My emaxx project

[kevinlongisland]

Phase 1:
Lifted the tranny and got rid of the lower braces. Installed braces from the chassis to the shock tower to regain strength. Gained a good amount of ground clearance, but increased my center of gravity.

Phase 2:
Rotated the motor plate and mounted the motor the other way. Also using one motor only now. Lower center of gravity, now the motor almost sits against the chassis. The titan worked amazingly well on 7.2 volts. But it has a magnetic mayhem onn it now and it works perfect.

Phase 3:
Significant increase in travel via savage shocks and suspension mods. I also removed second gear and epoxied the dog clutches in the tranny to get rid of all the slack in the transmision.

these mods worked well.












the next generation (still rough looking). it is longer and has ALLOT of foward weight. also, the weight is super low.:





newest pics (april, 12, 2004):

[jugg_crawler]

Very nice kevinslongisland! That thing is awsome!

jugg_crawler

[firstumustcrawl]

hey kevin what part of li are you from??im from there too i was jw

[kevinlongisland]

Originally Posted by firstumustcrawl

hey kevin what part of li are you from??im from there too i was jw

hey whats up man. i live in massapequa. you got any crawlers? we have to go crawling some time. have you seen the LIRC board?

http://lirc.proboards23.com/

later

[dizrack]

nice E kevin. i just got an e-maxx roller with no tranny. i am going to make a rock crawler out of it. i like the savage shock conversion, this is what i want to do. can you put the savage shocks on without cutting the susp arms? any info on your shock conversion would be appreciated! thanx, and keep up the good work!

[kevinlongisland]

dizrack, you have to cut the suspension arms to allow for the increased travel. just remove the shocks and see what hits, then cut it off! you also have to grind the axle carriers because the pivot balls hit. move the suspension with no shocks on it and you will see where the pivot balls hit the axle carriers, then start gringing!!! grinding is fun, hehe!

[MaxxZilla]

How did you raise your tranny? I can't figure out what to put under it.

[firstumustcrawl]

hey kev yeh im from massapequa tooo and yes i do have a crawler i just finished we should crawl one day there are a few good spots to do it also

[kevinlongisland]

Originally Posted by MaxxZilla

How did you raise your tranny? I can't figure out what to put under it.

Hey what’s up man! You gain 7/8" ground clearance with this mod.

First, cut the lower chassis braces (part#4923). Use it as a spacer between the tranny and the chassis. It is much easier to get standard thread screws, so I used 6-32 by 1 ½ inch long screw I got from the local hardware store to mount the tranny.

Next you have to cut slots in the chassis for the driveshafts. I just used a dremel with a cutoff wheel. I used the same "male" part of the driveshaft but used a longer female section which I cut to 2 ¾ inch (total length from the metal universal to the cut point on shaft).

Next I stiffened the chassis/bulkhead with electric rustler steering rods (part#3139 and 2742). I just drilled holes in the shock tower and frame.

Last, I used a heat gun to bend the skid plats up at the ends so they wouldn’t get stuck on anything.

[kevinlongisland]

Originally Posted by firstumustcrawl

hey kev yeh im from massapequa tooo and yes i do have a crawler i just finished we should crawl one day there are a few good spots to do it also

i'm un-employed, so anytime you want to crawl let me know. email kevinlongisland@yahoo.com

[MaxxZilla]

Thanks man, I am off to the basement to do more work, who am I kidding I am just killing time till my spool gets here.

[kevinlongisland]

Originally Posted by MaxxZilla

Thanks man, I am off to the basement to do more work, who am I kidding I am just killing time till my spool gets here.

your welcome. yeh, it sucks waiting for parts!!!!!!!!!!!

[firstumustcrawl]

alright cool ill let yah know im kinda tied up at work lol but ill drop yah an email asap teamraynes@verizon.net thats me

[MaxxZilla]

Hey kev, I noticed you haven't been online lately. Got any updates?

i've been installing my suspension mods on a stock widemaxx to see how well just the suspension mods work. The "stock" widemaxx only has locked diffs and lower gearing. that's about it. the main reason i've been quiet is because my neighbor got an r/c electric plane, so i had to get one too and now i've been flying allot.

[kevinlongisland]

oops, forgot to sign in.

i've been installing my suspension mods on a stock widemaxx to see how well just the suspension mods work. The "stock" widemaxx only has locked diffs and lower gearing. that's about it. the main reason i've been quiet is because my neighbor got an r/c electric plane, so i had to get one too and now i've been flying allot.

[kevinlongisland]

installed the suspension mods on a widemaxx and didn't like how it worked. the non-widemaxx suspension seams to be better for crawling.

i also created a beast, mostly emaxx. it works well:

[CHSRacing]

Looks good so far Kev... Are those half inch angles for the chassis ??? Gettin ideas for my next crawler.. Buildin a Kyosho Twin Force... Not too impressive so far.. .. Like the E a lot better because of ground clearance.. Have fun .. CHS..

[kevinlongisland]

don't remember the size of the angle. how do you like the twin force? anything on it look like it would be well suited for crawling? (axles, tranny?????)

[CHSRacing]

Kev,,, The Twin Force is lookin really good as a crawler... The short comings are the links... Not too much articulation. :( But,, with a little ingenuity,, I think I can make it a decent crawler... I like the chassis parts.. Kinda takes the guess work out of buildin one... I'm goin to build a link Maxx from the chassis of the TF... I bought extra chassis plates, motor plate, etc.. I built a tranny plate to fit the TF using a Maxx tranny.. should be interesting to say the least.. I'll keep you informed on how it's goin .. . Have fun,,,, CHS