Building a brushless RC10GT

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Re: Building a brushless RC10GT

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Pretty much at the tail end of this. I got my shocks and mounted them up. I am going to dye the white shock parts black as it fits the era of the truck better. I thought I'd try the white shock accessories to compliment the white ball cups but meh, black they will become.

Everything on this chassis sits low, at an arms level ride height everything except the shock towers are below the tops of the tires.

I've got the body painted but just need decals to finish it off. I will also likely order Fiber-Lyte shock towers for this then I can call it done.
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That turned out killer!

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Thanks, it took a lot longer than I wanted..... kinda killed the "race it" mentality.
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I can nearly call this done, just need shock towers. The body came out fairly good as there are a few things I'd change next time. It's a bit of a mash up of the different AE schemes and is fairly fitting I think considering the truck is a mash up.

I was planning on running this truck on the track a fair bit (like most of the other trucks I put together :roll: ) but I'll probably just end up running it up and down the driveway a couple of times and put it away.
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cool truck. Hope your driveway is big enough! :lol:

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broodenburg wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:17 am cool truck. Hope your driveway is big enough! :lol:
Thanks, It's just big enough, lol. Luckily there is a fairly long stretch down to the road so I can get up a bit of speed
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Great build and great looking body!

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Thanks :D

I broke it already, lol. My driveway is long but not long enough :lol: I tried to get that little bit more out of it and ended up sliding into my own car tire. The damage is minimal as I only bent the rear inner hinge pin and snapped a screw in the rear arm mount.

First impressions are great steering, rotation and stable. The truck is very neutral as it doesn’t want to spin. Forward drive could be a little better but I'm putting that down to tires (worn out Road Hawgs). Would be interesting to drive it on a gripped up track, I think corner speed and the little extra weight of the GT would be its strength.
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All fixed, luckily I had one spare inner hinge pin left. I was also able to get the broken screw out of the arm mount without damaging it. The impact was pretty well square on so the arm was fine.
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Similar carnage occurred to my GT-E last weekend. A little too much trigger, a little too soon with a new throttle curve and I backed into a curb. Cost the hinge pin and arm mount. Ended up swapping to alloy 0 degree arm mounts, but didn't want to raid my in-progress WC for a hinge pin, so i'm waiting on a package from Tower with some spares.

I was very impressed with the on-road handling characteristics of my GT-E. I am on some old Proline Striker II's. I also happened upon some 5 degree caster blocks, so that helps keep front rubber on the pavement.
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Re: Building a brushless RC10GT

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Really liking this build.

I've been out of this hobby for a while and just got my son a Slash for Xmas. This caused me to go dust off two of my old GT's.

I'm working on a similar GT-E myself. My plan is kind of in the speed runner realm. I was thinking about seeing if I could get an 80 mph setup out of the truck. I'm having some space planning issues though because I'm planning to run a 1/8 ESC (Trinity RX8) and I have old school (large) electronics (Futaba Magnum JR). I don't need a lot of run time, so I'm thinking of just smaller LiPos that will fit the space I have available 1300-1600 mAh.

I think I'm going to fall somewhere between your nice low layout and some of the "towers" I've seen out there.

Also, I have a plan to run a "speed runner" suspension along with a 1/8 (550 40mm) motor with that Dynotech mount.

I'm planning to lower the ride height by replacing the 1.32 rear shocks with the 1.02 fronts and then replace the 1.02 fronts with a set ov V2 (7474) .89 front buggy shocks. I may even go one step further by limiting the down stroke .200-.250.

Once the suspension is lowered, I'm going to fabricate a spacer that will fit under the tranny and raise it up .200, straightening up the CVD's and giving enough clearance for a (550) 40mm motor.

I'd be interested to hear what you guys think.

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Re: Building a brushless RC10GT

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Ranman wrote: Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:24 pm

I'd be interested to hear what you guys think.

welcome to the board. and even though it isn't the same generation gt there is alot of trial and error already gone through on another thread by another member. Might be able to help you out with some ideas.

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Re: Building a brushless RC10GT

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Ranman wrote: Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:24 pm I'm working on a similar GT-E myself
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I'd be interested to hear what you guys think.
Looks like a great start! You should begin your own thread so we may stay up with your progress :D

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Re: Building a brushless RC10GT

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Ranman wrote: Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:24 pm Really liking this build.

I've been out of this hobby for a while and just got my son a Slash for Xmas. This caused me to go dust off two of my old GT's.

I'm working on a similar GT-E myself. My plan is kind of in the speed runner realm...
I have been working on something similar and heavily referenced MadMan's build. I have a castle 1515 can motor (~40mm x 75mm IIRC) and that sucker is heavy and big. I spaced up the gearbox with a 1/4" alum plate, I should mill it down a bit as it sits a little high.

I am working on a brace for the motor plate, as it is marginal at holding the big motor in place and bends easily. I also relocated my servo to make more space for batteries. I know moving it up isn't the best thing, however, I figure an elevated servo is better than an elevated Lipo. My truck handles very good so far, but it is way too powerful. Those GRPs may be good at speed, but they have limited traction. Liker Perry said, post your own thread!
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Re: Building a brushless RC10GT

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Ranman wrote: Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:24 pm Really liking this build.

Once the suspension is lowered, I'm going to fabricate a spacer that will fit under the tranny and raise it up .200, straightening up the CVD's and giving enough clearance for a (550) 40mm motor.

I'd be interested to hear what you guys think.
Thanks, I didn't plan on everything being so low, it just turned out that way.

Spacing of the trans is interesting and a pretty good idea, I'd be keen to see how it works out. It's a shame the Dynotech mount doesn’t allow 550 SC cans in the stock configuration.
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True fact - It wasn't fast enough so I broke it within 2 minutes of its first ever run :lol:
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