Re: My original Top Cat
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:01 am
I got the motor fitted and the T1-x rewired. The Rx lead is not correct, I know, but I have loads of these brown/orange/yellow leads from my days flying RC planes. When racing this car originally, I would have used whatever worked, so the color doesn't bother me. The servo and receiver are modern, because this will be a runner.
I put a clear decal over the "speed holes" on the inside of the chassis to keep dirt out. I found a large checkerboard decal leftover from my pylon racer and put that on the bottom. It won't last long, but looks cool (to me) and is better than nothing.
The Savox took up too much room on the chassis to mount the batteries longitudinally. Plus, the holes had been reamed to a ridiculous size. Not sure what happened there. The batteries both fit perfectly mounted horizontally. I used leftover lipo posts from a KF2 for the front mounts and one side of Bosscat saddle pack straps for the rear mounts. Large O-rings secure the battery. Schumacher loves o-rings, so it almost looks "normal".
I put a clear decal over the "speed holes" on the inside of the chassis to keep dirt out. I found a large checkerboard decal leftover from my pylon racer and put that on the bottom. It won't last long, but looks cool (to me) and is better than nothing.
The Savox took up too much room on the chassis to mount the batteries longitudinally. Plus, the holes had been reamed to a ridiculous size. Not sure what happened there. The batteries both fit perfectly mounted horizontally. I used leftover lipo posts from a KF2 for the front mounts and one side of Bosscat saddle pack straps for the rear mounts. Large O-rings secure the battery. Schumacher loves o-rings, so it almost looks "normal".