I designed and printed the rear brace mount and made some tubes to go with it. I'm pretty happy with how it looks and it should prevent the rear of the chassis from getting mangled.
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 4:01 am
by Headling
Looking good, nice idea on the rear brace
Do you have an idea when the kit will be available to purchase??
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:06 am
by lmw94002
Definitely looking nice.
I'd be interested if you put together a kit too.
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:55 am
by mk-Zero
Thanks guys, glad you like it.
Available "soon"
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:16 am
by mk-Zero
Here's another new option for the 10M. Before I was running B5M wing mounts which work great, but they force you to cut a pretty big hole in the body right where the body mount post goes. I was holding down the back of the body with the front edge of the wing, which works well, but not the cleanest solution. Also, in the spirit of the bolt-on nature of this project, it would be great if even the body didn't have to be modified.
So I designed this. It screws to the tower and has provisions for wing tubes and a body mount post, both in the stock location. So with this, even a body that was previously trimmed and drilled for a "regular" RC10 would go right on a 10M, no cutting needed.
Unfortunately for me the body for this car is already hacked for the B5M wing mounts, so back to them for me.
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:45 pm
by Blackwagonman
Amazing build! Definitely breathes new life into this car. I am really interested in doing a conversion like this, but I have one question. I run on an outdoor dirt track that is downright filthy. My concern is the exposed gearing. Any plans or way to cover those?
Again Sweet build!
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:48 pm
by mk-Zero
Thanks!
Good question on the dirt... how dirty does your car get inside the pan? The gears are completely inside the pan and body, so I don't think it would be too bad without a cover on the gears. I can look into designing one though...
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:21 pm
by Headling
You've thought of everything, great work!!
So when can we buy a conversion kit??
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:32 pm
by mk-Zero
Thank you!!!
I'm waiting on a quote on machining the motor plates and towers, those are the last two things to work out.
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:51 am
by mk-Zero
For those of you interested in building one of these, please vote in this thread --> http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=103&t=41991
to let me know what options you are interested in and help me gauge how many parts to have made. Thanks!
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:54 pm
by Northeee
Really looking forward to this being available!
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:05 pm
by Northeee
And it's Mark sent a message via YouTube today . From the UK
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:26 pm
by mk-Zero
Hey Mark
Thanks for your message on YouTube and your interest in the 10M kit
Re: New bolt-in mid motor conversion project
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:21 am
by mk-Zero
Just a short video showing the rear brace and body and wing tube mounting options.
Having towers and motor plates made right now. I'll order all the Shapeways and AE parts for the kits soon too. Stay tuned
Had the car in hand & on the track last night. Great amounts of rotation, with a slight tuning change we also were able to get the lap times better and make me feel more comfortable wheeling the car. Solid conversion and looks awesome on the track.
