MadBlaster
Active Member
Ok, so yea I have fun with the names, whada bout it?! Seriously though, here is what I have goin on.
Stock Nero has been stretched and widened with hub adapters that also jacket it up to 24mm to accept them big boy wheels. Once I realized my YetiXL shocks could very easily be modified for use in the Nero, it solved a lot of problems mostly caused by the increased ground clearance. Two stage shock, one stage being the stiff Nero spring and one being the Yeti's longer stage. It runs great, until the stock electronics start feeling the burn... But, all in all, I feel it's a complete proof of concept rig in need of fine tuning. This is my NeroXL.
What this new build will focus on is the attempt to splice in the Outcast 8s's center diff/motor into the NeroXL's chassis. New TVP's, adapters for front and rear Nero diffs, and a piece to allow the 8s diff/motor to be mounted to said new TVP's is what needs to be made to make that happen. So far I have the front/rear adapters and the mounting plate roughly made.
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The shop I work at has a small plethora of 2*3/4 bar stock left over from years past now that I'm trying to use up. That and the fact I don't wish to deal with a bearing surface is what keeps me from just making the red bracket and skip the whole adapter piece.
I'm left with a lot of figuring out of how to make that monstrosity fit into a new TVP design that doesn't wreck its whole mojo. It will have to be lengthened again and get around half an inch bigger in the middle to mount the motor/dif. Quarter inch each side doesn't bother me too much, it's how the drive axels will line up is what has me concerned. Any needed length can be made up with new adapters for the front/rear diffs so there is no concern really there.
Now let's talk about the elephant in the room...6s front and rear diffs under 8s power. I'll admit, they could very reasonably fail. But why do diffs fail to begin with? I'm under the impression that expansion in the differential housing under heavy load/stress would be a prime factor. That would be the appeal of a metal aftermarket part to me. This is where I feel the Nero has a trick up its sleeve, the plastic housing the diff isn't a "case" like in most RC's, rather the Nero's diffs are tucked into a more robust bulkhead. That and I've yet to have any diff issues with the abuse its been through so far has me hoping for the best either way.
Stock Nero has been stretched and widened with hub adapters that also jacket it up to 24mm to accept them big boy wheels. Once I realized my YetiXL shocks could very easily be modified for use in the Nero, it solved a lot of problems mostly caused by the increased ground clearance. Two stage shock, one stage being the stiff Nero spring and one being the Yeti's longer stage. It runs great, until the stock electronics start feeling the burn... But, all in all, I feel it's a complete proof of concept rig in need of fine tuning. This is my NeroXL.
What this new build will focus on is the attempt to splice in the Outcast 8s's center diff/motor into the NeroXL's chassis. New TVP's, adapters for front and rear Nero diffs, and a piece to allow the 8s diff/motor to be mounted to said new TVP's is what needs to be made to make that happen. So far I have the front/rear adapters and the mounting plate roughly made.
The shop I work at has a small plethora of 2*3/4 bar stock left over from years past now that I'm trying to use up. That and the fact I don't wish to deal with a bearing surface is what keeps me from just making the red bracket and skip the whole adapter piece.
I'm left with a lot of figuring out of how to make that monstrosity fit into a new TVP design that doesn't wreck its whole mojo. It will have to be lengthened again and get around half an inch bigger in the middle to mount the motor/dif. Quarter inch each side doesn't bother me too much, it's how the drive axels will line up is what has me concerned. Any needed length can be made up with new adapters for the front/rear diffs so there is no concern really there.
Now let's talk about the elephant in the room...6s front and rear diffs under 8s power. I'll admit, they could very reasonably fail. But why do diffs fail to begin with? I'm under the impression that expansion in the differential housing under heavy load/stress would be a prime factor. That would be the appeal of a metal aftermarket part to me. This is where I feel the Nero has a trick up its sleeve, the plastic housing the diff isn't a "case" like in most RC's, rather the Nero's diffs are tucked into a more robust bulkhead. That and I've yet to have any diff issues with the abuse its been through so far has me hoping for the best either way.
