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Ok so i got a spare maxx with another one i purchased..

It has a big block chassis and id like to finish the big block conversion

I was told that a regular motor shaft is different then the maxxs?

also where would i find a mount, and clutch setup for this truck?


thanks ,
nathan
 
I'm thinking its the xtm chassis.. but i will try to snap some photos..

and yeah the mach .26 shaft looks just like the Lrp

i was looking at putting a dynamite mach .26 engine on it.. what kind of clutch and such would i need to get it mated to the maxx trans?
 
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That depends on what you have for a spur. If it has a stock spur, then you would just use a 1/10 size clutch/flywheel/bell. Would suggest something better than a traxxas 2 shoe, but that would get you moving.

Honestly, I don't know how "universal" engine mounts are. I had the XTM kit years ago when I had a maxx. It had a mount that came with it and I never tried anything else. So I don't know if the mounting bolt holes are standardized at all or not. I can tell you that it looked pretty much like this one:
http://www.hobbypeople.net/index.ph...ine-mounts/xtm-engine-mount-xtm-1-8-blue.html

I ran an RC Solutions spur in place of the stock spur along with a 1/8 style 3 shoe clutch/flywheel for a savage along with a hardened OFNA bell. This setup is good for durability and power transfer, but you may shell your trans if your trying to use a BB with a stock trans. I tried a standard bell and it didn't last a tank before all the teeth were sheared off, so don't scrimp and get the hardened bell.

You will also need a flywheel nut and a shim kit. You will need this regardless what clutch/flywheel combo you want to go with.

With all that in mind, robinson racing makes good steel gears to bulletproof the trans. At the very least, I'd get a steel two speed top shaft. That or the primary output gears will be the first to grenade on you. RRP now makes all the gears for the trans. When I had mine, I was able to use steel everything except for the two large 2-speed spurs. They didn't make those out of steel back then, but they do now.
 
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yeah i have steel in the whole trans besides the 2 speed assembly..

how do i work with the longer crankshaft?
 
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