Winter project: TG10 Mk1 brushless conversion

[neverfollow 599]

Today I started on my winter project. I will be taking another Tamiya nitro vehicle and making it brushless.

I won the bid on this TG10 recently on eBay, at a really good price.

These are some of the pics posted by the seller:

And, as I received it:

It's in really good shape, no cracks or major damage that I can see (so far). It looks as if it has been in storage for quite some time. Plenty of oxidation on the hardware, as well as dust, dirt, and nitro grime.

I've had an Audi A4 Avant shell that I've been wanting to use, but never had a chassis that it would fit properly. I dropped it on top of the TG10 chassis, and it looks like it may just work with these wide wheels.

Starting to disassemble the chassis:

Paper weights

Chassis with engine and fuel tank removed:

The steering servo mounts to the upper deck, on the right hand side of the vehicle:

I moved it to the left side of the chassis, switching over the steering links, and drilling holes in the chassis plate:

Motor mount:

The motor I plan to use:

Mount marked for cutting:

Drilled and fitted:

Motor fitted:

Mock-up of battery location (I will be using a 2s Lipo when finished):

Mocking up ESC location:

Wheels and body posts fitted:

And it looks like the body will be just right

Now that I have the majority of the mocking up finished, my next step is to disassemble, clean, and re-grease/lubricate everything. I'd like to replace all or as much of the hardware as I can. And I'm also waiting on some carbon fiber plates. I will be making my own upper deck and copying the lower deck out of the carbon fiber.

Thanks for viewing and stay tuned for more!

[kontemax 1725]

This is nice and should go in the build section.

Can't wait to see the carbon plates.

Not sure bout the motor position.

Somebody said me that the motor on the left side gives problem of torque steer. You should move it to the other side but if someone knows the matter better than me please correct me.

Max

[neverfollow 599]

Thanks Max..your theory makes sense..I just put the motor in the original engine location, as I did in my TGX conversion. I've never driven a TG10 with the glow engine before to compare. I guess we'll have to wait and see!

[ukfox 347]

I will be watching how this turns out

I recently acquired a tg10,

nitro isn't really me, but not sure I would take the engine out of it

Is that a mod 1 pinion?

should be pretty quick with that 3.5t

[gt6++ 29]

Very cool! Did you make your own motor mount?

[bromvw 744]

Good work there Sir . Very neat and tidy . looking forward to hearing how well it runs .

[neverfollow 599]

I will be watching how this turns out

 

I recently acquired a tg10,

nitro isn't really me, but not sure I would take the engine out of it

 

Is that a mod 1 pinion?

 

should be pretty quick with that 3.5t

The pinion is 32 pitch, 17 or 18 tooth. I had it laying around in my spares bin and it's just for mock-up. Once everything is sorted, I will pick up a hardened one, just not sure which size yet.

[neverfollow 599]

Very cool! Did you make your own motor mount?

Thank you...the motor mount I found on eBay, and it required minor trimming and drilling to make it fit. I think it's originally for a Traxxas nitro to electric conversion.

[redzone 212]

Torque steer is really a thing of the past with modern brushless motors, due to the light weight of the rotor

[neverfollow 599]

Today my carbon fiber arrived and I got started on the lower deck. I'm pleased with the outcome, much easier than I expected.

The carbon plate:

Original lower deck:

Ready for drilling:

Drilled with screws and nuts fitted to hold the plates together tightly:

Lower deck shape cut:

And the two side by side:

And reassembled to make sure everything is correct:

I will be replacing all the hardware with countersunk hex screws once I know everything is perfect. Over the weekend I hope to make the upper deck and order the necessary hardware, as well as start looking for available hop-ups, an esc, and a battery.

Once that's all sorted, I will strip is down completely and replace all the bearings, and give it a thorough cleaning/re-lube.

[ukfox 347]

I Really like that chassis plate

Might have to buy some carbon fibre

[neverfollow 599]

Today I completed the upper deck, and things are going in the right direction, rather quickly I might add

I started the upper deck by tracing the lower deck onto a piece of cardboard, to make a template:

With some trimming, some trial and error, and patience, the final shape of the template was completed:

Getting ready to cut the carbon fiber:

And fitted to the chassis

The triangles that I cut into the plate seemed like a good idea at first, but looked horrible in my opinion, especially since I rushed and didn't properly measure all of my proportions:

So I decided to have another go at the cut outs, this time ditching the triangle idea for a rounded look, which I think looks 100x better:

I also made some support plates out of aluminum for added strength at the gear box attachment points:

I still need to take it off again to make some of the lines a little more crisp and cleaner:

I removed the original hardware, drilled the chassis with a countersink bit, and fitted countersunk hardware:

And fitted some springs I had laying around:

And that's it for now..stay tuned for more

[Kevin_Mc 411]

Really liking this, will be wtchng it develop.

The rounded cut outs are a big improvement over the triangles.

[TwistedxSlayer 1290]

Dont know if i missed it.... but what you doing with the engine setup and exhaust ?

[neverfollow 599]

Dont know if i missed it.... but what you doing with the engine setup and exhaust ?

Right now it's collecting more dust..the carburetor is gummed up but can be cleaned, and the engine does turn freely.

[TwistedxSlayer 1290]

Just gonna throw it out there...... as im cheeky and its nearly christmas...... ill take it off you for the postage cost ;-)

[neverfollow 599]

PM me, not sure where you are located. May not be worth the price of shipping. Besides, I can not guarantee if it runs. I may just clean it up to leave on display as I did with my TGX engine.

[neverfollow 599]

Fresh off of my Boomerang build, I jumped back on the TG10 brushless project.

With some time and patience, I sourced out some hop ups and some replacement parts:

Savox low profile servo and Tamiya servo saver:

Tamiya alloy steering hop up:

Hopping up the hop up with sealed bearings:

Before:

After:

Front gear box removed:

A better look at the steering hop up:

Suspension arms removed from the gear box:

Arms removed and new long arm suspension hop up laid out:

Differential diasassembled:

I used the Tamiya turn buckle tie rod hop up for upper arms so that I can have camber adjustability:

Stabilizer set:

And back on the chassis:

Steering servo mounted, and turn buckles for the steering links fitted for easy adjustments:

[neverfollow 599]

On to the rear of the vehicle:

Rear gear box removed:

Disassembled:

Long arms vs. standard 2 piece arms:

All ball ends on the vehicle were replaced with Tamiya hop up ball ends:

Back on the chassis:

TRF damper set:

Versus standard dampers:

In the rear:

Up front:

[neverfollow 599]

Cut some slots out in the lower deck for battery straps (not the cleanest, but I have since filed them evenly) :

Straps fed through the chassis, and I fitted some pads to cushion the battery a bit:

Venom 2s 5000mah battery ready to go:

And with the upper deck reinstalled:

That's it for now. I need to decide which esc I will use, mount the receiver, and fit the stealth body mounts, and I think it'll be done

Thanks for viewing!

[TwistedxSlayer 1290]

Looks totally awesome mate.

[Kevin_Mc 411]

Looking really good

[mr crispy 2293]

Oops wrong section That does look amazing neverfollow.

[Wez-li 1790]

Great project.

[neverfollow 599]

I finally got a chance to get back in this project. My biggest hurdle was getting a proper esc. Since I'm running a 3.5T brushless, esc's are limited and are quite expensive. I found one from Tekin, but it was still expensive at over $200. Then I came across Alien Power System esc's. Much more affordable, and they can handle the power. So I went with the 3.5T 120A version.

Here's the car again.

The Alien esc.

Getting ready for soldering.

Attaching the leads.

Into the chassis.

And I decided to dress up the wheels as well with some flat black paint.

Before.

And after.

To complete the wheel, I added black wheel nuts, and glued the tires.

Here's the reason why I needed to glue the tires [emoji16]

(Don't mind the music)

https://vimeo.com/141474871

Thanks for viewing!