Noj Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Pictures to whet appetites, full comments and thoughts will com at the end of the build Contents of box, note less prebuilding onto the chassis, compared with the PMT: Front bulkhead and bumper assembled: Mild dissapointment, plastic parts and what's this, non rs bearings?? That will never do proline, shame on you. Fortunately, a tube of rs1150's was in the spares box Arms, turnbuckles etc all secured to the chassis: Point of note on the chassis, option to move the battery holders around a little...handy Time to cook tea, more later 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-BEZ- Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 very nice fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Watching with interest...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Noj - I'm keen to know the number of teeth on the spur gear please and is it the same as the PMT? Ta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Rear shock tower, arms and shizzle on and rear guard removed as per the instructions (more on those later) Had to use an m3 washer to remove the slop in the rear (plastic) hub carriers, and again fitted rs 1150's. Note no spline drives.... Rear bumper and brace assembled: Can't say there is a feeling of longevity about the lower mounting point for the bumper....the motor plate has a fraction of movement to it when pressed firmly....time will tell: Whilst in the conservatory, had a look at the PMT chassis as there was something whirring in the mind. Sure enough, proline modified the design as on the buggy, the forward servo mount doesn't bolt through the chassis, something to address methinks... Now, a few other observations.... The manual is not all that, like an Axial manual, use it as a guide and apply common sense, as parts suddenly appear without being referred to (like the shocks, in step 22??) Whereas all bags in the PMT build followed the manual steps and contained all relevant hardware in a logical order, this kit does not do that. Ever. Turfing out Bag A into the magnetic screw tray is a misnomer, as the first steps use some of the hexes etc, then, after a few more steps, you have bag, after bag, after bag of opened hardware to pick from....I'm having to worked in a confined desk area, so found bags of open stuff a PIA (fortunately, neither cat chose to come and 'help' ) The plus side of this is lots of spare hardware....and interestingly, all the plastic parts needed to convert to the SC, inc bumpers and full body mounts...which almost makes up for the lack of alloy and non splined driveshafts. Stock spur is 86t Harvey Done for today, bleeding shocks next which I cba doing tonight. Combo will be here Friday (having paid the goddamn ransom ), will crack on tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Bit rubbish it ain't got the alloy front carriers, spline drives and oversized rear hubs I'm guessing it doesn't have the full metal transmission either?? Edited March 4, 2015 by .AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 fitted with the 6092-00 performance transmission, so it should have.... already contemplating ordering another PMT kit and combining the two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The MT has a HD transmission http://www.prolineracing.com/performance-parts/pro-line-performance-hd-transmission/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Stock spur is 86t Harvey Thanks Jon... H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Looks like they should release a Pro Buggy 2 with the MT improvements but I'm sure when you're done it'll be up to standard. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabmania2 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Blimey I'm actually seeing Noj do a build I'm gonna be watching this with interest, the master at work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) The MT has a HD transmission http://www.prolineracing.com/performance-parts/pro-line-performance-hd-transmission/ Arse! Actually, has steel gears, so not that bad:http://www.prolineracing.com/pro-2-buggy Edited March 5, 2015 by Noj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I'd reckon that they decided that the lighter boots negated the need for the HD tranny, plausible? Looking good, Noj, crack on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Or, they redesigned it for the PMT based on previous failures?? Interesting to notes the specs for the transmission say 18/19t pinny...silly pro line Will be on with the build today, deciding on paint as there is some masking to be sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 This will be an interesting build to follow and also interesting to see the difference between it and the PMT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Dark Night .... the diffs are different... Sorry, couldn't help myself..... LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Servo: Shocks installed, powerstrokes are just lurvely...30wt oil as per the kit, only have a pair of shock socks left, as the rears are most prone to clart, they got them Now, having besmirched PL for not having an additional servo mounting hole in the chassis, by the time the front body mount and servo are installed, the front end feels much stronger, downside is no room for the wp rx box on top of the servo... No further leccies to install yet, so having a brew then starting on the cage and body panels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Cage, bang tidy Body and ting: Trimming time, if the bloody cat will get off the desk!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeghead28 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Never mind the build,need a picture of the cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Noj Posted March 5, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2015 This is the lady in the way (refused to turn round for a new photo today of course) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Looking very nice... I think with all this crawlering and scaling nosesne I've got caught up in, my next RC will be a fast quiet one... Be interested to know your thoughts on that servo as well... And how this feels vs the MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Busy boy so no movement as such, panels nearly trimmed, unsure on colour choice. Sv3 combo arrived, not convinced it will suit, looking at castle's suggested gearing chart, however, will start on 2s and 20t, temp gun to hand, and see what happens. Aiming to bash her on Sunday (giving paint time to harden off from tomorrow) Oh, hovering over another PMT kit so as to make this as sturdy from the off, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Much fannying about, to whit, installing the wp rx box and changing colour choice, maybe... Pics later, however, two points of note: 1 - the PMT is shorter 2 - castle made FAIL when soldering on the motor connectors on the can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 1 - a good bit shorter too! (stating the bleeding obvious!) 2 - quality product eh! Why do we pay more for some brands again??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Glacial progress....however. So, installing wp rx box. With hindsight, probably not required, however... Out with the plasticard, glue and swann morton no3. Easy option would have been to slide the lipo all the way under the esc mount, then bolt on a stock retainer, givving lots of room for the rx box. After sitting with the chassis and trying the lipo in different places, decided all the way back made it too tail heavy.... The rear pack stop is mounted as far back as it will go, I then made up a plate that bridges the gap between the servo and the end of the lipo, trimmed down the spare pack stop and glued in place. To keep the plate firmly mounted, drilled out four holes corresponding to chassis mounting holes and glued four, tamiya servo posts onto the plate to screw into. The rx box itself is slighty wider than the chassis and side guards, so I trimmed away the stock mounting lugs for clearance, glued two pieces of box section onto the bottom of the box, then mounted this to the plate. The box is shifted to one side to ensure no fouling of the servo arm and the servo wire is hidden away neatly underneath (really couldn't be assed shortening and fitting a new connector ) Clears the cage perfectly. Ready to go, except I fubard the shell masking......being rectified.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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