new project I started..

[-nick]

er.. move to rc gen or offroad pls and sry
I purchased an HPI MT2 off ebay, so I sold my rustler and tc3, and am going to be selling my beat up Hyper7, along w/ all the nitro stuff that came with the MT2. I bought FIVE 2s 3100mah lipo packs, two 109d lipo chargers, and a powersupply for $350.. planning on running a Feigao540C-9L, with the packs in a 4s2p 6200mah pack, and sell the extra 2s pack.. 14.8volts should be good. I got my trusty ruler out the other night, and started getting measurements.. and last night I started CADing a new chassis for it..

originally, I wanted to lay the packs down along the sides, just like I designed my rustler's chassis.. this doesn't work with a spur gear in the middle..


standing them up seemed to work..


skip ahead, I made 2 heatsink/chassis reinforcement pieces.. the center spool you see is modled after an ofna PirateMT spool.. the spur size is alot bigger than what I'll actually be running..


threw in a Hacker C50XL and a 15t M1 pinion, just so I could get a better idea of how it'd look..


top deck, 1/16" aluminum.. I forgot to say the bottom will be 1/4" 6016 aluminum with extensive milling to reduce weight. (my rustler chassis out of 1/4" 7075 was WAY to heavy)


made top deck transparent so you (ME) can see what's going on..


side view:


front view, you can see there's not much room between the spur and the lipo's.. the spur i'm going to be using will be smaller though..


top view, you can see the holes in the top and bottom deck around the spur.. the front bearing holder, and rear bearing holder / motor mount will be keyed to the top and bottom chassis for more strength.


front brace in place.


rear brace/ motor mount done..


quick render:


closeup of the motor mount.. top deck will be screwed into the two little "tabs" that stick out..


that's all for now, I'll try and continue to update, when i do something groundbreaking
-nick