half-eight resurrected

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:40 am

the 1/18th's have been keeping me poor and in trouble with the Mrs. lately

This scale is like meth - addictive and turns me into a jabbering mess!

I spent more than i intended on the minizilla, so i've done a cheap job of resurrecting the half eight after i cooked the original electrics. i picked up a nanodragon ESC from ausmicro, but i couldn't help making a few mods while i was at it

I shifted the motor to the rear behind the servo and turned the centre diff 180*, so that i can run the packs for the minizilla down the other side. also knocked up a top deck out of scrap alloy and put in a RAD400 motor courtesy of Tuner1989

pics

So much for doing a "cheap" rebuild - i've just dropped $80 on a full set of ball diffs, and i am idly browsing rcmart.com for oil shocks as i type... i feel dirty...

ibjamn · Post by **ibjamn** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:38 am

cool upper deck

I thought the 1/2 8 came with oil-filled shocks?

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:23 pm

Stock it doesnt, no....

45, if you're going to get hopups for the h8, get 3 racing ones. a lot of my hopups are 3 racing and they fit well, machined well and are strong.

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:19 pm

ph2t wrote: 45, if you're going to get hopups for the h8, get 3 racing ones. a lot of my hopups are 3 racing and they fit well, machined well and are strong.

thanks for the tip man! definitely in need now that i've got the better motor in

3r knuckles, shocks and front tower will be next.
Don't think much of the nanodragon ESC though - no Brake function! wtf is up with that?!
I'm really starting to consider brushless for this thing as an option... this is going to be a slow build up anyways.

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:15 pm

If you're going to go brushless, get in early before you invest too much in brushed motors and ESC's.....

I bought my half8 off ebay (2nd hand) with an AON4900 motor and MAMBA-25 ESC. Great combo with zero maintenance....

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:34 pm

thats actually some pretty good advice, thanks.

I may actually shelve this one until i can afford the brushless setup - This might sound dumb, but it's just too stable at the moment.

I like my cars to drive to their limits - i'm happy with a brushed motor in the minizilla because keeping it on it's wheels is already a challenge. the half-eight will need a lot more speed before driving it becomes remotely interesting.

-edit- brushless combo on ebay

How would something like the package above serve me?

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:28 am

-edit- brushless combo on ebay

How would something like the package above serve me?

hmmm, lemme think........

FUCK YEAH!

That Quark is the new mamba, lol.... Everyone is raving on about it....

viperdout · Post by **viperdout** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:53 pm

I've heard good things about the Quark, but I love my mambas and their USB programming. If you have no problems programming with beeps and lights, then go for it.

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:18 pm

the USB link probably wouldn't be any good to me anyway - i use a mac.

must... save.... pennies...