Need help with my G3-build

[JoFreak]

Hehe thank's for trying though
About the centerdiff mount: first I had problems contacting him by e-mail as well, but then I sent him a PM here in the forums and told him what I wanted and that there seems to be a problem with my e-mails. He then told me I should try again and at the same time send him another PM so he could check his spam-filters. From then on it worked just fine
And it has definitly nothing to do with you paying him with dollars since that's the same sort of money he took from my credit card account

If you try to contact him like I did with PM and everything, keep in mind that he's away till next Tuesday!

Regarding the LiPos, I'm going to get mine from Stefan from SLS (look at post No. 5 in this thread). I have one of his 5000mAh 3S 30/55C LiPos for my little Stampede VXL and it just rocks!
Regardless of that it's not that easy to get LiPos from America to Germany, Tower for example wouldn't ship over seas.
Anyways, Stefan's shop is only 38km away from me, so I'm going to get my batteries from him. Depending on if they fit into the chassis 1x2S + 1x3S 5000mAh 35/60C or if they are too big the same combination but with 30/55C like I have one in my Stampede.

The shock towers are from a German company: xtreme cross racing (possibly needs IE to work properly)
If you go on "Produkte" => "Shock Tower Kit" you can see the tower and you'll see that I had to drill nothing
They don't produce the parts anymore but still have a few left, but only in red and blue I think. And compared to the FLM and UE towers they are quiete expensive. I got mine from a guy in a German RC-forum. Got the polished (were originally red ones) and for about half the price because he didn't necessarily need them as they were form his show-truck. I chose them because they were the highest shock towers I could find which I needed because those are rear ofna/super shocks.

The Schulze ecm has no built in BEC so I woud have to use an external BEC or battery either way. And I prefer the battery solution.
Laying the ECM down would prevent the airflow through the cooling fins. As it is right now, the fan of the motor should suck air right through the cooling fins and help the ECM (isn't it ESC?) to stay cool. And with me it still is form follows function. So I prefer the ECM staying cool to the ECM looking good

The stand is a cheapo 6€ plastic pice form an otherwise overly expensive electronics/RC shop

[suicideneil]

ESC = Electronic Speed Control

ECM = Electronic Control M..something.

ESC is the much more commonly used abbreviation

The weight as it currently stands is pretty much the same as my truck, so its prettymuch what you'd expect; add 4 wheels & tires, and the lipos, and it will probably be around the 10-11lb region is my guestimate...

Looks seriously sweet so far

[Rivermaxx]

ecm = electronic control module I have also heard it called a speedy lol

[Kcaz25]

speedo. I'll catch up 2nite on this thread. I just thought I'd drop in. HA

[Kcaz25]

Originally Posted by JoFreak

Hehe thank's for trying though
About the centerdiff mount: first I had problems contacting him by e-mail as well, but then I sent him a PM here in the forums and told him what I wanted and that there seems to be a problem with my e-mails. He then told me I should try again and at the same time send him another PM so he could check his spam-filters. From then on it worked just fine
And it has definitly nothing to do with you paying him with dollars since that's the same sort of money he took from my credit card account

If you try to contact him like I did with PM and everything, keep in mind that he's away till next Tuesday!

Regarding the LiPos, I'm going to get mine from Stefan from SLS (look at post No. 5 in this thread). I have one of his 5000mAh 3S 30/55C LiPos for my little Stampede VXL and it just rocks!
Regardless of that it's not that easy to get LiPos from America to Germany, Tower for example wouldn't ship over seas.
Anyways, Stefan's shop is only 38km away from me, so I'm going to get my batteries from him. Depending on if they fit into the chassis 1x2S + 1x3S 5000mAh 35/60C or if they are too big the same combination but with 30/55C like I have one in my Stampede.

The shock towers are from a German company: xtreme cross racing (possibly needs IE to work properly)
If you go on "Produkte" => "Shock Tower Kit" you can see the tower and you'll see that I had to drill nothing
They don't produce the parts anymore but still have a few left, but only in red and blue I think. And compared to the FLM and UE towers they are quiete expensive. I got mine from a guy in a German RC-forum. Got the polished (were originally red ones) and for about half the price because he didn't necessarily need them as they were form his show-truck. I chose them because they were the highest shock towers I could find which I needed because those are rear ofna/super shocks.

The Schulze ecm has no built in BEC so I woud have to use an external BEC or battery either way. And I prefer the battery solution.
Laying the ECM down would prevent the airflow through the cooling fins. As it is right now, the fan of the motor should suck air right through the cooling fins and help the ECM (isn't it ESC?) to stay cool. And with me it still is form follows function. So I prefer the ECM staying cool to the ECM looking good

The stand is a cheapo 6€ plastic pice form an otherwise overly expensive electronics/RC shop

When did he make you the CD/motor mount?? I've sent him quite a few different messages quite a few different ways and have gotten very little out of him. I'm not the only one either. I want it soo bad. Very nice.

[JoFreak]

I first mailed him on 24.03.2009.
And parts were shipped on 09.06.2009.
I took quite a while I admit but within those three months Mike released his slipperential (loads of work for him), Flextek and Maxximizer took their time to get the parts to Mike as well (was quite a big shippment, not only the CD mount) and there was a rc-show where Mike participated (took at least one week of his time).
Sometime in this timeframe Mike made the CD-mount and the center driveshafts I asked him for.
But I can't imagine why he wouldn't make those CD mounts for everyone who asks as he made one for me. I have absolutely no special connection to Mike other then being registered in the rc-monster forums (not even for a long time compared to most of you guys) and having sent him an e-mail and asked if he could make one.

So if I were you, I just would ask him again and make shure he recieves the mail.
Even if my CD mount would have been the first of it's kind (I really can't imagine that!), from now on it should be easy for Mike to make additional ones since he only has to reproduce parts he allready designed and sell them.

I have to say, I'm really puzzled that everyone want's a CD mount but hasn't gotten one.

[Arct1k]

I'm going getting my G3R done next week - I'll speak to him about it but the issue is it requires precise drilling I believe of the bottom plate - Mike has a jig or programme for it but I think he's nervous of just shipping them out and people shagging up their cars

[Rivermaxx]

Originally Posted by Arct1k

I'm going getting my G3R done next week - I'll speak to him about it but the issue is it requires precise drilling I believe of the bottom plate - Mike has a jig or programme for it but I think he's nervous of just shipping them out and people shagging up their cars

Actually I think he has redesigned it . It doesnt bolt to the centerskid any more. It ataches to the bottom of the xbrace where the trans bolts too. Look at the pics youll see what I mean. I emailed about one of these in early 2008 and never got a response. The first one I saw was parylized's cd and I wanted one ever since.

[JoFreak]

Well with the maxx chassis it is bolted right in the place where normaly the transmissioncase sits. But I think this could become an issue with the gorilla-revo-chassis as bigger/longer motors would most certanly collide with the rear shocks.
But never had a G2/3R chassis so I don't know for sure...

[Kcaz25]

Originally Posted by Rivermaxx

Actually I think he has redesigned it . It doesnt bolt to the centerskid any more. It ataches to the bottom of the xbrace where the trans bolts too. Look at the pics youll see what I mean. I emailed about one of these in early 2008 and never got a response. The first one I saw was parylized's cd and I wanted one ever since.

Nothing has changed. The shape of the gorrilla chassis can fool you.

[Rivermaxx]

I guess the lower plates are the only difference. Ones for a maxxx style chassis (top) and the other is for a g-maxx style .


I want one bad! it isnt fair! lol

[Kcaz25]

You know what you are right. LOL My bad.

It kills me also that I am unable to get one.

[suicideneil]

It might be worth seeing if MetalMan or Serum can help you out- they are both talented custom builders in their own right- look in Serum's photo album and you'll see the earliest examples of the G2 / G2r specific motor mounts of this type that he worked on along with Mike (there are also threads to match floating around someplace...):

http://picasaweb.google.com/buikpijn/RevoCenterdiff

[JoFreak]

So, the day of the first run is coming closer...
Went to Stefan yesterday and got me some nice LiPos.
4x 2S 5000mAh 35/60C hardcase
So it's soldering time I guess.

[JoFreak]

Went out driving today, after I replaced those stupid tower hobbies drive cup springs, which are an epic fail, with fuel tubes...
What can I say? This thing is an absolute blast!!!
Bit uncontrollable on gravel. Give it the beans and I starts spinning in tiny little circles despite the centerdiff.
Even managed half a backflip...
On gravel...
Uphill...
With a center diff

Handles like a dream, maybe a little more initial tension on the back springs.
Definetely need thread lock on the wheel nuts though.
As for the Bigmaxximum, it pulls away absolutely smooth, no cogging at all

Really looking forward to drive this truck on a track!
As for a video, I'll see what I can do, have no camera my self, but IIRC a friend of mine should have one.