Once was a shelf queen, now a Troyota..

[winnerone23]

Originally Posted by dpcardoza

I've gotta say. Getting the wires, mmp esc and battery to fit without looking like a birds nest has been the most frustrating part of this build so far. My race vehicles were nice and clean. So far my truck looks like it has a mile of rainbow spaghetti puked up in it.


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Wiring is always the longest part of Most of my builds.
That Have to be Clean!

Not this one tho! The interior is an Amazing helper, with this rig!

[winnerone23]

SSSSSCCCCCOOOOORRRRRREEEE!!!!


Victim number uno!

[winnerone23]

While I'm here and thinking about it..

So Tiny!!! Soooooooo slop free!!!

This would make room for a servo winch, free up a channel on the RX, and make room for a winch controller.. Hmmmm....

But I've learned to use the 2 speed tranny Slop, to my advantage.. Hmmm...

Anyone make this swap and have any Pro's/Con's for me?

[littletoyboy]

You know you want to keep the 2 speed.

[winnerone23]

Originally Posted by littletoyboy

You know you want to keep the 2 speed.

Oh, I'll keep it! Lol.. Doesn't mean I'll be running it.. ;)

Really tho, with the new motor, I don't know where I would use second gear..

Plus I could gear up from a 9t pinion, on the single speed, and have the same range, low end to top end, that the 2 speed gives...

Plus the servo winch addition and dropping the shift servo, I could put a bigger battery box under the bed and not be limited on finding a small enough pack to work..

I mean, I already have to do something about the tranny to trans case shaft. The swap could open up a stronger shaft to replace it..

(I should stop taking myself into the swap)

[winnerone23]

Decided 2 screws, that even red loctite wouldn't keep tight, needed a helper..

So I drilled and tapped the transfer case, clean, lubed, and re-loctite'd everything..
Then....... I lost 5 oz's!

Typical.. Dry!!!

So I lubed and loctite'd everything here, too..


Some ideas are flowing now..

[winnerone23]

I got the shaft cut to fit the new distance..


Look, look! I Finally put that anti-roll "clip" to use! It's only been riding around on there for a year or what not..


Shouldn't hang up on anything..

Now that I have a little more open area, I'm going to mount in a piece of CF veneer..


I think I'm going to throw a "skid" under it, just something to protect the transfer case a little bit..

I'm going to mount it into the rock slider screws. They are going to be replaced with button heads..

More soon.. I can't wait to see how the loss of 5ozs, changes the handling and crawling..
Lower COG, but less forward weight as well..

[fr8cture]

what shaft is that? I could use something like that for my toyzuki rig.

[winnerone23]

Originally Posted by fr8cture

what shaft is that? I could use something like that for my toyzuki rig.

SDI4x4 propeller shaft.. I use one on the rear of my shafty, too.. Pretty popular in with the comp guys.

http://www.sdi4x4.com/index.php?id_p...duct&id_lang=1

Each one is per shaft.. Not in pairs..

I'm using 2 solid ends.. It's actually meant to be a sliding shaft.
But I lost a pin out of one of them and had to do it this way..

[fr8cture]

How would I get one to be about 4" long?

[winnerone23]

Originally Posted by fr8cture

How would I get one to be about 4" long?

Cut the shaft and make a flat spot, for the set screw. On the solid end, like I'm using.

They come pretty long. Also, of you have a long side wraith shaft, they are the same diameter. ;)
Just not as hard as SDI shaft, that comes with it.

Plus, one of the vendor's actually make TI shafts for them! If you needed longer then supplied.

[fr8cture]

im trying to get as thin of a shaft as possible to clear my interior and this looks like it would work.

[winnerone23]

Originally Posted by fr8cture

im trying to get as thin of a shaft as possible to clear my interior and this looks like it would work.

Just make sure ya buy 2, 3, or 4.. Shipping costs the same, if ya get 1 or 8..

[winnerone23]

Progress..
"Floor pan"..

Kinda nice looking!

Keeps them wires out of sight and out of the drive shafts!


While working at this "skid" I thought of some slick skid material I had..

Not done, but just feeling it out..

Just enough to keep rocks from trying to grab the transfer case and ripping it out of place..

Should allow for smooth transitions.

[winnerone23]

No rubbing!


Has spacers between the skid and frame rails.. Skinnier in the front..

And a profile..


I think it's going to be perfect! Even slopes to the transfer case..


Now time to round some edges and either dye black or paint dark..

[doublej]

I'll take 1 floor pan and 2 skids please!

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[Big Bill]

Nice I am thinking about going to the 1 speed trans. too much slop for my liking. Are the trans mounts the same as the two speed trans. or different? I have mine locked in low (1st) gear anyway, it was too low geared so I went to a 16t pinion it is a little better. Nice job on the transfer case relocation and the skid.

[winnerone23]

Originally Posted by doublej

I'll take 1 floor pan and 2 skids please!

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I will have to check on my cf veneer situation and I could do 2 skids.
They will be different, depending on how your transfer case is mounted tho..

Shoot me a PM..

Originally Posted by Big Bill

Nice I am thinking about going to the 1 speed trans. too much slop for my liking. Are the trans mounts the same as the two speed trans. or different? I have mine locked in low (1st) gear anyway, it was too low geared so I went to a 16t pinion it is a little better. Nice job on the transfer case relocation and the skid.

I'll have to check on the mounts, but I think they are different. Mine came with the single speed. I think most of them do, that I looked at.

[winnerone23]

New batteries showed up! Just about perfect!

I didn't like how the wires could end up pinched.
So out came the Dremel!

Nice and snug!

[doublej]

Sweet idea on the lipo spot, if I hadn't ordered a tool box for the same thing I would have to copy that!
And thanks for the offer on the CF, I think im going to use some thin plastic as I have it here.

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