Le Mans motor restorations

[coxbros1]

Few more i finished. Decals from UltraHive. Went with bearings on the 360st, 240 didnt need comm cut so i didnt remove endbell

Still waitn on 600E decals....wish i had more motors, ones i want are getn pricey used. (i.e. 480t, 360 & 480 gold, 240s, 240sb, etc.)

[coxbros1]

MCI decals knocked it out of the park!

[coxbros1]

.....and i cant find a single one to buy!

[marty slater]

hay coxbors1 I don't mean to hijack this thread
but could you give me a little history on a Kyosho
SPA competition motor 240 ws thank you
I wish I was capable of photos
marty

[coxbros1]

Its an 18turn double wind with wet magnets, 1st for kyosho back then. It has bearings and adjustible timing. Great looking motors and kyosho best at the time. I had one i raced in an Ultima in 89'ish

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[marty slater]

thank you
marty

[coxbros1]

Couple more restos:

240s 26,000rpm @ 0 degrees 7.2v

480spa 20,500rpm @ 0 degrees 7.2v

[tintin74]

Congratulations on your motor restorations! They look great and seems to go like new!

Love all the Kyosho motors they are like GEMS!

Quick question:

What do you use to control the motor? rpm, timing, etc...

Thanks

[coxbros1]

I will get a pic of my setup tommorrow as i am doing a "holy grail" 360 Gold!

[coxbros1]

The vintage ProTech charger was bought on ebay for less than $20 shipped. I ripped all the guts out except timer, ammeter,....added a 12v rheostat off ebay to control voltage. Operates off 12v power supply. rpm is read off infrared meter, pick up is pinion with refelctive tape. I built a load meter in it using another 40amp rheostat driving a slave motor in reverse at a lower voltage but was too hard on the motors. All motors tested at 7.2v running, 0 degrees timing on the can (using the arrows and marks on decals)

[coxbros1]

My latest resto, "Holy Grail" 360Gold. Havent replaced decal yet, waitn in shipment from MCI. This puppy turned 21,xxx rpm as delivered. After rebuild, 24,xxx rpm.

[Coelacanth]

Beautiful restos, coxbros1. I also love that 360 Gold, it's a beast of a motor. I put one in my buddy's old AYK Buffalo, that I resto-modded for his girlfriend.

https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=24843

Now I kinda regret putting the 480 Gold in my bro's car and the 360 Gold in my buddy's car, because I really need a gold endbell to complete my Marui Shogun build...

[winner_evo]

Great job on the motors & checking the rpm's of each motor.

What are you missing from the early incarnations, 480T & 240SB?

I have a soft spot for the early Le Mans motors as the first motor I ever bought was a 480T in 1983ish, long before I started racing. I have a 480T now but not in the best shape, I've been keeping an eye out but those early motors bring crazy money!

[Lonestar]

that is sexy as heck

[coxbros1]

Thanks everyone! Its fun messing with them. Winner-Evo i just got a 480t in the mail today. I will refurbish it to, still waitn on decals for several. Yes i lack a 240SB, 480gold but have ordered decals. I baselined the 480t as delivered, 19,300rpm @ 1amp, its in pretty decent shape