Brother, I to had a problem fitting a brushless motor into the TD4 chassis, and like you, I had the idea of using a Tamiya TBLM brushless motor as the wires come out the back (endbell) instead of the top (side). This style of motor allows you to adjust gear mesh by sliding the motor as well as using pinions of different sizes (a must if using the slipper that uses 48 pitch gears). Great Job Man!!!!
Yeah, much better now. I can fit the motor / mesh just as I wish. Next issue will be the wires and the ESC … but that’s a headache for the future 😅 And thank you very much for watching my good friend
@@NordicRC Yes sir, the esc is a big issue for me, I'm having a hard time finding an esc that's small enough but also good enough to run the motor I want to use (Non Tamiya stuff), I might have a plan for this. ATB my friend!!!
I managed to squeeze my Castle 4600 kv into mine, but a bit difficult. Even worse with the Sidewinder 3 esc, which leaves no room for the driver! But it drives fantastic. Now I just need the hopups to be available.
Hi Jesper! Uhh, that thing is gonna fly! I hope that I can manage to squeeze in the driver. And yeah, many of the hop-ups seems hard-to-get at the moment. Myself, I am looking for the 22029 metal t-nut screw for the diff. I didn’t manage to tighten up the diff by using the A5 t-nut plastic part.
@@NordicRC I didn’t ruin them, but they seem fragile, so just one the hopup ones. Only hopup I have so far is the slipper, but haven’t installed it yet.
I also ended up ordering a TBLM02 Motor... I'm a bit pissed off as this car is very hard to fit motor and electronics and needs some hopups to work reliable. An other Motor that should fit is the "Speed Passion Brushless MMM" ... Maybe even the better choice regarding price and connection as it features bullet plugs on the rear motor shield. But as I got the TBLM02 pretty cheap I will keep it.
Yeah! Really a puzzle this one. Both the motor and receiver I had planned didn’t fit. Luckily I had a low profile servo otherwise that wouldn’t have fitted either. And the ESC barely fits 😅
Yeah, much better. I can sleep good now … if I manage to fit the brushless wires and sensor wire - but at least it is solved now. Ahh, you may be right. I got one 04 lying around but without a fan. I’ll try the 02 with the fan I have first, and then maybe give up and try the 04. Good thinking, Mark. Thank you. All the best to you too my good mate.
I think this should work, but there seems to be some kind of coating. Also the big PCB sticking out seems unnecessary. I think it's probably one of the first brushless motors.
Super avante really has limited options for brushless motors, as the ones with top terminals wont fit. While motors with wires coming out of the back directly are very rare. Beautiful build series, love it, thanks! P.S. there is no need for carbon plate to insulate the heat. You are blocking heat transfer to aluminum motor plate. That disc is usually used when you bolt the motor to plastic mount.
Hi Mindau! Yeah, very limited space for both the motor and ESC (and servo). And thank you so much my friend! And yeah, I usually only use the heat protection plate if bolted directly on plastic. Saves the plastic. But with this one I am just going by the book, by the manual. I think it is alright to block the heat here, as the motor is ‘free’ underneath the chassis, and can get rid of the heat itself.
I just can’t get behind this chassis. It’s seems so poorly thought out. Everything is so limited. Not sure why Tamiya would green light this thing to begin with but then be really proud of it too for some reason. It’s just a disaster. As always a nice relaxing video. Thanks
He he, I’m saving my final judgement to the day after it’s first run. I managed to do a few extra steps today. You’re not gonna like it. More trouble 😀😊 Hope it runs as good as people say so all this was worth it.
Brother, I to had a problem fitting a brushless motor into the TD4 chassis, and like you, I had the idea of using a Tamiya TBLM brushless motor as the wires come out the back (endbell) instead of the top (side). This style of motor allows you to adjust gear mesh by sliding the motor as well as using pinions of different sizes (a must if using the slipper that uses 48 pitch gears). Great Job Man!!!!
Yeah, much better now. I can fit the motor / mesh just as I wish. Next issue will be the wires and the ESC … but that’s a headache for the future 😅 And thank you very much for watching my good friend
@@NordicRC Yes sir, the esc is a big issue for me, I'm having a hard time finding an esc that's small enough but also good enough to run the motor I want to use (Non Tamiya stuff), I might have a plan for this. ATB my friend!!!
Cool build so far
Thank you so much , Duke!
I love learning new things about this chassis 👍. Thanks for showing this video update Mikael !
Thank you for watching, Owen! Yeah, learning a lot about this chassis myself right now. Slowly and one step at a time 😀 I’m enjoying it
@@NordicRC Yeah I agree, lovely design and I hear are nice to run too. One step at a time is the best way to learn! Enjoy 🙂
@@owenbuttle3304 Thank you bro
There's always a solution!
Luckily with this one it was easy. Just a bit irritating when one had planned for a particular motor and it doesn’t fit 😀
@@NordicRC Yeah, absolutely. But such is the RC life, sometimes.
@@TheRCScotsman Yeah, part of the hobby 😊
Super like,,,,, 😃👍
Thank you bro!
I don't know if the new motor is better than the first attached, but it surely fits better
Both Tamiya and pretty much the same quality and price range. The 02S is sensored, the 01 isn’t.
Is a 17 tooth pinion the smallest you have for that kit is that what it came with?
Yeah, stock one. Steel, so that’s good.
I managed to squeeze my Castle 4600 kv into mine, but a bit difficult. Even worse with the Sidewinder 3 esc, which leaves no room for the driver! But it drives fantastic. Now I just need the hopups to be available.
Hi Jesper! Uhh, that thing is gonna fly! I hope that I can manage to squeeze in the driver. And yeah, many of the hop-ups seems hard-to-get at the moment. Myself, I am looking for the 22029 metal t-nut screw for the diff. I didn’t manage to tighten up the diff by using the A5 t-nut plastic part.
@@NordicRC exactly the parts I am looking for too!
@@mrjesperklausen Did you manage to not ruin the threads on the A5 plastic T-Nut? Or are you just hopping up for future durability?
@@NordicRC I didn’t ruin them, but they seem fragile, so just one the hopup ones. Only hopup I have so far is the slipper, but haven’t installed it yet.
I also ended up ordering a TBLM02 Motor... I'm a bit pissed off as this car is very hard to fit motor and electronics and needs some hopups to work reliable. An other Motor that should fit is the "Speed Passion Brushless MMM" ... Maybe even the better choice regarding price and connection as it features bullet plugs on the rear motor shield. But as I got the TBLM02 pretty cheap I will keep it.
Yeah! Really a puzzle this one. Both the motor and receiver I had planned didn’t fit. Luckily I had a low profile servo otherwise that wouldn’t have fitted either. And the ESC barely fits 😅
Now that fits much better, Mikael! Do you have a TBLE-04 as it's a bit slimmer than the 02 and might be an easier fit? All the best, mate! :O)
Yeah, much better. I can sleep good now … if I manage to fit the brushless wires and sensor wire - but at least it is solved now. Ahh, you may be right. I got one 04 lying around but without a fan. I’ll try the 02 with the fan I have first, and then maybe give up and try the 04. Good thinking, Mark. Thank you. All the best to you too my good mate.
I run mine with the 02s, too. But, can't one resolder the wires on the first motor to fit?
I think this should work, but there seems to be some kind of coating. Also the big PCB sticking out seems unnecessary. I think it's probably one of the first brushless motors.
Yes it’s a difficult one to fit a brushless set up. I was lucky my Hobbywing 9T ezerun set up just fit!
Cool you had room. Think I will be in trouble with the TBLE-02S with the fan and sensor wire. Crossing my fingers 😀🙏
Super avante really has limited options for brushless motors, as the ones with top terminals wont fit. While motors with wires coming out of the back directly are very rare. Beautiful build series, love it, thanks! P.S. there is no need for carbon plate to insulate the heat. You are blocking heat transfer to aluminum motor plate. That disc is usually used when you bolt the motor to plastic mount.
Hi Mindau! Yeah, very limited space for both the motor and ESC (and servo). And thank you so much my friend! And yeah, I usually only use the heat protection plate if bolted directly on plastic. Saves the plastic. But with this one I am just going by the book, by the manual. I think it is alright to block the heat here, as the motor is ‘free’ underneath the chassis, and can get rid of the heat itself.
Why don't you want to use the other one?
Too tight a fit and awkward positioning of the wires. No good at all.
Never used a censored brushless motor must be better 👊🏻👍🏻
They are quite cool. I especially like that there is no cogging. Feels like a brushed motor, just more efficient 😊
Ah, yes, I think I saw someone had this problem also in a previous video... I'm guessing it will be exactly the same for the 2wd version...
Yeah, think it’s the same. Not much room in this chassis 😀
I just can’t get behind this chassis. It’s seems so poorly thought out. Everything is so limited. Not sure why Tamiya would green light this thing to begin with but then be really proud of it too for some reason. It’s just a disaster. As always a nice relaxing video. Thanks
He he, I’m saving my final judgement to the day after it’s first run. I managed to do a few extra steps today. You’re not gonna like it. More trouble 😀😊 Hope it runs as good as people say so all this was worth it.
And thank you, Luke, for the kind words