converting a slash to a mid motor rusty.

[luke66]

as the title says, i'm literally right in the middle of converting a slash to a mid motor rusty. i have parts strewn about my entire shop.

AND its like 90 degrees out. i have no A.C. this is the most strenuous build I've EVER done.

i have the front part of my slash on the rusty chassis. i have to saw off part of the tranny to get it to fit on.
this is nuts.

Edit: this isnt the build thread, just giving yall a heads up!

 

[DavidB1126]

1. Cool build
2. Not so cool as its in a hot garage. Or in the house, not sure.
I'm grateful I have my little shop in my basement. Always stays cool, lots of light (in the back, not so much in the front)

 

[Chubaka]

as the title says, i'm literally right in the middle of converting a slash to a mid motor rusty. i have parts strewn about my entire shop.View attachment 170527
AND its like 90 degrees out. i have no A.C. this is the most strenuous build I've EVER done.

i have the front part of my slash on the rusty chassis. i have to saw off part of the tranny to get it to fit on.
this is nuts.

Edit: this isnt the build thread, just giving yall a heads up!

Why don't you Dremel the battery compartment, turn the tranny around and reboot.

As for heat, open the second window for a cross breeze and add a fan.

 

[luke66]

dont worry people. i got myself a pretty dope lookin fan

and i didnt want to just reverse my tranny cause my slash still had a HCG chassis.

 

[luke66]

this might be how it stays for a while now. its getting later and i need the upper chassis plate to go on. i might get the tranny mounted tonight. well have to see

 

[Tunedfrog]

Fun project Luke, I hope you succeed.
I have a ton of parts in boxes that I can slap together and build something.

 

[DavidB1126]

maybe I should convert my slash to mid motor. Maybe it will handle better on the track? Since most comp 2wd scts are mid motor just like the modern 2wd buggies

 

[luke66]

idk if its gonna help handling that much. well have to see. i think mid motor would make it a little less drifty, cause the weight is all infront of the tires. i mostly did my conversion for the lcg. and so far I've only spent 10$. really couldn't pass it up.

 

[luke66]

here we are right now:

gonna put in the motor today. I'm not going to post about this car again for a while, due to the fact i need more parts to finish. keep a look out for my build thread.

 

[luke66]

updated build thread here: https://www.rctalk.com/forum/threads/lukes-rustler-mm-mid-motor.139223/

 

[Greywolf74]

Way back in the long long ago, I did a similar build. How did you, if you did, compensate for the slope the tranny sits on which is then reversed when you flip the tranny around?

 

[luke66]

Way back in the long long ago, I did a similar build. How did you, if you did, compensate for the slope the tranny sits on which is then reversed when you flip the tranny around?

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i just sanded off the little lip on the bottom. it prob messed up the suspension angles though.