project nikko
 

Well Project General is on hold cause the steering design is confusing and im still not decided on the rear axle..

But i started another. Project NIKKO!

it is a 1.10 scale nikko car that came witha HPI body. 20 turn motor stock.

I have a Futaba pistol and receiver.. The steering servo is already installed. Ordered a 14turn Quad wind motor and a ASSiciated 14turn+ ESC and a robinson ultra light 17T 48P gear for the motor.

Im gonna get a new body for it, new rims, and possibly some neons etc etc. Hopefully they will be here soon. Atleast once project will be done lol

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please post pics of the before and after of it! Thanks! [8D][8D]

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will do. ill take a few befores now, and hopefully get em up within the day. Its picture day cause after all, Snows on the ground and the mammoth wants to prowl!

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http://img53.exs.cx/img53/3780/nikko11200x900.jpg

thats kinda little before... stock is on the left,, whats going in on the right... Servo is already installed though.



http://img53.exs.cx/img53/8071/mam2800x600.jpg
thats a project that NEVER ends. he's my big boy!

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OK the things came today, ill take pics and put em up sometime. The motor is a 14T Quad wind..... But feels like a 20turn 1 wind... Is this normal?

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http://img124.exs.cx/img124/482/v3vpic1800x600.jpg
http://img124.exs.cx/img124/3118/r1wpic2800x600.jpg
http://img124.exs.cx/img124/1197/v7wpic3800x600.jpg

Had to cut some to make the ESC cooling head to fit and had to cut the battery holder a bit cause i wante to use my 3000mah 7 cell hump battery.

I am chargin as we speak and I will see how it performs.. IMO the 14T Quad wind seems a little weak. my mind might change with 8.4V

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1st test at 730pm outside and dark:(

test went great, upon wot it spins in circles at 3/4 throttle and i punch it i loose traction and spin out so I have to slowly go from 0-100%
motor is running cool so far, ESC got hot, i dont remember if that is normal?

one prob is that it started smoking.. I pulled the cover off went inside and investigated. TUrns out the 7 cell battery WIRE was burning into the chassis. I am charging my 6 cell as of now and gonna run that and see how it goes.. My guess would be 35mph.

If the 6 cell works out. I might cut out the Middle section and replace it with a sheet of alum as part of the chassis and have everything bolt onto there. A cooling plus also it would be.. ESC needs cooling bad to!

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project conclusion. ESC failed.... dam pos... lasted 15min on 8.4V and 14T motor.. prob get a duratrax intelli. who knows when though. idont have a job so its hard to say when

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try putting the esc a bit higher then it is know, maybe it will get more cooling

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or even better get a computer fan and make it cool the esc cooling head, use a diff battery for the fan

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well its dead now.. my esc on my stampede when i had him it never failed with a 13T motor on it.... i should just leave the coveroff next time and if i roll i hope the body doesnt get ripped off

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IM BACK! Duratrax INtellispeed 12T ESC.
I put the 8.4v battery in it and hoped for the best!!!
After severly beating on it the temps are as followed
Outside temp. 20deg
Inside temp 68deg
ESC temp 96.8deg
Battery temp 142.4
Motor Temp 145.6

What is the max temp a motor and bat can get before damage?

http://img111.exs.cx/img111/2668/nikko5800x6004kk.jpg
dont do burnouts on a wood table. those are BURN marks. the table started smoking

http://img111.exs.cx/img111/8833/nikko4800x6001um.jpg
i was ACTUALLY doing a burnout. yes the tire was smoking a bit

http://img111.exs.cx/img111/3534/nikko3800x6001zq.jpg
There is my esc mounted on a ALum plate i made.. RX is mounted on the rear

http://img111.exs.cx/img111/441/nikko2800x6000lq.jpg
tire after math, i think i ruined it
http://img111.exs.cx/img111/3746/nikko1800x6003ba.jpg

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that looks hard i nevr seen anyone change anything on a nikko car before...for me i cant even take the body off...i think its stuck to the engine or something

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HAHA my nikko had an HPI body on it. I dunno what that was about. I know it looks like ****, I kinda wanna make an all alum chassis but imo thats a hassle. All i know is i want higher top speed and WAY better grip in the rear. I think 1.25" foams will solve that. It would suck if it would blow away my nitro mammoth :(

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looks like a old tamiya or kyosho ro me....