ashleysmith Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Well... I broked it... Nah not really Just fitted my 23 tooth mod 1 pinion... Doesn't seem to be much faster though, but that may be down to the limits on the motor? So I have a 9t brushless setup arriving (I hope) tomorrow so should be mega fast then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksid Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 (edited) Well... I broked it... Nah not really Just fitted my 23 tooth mod 1 pinion... Doesn't seem to be much faster though, but that may be down to the limits on the motor? So I have a 9t brushless setup arriving (I hope) tomorrow so should be mega fast then That should make it shift, if not i have a insanely quick 3.5 tekin redline motor that would go nice in there . What 9t setup u got coming.? Hobbywing? Edited May 27, 2012 by micksid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleysmith Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 It's an etronics v1 I believe (bought it from a member on here last week, but have since forgotten the exact brand) hoping to be able to get it all fitted and set up tomorrow Next on my list is some tyres to suit sandy conditions Possibly fit the flysky Tx and rx to it too (if I can figure out what's going on with it as it seems to glitch when I put it in the buggy but works fine in the drifter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Yea that Maverick motor wont have much power in it, Going brushless with an Ezrun kit or something will give you greater speeds, They are quite cheap on ebay and do the job just fine for what they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleysmith Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 Well... I'm on holiday and I've not actually used it properly, although I did end up in a model shop here in liskeard and after a bit of a convo with the nice owner I have come to the route of my speed issues.... Over gearing... Yay... So I bought some new gearing, and had a spur of the moment idea for a motor mount... So when I get back to my laptop I'm gonna hit up some CAD and take it to work and make it (hopefully you guys will get to see some of my designs and production kit at the MSUK jam) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksid Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Be interested to see what u come up with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 love it! Wish i still had my Rush evo running - now its just on the shelf clean and never to be used again *sad moment* My curiosity tho with putting brushless in - is the diff, the middle gears were made of cheese.... so easily stripped Will it handle brushless? Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleysmith Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) It's funny you say that ziggy, I've just changed the gearing and popped in a 23t motor, and sheared the gears.... FML comes to mind... Sooo.... I've just bought the firestorm 10t gearbox to replace it... Edited June 17, 2012 by ashleysmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleysmith Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Motor mount design as promised only a V1 so I will be changing features Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Lighten it up? That mounts gonna weight abit like that Start to drilling somes holes i think Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleysmith Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Lighten it up? That mounts gonna weight abit like that Start to drilling somes holes i think Ziggy The mount I have isn't far off that and doesn't weigh much, I'll find out the weight tomorrow (I have a materials edit within the CAD package I use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleysmith Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Gear box arrived... Getting that bad boy fitted right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank2702 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I love this. So glad a came across it. I have a rush Evo knocking around the shed doing nothing. This has definitly made me want to convert it to electric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleysmith Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Do it bud.... I'm still "playing" with mine to get it right, but it's more me being cheap and not upgrading to brushless and lipos.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleysmith Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Update.... Gone back to the black chassis, the Alu used in the silver chassis was a bit too soft, so ive adapted the black chassis Also gone brushless too :-) Cut a little bit more from the upper deck section, to allow the battery to fit Will be making some battery holders from sheet metal tomorrow :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleysmith Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Battery tabs in place :-) need to make a slot for the velcro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutteger Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Bought this, thought I'd update Ashley's thread rather than starting a new one given I'm not sure as to what my plans are with the car. Installed an ESC and motor and got the car running. Also tidied some of the existing work. Seems to run well enough, may have to adjust the motor mount at some point and gearbox fixing. Think the gearbox and rear shock tower (Firestorm afaik) fitted sits higher than the stock Rush items and as such put the rear end geometry out slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutteger Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 For a project I intended to spend zero time on I've ended up spending some time on it. Ended up modding the chassis slightly to ensure the gearbox could sit flush. Had to ease out the recess for the Rush gearbox, guess the tab on the Firestorm box is larger. This allows the gearbox to sit flush. Which then allows the rear suspension to sit far more sensibly. Like this. Yes, I know I should've stripped the chassis to stop the filings getting everywhere... Also used bigger bolts on the motor mount and adjusted it slightly. Everythings seems to be holding well enough currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksid Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 This has come on a bit since i first owned it and had the idea of converting a rush to b-RUSH-less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutteger Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 This has come on a bit since i first owned it and had the idea of converting a rush to b-RUSH-less In what direction I'm unsure Do you have a link to your original thread ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksid Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 If u have a look under the galary show off thread ad search micksid there minght be a build thread under there. Ive done that many cant remember if i did one for the rush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Clegg Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 A little late to the party but I've just finished my Rush electric conversion too. Basic tests are excellent and I'm looking forward to the weekend when I can give it a proper run outdoors. Greetings from Glasgow :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 On 17/06/2024 at 21:09, George Clegg said: A little late to the party but I've just finished my Rush electric conversion too. Basic tests are excellent and I'm looking forward to the weekend when I can give it a proper run outdoors. Greetings from Glasgow 🙂 Not gonna lie, I do have a super soft spot for the rush evo, it was my first! Just wonder how the diff/gearbox is gonna hold up? cause those middle gears were fu....rs for stripping... often taken the diff teeth with it.... How you finding parts? as afterall it's been discontinued for quiet a while now 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Clegg Posted July 20, 2024 Share Posted July 20, 2024 (edited) On 09/07/2024 at 22:19, Ziggy122 said: Not gonna lie, I do have a super soft spot for the rush evo, it was my first! Just wonder how the diff/gearbox is gonna hold up? cause those middle gears were fu....rs for stripping... often taken the diff teeth with it.... How you finding parts? as afterall it's been discontinued for quiet a while now 😞 Hey Ziggy, I'm pleased to report that today's first run was great. Seems to hold up on 2S very well though I have tuned my controller to be quite gentle with the throttle. No scary noises whatsoever even after a couple of battery packs (best ort of an hour on the gravel and on the skatepark). I do recall breaking everything on my original around 20 years ago, but I'm older and wiser now 🙂 Here's some footage from the gravel... Edited July 20, 2024 by George Clegg Missed lots of stuff 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted July 20, 2024 Share Posted July 20, 2024 Seems to go well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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