Hello,
I'm new here and just dug my old Tamiya Frog out of the box it has been living in for the last 10-15 years as I was contemplating buying a new nitro stadium truck and decided instead to play with the car that I have had for so long. Of course, I took it out, jumped it about 30 times over a small incline and busted the shock mount on the rear control arm. So I got it apart and have some new parts on the way and I got to thinking....what could I do to turn this thing into a monster without sacrificing the parts that I have that are the most prone to damage.
I've got a 15 turn Venom electric motor for this car and I know it will grenade the transmission/diff in no time so I have been contemplating designing a variable ratio (swapping cogs out - preferably from below for quick change) mini-gilmer belt drive gearbox and differential for it, but I'm still trying to figure out what parts of the transmission are the most prone to failure with copious amounts of extra power.
And in the meantime I'm seeing what I can do about designing a new adjustable front damper system that will allow quick changes of the spring rate and/or ride height of the front end. I'm far better suited to getting something done on this front in a short period of time so I thought I would begin there, and move to the drivetrain (as my current motor & trans/diff is in very good shape).
Any thoughts? With moderate to radical modification a possibility, what differentials can I look into for a decent fit to a dog bone style IRS? I do have access to some high end cnc machines including a wire edm, cnc mill & a manual lathe.
Thanks,
Jason
