Mojave Monster Mojave NL

[Furious Ferret]

As you can see in my introduction I own a Mojave for some time now.
The car already has quite a few upgrades but more upgrades are on the way from the UK.

Zoals je kan zien in mijn introductie heb ik al een tijdje een Mojave.
De auto heeft al een behoorlijk aantal upgrades, maar er zijn meer upgrades onderweg vanuit de UK.

Here is how the car looks now:

Zo ziet de auto er nu uit:

 

[K-BASH]

Its big,have any diff problems??
I got kraton suspension on mine,its big too

 

[Furious Ferret]

It sure is big!
No diff problems and origional suspension arms. Your's look brutal with those big suspension arms!
The diff oils are replaced with thicker oils and the suspension have been upgraded with stronger springs and thicker oil.
Have been running it only on 4S though. Upgrade 6S Lipo's have arived.

 

[K-BASH]

Had 6.7inch backfips under it an it was a blast.tank that would go throu an over just about,but I kept blowing diffs nonestop.so now I run smaller tires.heres older pic on BF.i swapped the suspension on notorious and mojave

it was strait easy swap with no modifications.direct swap!!truck is alot more stable and alot more suspension travel.id never go ba k to stock setup.here it is today,a tire shredder,destroyed belted duratrax in this video

 

[Furious Ferret]

No wonder you kept blowing diffs with 8s. That thing is a beast!
I like how wheely happy it is

 

[K-BASH]

No wonder you kept blowing diffs with 8s. That thing is a beast!
I like how wheely happy it is

It usely only gets 6s.i got some exb diffs,I plan on installing and trying the big backfips again, so busy at work an other builds.ill get to it

 

[Doom!]

@Furious Ferret Looks burly!

What kind of critters do you have in the tank in the background?

 

[Furious Ferret]

What kind of critters do you have in the tank in the background?

Nothing special just a bunch of Corydoras, Chinese danio's, paradise fish and Panaqolus maccus

 

[Doom!]

Nothing special just a bunch of Corydoras, Chinese danio's, paradise fish and Panaqolus maccus

Still fun to look at.

 

[Furious Ferret]

Its time to tell what upgrades I have already done on the mojave and why (future upgrades later on).

Het is tijd om te vertellen welke upgrades ik al gedaan heb op de Mojave en waarom (toekomstige updates komen later).

Wheels are replaced with big 3.8" Louise tires becouse I mainly drive in the forrest and need the ground clearance.
In the rear Louise RC MT-UPHILL 3.8 1/2-Offset and in the front MFT ST-UPHILL 3.8 1/2-Offset. The rear tires are a bit bigger than front gives a nice look.

De wielen zijn vervangen door grote 3.8" Louise banden omdat ik voornamelijk in het bos rij en de rij hoogte nodig heb.
Aan de achterkant de Louise RC MT-UPHILL 3.8 1/2-Offset en aan de voorkant MFT ST-UPHILL 3.8 1/2-Offset. De achterbanden zijn een beetje groter wat een mooi gezicht is.

Louise RC - MT-UPHILL - 1-8 Monster Truck Tire Set - Mounted - Sport - Black 3.8 - 1/2-Offset - Hex 17mm - L-T3219BH	Rear wheels / Achter wielen
Car Type:	1/8 Monster Truck
Wheel Adapter:	Hex 17mm
Wheel Offset:	1/2"-Offset
Wheel Color:	Black
Wheel Dia (mm):	3.8" - 97mm
Wheel Type:	Glued
Wheel Material:	Nylon Composite
Tire Technology:	Standard
Tire Compound - Shore:	Sport - Medium - Soft
Tire Dia. (mm):	170​
Tire Width (mm):	108​
Weight - 1pc (g):	440​

Louise RC - MFT - ST-UPHILL - 1-8 Stadium Truck Tire Set - Mounted - Sport - Black 3.8 Bead Style Wheels - 1/2-Offset - Hex 17mm - L-T3326BH	Front wheels / Voor wielen
Car Type:	1/8 Stadium Truck
Wheel Adapter:	Hex 17mm
Wheel Offset:	1/2"-Offset
Wheel Color:	Black
Wheel Dia (mm):	3.8" - 97mm
Wheel Type:	Glued
Wheel Material:	Nylon Composite
Tire Technology:	MFT - Micro Fiber Technology
Tire Compound - Shore:	Sport - Medium - Soft
Tire Dia. (mm):	162​
Tire Width (mm):	88​
Weight - 1pc (g):	432​

Becouse of the big tires and needed ground clearance the shocks springs has been replaced with stiffer onces. 70mm 1.5Nmm #ARA330640 in the front and 110mm 0.63Nmm #ARA330642 in the rear. Shock oil has also been replaced with a thicker oil. And to keep the shocks clean I installed the Dusty Motors Shock absorber covers.

Vanwege de grote banden en benodigde rij hoogte zijn de schokbreker veren vervangen door stijvere veren. 70mm 1.5Nmm #ARA330640 aan de voorkant en 110mm 0.63Nmm #ARA330642 aan de achterkant. De schokbreker olie is ook vervangen door een dikkere olie. En om de schobrekers schoon te houden heb ik de Dusty Motors Shock absorber covers geïnstalleerd.

To keep dust and debri out of the vehicle I installed a Dusty Motors XXXL cover wich is great!

Om stof en rotzooi uit het voertuig te houden heb ik de Dusty Motors XXXL cover geïnstalleerd, welke geweldig is!

Next installment done is the Fastrax Aluminium servo mount for added stiffness.

De volgende installatie is de Fastrax Aluminium servo mount voor grotere stijfheid.

Of course the crap STX2 radio and receiver has been replaced with a Spektrum DX3 radio and SR315 reciever and complemented with a Spektrum Voltage Protector.

Natuurlijk is de troep STX2 radio en ontvanger vervangen door de Spektrum DX3 radio and SR315 ontvanger en gecomplementeerd met een Spektrum Voltage Protector.

I used to run on gensacearespammers 4S 8000mAh 80C but this lipo is heavy!

I gebruikte voorheen een gensacearespammers 4S 8000mAh 80C maar deze lipo is zwaar!

Therefore I replaced the lipo with two times a Spektrum 6S 3200mAh 100C. Saves about 250g (8.8oz) on the Mojave.

Daarom heb ik de lipo vervangen door twee keer een Spektrum 6S 3200mAh 100C. Dat bespaard mij ongeveer 250g (8.8oz) voor de Mojave.

 

[K-BASH]

Nice build,are you aware of kraton hubs and steering block swap.give ya 1/2in on each side if tire clearance will allow.im the same weighting every thing try to save grams here an there.my notorious with 2 4s packs weights 10.3oz..its stripped

 

[Furious Ferret]

Thank you K-BASH. Yes weigth is a thing for the Mojave.
I am aware of the Kraton arms but the standard Mojave arms are fine with these wheels and are stronger to.

 

[K-BASH]

 

[Furious Ferret]

Lets talk about oncomming upgrades

Laten we het eens hebben over de aanstaande upgrades

Its time to lose some weigth on my fat Mojave.
Scorched Parts carbon fibre comes to the rescue!

Het is tijd voor mijn dikke Mojave om wat gewicht te verliezen.
Scorched Parts carbon fibre "comes to the rescue"!

Carbon Fibre Ackerman Steering Plate:

Carbon Fibre Shock Towers - Mojave:

Carbon Fibre Steering Stub Plate Pair:

Carbon Fibre Steering Top Plate:

Carbon Fibre Tower to Tower Brace - Mojave:

And last but not least (to add some weigth ).

En tot slot (om weer wat gewicht toe te voegen ).

Rear Axleguards Arrma Mojave:

All parts have arrived from the UK and can be build on the car in the weekend.

Alle onderdelen zijn gearriveerd uit de UK en kunnen in het weekend ingebouwd worden.

 

[Furious Ferret]

I have found an article about sealing carbon fibre: http://www.thercnetwork.com/rc-cars/how-to-seal-carbon-fiber/
What do you think? Should I seal my carbon fibre or is it not worth the effort...

Ik heb een artikel gevonden over het "sealen" van carbon fibre: http://www.thercnetwork.com/rc-cars/how-to-seal-carbon-fiber/
Hoe denken jullie hierover? Zou ik mijn carbon fibre moeten sealen of is dat niet de moeite waard...

 

[Furious Ferret]

All parts have arrived from the UK

Alle onderdelen zijn binnengekomen vanuit de UK

Decided to seal all carbon fibre parts (edges) for added durability. The cayno acrilic vapors leave a white haze on the carbon but its not to bad...

Besloten om alle carbon fibre anderdelen te sealen (randen) voor langere levensduur. De secondenlijm dampen laten een witte waas achter op het carbon maar het is niet heel erg...

For comparison I weighed the old and new (sealed carbon fibre) parts.

Voor vergelijk heb ik de oude en nieuwe (sealed carbon fibre) onderdelen gewogen.

Front shock tower Arrma 37g (1.3oz) vs carbon 21g (0.7oz).

Rear shock tower Arrma 57g (2.0oz) vs carbon 32g (1.1oz)

Tower to tower brace Arrma 73g (2.6oz) vs carbon 39g (1.4oz)

Ackerman Steering Plate Arrma 5g (0.2oz) vs carbon 4g (0.1oz)

Steering topplate Arrma 14g (0.5oz) vs carbon 7g (0.2oz)

Steering Stub Plate Pair Arrma 4g (0.14oz) vs carbon 3g (0.11oz)

Cut the Rear Axleguards, they weigth 14g (0.5oz) together

De Rear Axleguards uitgeknipt, ze wegen samen 14g (0.5oz).

And installed all parts.

En alle onderdelen geïnstalleerd.

Total weigth saved with carbon parts:

Totaal gewicht bespaard met carbon fibre onderdelen:

	Arrma (g)	Carbon fibre (g)	weigth saved (g)	weigth saved (oz)
Front shock tower	37​	21​	16​	0,6​
Rear shock tower	57​	32​	25​	0,9​
Tower to tower brace	73​	39​	34​	1,2​
Ackerman Steering Plate	5​	4​	1​	0,0​
Steering topplate	14​	7​	7​	0,2​
Steering Stub Plate Pair	4​	3​	1​	0,0​
Total	190​	106​	84​	3,0​

 

[K-BASH]

I didn't relies carbon was that much lighter. Great info.i weigh everything an try to keep my rigs light as possible. Better performance and less breakage imo.if you rip 1/10 weight really shows its ugly face an shows you how it affects everything on ride.your build is going in a nice direction can't wait for more

 

[Furious Ferret]

Yes, found that carbon is about 45% lighter than comparable aluminum parts. It's also stiffer, but not quite as bash-proof

 

[N.Mango]

BADDAZZ!

 

[gossie]

heerlijke wagen de Mojave!
hoe bevalt de nieuwe DX3?