Hurricane XP Brushless conversion
04-08-2011, 02:24 PM
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RE: Hurricane XP Brushless conversion
pretty cool.
show us a close up of the motor mount!
like the funky battery bars.
what kinda ESC are you gonna run? going to us 3s or 4s?(pair of 2s maybe?)
show us a close up of the motor mount!
like the funky battery bars.
what kinda ESC are you gonna run? going to us 3s or 4s?(pair of 2s maybe?)
04-08-2011, 11:24 PM
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RE: Hurricane XP Brushless conversion
When I took those first pictures I thought I was just about done. I was wrong! My girlfriend will be happy that this build is done because it took me a while to figure out how everything was going to work. here is the run down.
Picture 1. here is the final working car (with the buggy tires the system brakes great, with the avalanche tires mounted on it the servo was weak and i would really need to increase the brake force)
Picture 2. looks like I had a little gear mesh issue (might have been from my wheelies with the avalanche tires mounted, the extra weight of the hurricane make it wheely but is a lot more controlled than an earthquake 8e)
Picture 3. I used the kit from castle creations and it wasn't a perfect fit I had to drill the motor plate in order to mount the gear using a redcat motor
Picture 4. Picture of the front end with the aluminum upgrades I installed. upper A-arms, servo saver, hub extensions, etc.
Picture 5. Here is where i had to add a extra hole to the chassis to use the kits adapter plate, for the steering servo
Picture 6. I added a front sway bar while I was working on the front end
Picture 7. Here are the outlines of the extra holes I had to make in the chassis in order to fit everything
Picture 8. The new battery compartments didn't line up with the original side skirts so i had to drill two new holes per side
Picture 9. You can see the 8e radio compartment I added next to the battery, I didn't mount the on off switch, it's easy to access from the back of the buggy
Picture 10. I wanted to mount a heat sink and fan to the motor but it wouldn't fit with the current layout and I was tired of customizing so i'm running without a fan
Picture 1. here is the final working car (with the buggy tires the system brakes great, with the avalanche tires mounted on it the servo was weak and i would really need to increase the brake force)
Picture 2. looks like I had a little gear mesh issue (might have been from my wheelies with the avalanche tires mounted, the extra weight of the hurricane make it wheely but is a lot more controlled than an earthquake 8e)
Picture 3. I used the kit from castle creations and it wasn't a perfect fit I had to drill the motor plate in order to mount the gear using a redcat motor
Picture 4. Picture of the front end with the aluminum upgrades I installed. upper A-arms, servo saver, hub extensions, etc.
Picture 5. Here is where i had to add a extra hole to the chassis to use the kits adapter plate, for the steering servo
Picture 6. I added a front sway bar while I was working on the front end
Picture 7. Here are the outlines of the extra holes I had to make in the chassis in order to fit everything
Picture 8. The new battery compartments didn't line up with the original side skirts so i had to drill two new holes per side
Picture 9. You can see the 8e radio compartment I added next to the battery, I didn't mount the on off switch, it's easy to access from the back of the buggy
Picture 10. I wanted to mount a heat sink and fan to the motor but it wouldn't fit with the current layout and I was tired of customizing so i'm running without a fan
