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Todays project, make 4-tec too fast to bash..!!
Well that didn't last very long stock.. ( it was fun, brushed on 2s lipo with stock gearing, mind warping 22mph..!! )
Out with the Traxxass junk and in with Mod1 gearing and upgraded power..!!
Took it all apart to check it out, was very surprised by the diffs, these should be good and strong.
Previously I had been reading the Youtube and internets about the best way to go about fitting Mod1 gears, and it turns out all you need to do is grind a flat spot on the centre drive shaft and make some sort of spacer/reducer.
You all know me by now, no corners were cut as I've seen people remove the end support bearing because they couldn't get the spur to fit well not I.
I was going to machine a spur to be thinner but as luck would have it I saw one on eBay that had the correct dimensions. I made a plastic spacer from the original spur and then went and dropped it on the floor of my workshop, it was gone forever.. so I needed another solution, so how about a bearing inside a bearing.!!
Almost forgot to say, I also flipped the driveshaft around so the original spur pin hole wasn't next to the flat spot..
Some test fitting, all good so far
It all fits like it came out of the factory like this The support bearing is still in the correct place next to 4x 0.5mm shims then spur gear, it has around 1.5mm of end float with no binding and no need for cutting or Dremeling of the chassis..!!
Quick look at the other side of the spur..
Quick look at the 32T spur, it's a hardened steel chinesium one (I got quite lucky as it's drilled and lightened )
Some test fitting to get the mesh setup, again I was super lucky as fitting the motor in position B/B allowed me to fit a 16T pinion with perfect mesh, job done
Still no cuts to the chassis or any of its parts, I really wanted a factory stock look..
Time for MORE power
, I was going to use a TpPower/Copperhead combo, but decided I wanted to make this fast on a budget
( will save the TP for the Gorgon) Broke the first motor mount trying to adapt it for M4 bolts, so bought another and kept it M3 this time, also got a TSM rx so it will be more controllable..
This is the new G2 BL120 and for the cash it costs it's supposed to be very good.. (less than half the price of a brushless Traxxass system)
16T pinion, motor mount in B/B = perfect mesh
Quick cut n' shut solder job, off with the supplied XT60 and on with a XT90
All in place, sitting nice and tidy
That's it for now, I'll post up some more soon..!! ( lets just say it was faster than before )
I love it when a plan comes together
Todays project, make 4-tec too fast to bash..!!
Well that didn't last very long stock.. ( it was fun, brushed on 2s lipo with stock gearing, mind warping 22mph..!! )
Out with the Traxxass junk and in with Mod1 gearing and upgraded power..!!
Took it all apart to check it out, was very surprised by the diffs, these should be good and strong.
Previously I had been reading the Youtube and internets about the best way to go about fitting Mod1 gears, and it turns out all you need to do is grind a flat spot on the centre drive shaft and make some sort of spacer/reducer.
You all know me by now, no corners were cut as I've seen people remove the end support bearing because they couldn't get the spur to fit well not I.
I was going to machine a spur to be thinner but as luck would have it I saw one on eBay that had the correct dimensions. I made a plastic spacer from the original spur and then went and dropped it on the floor of my workshop, it was gone forever..
so I needed another solution, so how about a bearing inside a bearing.!!Almost forgot to say, I also flipped the driveshaft around so the original spur pin hole wasn't next to the flat spot..
Some test fitting, all good so far
It all fits like it came out of the factory like this
The support bearing is still in the correct place next to 4x 0.5mm shims then spur gear, it has around 1.5mm of end float with no binding and no need for cutting or Dremeling of the chassis..!!Quick look at the other side of the spur..
Quick look at the 32T spur, it's a hardened steel chinesium one
(I got quite lucky as it's drilled and lightened )Some test fitting to get the mesh setup, again I was super lucky as fitting the motor in position B/B allowed me to fit a 16T pinion with perfect mesh, job done
Still no cuts to the chassis or any of its parts, I really wanted a factory stock look..
Time for MORE power
, I was going to use a TpPower/Copperhead combo, but decided I wanted to make this fast on a budget ( will save the TP for the Gorgon
) Broke the first motor mount trying to adapt it for M4 bolts, so bought another and kept it M3 this time, also got a TSM rx so it will be more controllable..This is the new G2 BL120 and for the cash it costs it's supposed to be very good.. (less than half the price of a brushless Traxxass system)
16T pinion, motor mount in B/B = perfect mesh
Quick cut n' shut solder job, off with the supplied XT60 and on with a XT90
All in place, sitting nice and tidy
That's it for now, I'll post up some more soon..!! ( lets just say it was faster than before )
I love it when a plan comes together
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( I'm not going back to 2s )
