Tmaxx broken tank.

[Fester]

It seems like everytime i wreck my tmaxx the take cracks. Has anyone else seen this. and is there a more durable tank?

 

[olds97_lss]

I had that problem. Went through around 10 tanks in a pretty short time span. Tried an alloy tank, but with a screw top, it's more of a pain than it's worth. No matter how much locktite I put on the mounting screws, they would rattle loose as well.

To find a better tank of the same capacity that will fit in the stock location may not be doable. But if you move stuff around on the chassis, you can put a tank up in the right corner where the receiver sits.

I ran a 125cc OFNA buggy tank on mine and never cracked it in a few years of running.
I used this tank:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBM24&P=7

However, now that I'm looking, the pirate tank may be able to fit in the stock spot... would have saved a lot of headache if I had found that then!
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXABE9&P=7

Here's a photo of how I used that first tank. I made a little bracket out of flat steel so the tank kind of floated on it.

 

[aligc]

can i ask, whats that big blue pipe for over the air filter?

 

[solly69]

it looks to be some soft of roll bar
:redbuggy:

 

[aligc]

i thought that but its at some wierd angle

 

[solly69]

yea
I'm thinking it works so that when u put it on its lid the filter dont touch the body

 

[olds97_lss]

It's actually just a new era 3 point roll bar. The 3rd leg makes it very solid. I ran that thing for a very long time and never bent or tweaked it. Many high roof top landings.

http://www.neweramodels.com/item.cgi?session_id=&part_id=3040

They have a new one now that would protect the engine better:
http://www.neweramodels.com/item.cgi?session_id=&part_id=3156