I had a little time to put some of the pieces together for this build. As luck would have it, the esc is rather too large to fit on the chassis. The power wires exit from the side of the case, so it throws everything off. I should have went with a Duster or similar esc.
I compromised and used Scotch 3M dual lock to secure the esc to the battery brace. Surprisingly, this is some really sticky stuff! The esc is mounted, and it ain't going anywhere! I tried to pull on it with a firm tug, and it's stuck on there good.
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I'm just relieved to find a spot for it on this truck.
The battery and motor connectors look to be the female side of a bullet connector. I most probably will be using another type of connector on the battery side, but would like to keep the bullets on the motor side. Since I will be using Ni-Cd or possibly a low mAH Ni-MH pack for power, would APP connectors be an era-correct part to use for the battery connections? Any recommendations?
Onto the motor...Trinity Speed Gems 19x1 Pro Spec. Limited run of under 100 made. I know it's not era correct, but it's a brushed motor and it's from Trinity.
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I wasn't sure on what to gear it, but I have it at 17/87 as of now. I think that's a good starting point. I'll have to run it and monitor the temps to get a feel of it. In the meantime, I'll be searching for a Reedy Sonic 2 or Ultra Sonic to go in it.
The next part is an original gear cover. I cut it out roughly with scissors, leaving about 2mm around the edges. Then went around it with an xacto blade to make it as close to perfect as I could. Btw, who knew a tiny piece of lexan would cost so much?
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I downloaded the pic of the gear cover using "FX" on my phone. The style was called "Vintage". It made the pic look old, like it was from 1995.
I also mounted a Futaba 304SB T-FHSS Rx on the chassis. I will have to read the manual from my 4PLs radio to see how to set it up with an older esc. I'm crossing my fingers that it works with the Novak!!!
That's all for now, until I decide on which direction I want to go with the body.
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