1/10 Scale Electric Truggy Idea

[redhatman]

Hey guys, for a while now I have loved electric for the plug and go factor. I love nitros because of their durability, and there are certain vehicles that you can only get in nitro, and when converting a nitro, you need some good power to pull that much weight.

Here is my idea, I want to build a 1/10 scale Electric 4wd Truggy. I am not a big fan of 2wd, and love going off road.

I have a 13t speed gems and 12t esc ready to use, along with a radio and a Futaba Metal Gear servo (s3305). I would probably be fabricating a lot of parts myself, such as chassis and arms, towers, all out of lexan.

Please share any ideas you may have with me as to what center drive system to use, and what some good axles would be for front and rear. Like I said, I want to stick light, and single motor (1/10) So no emaxx front and rear ends, to heavy.

Maybe you have built one yourself? Please share any pictures you have taken, or maybe links to others.

Please input any information you have. THANKS!!!
-Pat

 

[psunitro]

Look into a RS4 MT

 

[sweetdiesel]

One idea is use a 1/10 4wd EP buggy and slap some larger tires on it. Regear and you are done.

Or maybe the Hot bodies lighting stadium 10 if you want to do a conversion. Brand new they are about $185 RTR. Sell the engine and electronics and you have a decent rolling chassis for about $100.

 

[redhatman]

One idea is use a 1/10 4wd EP buggy and slap some larger tires on it. Regear and you are done.

Or maybe the Hot bodies lighting stadium 10 if you want to do a conversion. Brand new they are about $185 RTR. Sell the engine and electronics and you have a decent rolling chassis for about $100.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXLPP1&P=7 ? Wrong one?

 

[sweetdiesel]

http://www.ultimatehobbies.com/ista...ept=1&manufacturer=HBS&sortby=&numperpage=16&

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_44_48/products_id/4995

Both sites have them on backorder. With Amain you can use a coupon code and be competitively priced with ultimate hobbies.

 

[psunitro]

Thats cheap! The HPI MT is much more by comparision.

 

[redhatman]

Woah, thanks sweetdiesel. I will definately check that out, thanks!

 

[sweetdiesel]

A 1/10 scale truggy conversion sounds very cool and something that I was thinking about doing not too long ago. Just can't find the time to even start a new project nowadays. The deal on the Stadium 10 is pretty sweet even if you decide to just keep it as a nitro basher.

The nice thing about going with a smaller scale is the overall project cost will be slightly lower, and your power to weight ratio will be higher than if you had gone with an 1/8 scale conversion. If you decide to do a brushless conversion, I would look into Quark's line of controllers, a Roadster 65 or Competition 80 amp unit would be a good fit. The Mamba Max ESC is also popular and is easily programmed from your computer with it's included USB interface cable. Get the best batteries that you can afford. Feigao makes very good budget brushless motors if you should decide to head in that direction. They perform almost as well as their competitors that cost more than twice as much.