MT 2 in Ca.

Yup! I yell at my kids about how money doesn't grow on trees! When they want to go to the movies! [:@] But when I break something on my R.C.s' [] Oh that's different!! My R.C. Trucks relieves stress and makes me stop yelling at you guys!!!![&:][X(]

mt2nitronut

lol stress relief i must agree

rapsucks_07

i always pay them upfront and then some but they dont care bout that just the tought that i waste money on the truck while i can be using it to buy school supplies and such ao anyone one to send me one

simienastro

Well I am bit old to worry about what my parents might think of various purchases of mine...YET, the fiancee is FAR FAR more of a different matter and deceptively more scary man - Imagine for a moment if you can, a beautiful sophisticated women which rivals any beauty queen then...twist it with the dark side of that chick from American psycho 2...Yup, there you have it. I just baught the new TRAXXAS REVO 3.3 and only after buying a tone of stuff for the MT2 I am now selling. She gets monumentally pissed at me to the enth degree...to the point where I have to run for the hills - just like the Iron maiden song LOL. He he he, Ill suffer your parents any day, wait till you get married its all down hill from there...and up...and down...and up...and down...ETC

bradley_wrench

Well, its done. the project that has taken me from my MT2 is finally finished. An ALL ALUMINUM Tmaxx. all aluminum means not one part of this tmaxx is plastic, with exception to the air filter and electronics. Now its time to do the MT2 with the same treatment

fstbusa

man thats cool... is it just as fast with all the weight?

bradley_wrench

I just finished putting it together tonight, tomorrow i will start breaking in the engine. when all is said and done, I am going to clock it with my new radar gun as well. I will let you know how it does.

simienastro

Hey Bradley that is one really sensationally amazingly put-together little monster there my friend...WOW. Hey just be sure that when youtr clocking up the speed with one hand and your attempting to control the truck with the other...DONT loose control! Otherwise your going to have a VERY expensive ball of metal. Just an assumption though bro, how fast do you estimate it will go...it has 2 speed lol, what about the gear ratio on it...? Is is close or wide or have you customized it more...?

Man, I would love to see it go!

bradley_wrench

im guessing close to 50+, i put a 52t spur with 18t clutch bell, which is a shorter ratio than the tmaxx origional 72/18.

Talk.Operated.Machine

When I got my MT2 about two years ago I said I wouldn't do too much to it. Oh well, too late. Its not finished yet but everything fits-ish (the only real problem now is the wheels!). I just had to leak pics before Bradley hits the sceen with his Uber Aluminium Edition.

jasje

very nice!
where will you place the antenna?

adz06

where did u get those shock they lok kol

Talk.Operated.Machine

Oops forgot about that bit. Who needs the antenna anyways???
O.K i'm abit premature posting pics 'cos its not finished yet. No electronics fitted at all. But the mechanics are nearly sorted. I got this arial to use but I don't know if I want to 'cos it looks like it will just snap! http://www.neweramodels.com/cgi-bin/...d=&part_id=557

Talk.Operated.Machine

Okay the short answer is the shocks are Newera ACC801 on the front and SCT801 on the rear.

I'll try to copy/paste the parts list i've been making but this list is about two years old so its massive. I have fears about what the formatting will do to it when I paste It up. Sorry if it makes the thread messy! It may be usefull for some though. I know I found the list Frost made earlier in this thread very usefull.

NOTE: Do Your Own Research!!!. >>Best bit of advice my room mate at collage gave me<<. PLEASE DONT BLINDLY BUY PARTS FROM THIS LIST EXPECTING THEM TO BE RIGHT FOR YOU.
I'd hate to be responsible for a dissapointing purchase! If in doubt, ask!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Ultim8 MT2.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
FEATURES...

Twin-Plate Chassie
Dule Brakes (not yet)
Head Lights (not yet)
Tail Lights (not yet)
Brake Lights (not yet)
Cold Air Intake (not yet)
Roll Cage
Wheelie Bar ??? << do you want it???
Water "Proof" (resistant)
Bullet "Proof" (susceptible)


PARTS LIST...

---CHASSIE---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wheels: >Ally Beadlock Wheels for 2.2 Tires - RC4WD: 4x4-BL05
Chassie: >2.5mm Super Chassie - HPI: 73948
>Graphite Upper Deck - HPI: 73100
>Aluminium Roll Cage - RC Solutions: 089
>Steel Screw Set - Ebay.JE Spares.
Gear Housing:>Aluminium Gear Box Front Purple - GMP: NMT2012
>Aluminium Gear Box Rear Purple - GMP: NMT2012
>Ally Centre Gearbox Silver - GMP: NMT2038S
Steering: >Aluminium Wheel Hexs Purple - GMP: NMT2010
>Ally Steering Assembly Purple - GMP: NMT2048P
>Aluminium Nuckles Rear Purple - New Era: HMT404V2
>Aluminium Front Hubs Silver - New Era: HMT403S
>Aluminium Nuckles Front Purple - Fastrax: FTHP95
Susspension:>Monster Duty Aluminium Shocks 120mm (rear) - New Era: SCT801
>Monster Duty Aluminium Shocks 108mm (front) - New Era: ACC801
>Graphite Rear Shock Tower - HPI: 73097
>Graphite Front Shock Tower - HPI: 73096 >Aluminium Rear Arm Mount Silver - New Era: HTM346S
>Aluminium Turnbuckles Silver - New Era: HMT339
>Rear Hinge Brace - HPI: 72229
!Twin-Plate Chassie!


---DRIVE TRAIN----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Torque Tubes: >Front CVDs (shiney) - HPI: 80814
>Rear CVDs (black) - HPI: 80874
Drive Cups: >2x Dif. Shaft (hard) - HPI: 86312
>2x Cup Joint D (hard) - HPI: 86315
Gears: 2x Final Gears Set (hard) - HPI: 86336
Dif. Gears - HPI: 86014
Bearings: >HPI Nitro MT2 Bearings Kit - JESpares:


---MOTORIZATION----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Engine: >.18 CV-RX Engine w/rotory carb - O.S:
Pipe: >Carbon Fibre Side Exhaust - Vantage:
Manifold: >Ported, High Volume Manifold - New Era: HMT421v2
Clutch: >Racing Cluth - HPI
Flywheel: - stock
Pinion: >13t Hardend Steel Pinion - Ebay.
Air Filter: >Motor Saver "Savage" Air Filter
Fule Tank: >100c Tank - HPI: 87189
Fule Line: >Fule Line Blue - Fastrax:
Fule Filter: >Big Daddy Fuel Filter - Dynamite:
!cold air intake!



---TUNE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>Dif. Tension springs - HPI: 72215
>Front Shock Springs (hard) - HPI: 6798
>Rear Shock Springs (hard) - HPI: 6593
>Wheel Nut Black - Trickbits: TB4515
>Shock Oil 30wt - GS: GS-700109
>Servo Saver Blue - trickbits: TB3015BL
>Angled Wheelie Bar - New Era: HMT343
>Claw Dawg Tires - Imex: 7575
M2 Gladiator Tires - Pro-Line: LXDX67
!Duel Brakes!


---Electronics---------------------------------------------------------------------------

RX: >3ch 27mhz Reciver - Futaba: R133
>Antenna with Aluminum Mount - RC4WD: ACC620BK
Steering Servo:>Digital, High Torque, Titanium Gears - Hitec: HS5997TG
Throttle/Brake Servo >High Speed, Steel Gears - Hitec: HS625MG
Failsafe: - Futaba
Battery: 6v highcapacity custom pack
Switch:
Misc. >Housing
>Wire
>Cable Brading
!lights!
!water proofing!

---LIGHTS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Head Lights: >5 x 5mm 22,000mcd 15° White LED (Headlights) - Dot Lite.
>2 x 5mm 22,000mcd 20° White LED (Headlights) - Dot Lite.
>5 x 5mm Internal Chrome Reflector LED holders - Dot Lite.
>2 x 5mm Internal Black Reflector LED holders - Dot Lite.
>7 x 6v-3.6v Resistors - Ultra Leds.
Tail/Brake Lights: >4 x 5mm 1650mcd 100° Red LED (Rear/Brake Lights) - Dot Lite.
>2 x 5mm External Chrome Reflector LED holders - Dot Lite.
>2 x 5mm External Black Reflector LED holders - Dot Lite
>4 x 6v-2.3v Resistors - Maplin.

cjl91000

That may be the collest mt2 ive ever seen, nice tyres what make are there?, i see uve got some stuff from je spares theve got a good selection of parts for the mt2, being in britain i use them aswell. unfortunatly im only 15 and cant quiet afford as many hop ups!. ive got the nuckles, c-hubs etc in alum and some headlights but that bout it. Anyway nice job on that truck.

Talk.Operated.Machine

Wow, thanks cjl91000. That really dose make me happy. Now I know, I know its not about whos got the best MT2, but I just could not help telling my self as I build it that 'this is the best MT2'. Shame on me! And I know that as soon as some one else with there better MT2 showes up my MT2 will be put to shame. Theres always a better MT2. And for every good MT2 you see there are 10 other great ones. But I did love kidding my self for a while that this is the 'best' (if such a thing exists) MT2 ever. cjl91000, thanks again for the kind words.
The tyres are the Imex Claw Dawg Tires (7575) btw. lol.

mt2nitronut

awesome job wrench cant wait to see the mt2 ,ripping man

mt2nitronut

you to machine awesome job everyone,i,ll post mine when its all said and done

cjl91000

Thought id post some pics of my truck, only a few hopups: aluminium nuckles, heavy duty gears, but hey look at my home made headlights. Bright?

Talk.Operated.Machine

Thanks Nitronut!!!

^^^Ditto to you wrench that Tmaxx is truly a work of art. The engraving on the Ally really stands out, makes it look really good. Very Neat Build.

Talk.Operated.Machine

Yeah they look cool. Have you used the stock plastic headlight molding? with some holes in? I was thinking of that. looks good.

cjl91000

Yeah, stock. just drilled the holes, glued in some super bright led's, resister, 9v battery. Theyv taken one hell of a beating!

Talk.Operated.Machine

Then I think thats what I'll do. I got these metal cups for the LED's but I think they'll snap off if I hit the nose to hard. I was worried about the heat though. I guess they dont melt plastic?

cjl91000

nope leds shudnt, keep really cool, and theyl take a beating, and wont drain the battery.

Talk.Operated.Machine

I cant help feeling its my duty to report on the RC4WD 2.2 wheels.
Seeing as how they are so expencive and also probably quite attractive to other people I just want to point out that for me they havn't been a direct fit.
The inner most corner of the wheel (on the bead-locking rim) hits the susspension assembly on both front and back.
I've managed to make the wheels sit slightly wider by putting a shim between the bearing and the cross-pin. This makes the wheel hex and in turn the wheel sit abit further out. This compleatly solves the problem at the front and I feel is strong enough to take the beats.
At the rear though; If I want to mount the shocks at the same point as the lower knuckle mounting, the wheel will need to sit about 5mm wider, possibly compromising the strength of the axel?
My solution so far has been to mount the rear shock at the alternative hole in the rear wishbone. It looks pretty strong, But I just don't know.
Heres a Pic help explain...

I dont think its the shocks that are causing it. The normal ones do it to. And appart from that everything else fits perfect. No binding, no slop.
Hope this helps someone