Oh How Original Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Be interesting to see it running on 6s... Wonder what sorts of speeds you can achieve while keeping within reasonable temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Looks very well executed TW, motor spacer is a neat addition. 730kv and 6s should be a nice combination, lots of torque available. What gearing have you opted for? 6s is mainly because i want to test the esc out before going full on nuts with it, it will also help me learn the control of the leccy version of a baja without having too much speed. aswell as being able to dial in the settings better and the handling controlled before adding more speed into the mix. in terms of gearing i'm sticking to the 17t pinion that came with the castle kit and the 57t hostile spur gear i got fitted, and shall see how it goes and change the gears from there to better suite the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Castle kit now comes with a 17t pinny? 14t when I built ours. 17/57 will be fine for 6 or 7s, I'd expect low to mid 30's speed wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 my mistake its a 14t, i was thinking of the stock petrol pinion gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 program card arrived today small issue about the batteries which will hopfully be sorted out in the next week or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 14 will work, bit tame though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 maybe but it is a new car, i don't want to push it too hard right from the word go, i had sheila about a year before i started the silly jumps so this will be no different. once the car is sorted its simply a case or setting it all up, getting the shocks sorted out, diff with the right oil and so on, generaly just making sure i built it correctly. i have sorted out the battery issue, i should get them next week. i'm still waiting on the bec and battery connectors to arrive (hopefully also arriving next week) only thing i really need to sort out is the esc plate. that will be enough to get everything mounted and running, at which point i'll start looking at other things such as windows and the gearing, basicly just making the car easy to run and maintain as i got most of what i think are the important upgrades already. so happy Thunderwolf atm, although there is abit of sadness to the story, it taken almost 2 years (1 month short in fact) of buying part when i could to get her built up and it now coming to an end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 She will reward you with smiles per mile aplenty, and that comes with the Noj guarantee As/when you fancy upping the pinny, I have a spare 16t which will add some pep... Our lasses, being mostly stock, has been superb in terms of parts longevity, diff and box show no wear, only the odd part in the upper ball ends that have worn naturally, the stock arms are straight... The two most solid and reliable RCs we own, for their size, weight and ridicularse power; really missed them this year, strip, clean and rebuild over winter ready for 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 ATC H-Bomb - SilverCastle Creations Electric conversion kitDarksoul Billet Servo Saver - Silver TubezDDM HD Front Shock Springs - Chrome HD Rear Shock Springs - ChromeESC Turnigy Trackstar Sensorless 1/5th 200amp - 8sGH Racing Arm Brace - Silver Front Shock Support - Silver Front Tower Support - Silver Rear Tower Support - SilverHemistorm Hemi Cuffs - Silver 5b Bodyshell "The Addict"HPI HD Driveshafts HD Idle Gear HD Drive gear HD Diff GearHostile Front Foams Rear Foams - Zero Growth Front MX Tyres Rear MX Tyres Spur GearInnovative RC Enclosed Chassis - Red V2 Rear Chassis - Red V2 Front upper chassis plate - Red Under Chassis Brace - Silver Bearing kit Screw kit Hinge Pin Set Rear Lower Arm Brace - Front - Silver Rear Lower Arm Brace - Rear - Silver Front Upper Arm Brace - Silver Front Lower Arm Brace - SilverKiller RC Shock Limiters - RedMotor Sky RC Toro "Beast" X520 3Y 730kvSilverback RC Mercenary Front wheels - Black Mercenary Rear Wheels - 5B - Black Monkey Nuts - Red Flat Inner Beadlock Ring - Red Lipped Outter Beadlock Ring - V3 - RedTurtle Racing Front Shock Brace - Silver Rear Shock Brace -Silver Transmission Slug - Spike - BlackRPM Sparkplug Cover Front Bumper Rear Bumper Rear Skid PlateVertigo Clipless/Boltless Front Stub Axles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 rough idea of the final position of the esc and the wires got abit ocd on the wires though, yellow, blue, and orange heatshrink on the motor connectors and esc bothered me enough to cut them off, replacing the esc ones with black, and the motor wires with red....just so it looked in place with the rest of my colour theme...so...yea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Sitting pretty. Set of rear windows will protect it nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thats a good list of upgrades thanks, im still learning what's what and who to go with starting my own 2yr adventure but sticking to petrol im sure. whats tubez? are they the cage release things. Or camber links. Shock limiters why? I see shock limiters come up alot but i cant see the need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thats a good list of upgrades thanks, im still learning what's what and who to go with starting my own 2yr adventure but sticking to petrol im sure. whats tubez? are they the cage release things. Or camber links. Shock limiters why? I see shock limiters come up alot but i cant see the need. the tubez are metal rings that go around the diff cups and axles, over time the stock ones get pulled apart by the dog bones and eventually one side breaks off. the tubez stop that movement outward by basically joining to 2 sides together, the stock dog bone pins are a fraction too large and have to be ground down to fit, but they add a fair bit of strength to the driveline, good when you plan on running higher power engines. the shock limiters do just that, limit the shocks, specifically it limits how far the suspension arms will drop. the stock shocks have less travel than the arms do, result of which is every time the car leaves the ground the piston in the shock slams into the bottom shock cap, this has a habit of damaging the piston aswell as the shock seals leading the shock to leak, it also put a fair bit of stress on the rod ends of the shocks which is half of the reason they break so often (ther other half being they arn't that strong to begin with), the limiters stop the travel of the arms just short of the over all travel of the shocks, stopping this from happening making the arms last longer 90% of the parts are front what i've learned from running Sheila, she has taken all the hits and broken the parts, taken the upgrades and even broken some of them, i've used what works, like the i-c chassis parts and hinge pins, right from the word go, may not be good or needed on a flux model but then again when i started building her i originally planned to put a twin cylinder engine in her, not an esc and motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 the tubez are metal rings that go around the diff cups and axles, over time the stock ones get pulled apart by the dog bones and eventually one side breaks off. the tubez stop that movement outward by basically joining to 2 sides together, the stock dog bone pins are a fraction too large and have to be ground down to fit, but they add a fair bit of strength to the driveline, good when you plan on running higher power engines. the shock limiters do just that, limit the shocks, specifically it limits how far the suspension arms will drop. the stock shocks have less travel than the arms do, result of which is every time the car leaves the ground the piston in the shock slams into the bottom shock cap, this has a habit of damaging the piston aswell as the shock seals leading the shock to leak, it also put a fair bit of stress on the rod ends of the shocks which is half of the reason they break so often (ther other half being they arn't that strong to begin with), the limiters stop the travel of the arms just short of the over all travel of the shocks, stopping this from happening making the arms last longer 90% of the parts are front what i've learned from running Sheila, she has taken all the hits and broken the parts, taken the upgrades and even broken some of them, i've used what works, like the i-c chassis parts and hinge pins, right from the word go, may not be good or needed on a flux model but then again when i started building her i originally planned to put a twin cylinder engine in her, not an esc and motor. An evil twin? Awwww Paul, now you ruined it with electrickery Evil twin would be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 An evil twin? Awwww Paul, now you ruined it with electrickery Evil twin would be fun! i have other plans. and that is all the info you will get lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 i have other plans. and that is all the info you will get lol Pfft, clearly not enough information lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Pfft, clearly not enough information lol. well done Oh How Obvious, thats kinda the point of it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 well done Oh How Obvious, thats kinda the point of it lol Thanks for at least sticking with OHO this time instead of OHR lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thanks for at least sticking with OHO this time instead of OHR lol Oh How Oblivious you all are to the plans i have in mind....and thats only rc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Oh How Oblivious you all are to the plans i have in mind....and thats only rc crack on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 crack on Obviously Have Obligations to do so, be boring otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Obviously Have Obligations to do so, be boring otherwise Hmm, how long can I keep the OHO thing going.... Carry on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) so, bit awkward to post this but i have to be truthful about it. the batteries arrived, but, in my haste to buy them i made a small error, i had them in my wish list along with a battery i wanted to run in my hong nor buggy, and i bought the wrong one. so the hong nor has a new battery, the 2nd is up for sale as i don't need it, as is the old battery from the hong nor. bad things are i now don't have any batteries for Ruby and that i can't afford any for the time being, so once again she is stuck in the water. on the other side, the battery connectors have arrived and the bec has also arrived, the pic below shows the set up, or atleast what will be the set up. i need to work out placement of the wiring, idealy the bec with be in the battery box next to the rx so its protected, but the wires from the battery are near the back so i'll need to work out a suitable placment, or solder on some longer wires to the bec. 2nd thing i want to do is fit the bec with a switch so that its not constantly on, got a little plan in mind but i'm not sure it will work right now so will need to do abit of testing before i go along with it Edited November 8, 2014 by Thunderwolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 The bec will only become live once packs are connected, so I query the need for an on/off switch personally. Re the extended wiring, use some 2mm bullets on the bec wires and on the extenders, job done. Also means you could simply disconnect the bec if required, averting the need for a switch... Pity about lack of a suitable power source for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 The bec will only become live once packs are connected, so I query the need for an on/off switch personally. Re the extended wiring, use some 2mm bullets on the bec wires and on the extenders, job done. Also means you could simply disconnect the bec if required, averting the need for a switch... Pity about lack of a suitable power source for now i need one because i don't run packs down in one hit, i tend to have more than one car and change between them often. plus i'm lazy, and flipping a switch will be easier than unplugging the wires once the windows are fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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