Kpowell911 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Wow just wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyUK Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: Wow just wow! I'm surprised how much difference it made too 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Its really amazing how a few scale bits pieces can bring it to life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyUK Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 Its a wonder Traxxas haven't realised they could sell the exact same items as a pre-painted option. Better than the factory fitted plain grey stuff anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Yep agreed 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyUK Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 Glad all that's back together. I'm now on with sorting out the power supply for the 2 cooling fans and any future small electrical add ons, if any. I've tried a few ideas with the battery etc and decided on doing something a bit different with the location and the other fittings, made more work for myself as usual. I was going to show a few photos but I'll wait until it's finished 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyUK Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 Bit short on time due to trying to finish our day van/camper conversion but I managed to get this lot done. Decided to fit the low voltage alarm for the fans battery here: Made a clear opening visor...just because I had to. 🤪 No idea why Traxxas made the plastic on the helmets so thick, massive overkill really. It also made cutting out the innards hard work. They were a few possible locations to fit the battery but I chose this one after making a tray from some scrap plastic I kept from something random. The lipo is an Overlander (very) soft case so it was covered in foam and clear heat shrink wrapped to avoid the chance of damage and a fire. Mounted the plugs onto a plate, recessed so they can't be pushed through or pulled out. I made a bit of an error because I did check access through the windscreen for fitting/removing the battery and plugging the cables in, it was doable. But I forgot about the light bar which fits across the top of the windscreen and sits quite low 🙄🤔 It ended up been a bit too fiddly getting to the battery and It would only end up annoying me when out driving so I came up with a plan to drop the battery in from above and get easier access to the plugs. It was either this or remove the fake radiator completely for access, I didn't want to do that. So I modified the roof of the shell and it turned out ok, I like it anyway. I'll upload a photo when I remember to take some pics. I know some people won't get why I did things this way, I get that, but I always do things my way and as long as I'm happy with the result then that's fine by me lol I'm all for doing things how YOU want them 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyUK Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 Little video. The beeping is louder than it sounds, I've got the same one on a Tamiya and you can hear it when driving around. I might end up not having to run the fans on every outing, I guess the weather makes a bit difference. I can monitor the esc and motor temps on the Traxxas link and hopefully not fry things. VID_20220609_144048110.mp4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JonnyUK Posted November 26, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2023 Few small bits to tidy but essentially done. Managed to just use things I already had kicking about and printed the two side screens. I'm happy with it. VID_20231126_180026918.mp4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyUK Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 Installed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 You’ve done a great job with the interior mate, really looks the part 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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