things I'm doing to my element ecto

[Doom!]

Can't wait to see it once you get the flatbed on it.

 

[majin]

Those DL shocks may be a bit long for the ecto. I am running 100mm on mine and it seems to be perfect (I'm running the same shock towers too)

Another great mod for the truck is the servo on axle, get the weight down low and off the frame

o yeah they were way too long, barrel alone were longer than my entire stock shock, started a return and am gonna look for the 100 mm like you suggest bro thanks

 

[majin]

installed the hobbystar 4521 wp servo. is super quick. hope its strong as I'm more worried about that. i stripped out the servo horn screw like an effing dumb... and of course, i did this before i set my controller correctly, live n learn. next time ill do it perfectly.
i was able to use the ecto\s metal horn rather than the plastic one that came with the servo.
fun fact
the ecto wheels arent doing that little dance anymore. so apparently it WAS a servo issue lol. i was about to test it as per @WickedFog ( well dayum I've always read your name as wicked frog.. I'm dumb) but knew this one was coming soon so just waited as i could do nothing about it regardless
re-ordered the 100 mm desert lizard shocks, waiting on bed shock towers and shocks now
soon will be getting a bigger better motor esc combo for her

 

[Doom!]

Glad your servo jitters are gone.

 

[majin]

got the rock pirates shock twers installed, can't put the flatbed on yet, i am waiting on another servo tray to act as a crossmember
"When mounting the bed in an Element or Interceptor Chassis use a stock Element servo tray as a rear crossmember. It provides the perfect bed mounting platform and stiffens the chassis nicely. The holes in the bed match the servo tray holes. The Hardline Bed will not fit the ECTO without advanced modeler modifications.
so obviously i didnt order one when i ordered the bed cause that would have been smart,... the shock towers look nice I'm happy with that so far, when we get the tray for the bed it should look even better but in totally digging her look as is
probly wont get much drive time as my dumbo rc controller will callibrate but will not allow me to set endpoints which is apparently rather important so will be taking it easy on her.... yeah right.. ima break the living crap outta this then put it back together. definately gonna need a new servo soon as this one has most likely got a short shelf life.

 

[majin]

So I found a random servo and I got it to work
Not sure about a few parts
Think I need a few spacers maybe?
It's definitely not on perfectly

 

[Doom!]

I know she's gonna get a workout soon, lookin' good!

 

[majin]

got the desert lizard 100 mm shocks. did the droop set up to try first. added 30 wt shock oil to em, it definatley lowerd the rig, but I'm not sure about it yet, havent gotten a chance to try em. took her out for a nice run thru some rocks today, if weather permits ill run same spot tomorrow to compare how she performs.
having a few issues with the rock pirates stuff fitting the ecto. not deal breakers, but the bed is a little short, doesn't reach the cab or the tailgate area, the shock towers share a screw with the bed but dont fit flush so i had to add a spacer and I'm just not sure i trust it to be structurally sound like i would if it were flush.
running out of things to do to her atm, next is the expensive stuff like motor and esc and such. so things may pause on the building asp[ect of the rig.

maybe

 

[Doom!]

@majin Might I suggest this for your next upgrade. QuicRun Fusion you won't regret it. @Xraycer turned me on to these. Decent price, amazing capability. You will be blown away by how slow you can crawl without losing torque. It's ESC is built in so it also frees up some space. And it's a pretty simple install.

 

[majin]

@majin Might I suggest this for your next upgrade. QuicRun Fusion you won't regret it. @Xraycer turned me on to these. Decent price, amazing capability. You will be blown away by how slow you can crawl without losing torque. It's ESC is built in so it also frees up some space. And it's a pretty simple install.

yes brother thats perfect i wanted to try out the foc i keep hearing about thats great be grabbing this next friday for sure

 

[majin]

got my club 5 8mm brass extended wheel hex set in today
they went on in like 10 seconds
the factory wheel hex's weighed 0.72 grams each
the brass weighs 6.07 grams each
added another 10. 7 grams to the front, and to the back as well ( not additional, but the hexes added)
i put a drop of blue locktite on a surface then dabbed the grub screws to lock em in place.
it should be pretty nice perfoming, i dont see how it could possibly hurt lol
it only really gave me a total of max 4 mm wider stance tho honestly.
its only about 2 mm taller than the factory hex's
next time ill probably get longer extenders
you know me ill have a video of it in action on the side of some road tomorrow lolol

 

[majin]

O snap
Did another thing
Man my wife's gonna kill me

 

[majin]

@majin Might I suggest this for your next upgrade. QuicRun Fusion you won't regret it. @Xraycer turned me on to these. Decent price, amazing capability. You will be blown away by how slow you can crawl without losing torque. It's ESC is built in so it also frees up some space. And it's a pretty simple install.

hey @Doom! i got the 2300 kv, i just realised its brushless. wil that matter to the ecto? will it still be plug aand play or will i have to do something to the transmission to make it handle brushless?
can you point me in the right direction to learn more about upgrading something to brushless? I've done that to frankenstein, it was just a motor and esc swap and was good to go.
now I'm worried the truck will have trouble with the higher power output.
I'm probably (hopefully) just being nervous.

 

[Doom!]

You should be good to go, mine just dropped right in, no problems. Because you got the fusion you don't have to worry about any settings. The only time that would be an issue is if you had a separate esc. I have the 1800kv, but don't think there will be any problem with the 2300kv as long as it fits.

 

[WickedFog]

hey @Doom! i got the 2300 kv, i just realised its brushless. wil that matter to the ecto? will it still be plug aand play or will i have to do something to the transmission to make it handle brushless?
can you point me in the right direction to learn more about upgrading something to brushless? I've done that to frankenstein, it was just a motor and esc swap and was good to go.
now I'm worried the truck will have trouble with the higher power output.
I'm probably (hopefully) just being nervous.

That Fusion motor/esc should be amazing. It has FOC technology like the Furitek ESC's, so it should be smoother and maintain constant torque at any speed. Where other ESC's would require you to give the truck more gas to go up a hill, the FOC ESC will keep the truck going the same speed no matter what the obstacle.

If you want to catch your brain on fire this is pretty interesting...

 

[majin]

i can't connect the ess dual yet, i need an adapter for it its a deans and i now am an xt60 guy
altho now that I'm looking at it,

the power for the ess is soldered onto an adapter. could i clip the black and red, put them on the power supply for the motor, then wouldnt it work? am i explaining myself well? i dont think i am.

the xt60 is coming off of the motor, the deans is the power for the speaker, can i solder the small red/black wires onto the 60? or should i just look for a simple adapter?

 

[WickedFog]

Is your gear mesh set correctly? The easiest way to set it is get a strip of notebook paper and crush it between the gears and tighten the motor. Your mesh looks loose in the pic.

 

[majin]

Is your gear mesh set correctly? The easiest way to set it is get a strip of notebook paper and crush it between the gears and tighten the motor. Your mesh looks loose in the pic.

when i took the pic it was loose yea, i did the paper thing when i went to tighten the motor down, i had troubles as my dumbass was trying to secure the motor to the transmission screw hole, once i realized my mistake and aligned it properly i put a piece of notebook paper in and then tightend down the motor mounts and removed the paper, hopefully the mesh is correct
without taking it apart how would i be able to tell if i did in fact poorly mesh them?

 

[WickedFog]

when i took the pic it was loose yea, i did the paper thing when i went to tighten the motor down, i had troubles as my dumbass was trying to secure the motor to the transmission screw hole, once i realized my mistake and aligned it properly i put a piece of notebook paper in and then tightend down the motor mounts and removed the paper, hopefully the mesh is correct
without taking it apart how would i be able to tell if i did in fact poorly mesh them?

If you did the paper thing and had to rotate the gears to get the paper out you should be good.

 

[Doom!]

I think your going to love it next time you take it out to the rock hill on your way home from work. Being able to get that slow crawl is going to help a lot.