@Matt R Hey man, only saw your comment now. I bought the Maverick receiver. There is a full description of parts used in the second part of the video. You're other option is to buy a radio receiver combo, or if you have a different radio get the appropriate receiver. Hope this helps. Cheers
That should last you very long :) What i'd recommend if you know someone with a workshop get them to make metal dogbones. I'm afraid that at some stage all the other gears might end up failing cause the power is too much. But all part of the fun ;) If you can drive it off road on dirt, that has lower traction and should put less strain on the drivetrain.
Thanks man, i'm busy working on an update video. Haven't had any problems with the diffs themselves but I did all other gears. I think there were stripped due to bad meshing. When it finally did get working then I snapped two dogbone driveshafts. The motor is actually too powerful for the little car (or my skill of driving ;) ) and that even on 2s lipo ( the speed control can take up to 3s). I'll post the video as soon as it's finished.
Hi Ruben, I've soldered on Deans connectors for the battery and the motor connectors are bullet connectors, but i'm not sure if they are 3 or 4mm. The cables are already connected on the motor, so it is a case of plug and play. Cheers
Hi RC Petey, I don't know off the top of my head and I'm away on business so I can't check the manual, but it is described when you buy the receiver. Cheers
Sweet :) i'm afraid it's not doing too well. I've managed to snap 4 dogbones even with the punch control on the ESC on full (maximum power reduction on start up). For the short time it was working it was doing backflips on command and was extremely fast. A bit uncontrollable as well, don't think the chassis is designed to be doing 50+km/h :)
Hi MrZhilvinas, I'm using the stock radio with a Maverick Mrx - 242 2.4 Ghz 4ch Receiver. There is a full list of stuff I used in the description box of the second part of video. As far as I am aware the original receiver will only bind to the stock radios, but I can be mistaken. Cheers
No the standard plastic gear didn't. This just has a D-shaped hole without a grub screw holding it to the shaft. While doing the mod I back ordered a metal pinion which took a few weeks. To bridge the time I modified the plastic pinion by taking the original motor shaft and heating it with a firelighter and then pushing it into the plastic pinion to make the "D" slightly bigger. Be careful doing that though, too big and it just flies off ;)
hello, nice work of you, with brushless motor any diff problems gear problems????? cause i got one too and i want to tune it up thank's and keep up the good work!
Hey mike I have got this same car and im about to get the same motor kit to do this conversion but i wanted to ask what kind of reciever you got for this conversion, I went to my local hobby shop and the guy told me Id have to use a maverick reciever (which are quite expensive) because they bind differently to a standard 2.4ghz recieve... So I was just wondering how you knew that receiver would bind with the maverick ion radio?.. Thankyou! :)
Heya ProSuspendisse, I think it was 74 for the parts and shipping if i remember properly. But yeah could have been a possibility. I'll remember for the next time ;)
Hi mike, i know its been a while since you uploaded your videos, but i was just wondering if you still use youtube lol because i really admire your work on your rc car, and require some advice on converting my 1/18 brushed rc car to brushless Thanks!
Wait that didn't work. Just search for maverick ion, click on one of the 1/18 models and go to the parts and accessories tab and there under pinion you will find it.
@Matt R
Hey man, only saw your comment now. I bought the Maverick receiver. There is a full description of parts used in the second part of the video.
You're other option is to buy a radio receiver combo, or if you have a different radio get the appropriate receiver. Hope this helps.
Cheers
That should last you very long :) What i'd recommend if you know someone with a workshop get them to make metal dogbones. I'm afraid that at some stage all the other gears might end up failing cause the power is too much. But all part of the fun ;) If you can drive it off road on dirt, that has lower traction and should put less strain on the drivetrain.
Thanks man,
i'm busy working on an update video. Haven't had any problems with the diffs themselves but I did all other gears. I think there were stripped due to bad meshing. When it finally did get working then I snapped two dogbone driveshafts. The motor is actually too powerful for the little car (or my skill of driving ;) ) and that even on 2s lipo ( the speed control can take up to 3s). I'll post the video as soon as it's finished.
Hi Ruben,
I've soldered on Deans connectors for the battery and the motor connectors are bullet connectors, but i'm not sure if they are 3 or 4mm. The cables are already connected on the motor, so it is a case of plug and play.
Cheers
Damn this is history
That is with the LiPo though, the standard battery will only give you around 10 mins if you're lucky.
Hi jam jar, yes it does, as far as I know it will bind with all maverick radios, but I'm not entirely sure.
I couldn't agree more. One bad knock and they split apart.
A good 25 to 30 mins. The battery outlasted the dogbones on the last 3 runs ;)
Hi RC Petey,
I don't know off the top of my head and I'm away on business so I can't check the manual, but it is described when you buy the receiver.
Cheers
Sweet :)
i'm afraid it's not doing too well. I've managed to snap 4 dogbones even with the punch control on the ESC on full (maximum power reduction on start up). For the short time it was working it was doing backflips on command and was extremely fast. A bit uncontrollable as well, don't think the chassis is designed to be doing 50+km/h :)
I have a 2ah lipo ready. I should also get some spare dogbones ready I assume? Do they snap because of too much torque?
Hi MrZhilvinas,
I'm using the stock radio with a Maverick Mrx - 242 2.4 Ghz 4ch Receiver. There is a full list of stuff I used in the description box of the second part of video. As far as I am aware the original receiver will only bind to the stock radios, but I can be mistaken.
Cheers
No the standard plastic gear didn't. This just has a D-shaped hole without a grub screw holding it to the shaft. While doing the mod I back ordered a metal pinion which took a few weeks. To bridge the time I modified the plastic pinion by taking the original motor shaft and heating it with a firelighter and then pushing it into the plastic pinion to make the "D" slightly bigger. Be careful doing that though, too big and it just flies off ;)
Thank you very much! And the last question, how much runtime are you getting from what battery?
hello, nice work of you,
with brushless motor any diff problems gear problems?????
cause i got one too and i want to tune it up thank's and keep up the good work!
Thanks for the information! I found the full description in the second video some time later:)
Hows your model doing?
What receiver exactly did you use? And will the stock transmitter bind to any receiver?
Hey mike I have got this same car and im about to get the same motor kit to do this conversion but i wanted to ask what kind of reciever you got for this conversion,
I went to my local hobby shop and the guy told me Id have to use a maverick reciever (which are quite expensive) because they bind differently to a standard 2.4ghz recieve... So I was just wondering how you knew that receiver would bind with the maverick ion radio?.. Thankyou! :)
does the new Reviver bind to the transmitter you buy with the car? thanks :)
thanks for the info again:)
and GODDAMN IT! I have no idea where to get the pinion from where I live:
New subscriber do you know how to bind the MTX-242 transmitter to the esc? or to re bind to the esc? rspv thanks kindly
I think that the front shock tower is the most common problem with these cars
Heya ProSuspendisse,
I think it was 74 for the parts and shipping if i remember properly. But yeah could have been a possibility. I'll remember for the next time ;)
Hi mike, i know its been a while since you uploaded your videos, but i was just wondering if you still use youtube lol
because i really admire your work on your rc car, and require some advice on converting my 1/18 brushed rc car to brushless
Thanks!
By the way, did the stock gear fit the new motor?
wat kind of connectors on the esc
Waterproof motor and ESC ?
not sure if win or fail :D
Go to modelsport and search for 368968. That will get you to the metal pinions ;)
geez, this little car is going to cost me a fortune in the end xD
Wait that didn't work. Just search for maverick ion, click on one of the 1/18 models and go to the parts and accessories tab and there under pinion you will find it.