E-Chaos converstion

I was thinkin' about doin' this to my choas getting a custom motor mount cnc'ed maybe so i can fit both 540, 380, 280 motors, kinda radical as i see it but i want options

i was just wondering if anyone had any imput on this, i figure i keep the stock drivetrain, and sterring set up the rest gets re desinged or remounted or something, any imput would be great

the lug

You arn't crazy at all, rcdrive has allready done it!

i think you shud do it!!! sounds like a good idea!!

thanks i'm kinda still layin everything out in my mind, but i'm also working on detoyifing a boat i have i'm basically putting a real rc equipment in it not that it'll keep up with my neigbors super vee bl, but its a fun mini project

the lug

Cool, sounds like you got some work lined up for yourself! Be sure to post pics, and if you want, share the boat in the site chat section

Just don't shred the gears apart. Sounds like a great idea but trying to fit all those diff kind of motors is gonna be a little hard.

yeah i know its still a concept with all the motors, i may just get 1 mount and a few diffent plates i can put on it,

and i may lock the center and i'm thinkin' now/next diffs, if i can fit um, or fenagleing a slipper...

the lug

i would go for putting a 540 motor in it so when you get your sidewinder you can put it in this

yeah that was my thinks but i've heard stuff about the diffs, but hey the cost a $2 for a new set so why not, my problem not is finding the right pinion, and then i just gotta design the mount i got a CAD software from http://www.emachineshop.com/index.htm, it's completly different then the schools that i could've done this in 1 hour, but it watched the tutruail vid and i get the software now, it just has less buttons, that are less specific, and more stuff you need to do thru a menu but no, multi 3d views in the main screen ahh well

the lug

Your lucky, our schools cad sucks!
2d only!

Do you have a cnc mill? Or are you just using the cad for designing?

no mill for me but, my school has one or emachine shop'll do that for me,

and i think you shool schould download the software off emachine thats free or google has a cheep one to,

the lug

Ya, my school has a mill too, but they only have bits for cutting plastic

Man you guys are lucky we don't have any of that stuff. We don't have software its all drawn out and done by hand.

We used to have a full machine shop but that was before cad/cam stuff became the norm. We could do almost aything the computers do now...ah, well, just a lot slower. It was fun though running the milling machine or lathe by hand. You had to be really carefull, but when you go it right it was great.

My school is luckty to hae computers, let alone cad software. I used to have alibre and I loved it. But the trial wore off nad now I hv=ave e machine shop, its actually quite simplistic and easy.

Schwenzo

it is but i like the stuff at school much better more buttons that give you more options instead of haveing to select what you want from a menu you click a button hit your settings click a line and you got a piece cut to your specs

the lug

Hey you've mentioned emachine shop a couple of times...is that emachineshops.com? I tried searching it and found a link but the site didn't come up. If it is I'll try again latter, sounds like it could be cool.

this'll get you thier

http://www.emachineshop.com/index.htm

no new up dates that i can post but i do know that removing the motor mount may or may not be easy and i'm playing with a base that mounts to the current holes then giving me the ability to change out the vert plates, for different motor sizes,

the lug

GO 540!!! j/k that'd be tough.

Schwenzo

not really, cuz the motors, about the same lenght as the engine, and with so i should be able to fit it, the batt, esc and reciver i'can figure out, i'll probally go with a sideways esc i may try to fenagle a stick pack on (standard sub-c for you mini guys) or have to go mini or somethin i haven't thought too much bout that... though doing more thinking' im gunna make a wood mount as a rought prototype, something i learned is very good to do that you engineerring comp. (i'ld thank it more if the school didn't take the $500 and we slit it among the 4 of us...)

the lug

I would put the esc/ reciever where the tank are, but a custom mount may be neeeded for the battery.

Schwenzo

thats what i was thinking,

i suppose i should give a link to the choas....

http://www.sportwerksrc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=SWK1400

the lug

Looking at it I see that you culd put the battery strapped in sideways in place of the pipe.

Schwenzo

yeah but that would really screw up wight and what would i put on the other side, the radio box will go, and then i'll leave the serring servo where it is, but other than that,

i think i'll make a deck set up and have the reciver under the ESC
and i may have to run the mini packs, now i can't use my EP's...

the lug