Basic TXT build up

[Centipede]

Hey! EeePee! just wanted to let you know I keep comming back here to see what I need to do when Im stuck on a ROCK! :idea:

 

[EeePee]

:lol:

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[CT9A]

Keep this thread going dudes...post more pictures of ya links n rods!

I juz got a txt-1 and had spent lotsa time to see what more can be done to have more aritculation. My savage and touring cars are on the upper shelves for now....;-)

I have a demolition firm, so rubble and rocks are everywhere!:lol:
Lunchtime for my workers are spent betting at whether will i be able to clear "that" pile.

I am in Singapore...far away from u guys.
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[scalenut]

I just put in a 55t with a 12t pinion and it seems to have plenty of torque and adequate wheel speed...

I use two maxx motors w/15t pinion and a f1 pro,great wheel speed but still has good torque and its still smooth."thumbsup"

 

[Jugger]

Are you drive with standard Shoocks?

 

[EeePee]

Yes. Stock shocks.

 

[edwintklee]

Very simple, easy to do modifications. The pictures pretty much explain it all. The front servo mount is the basic type, I recommend using three screws, the rear one is good for support. I used cross braces to hold the tranny in place, but just the two top screws to actually hold it in place. The shocks use two different springs. Right rear and left front are stiffer with 80 weight oil, and the other two shocks use 40 weight. Torque twist is very minimal.

The only items purchased other than the truck were the motor, and GD 600, and the borrowed softer springs. Everything else has been recycled from the original kit. Oh, and the wheels and tires, oh, and the Maxx 2.5 driveshafts.

This is a good basic TXT crawler.

can....share the servo mount dimension? with me? cool crawler...i got the same thing..

 

[EeePee]

I don't have that servo plate anymore, so I cannot give you any dimensions.

I used thin plastic as a template, got it all figured out, then transfered it over to a piece of aluminum and cut and drilled. Very easy.

 

[hawnmt]

Is this what your looking for? It's from a thread somewhere in here, I downloaded it awhile back.

 

[kupaloids]

Hi guys! Need help. Can anybody give me the lengths of the upper & lower links, Front & Rear, to make my TXT 14" or 15" wheelbase?

Thanks in advanced!

 

[EeePee]

With what chassis?

 

[kupaloids]

Trimmed TXT chassis. Just like what was done with TXT in the pictures on the first page.

BTW, is that using stock links? What's the wheelbase?

 

[EeePee]

Yeah those are stock links. Bottom on the top and drill a hole for them in the chassis, and the tops go to the bottom. It's about a 15.5 inch wheelbase, so there ya go. I think it says all that in there in the beginning of that thread...

 

[kupaloids]

Thanks for the reply. I think I missed some info from the first post.

15.5" is just enough for me. I'll just copy the setup from this thread then.

Thanks EeePee. "thumbsup"

 

[nothinbutpower]

Other then the stock esc is there another esc out there that will control 2 540 motors? I'm getting my truck tomorrow and I need an esc that will control both stock motors for now until I can afford the Holmes Hobbies Cobalt puller 7t.

 

[EeePee]

Other then the stock esc is there another esc out there that will control 2 540 motors?

There certainly is. What I would do personally is run the two stock motors in series, and use a Tekin FXR ESC. But, if you prefer a faster truck then run the motors in parallel, but then you'll need a beefcake ESC, one that can handle about a 13 turn motor, like Castle Creation Mamba Max.

Either one is great, and will handle that sweet Holmes Cobalt.

8)

(Pics taken from: http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/info-pages/wiring-motor.php)

Bottom one is series. The one with the yellow wire connecting the two together.

 

[rock-racer]

are the links stock?

 

[EeePee]

are the links stock?

Totally stock links. I did remove the plastic ring on each end, those 1/8 inch thick black things that went on before the ball end. The hole on the frame that I drilled was made a little inboard to get my pinion angle right.

The original bottom links are now the top links, did you catch that part?

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[Bubba73]

I'm in the process of doing the suspention work now, thanks for the info on here everyone it makes it lots easier. So how are the 2.5 drive shafts holding up? Just curious, thanks.

 

[EeePee]

They eventually developed about a half a turn of twist to them, which actually presented no problem what so ever.