I just converted my old GT to brushless. I'm just looking for general input. I rushed the photos so the wiring still neds to be tidied up a bit. I ran out of small black zip-ties though. I'm sure people will comment on the battery placement so I'll explain: I was going to run it straight across, but it seemed a bit cramped and seemed to put more weight on the left side than this configuration. If I were going to race it I would probably move the esc lower on the chassis, but it will just be a basher so it should be fine. The motor wires look dangerously close to the spur, but when I get more ties today I will fix that. Criticism welcome. I can take it....
Saddle pack is a great idea. I wish I'd a thought of that before I ordered a new 3s pack I have some old saddle packs too, so I have no excuse as to why that didn't occur to me. I guess it will be a good way to justify another purchase. You can never have too many batteries.
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Looks good. I always wanted to convert the GT to a mid motor electric. It just makes sense since the tranny is already laid over. I may still do it someday, but I'm having too much fun with my Tekin conversion and can't wait to order up an X-60 to convert my T4.
That looks good. I have a regular RC10 with a Sidewinder 5700 and it's pretty much outta control so I know how you feel. I remember in the late 80's early 90's running 10 cells and modified motors trying to get the speeds easily reached these days. I could maybe get a 2 minute run back then.
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you could probably run a regular 48 pitch spur in 87 or 84 tooth if you wanted too since the gear ratio is the same as a T2. It would let you move the motor back a little to help with the battery placement. But I can also see wanting to run your nice Robinson steel spur gear too! Gearing it higher would help with the wheelie action but it looks pretty nice the way it is. What did you use to mount the motor?
Mark
Aaaaahhhh crap! I'm about to get passed by that orange truck!
markt311 wrote:you could probably run a regular 48 pitch spur in 87 or 84 tooth if you wanted too since the gear ratio is the same as a T2. It would let you move the motor back a little to help with the battery placement. But I can also see wanting to run your nice Robinson steel spur gear too! Gearing it higher would help with the wheelie action but it looks pretty nice the way it is. What did you use to mount the motor?
TC5 motor mount. I have tons of 48p stuff so I may try that down the road. I've cleaned up the wiring since then, but the battery still bugs me. When the bodies on you can't tell anyway, but I know what's lurking under there and it haunts my darkest nightmares....
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I'll put some new pics in when I get a chance this week. It may be the weekend before I have time at home. You may shop motor mounts. I have seen some others used and they may be sturdier. No problems so far though.
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have you thought about moving the esc to the back of the shocktower/bulkhead? there's nothing back there to get in the way, and you could mount it really low if you wanted.
i've bought different sized lipo packs from maxamps.com, they have pretty much any shape if you hunt around. i have a couple 4400 or something 2s packs that are really close to the size of the gt gastank. you could get one of those in 3s and it wouldnt be much bigger.
yeah...what badhoopty said . Would like to see how you mounted the mount. I figure you drilled 2 new holes for the bottom of the mount but did you screw the mount to the tranny? I had started a rc10gb conversion awhile back and abandoned the idea when I ran out of ambition but still have the parts sitting there waiting for something to happen to them . Was gonna do the CRracing setup but just never got around to it but this thread kinda peaked my interest again...
Todd
Peace and professionlism.....Kabunga signing off!!!
Sorry I couldn't get any pics updated, but you know how the holidays are. I have changed the wiring configuration. I had to after one of the motor wires got sucked into the spur. This truck is now my favorite. It drives great and has huge power. The little bit of extra weight gives it a lot more control than any of my other cars. It's only a few ounces, but it really helps. I'll try to get a weight too because it really is almost the same as a regular truck. Of course, I say that, but a few ounces is a lot if you race. I agree about the battery. At some point I will replace it, but I didn't want to dump a lot of money until I saw how the mount handled the power. With the TC5 motor mount I just drilled 2 holes in the chassis to make use of the stock mounting holes on the motor mount. You just need to position it at the right distance from the spur for the pinion to reach properly. You have to work around the slot for the fly wheel. It's a cheap conversion since you can get the mount for about $12. So far it holds up great and I run it a little harder each time I take it out. The suspension is killer on those GTs. I may switch to the Castle 4600kv motor to bring it a little more under control. The 16t pinion is just right for the 5700kv though. I'll probably stick with it even with the 4600. If the traction is right it pulls wheelies with just a 2s. They are easily controllable wheelies though. I'll get my 3s for Christmas from my mom(I'm 34! ) I think it's been 25 straight years that my Christmas involved an r/c related gift from my mom. I'm not sure why I even want the 3s honestly. It's impractical for any 1/10 application, but that's what Christmas presents are for I guess.
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My rc10 brushless project i designed and mare a mount out of flat aluminum it drives amasing ! Im goin to run carpet indoor oval and maybe offroad it all depends if i can get a setup that works ok both ways
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Customworks RC makes one for their older DD cars that is machined, in case your formed one fails :wink:
And it will work with the laydown gt trans? I have a cw rocket and it uses the old style stealth T/B3 actually and they mount diffrent.... One...
I have shared some photos of this in another thread years ago, but since then I've done more work to it. This is my RC10GT blue chassis I bought new like 20 years ago.
I converted it to a mid-motor, transverse battery electric
The motor bolts to...
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Hi
Thanks for posting that chart I was looking for something like that. I'm also building a E-GT and almost done, just need some electrics and to paint the body.
I thought I would share my experience building, track testing, and bashing my RC10GT brushless conversion. I've seen some really nice builds doing these conversions but could never find a whole lot about the end result as far as performance and is...
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So far it's been very durable and very fast and when I consider that I only have a couple hundred bucks in the whole thing, I would do it again in a heartbeat.
What gearing are you using? Original 32 Spur right?
What pinion? I have a 48p 84...
i wanted to start this topic to give people ideas of what different bodies you can run on rc10 rc10t and rc10t2.(kinda like the help topics, how to run new axles on old rc10). i was looking for some old builds of rc10s with bodies for rustler ,b3,...
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my front mounts are stock and in the stock location on my 10t with t3 body.
im just poking around here, looking at other guys RC10GT's, and thought id chime in.... First a little bout myself. Im mostly an RC heli guy, with all kinds of high end 450/500/550 and 600 sized brushless heli's, and starting to do...
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Looks good. I like that cage on there.
Thanks! Yeah, i like the cage too... As a matter of fact, my son really wants one for his build as well, and I cannot for the life of me remember where I got it from! I cant find anything cagey for him! Im...
Well.....
I kept telling myself NO but finally gave in. A friend gave me some money to order some stuff to fix up their kids slash, so I also added my stuff to the order as well to save on shipping. I couldn't resist Towers $40 discount and $14...
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Welp I'm on to another project.
One many have done before me.
For any wanting to add a VTS to their vintage setup or build an
RC10GTE RC10EGT brushless conversion I have that one down now.
Picked this up on the FleaBay for the buck 09 without a...