Himoto suggestion box
02-01-2009, 03:28 PM
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RE: Himoto suggestion box
We dont carry the spur gear in steel, its cast and the teeth break easily, your better off with 08033 and making sure the mesh is good.
the 02031a has very little resistance to it, people tend to like it better than the megap one. Either one is better than the stock manifold.
the 02031a has very little resistance to it, people tend to like it better than the megap one. Either one is better than the stock manifold.
02-08-2009, 01:40 AM
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RE: Himoto suggestion box
LOL suggestion box right? I'm getting the Himoto Crawler and wishes for all aluminum parts to replace all the plastic ones. Thanks! Oh, some scale bodies that will fit or suggestions
02-08-2009, 01:43 AM
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LOL suggestion box right? I'm getting the Himoto Crawler and wishes for all aluminum parts to replace all the plastic ones. Thanks! Oh, some scale bodies that will fit or suggestions
LOL suggestion box right? I'm getting the Himoto Crawler and wishes for all aluminum parts to replace all the plastic ones. Thanks! Oh, some scale bodies that will fit or suggestions
02-08-2009, 01:58 AM
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I know there's alot of aluminum on it... I hope it does'nt offend anyone, but I want more. I love the look of the alloy diff cases, ya know? As for the body, I'll deal with it. I was wondering if anyone had one that was wider but then the body post would have to be extended. I'm an impatient ******* and want a crawler with all the hopups I want all in one order. I have my mind set on this one though. Thanks for the feedback
02-08-2009, 10:45 AM
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we will have many options available very soon and will post there and on our website when they are available. Lots of bling!!!!
02-10-2009, 08:17 PM
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Include a 4.5mm wrench or a multi purpose with 4.5mm with the MXB (and MTR?). The turnbuckles for adjusting camber on the MXB are 4.5mm, and one does not come with it. I am not sure, but would guess they are the same on the MTR. And 4.5mm is a tough size to find. I ended up buying a mini metric set of combination wrenches from Craftsman to get it.
02-19-2009, 12:55 PM
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That's just wrong, bro. Since this is a suggestion thread, I would like to suggest that we all take up a collection to buy Adam some Nair.
02-20-2009, 01:09 AM
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Don't know if it has been suggested before but if Himoto were to offer their vehicles as rollers, they may get even more sales. There are a lot of us that have our own gear to fit to them - especially electric, and I don't know about you guys but I have that many tx and rx systems sitting around from rtr's ( not to mention brushed esc's and motors! ) that I think I may need to build another garage just to house them! I for one would find it more appealing / cost effective and easier to justify to the wife!
Don't know if it has been suggested before but if Himoto were to offer their vehicles as rollers, they may get even more sales. There are a lot of us that have our own gear to fit to them - especially electric, and I don't know about you guys but I have that many tx and rx systems sitting around from rtr's ( not to mention brushed esc's and motors! ) that I think I may need to build another garage just to house them! I for one would find it more appealing / cost effective and easier to justify to the wife!
03-10-2009, 01:48 PM
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Thanks for your Help. Do you know if there would be a kit that would allow the motor to be easily fixed on the Eldorada? Any suggestions?
03-10-2009, 02:00 PM
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i have seen people use a hose clamp to hold the motor in place, you would put a block under it to make the pinion gear mesh with the spur gear. I know pede here on the forums has done this with his mxt, maybe he has pictures he can upload and show you. I would start a new thread and he can chime in so we can keep this for suggestions
03-10-2009, 03:14 PM
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RE: Himoto suggestion box
MontrealQc,
I have done an electric conversion on my Himoto MXT-2s. First Problem that you are going to run into, is of course the motor mount. I used an "L" shaped aluminum sheet to create the block, and I then proceeded to cut 2 slots in each Aluminum Sheet. Then I took 2 - 2 1/4 inch pipe clamps and slid them through the cut slots. This is to hold the motor in place which it does VERY effectively. To finish off the motor mount, you will need to drill holes in the bottom of the motor mount to mount to the chassis and then the chassis will most likely need to be dremeled out to match the holes in the motor mount.
The next issue that you are going to run are the gears. I am talking about the Pinion gear and the Spur gear. Electric and Nitro gear pitch's are normally very different from each other. I'm not sure on what exactly a Nitro pitch is, but normally 1/10 Electric pitch is 48. So you are going to need to either find a 48p spur gear that will fit on the Eldorada's transmission (make sure to get the matching 48p pinion), or you will need to find an electric pinion that matches both the nitro spur pitch, and that the pinion will fit the shaft of the motor (most 540 size cans are 1/8" ). Make sure that the pinion and spur that you are using is going to give you a proper gear ratio for the motor that you are using. You will probably have to plan around with this a lot.
After the gear mesh, you are going to have to do something about the brakes / reverse (if you choose). There are 2 different routes at which you can take to give your Eldorada Reverse and / or brakes. The first route you can take is going to be by running a brake servo that is synchronized with the ESC so that when the motor shaft stops, the servo mechanically stops the RC. Now, this will become a difficult task because as the servo will most likely be traveling in the opposite direction that you want it to when you try to brake. The easier approach to this (and this would give you reverse as well if your ESC allows), is to somehow glue the One-Way-Bearing in your transmission to it's shaft. The One-Way-Bearing is the reason that the RC does not brake through the transmission.
And the last thing that you will need to do, is find a place to mount the batteries and the ESC. When you do this, make sure that they are placed to give the proper balance in weight. If you do not, the car may have unpredictable handling and jumping. This is especially important to do for the battery.
This is the thread that I created when I did my Electric Conversion on my MXT-2s. Please look at it to get a good idea of how to build the motor mount.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_78...tm.htm#7804458
I have done an electric conversion on my Himoto MXT-2s. First Problem that you are going to run into, is of course the motor mount. I used an "L" shaped aluminum sheet to create the block, and I then proceeded to cut 2 slots in each Aluminum Sheet. Then I took 2 - 2 1/4 inch pipe clamps and slid them through the cut slots. This is to hold the motor in place which it does VERY effectively. To finish off the motor mount, you will need to drill holes in the bottom of the motor mount to mount to the chassis and then the chassis will most likely need to be dremeled out to match the holes in the motor mount.
The next issue that you are going to run are the gears. I am talking about the Pinion gear and the Spur gear. Electric and Nitro gear pitch's are normally very different from each other. I'm not sure on what exactly a Nitro pitch is, but normally 1/10 Electric pitch is 48. So you are going to need to either find a 48p spur gear that will fit on the Eldorada's transmission (make sure to get the matching 48p pinion), or you will need to find an electric pinion that matches both the nitro spur pitch, and that the pinion will fit the shaft of the motor (most 540 size cans are 1/8" ). Make sure that the pinion and spur that you are using is going to give you a proper gear ratio for the motor that you are using. You will probably have to plan around with this a lot.
After the gear mesh, you are going to have to do something about the brakes / reverse (if you choose). There are 2 different routes at which you can take to give your Eldorada Reverse and / or brakes. The first route you can take is going to be by running a brake servo that is synchronized with the ESC so that when the motor shaft stops, the servo mechanically stops the RC. Now, this will become a difficult task because as the servo will most likely be traveling in the opposite direction that you want it to when you try to brake. The easier approach to this (and this would give you reverse as well if your ESC allows), is to somehow glue the One-Way-Bearing in your transmission to it's shaft. The One-Way-Bearing is the reason that the RC does not brake through the transmission.
And the last thing that you will need to do, is find a place to mount the batteries and the ESC. When you do this, make sure that they are placed to give the proper balance in weight. If you do not, the car may have unpredictable handling and jumping. This is especially important to do for the battery.
This is the thread that I created when I did my Electric Conversion on my MXT-2s. Please look at it to get a good idea of how to build the motor mount.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_78...tm.htm#7804458
03-11-2009, 04:42 AM
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I may look into making a motor mount out of aluminum to see how well it would work, although I am 100% nitro.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
03-12-2009, 10:21 PM
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Hey Eddie, got an idea for ya. 1/10 scale RC truck... around 300cc Fuel tank..... 2, count them 2, .28 sh motors!!!. Oh you can put some servos and wheels and maybe a reciever on it if you want.