99% of the time
then sometimes ill put the 18 tooth pinion on it for the road.

[radioman193]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

This is RC-Monster, we're all elitist snobs around here- we dont do low-end or brushed, we do top-end, bleeding edge, hyper velocity brushless

No, seriously....

Welcome to RC-Monster.com though Radioman, its a very different community to BYT & the Traxxas forums, much more knowledgeable people and a right bunch of jokers to boot.

Sup Dude........Thanks........

You found me

the Last one there in your "List" is a JOKE!!!! LOL

BTW
SANTA might have a gift in my stocking this year....
a new GOOD brushless system....

[nitrostarter]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

This is really no different than stuffing a 4 cylinder engine inside an F350 and going on pirate 4x4 and claiming how cool you are.

Wanna talk about a tough crowd, go try that! Pirate4x4 will eat newb's whole for breakfast...


Radioman, it is fun to take something out the attic and put a new system in it to give it new life. I recently took an old N. Rustler we had in my toy room and put a VXL system in it with a homemade mount. Fun truck to play with.

But this is a tough crowd that really isn't thrill by a cheap brushed system in an old T-maxx. That just screams old and outdated to us... We tend to love excessive power, torque, and efficiency that BL provides.

With that said, a VXL system on 3s geared for 30mph would probably do fine in your Tmaxx and still remain waterproof and carry the Traxxas warranty!

[fastbaja5b]

Good on ya mate, not everything needs brushless. My summit I converted from an e-Revo and it cost $55 total to do, incl a Dewalt Motor (by selling off the old E-Revo bits I got some $ back)

Doesn't need to be fast, it's my basher :)

[JERRY2KONE]

We have no problem with your project as long as that makes you happy. It was you who started out by appearing a bit arrogant trying to shove your low budget project down our throats with sarcasim. What you did is great and I am sure that most of us have done that exact thing years ago when we were like 12 years old. most of the regular crowd in here have been doing this for a few years and have moved on to more impressive BL systems, and using Lipos, because it is the new technology. What you have created is very outdated and old school. If your budget is $50 then good for you on your accomplishment with this project. If you are new to R/C or in the 10 to 14 age group, then what you have done is great. If none of this is true than none of the guys in here will be impressed with what you have done, nor will they care. 99% of what is done in here is brushless. That is what this site is all about. Anyone and everyone is welcome in here, and we all have a great time sharing info, ideas, and projects with each other. Good for you on your $50- project. Hopefully you will improve with time and knowledge. Our lives are about moving forward and progressing towards efficiancy, and more power. Not taking steps backwards and/or regression. Good luck with your future efforts and enjoy your time in here learning from the people in here who are true inovators of this hobby. Most of all have fun with whatever you create and don't be so angry when someone projects constructive comments in your direction. If you don't like that, then don't post up in a public forum/sites trying to push your idea of what creative is on people who are obviously way ahead of your project. Be happy, and turn your hostility into creating more R/C projects. Good luck and have fun. Don't be hatin.

dude... calm it

i was just saying you havent done this with a cheap truck... you just have generous friends...

but if your as young as you sound,

well done :)

[radioman193]

you can get a t-maxx roller cheap if one were to look.



its not Just an idea
i dont say to to this.

its just a Cheap way to start.
for the one that dont have alot of money yo play with and there ready to go from nitro to electric.
or have a old broke down t-maxx and would like to convert it.

and for a budget Most people were not born with a golden spoon in There mouth.

and just might be in a spot were thay just cant do alot more at that time .

so hence this is a good way to start and still have a "Toy" to bash arround untill thay get the funds to do something thay would like to do.

i dont know about most out here .
but when i would make house calls and things 90% of working class people dont have the Extra $1500 or more to invest in sutch things but would be able to do things Little at a time in steps.
heck most Real people just bust there butts to pay the power bill in the Real world.

Hence the point

You DONT need alot of Extra money to get you going in the right direction.

but just because its got tires on it dont mean you NEED to add a $300 Brushless system to it.

4x4 to me is Offroad so were is the need for 60+ mph?
you cant do 60+ in a mudbog
kinda dumb to try to do 60+ on rock hills
you dont need 60+ for precision driveing tracks

for the 60+ i would do an E-revo with a $300+ brushless system in it.

but i see the T-maxx and the E-maxx as what it is supose to be >A MONSTER Truck<
you dont see bigfoot or gravedigger doing 60+ on the road......................
i see a Monster truck as a Offroad BEAST with lots of lowend power and rugged as heck.
and with plenty of ground clearance to clear obstacles in an Offroad environment.

[TexasSP]

The point being the over sized and bold print gives one a headache to read. That is why I didn't bother reading most of it. It was rather repetitive anyway.

What it seemed to say was "look how much smarter you are than us doing your 5.99 t-maxx conversion when we idiots spend hundreds and thousands on our trucks".

As was said it is nothing impressive and to wow us on here you have got to do better than that and drop the attitude.

The point about the download speeds is that not everyone is on a high speed connection and having the screen constantly jump around while downloading a thread is annoying at best.

[radioman193]

I dont have an attitude.
it must be in how you perceive this.
I dont play games its just facts.

AND im NOT calling nobody a idiot.
It was just a point .
Im sorry if you feel this way.

and it was NOT to "WOW" nobody.
as was stated in post #6 and #18 .

[Arct1k]

Guys, everyone cut back on the caffeine pretty please - Sometimes intent cant come across in words very well...

Its fun on a budget... simple as that...