TCS 5T Flux kit - nice

[thzero]

I ended up getting one... I've been debating about whether to convert my nitro Savage XL into brushless to join my RC8Te; and well going 5th scale with my RC8Te is a bit more than I want to pay for to get custom chassis done so it's on hold til I get better machining skills myself and can do it. So I'm anxious to see what the kit is like.

RC Universe has a post by a guy who put Jammin' X2 arms on his Savage, looks from the pictures like they match up pretty well. Thinking about looking into this myself. Downside is that you are stuck with a 17mm hub unless you get a custom one made (same issue with the RC8Te I have) where as with Savage you can get Pro-lines 23mm hub and with a bit of shimming it works.

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

FLM wide arms?

[V0RT3X]

You can get 24mm adapters now from HPI direct:

http://www.hpiracing.com/press/102530.html

TCS has preorders for 27$.

[thzero]

Sweet, thanks for the tip... missed that. :)

Originally Posted by V0RT3X

You can get 24mm adapters now from HPI direct:

http://www.hpiracing.com/press/102530.html

TCS has preorders for 27$.

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by V0RT3X

You can get 24mm adapters now from HPI direct:

http://www.hpiracing.com/press/102530.html

TCS has preorders for 27$.

Wow, and only a month ago HPI customer service basically told me I was on drugs for even thinking such a thing......thanks for the heads up.

[skellyo]

Anyone else notice that's a Flux XL in the pic? That's badass!

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by skellyo

Anyone else notice that's a Flux XL in the pic? That's badass!

Doh! I didn't see that!

[Nard Cox]

Pimp My Flux :o

[thzero]

Well, I have them; will post a few pix tonight. They are beef and well made, however I am not that thrilled with them. They basically stretched the front of the chassis so the gearbox/motor/esc is all the way in the back.

While I knew this going in, it would have been nice to have an front mount option for the battery trays rather than just a mid/rear options.

I would have prefered they have stretched the front only 2/3rds the amount needed and then stretched the rear a 1/3rd. Granted this would have meant supplying two dogbones, but I think that would have been ok.

Anyways, will use it for now, but am going to need to do some custom TVPs to do a center diff mod so that the diff/motor is a bit more centered but leaving enough room to put the batteries inside the TVPs at the front.

[Bondonutz]

Originally Posted by thzero

Well, I have them; will post a few pix tonight. They are beef and well made, however I am not that thrilled with them. They basically stretched the front of the chassis so the gearbox/motor/esc is all the way in the back.

While I knew this going in, it would have been nice to have an front mount option for the battery trays rather than just a mid/rear options.

I would have prefered they have stretched the front only 2/3rds the amount needed and then stretched the rear a 1/3rd. Granted this would have meant supplying two dogbones, but I think that would have been ok.

Anyways, will use it for now, but am going to need to do some custom TVPs to do a center diff mod so that the diff/motor is a bit more centered but leaving enough room to put the batteries inside the TVPs at the front.

Looking forward to seeing some pics !!!!!
Making a custom battery tray shouldn't be to tough ?

[thzero]

Packaging...



TVPs...


Braces...


Dobgone... it's really long man.

Originally Posted by bondonutz

looking forward to seeing some pics !!!!!
Making a custom battery tray shouldn't be to tough ?

[pinkpanda3310]

Originally Posted by thzero

Dobgone... it's really long man.

How long? Can you measure it for us

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by thzero

Well, I have them; will post a few pix tonight. They are beef and well made, however I am not that thrilled with them. They basically stretched the front of the chassis so the gearbox/motor/esc is all the way in the back.

While I knew this going in, it would have been nice to have an front mount option for the battery trays rather than just a mid/rear options.

I would have prefered they have stretched the front only 2/3rds the amount needed and then stretched the rear a 1/3rd. Granted this would have meant supplying two dogbones, but I think that would have been ok.

Anyways, will use it for now, but am going to need to do some custom TVPs to do a center diff mod so that the diff/motor is a bit more centered but leaving enough room to put the batteries inside the TVPs at the front.

So you will like my stretched setup. I will use an xl rear center dogbone and have a custom rc alloys front bone. I will post some pics of them, but basically it gives what you want, a center/rear tranny mount, and enough room up front to mount the packs.

[thzero]

It's 12" in length!

Originally Posted by pinkpanda3310

How long? Can you measure it for us

[thzero]

Oh great, thanks... make me like jealous. :P But yes, my idea was to use an XL rear center dogbone as the starting point.

So how much for a set of TVPs? ;)

Originally Posted by lincpimp

So you will like my stretched setup. I will use an xl rear center dogbone and have a custom rc alloys front bone. I will post some pics of them, but basically it gives what you want, a center/rear tranny mount, and enough room up front to mount the packs.

[thzero]

Thinking about using a 1518 or 1520 for the 5T and running 6S with an MMM until the Ice comes out with car software.

Any thoughts?