RC10 B1 Mid Motor Laydown Buggy

[howsyouraspen]

Cool build. Any runs on it yet?

[Frankentruck]

No runs yet. Need to wedge this ESC in there somewhere. If I had stayed with a brushed motor I could have easily fit the electronics but I got this deal on the brushless and I had a coupon.

[1911Colt]

Or, I could put it on a shelf back where a motor used to be...
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Doesn't that partially defeat the purpose of moving the motor forward?

[Frankentruck]

Or, I could put it on a shelf back where a motor used to be...

Doesn't that partially defeat the purpose of moving the motor forward?

Don't bother me with your logical arguments Mr. Spock

[carloco8]

If you had an "X" shaped battery hold down you could try mounting the esc to that so it would be placed over the battery, or maybe mount it on its side between the battery and servo?

[Frankentruck]

The space I need is there, I just can't use the TRX1 battery cups that I planned on. They put the battery about 1/8" too far forward. If I used a narrower servo, that would solve the problem too. I would just need to have one. I'm not putting an S132H in here though.
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[radioactivity]

Would the bellcrank still clear the servo if the servo moved forward 1/4" or so?
I mean no disrespect to your chassis by drilling 2 additional holes but...


Chuck

[Frankentruck]

This chassis has plenty of history of being disrespected. It's not done with that either. Moving the servo forward looks possible.

[Frankentruck]

Servo moved (but moved just barely enough ) and new battery cups made (same location). They are snug, but now the electronics are coming together.
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Everything tucked in well.
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Look, no junk in the trunk!
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[RogueIV]

Google Translate has changed what it translates to several times since I first got the body shell. It did momentarily say Mike but then changed to microphone.

The POS of the moth brought me back here. Time for a short Japanese lesson, or in other term, why you can't trust google translate 100%.
Here's the breakdown of the katakana which is the characters the Japanese use to emulate the sounds of other language's words.
マ = ma
イ = i
ク = ku
Maiku

The Japanese language doesn't really accommodate for having a consonant at the end of words, other than "n" so they often add what is felt to be the closet sounding vowel to the end. Knowing this you're left with "Mike", which google translate seems to have a brain mannerism and can't fathom it being a name so it thinks it's talking about a Mic and in turn tells us "microphone".

Real question is, "Who's Mike and is this a fast car?"

[Frankentruck]

Your knowledge of Japanese is most excellent.

Unfortunately I don't know who Mike is, but I'm going to do my best to be like Mike and have this be a fast car. I will add a run video once I get the rear skid plate added and a little practice to dial it in.

[Frankentruck]

Video added of first run. It would almost run on the grass with street tires so I changed over to some spikes for a few passes across the lawn. The front end surfs over the grass.
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https://youtu.be/jbBMHtxUxZI?feature=shared
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On pavement, it seems like I need to get more weight on the rear wheels to help traction. Steering twitches result in instant fishtailing. It seems very similar to my RC10L. Hooking up the rear tires on pavement with any attempt to accelerate seems like a lost cause. But there is that spot I could add weight to the back ....

[Frankentruck]

The top one is actually just "Mike" not sure why google translate is saying microphone

Do you know if the red shape on the back of the body has any significance? Maybe it means 'good luck, you're gonna need it' ?

[RogueIV]

The top one is actually just "Mike" not sure why google translate is saying microphone

Do you know if the red shape on the back of the body has any significance? Maybe it means 'good luck, you're gonna need it' ?

I'm no professional. But I took a look around and I think it's a "hyotan" or bottle gourd which seems to be a symbol of good luck.

[Frankentruck]

A friend with the right Hobbywing tuner card adjusted the ESC so that it's a much better runner without spinning out immediately. It really flies down the street now. However a high speed cartwheel through the yard took care of the front bulkhead. I have better material to print from now, so I think the replacement will be tougher. Maybe it will last for 2 cartwheels! Maybe I should add a brace across the front hinge pins too.
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