30YrsL8r

Installed brushless motor. Went for 17T rather than the 13T that others have used because this is a pretty heavy car. Had to file and sandpaper out the gearbox to have the motor fit all the way to the end. Also drilled a new hole for a retaining bolt that's covered by the spur gear. Added a lower servo mount for my direct steering mod. Can you tell what I used? Its a 3x2 lego. The upper mount will be a piece of 6mm aluminium rod (like the rest of the cage) that will go between the tops of the shock towers. The front body mount will also bolt to this (somehow).

I didn't realise this question provoke so many responses. I've got some 4mm connectors that I use for my ESC-LiPo connections and, comparing these with the motor connectors, it looks like I need 3.5mm. Is there a special name for this type of connectors? By the way, I went for this motor rather than the ones with the solder tabs that I could have soldered straight on to because I couldn't be sure the tabs wouldn't short on the SRB gearbox...

This motor arrived today from Hobbyking today (excellent service from Hong Kong): http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=27867 It's fitted in the back of my Frankenscorcher SRB now, but there are no connectors on the ESC for it. Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK supplier of the appropriate connectors? Thanks.

60A X-Car ESC & Trackstar 17T motor from Hobbyking (for Frankenscorcher)

Good for you, stu22.

Nice sleuthing, TWINSET. If I'd left that feedback for a seller (though I wouldn't) and had all this explained to me, I'd be straight on ebay to remove it.

Not much of an update but, whilst cleaning up a FTX Enrage, I thought I'd see what the wheels look like on my TL-01 WW: The rears are a little wider and taller than the fronts. The wheels just catch on the motor terminals at the back (although they could probably be bent slightly) and the bumper at the front limits the amount of turn. If the bumper wasn't there, they'd catch on the prop shaft gear cover. Anyway, now I know...

Variation on a theme...

I thought the Beetle wasn't water-cooled.

Toyora Hilux is certainly rare - never heard of it.

Change of plans. No longer for sale. Thread can be deleted, sorry.

When I first read this, I thought you meant your face was radio controlled. Channel 1 is eyebrows. Channel 2 is grin.

Cycling is just charging and running down your batteries. My charger lets me set how fast I charge them, how fast I run them down and how many times it does it. I've brought batteries back from the dead this way.

Carnage! I'm soooo tempted to build the NIB Pumpkin sitting behind me...

Change the "normal/reverse" switch on the throttle on your transmitter and try again.

Yeast extract, hence the "Vege" bit.

What, again?

I'm a little concerned that the text on the existing banner seems to be moving very slightly from side to side - can anyone else see it, or am I (going) a bit odd?

Nice, clean lines. I like it.

Follow the instructions; it's dangerous stuff if you don't (but perfectly safe if you do). Add powder to water, not the other way around, use in a well ventilated space and wear protective gloves.

That's where I got mine from here in the UK: http://www.diy.com/n...?skuId=13119780

Been busy over the weekend getting my TL-01 touring car road worthy, but I did find time to do this: I took the old/vintage/tatty pinion and spur gear cover, sanded it to key the surface, undercoated it with Games Workshop Chaos Black (happened to have it to hand) and finished it in Metallic Silver (ditto). I like the result, though I've no idea how long the finish will last. The motor end-bell cover shows what it looked like before (I won't be needing this as the end of my new brushless motor will be on show). I was tempted to stop after the Chaos Black, but it would have looked out of place. I think the surface effect on the silver is through spraying it in a cold garage, but I think it looks more metallic as a result.

Plastic body, sorry; see here: http://www.tamiyaclu...64

Submerge in a bucket of caustic soda solution overnight. Job done.

If you still have the outside piece and can photograph it next to the edge of a rule, that should be enough of a template.