sweetdiesel
aka SouRGassssssss
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A few weeks ago Ericke1 was looking for someone to convert his E-REVO to brushless. I volunteered to do the job and after talking with him about what his goals were I agreed to take on the project. He already had a Novak HV-MAXX Pro 4.5 system so we decided that with a few add-ons I could make it work. Ultimately Erick wanted his E-REVO to be a speed demon, as he mostly runs on-road. I consulted robmob for steering and suspension set-up advice as he is an e-revo expert. Thank you very much Rob for all your help and invaluable knowledge.
Parts used:
Novak HV-Maxx Pro 4.5 5000KV system (with Novak 4S smart stop LVC)
Castle Creations 10 AMP BEC
Airtronics MX-3S tx/rx
Traxxas Center Diff
RC-Monster 4mm motor spacer
Tekno Sway Bar Kit
Hitec 7955TG steering servo
HPI Phaltline tires with Blast wheels
Proline steering arm
Traxxas Heavy Duty servo saver spring
Traxxas pink and purple springs
45 and 50 wt shock oil
Traxxas single motor mounting plate/gear cover
Novak 12T mod .8 pinion
TT 5000mah 25C 2S lipos
Here's a starting pic of the rig. I actually had no idea that Erick was going to send me a brand new rig to work with!
Installed center diff and single motor plate.
Did a test fitting of the new motor. Needs a 3-4mm spacer for the mesh to be correct.
The motor spacer came but the inner diameter was too small. I need to enlarge the ID an additional 3.5mm to clear the pinion.
Mesh is perfect now.
Here is what I have to work with for wiring.
The Novak ESC does not have a built in LVC, rather they include their external Smart Stop LVC which needs to be soldered and connected to the ESC power leads and receiver. The Castle BEC also needs to be soldered and connected in the same fashion. My goal is to make the connections look clean. To clear some room on the chassis, I made the switch to a single servo setup. Rob advised to run the Proline steering arm and heavy duty servo saver spring. You can see the new spring is much thicker.
New shock oil and springs came next (front 45/pink, rear 50/ purple) along with the Tekno sway bars. I think they look pretty killer.
More pics later.
Parts used:
Novak HV-Maxx Pro 4.5 5000KV system (with Novak 4S smart stop LVC)
Castle Creations 10 AMP BEC
Airtronics MX-3S tx/rx
Traxxas Center Diff
RC-Monster 4mm motor spacer
Tekno Sway Bar Kit
Hitec 7955TG steering servo
HPI Phaltline tires with Blast wheels
Proline steering arm
Traxxas Heavy Duty servo saver spring
Traxxas pink and purple springs
45 and 50 wt shock oil
Traxxas single motor mounting plate/gear cover
Novak 12T mod .8 pinion
TT 5000mah 25C 2S lipos
Here's a starting pic of the rig. I actually had no idea that Erick was going to send me a brand new rig to work with!
Installed center diff and single motor plate.
Did a test fitting of the new motor. Needs a 3-4mm spacer for the mesh to be correct.
The motor spacer came but the inner diameter was too small. I need to enlarge the ID an additional 3.5mm to clear the pinion.
Mesh is perfect now.
Here is what I have to work with for wiring.
The Novak ESC does not have a built in LVC, rather they include their external Smart Stop LVC which needs to be soldered and connected to the ESC power leads and receiver. The Castle BEC also needs to be soldered and connected in the same fashion. My goal is to make the connections look clean. To clear some room on the chassis, I made the switch to a single servo setup. Rob advised to run the Proline steering arm and heavy duty servo saver spring. You can see the new spring is much thicker.
New shock oil and springs came next (front 45/pink, rear 50/ purple) along with the Tekno sway bars. I think they look pretty killer.
More pics later.