The Hedgehog

Are you planning on getting your brushless wet?

Nick2618

I kow this cuase i drive my box thourgh puddles sometimes. BUt not to much cause the servo is not protected. BUt teh inside stays very dry.

Lunchboxer

As long as they are not underwater, they will be fine....

ESC is usually pretty water tight... (again, not trying to run underwater..)

The LRP in my Blitzer Beetle is actually waterproof.. so...

I will run it in the snow...

rcluke

i was being sarcastic, because LB never uses his RC's

lbshelfqueen

wow i cant buy tamiya paint!!

they have all been recalled due to labeling issues!! wont be available again until next year.. bummer!!

Lunchboxer

What do you mean by "labeling issue"?!

Argh!!

lbshelfqueen

im not sure myself.

aparentlyits all ts numbers and as numbers, something to do with the size of the warning labels

Lunchboxer

Geez... size of the label.. [&:]

Must be some silly regulation stuff...

Lunchboxer

Gold LB w/ lights!!

lbshelfqueen

SEXY!!

Lunchboxer

Alright, how many of you think this would help?? I saw this setup on a LB and was wondering what's the motivation behind it.

With the shock now extending out on the lower mount, it would seem that it would create a moment (a twist if you will) on the lower shock mount, and actually make it less effective..

LOL, I mean, not like a LB would ever handle well, but for discussion sake.. it is an interesting setup nonetheless..

Also note the upper shock mount is braced to the chassis. Hmm...

broncojd

the added leverage would certainly seem to increase the chance of the lower shock mount breaking. if they had mounted the shock to the axle spread out it would at least be logically sane. the pivot point for the axle will remain the same place as-is. so i dont see what the advantage would be either.

however, i will say that the person has one hell of a wheelie wheel. and did you notice the 3rd shock? that is mounted to the bottom of the tub, not the top of the chassis. is that what you guys did, too?

for the top shock mounts, i would bet that is an attempt to minimize rear chassis flex...much like you guys do to the front shock mounts. but that's just a guess. even if the logic doesn't make sense about the shocks, you cna be sure that person loves the LB or else they wouldn't do so much work to it!

rcluke

did i ever post any pics of my lil' lunchbox ?
the poster was free from the jaguar factory

Dante77

I did that, too. If you mount the bracket to the top, you won't be able to place your esc on top any more.

rcluke

yeah i know, i made that mistake on my old lunchbox

broncojd

oh. good point.

i used the stock friction shock for my 3rd shock, so i had no choice.

Lunchboxer

Seeing that it uses the stock wheelie bar, the bigger wheels will prevent it from wheelie higher though!

I mount the 3rd shock to the top of the chassis.. I feel that way it is not create a moment on the chassis.. although I doubt it would break the chassis or anything!

Lunchboxer

I use rivet, so there's no nut sticking out.. so you can still mount the ESC on top if you wish...

damaine1

I just brought my lunchbox (a childhood dream finally realized!) I've wanted it since 1987 when I was 8 years old, I wanted it for christmas that year and the year after and pretty much every year till around 1992 but my parents wouldn't purchase a 300.00 car for me at that age so I finally brought it for myself exactly 20 years later!

Now the purpose for me writing this is because now that I have it I want to do some serious moding to actually make this little van be a pretty good handler and even more fun rc truck. Considering I've never did anything to my rc cars I don't even know where to begin. I want to add a second row of shocks to the rear and put on wider towers for better overall stability. I also want to get a brushless motor and esc for speed. What do you think and where do I start to try to accomplish this?

lbshelfqueen

personaly i think you should of bought a different car if that what you want but thats just my opinion.

i have a novak ss5800 brushless in mine and cva short shox.. it goes like stink and somtimes will go round bends without falling over.. but it still has its bouncyness whitch is fine by me!!

damaine1

Well, I know that the lunchbox isn't made for handling, but why not do something different? Im not saying I want it to be a Traxxas T-Maxx or anything, I just want to be able to turn with a little consistancy. So that motor and esc works well for you? no problems? easy installation?

lbshelfqueen

amazingly easy!! just bolt in the motor as normal, set the esc.. (takes 30 seconds) and away you go!! the transmition can take it! even with lots of rough start stopping. what i did find though is that if you make it faster you will find the front comes down harder after a wheelie so the front suspention on mine is set very hard!

damaine1

I didn't mean Wider Tower, I meant to put Wider Tires. (is this possible?)

Lunchboxer

The best way to improve handling is probably run the lexan shell...

lbshelfqueen

that does lower th centre of gravity quite a bit!