dtokez Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) made a start today because the motor and the conversion kit arrived Started like this... IC no more!.... Motor fitted... battery tray and steering servo re-fitted now hit a brick wall, waiting for a trackstar esc and lipos to arrive + a spekky rx. Can't wait to get it finished! I used a Kyosho MP9 conversion kit from TCModels.net. Takes a small amount of drilling but it does fit nicely. The motor is a HPI Alphastar 2350, and I will be running 4s Edited May 21, 2011 by dtokez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTER.P Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 what motor is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtokez Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) HPI Alphastar 2350 mate, out of a Savage flux 2350 Edited May 15, 2011 by dtokez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTER.P Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 HPI Alphastar 2350 mate, out of a Savage flux 2350 oh i didnt realise they had smooth cans it looked like Nicks Neu motor at a quick glance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtokez Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 nooo its not that neu beast mate lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTER.P Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 i've just noticed that you said at the bottom o the post what motor ir was i.m goiing to bed i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmst74 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Its too small to be nicks (TWSS BLOCK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr2096 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 looking good there I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtokez Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 picked up my bits yesterday modded a spekky rx (so the antenna comes out of the side rather than top) trackstar ready to go in rough fitted for testing semi perm fitted for more serious testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper_8_racer Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 looks good mate. i cant wait till i start my coversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtokez Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 cheers mate nearly there, just need to mount the antenna + waterproof the rx and sort out a mount of some sort for the ESC. Oh and paint the shell what conversion u doing bro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper_8_racer Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 doing an 808. got a spare car for 70 quid. got a tekin going in it and a varaity of lipos i need to buy. i was hoping a 4s lipo of 5000 + mah so it can last the finals for the races. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtokez Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 een a doing some work on the trophy... thats got rid of most of that horrible purple lol. it runs pretty nice, seems a bit slow top end on 4s, going to try different gears and tyres because there is too much acceleration and wheel spin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonmeister Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 What gearing are you running? Mine's perfectly quick of 4S...runs a little toasty on 23:46 mind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtokez Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 12 / 46 mate, i think I need to go higher on the pinion gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr2096 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 That looks nice. I'm not really a fan of the Hot Bodies purple aswell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtokez Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 no i don't like it at all mate lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr1zzle Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Any particular reason why the rear brace is attached to the diff assembly and not the chassis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtokez Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 had it fitted to the chassis with the motor jammed up tight to it, but the teeth weren't meshing properly when I tested it and couldn't move the motor over any further. Wanted to move it to the other side of the drive shaft really but it clashes with the cut out for the big flywheel on the IC engine made a bracket out of some 3mm alloy, also made it into a guard for the centre spur gear because the battery sits mighty close to it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTER.P Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Any particular reason why the rear brace is attached to the diff assembly and not the chassis? Wouldnt do much if it was attached to the chassis would it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr2096 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I like the way you've re-used the nitro splash gaurd. Good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr1zzle Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Wouldnt do much if it was attached to the chassis would it? Well, that's where it's mounted in stock form but it doesn't appear to be that sturdy anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr2096 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Well, that's where it's mounted in stock form but it doesn't appear to be that sturdy anyway. I've brock one in a bad-ish landing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr1zzle Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I've seen the alloy hop-up versions snap before now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtokez Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 the plastic sockets on the ends of that brace look really weak but I thought I had better mount it back somewhere lol the splash guard seems to be useful for cable management, and I think it serves as a bit of a roll cage when the shell is on lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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