Cool project man! I'd suggest (if you haven't already) setting that front end up so it has more like 5-10 degrees of front kick up... That 30 degrees can't be working so hot, I'd imagine... no offense at all meant btw... I LOVE it!!
Hey thanks man none taken! I honestly don’t know any better - would the 30 deg kick up be a problem with the 4WD specifically or with the car in general?? Early on this mod would have been a lot easier for me to pull off if the chassis were nice & flat to be sure 😄
Well it's interesting, but you'll have to tighten up the slipper clutch quite a bit. The improved steering is due to the powered front wheels, which have basically deleted any understeer, and the slow speed is due to all the extra drag from the belt, pulleys, bearings etc. Was that even a 'fast' motor to begin with? Plus you'll be getting more drag as it looks like you have some "toe out" on the front wheels. You really need to have the fronts parallel to begin with, then start adjusting. But yes, a more powerful motor is obviously going to help, and maybe you'll have to tighten the slipper even more (it might break). Like I said though, it's interesting. 🤓👍
You’re right there was a lot needing dialing in when I ran the car on this day for sure - things eventually got a little better but if I’m honest the geometry up front is still a little jacked 😄
Hey Lee good question man. You might not be able to tell in this particular video but there’s a Kyosho “clutch” pinion unit on the motor and it’s just way too big for the original cover - if I ever finish this project I will definitely go back to a regular pinion and get that cover back on 👍👍
Looking good. I don't think its the pinion though tension on the tranny belt looks to loose. Very impressive. Question why didn't you try the old MIP configuration?
Thank you! Well I’m not sure yet what’s going on but I suspect the top pulley that is in the same shaft as the spur gear might be slipping. You’re right about the long belt tension being very loose but that probably wouldn’t stop it from driving since it only goes from rear diff to front diff you know what I mean? If it were that one slipping I’d still have a 2WD car and I had a 0WD car 😂 Good question btw - I must admit I didn’t do a ton of looking but it seems those original MIP kits are very very rare and thusly very very expensive - my main intention for this project was to come up with a more affordable & available option - that said to date I have neither 😄 I’ll keep at it man thanks for watching 👍👍
@@wadeskelton7585 I was going to try the same thing with my rc10 a few years back and while researching a found out some guy scanned and replicated all the plastic MIP parts but swapped out the drivetrain parts for modern stuff. I believe I saw the gearboxes on shapways.
@@denozed6554 yeah I found several dead ends myself - seemed like several people had come up with ways to do it but then they’d go quiet or there’d be no way to get (enter obscure part number here) and that’d be that - I just figured there’s no way the converted cars would be selling for $3~5k if there were a reasonable way to do this yourself - we’ll see what happens I think I mainly just need the diff & pulley parts to be machined & it’ll be strong enough to be reliable. Unfortunately it’ll never be cheap I’m afraid…
@@wadeskelton7585 Now that I researched it a bit your absolutely right. I was looking at the ten4 conversion kit a few years back when I was thinking about doing it.
Man there was so many things wrong with this thing when I ran it for this video 😂 - complete dumpster fire! Still working on it - almost ready for another run 👍👍
@@wadeskelton7585 thanks ive it grow watched it step by step ,i rave vintage class here in australia and recall the MIP version from the start of RC and allways liked them but not there silly sale prices ,im shocked its taken so long for a some one too make a kit ,well done
Well no doubt, that battery isn’t great but the fact that the spur gear was spinning while the car wasn’t moving might be an even bigger problem 😁 I’ve ordered a bunch of new internals that should hold up better - it’ll be several weeks but I’ll give this another try ASAP 👍
So glad this project is coming together. I hope it is just a matter of a small adjustment and you are ready to rip! Nice work!
Thanks dude 😊 lots & lots of adjustments to make but the overall layout seems like it could work at least
Cool project man! I'd suggest (if you haven't already) setting that front end up so it has more like 5-10 degrees of front kick up... That 30 degrees can't be working so hot, I'd imagine... no offense at all meant btw... I LOVE it!!
Hey thanks man none taken! I honestly don’t know any better - would the 30 deg kick up be a problem with the 4WD specifically or with the car in general?? Early on this mod would have been a lot easier for me to pull off if the chassis were nice & flat to be sure 😄
Nice! She drives beautifully, just lacking speed. I’m sure you could get some descent power from this setup once you address the “slipping” issue. 👍
Thanks man - the first run was certainly anticlimactic but at least nothing flew apart that I could see anyways 😄
Truly appreciate you just doing. 👍
Thanks for saying so Luke!!!!
Well it's interesting, but you'll have to tighten up the slipper clutch quite a bit. The improved steering is due to the powered front wheels, which have basically deleted any understeer, and the slow speed is due to all the extra drag from the belt, pulleys, bearings etc. Was that even a 'fast' motor to begin with? Plus you'll be getting more drag as it looks like you have some "toe out" on the front wheels. You really need to have the fronts parallel to begin with, then start adjusting. But yes, a more powerful motor is obviously going to help, and maybe you'll have to tighten the slipper even more (it might break).
Like I said though, it's interesting. 🤓👍
You’re right there was a lot needing dialing in when I ran the car on this day for sure - things eventually got a little better but if I’m honest the geometry up front is still a little jacked 😄
Why have you not got the gear cover on?
Hey Lee good question man. You might not be able to tell in this particular video but there’s a Kyosho “clutch” pinion unit on the motor and it’s just way too big for the original cover - if I ever finish this project I will definitely go back to a regular pinion and get that cover back on 👍👍
Ha! Two Wades dont make a right lol
Nice to meet you Wade I don’t get to say that too often 😃
@@wadeskelton7585 nice to meet you too Wade. I've never said that lol. I've also never known another Wade who was into rc
Wade it's like you're an engineer mate
Fake it til you make it??? 😂
thats cool
Not as cool as I was hoping it’d be 😄
Looking good. I don't think its the pinion though tension on the tranny belt looks to loose. Very impressive. Question why didn't you try the old MIP configuration?
Thank you! Well I’m not sure yet what’s going on but I suspect the top pulley that is in the same shaft as the spur gear might be slipping. You’re right about the long belt tension being very loose but that probably wouldn’t stop it from driving since it only goes from rear diff to front diff you know what I mean? If it were that one slipping I’d still have a 2WD car and I had a 0WD car 😂
Good question btw - I must admit I didn’t do a ton of looking but it seems those original MIP kits are very very rare and thusly very very expensive - my main intention for this project was to come up with a more affordable & available option - that said to date I have neither 😄
I’ll keep at it man thanks for watching 👍👍
@@wadeskelton7585 I was going to try the same thing with my rc10 a few years back and while researching a found out some guy scanned and replicated all the plastic MIP parts but swapped out the drivetrain parts for modern stuff. I believe I saw the gearboxes on shapways.
@@denozed6554 yeah I found several dead ends myself - seemed like several people had come up with ways to do it but then they’d go quiet or there’d be no way to get (enter obscure part number here) and that’d be that - I just figured there’s no way the converted cars would be selling for $3~5k if there were a reasonable way to do this yourself - we’ll see what happens I think I mainly just need the diff & pulley parts to be machined & it’ll be strong enough to be reliable. Unfortunately it’ll never be cheap I’m afraid…
@@wadeskelton7585 Now that I researched it a bit your absolutely right. I was looking at the ten4 conversion kit a few years back when I was thinking about doing it.
Sounds like an automatic with a non-lockup torque converter.
Man there was so many things wrong with this thing when I ran it for this video 😂 - complete dumpster fire!
Still working on it - almost ready for another run 👍👍
ita alive !!! thats the main thing for now ,any custom job will take time too work out the little issues
Right on brother you are so right - lots of kinks to work through now for sure - thanks for checking it out 👍👍
@@wadeskelton7585 thanks ive it grow watched it step by step ,i rave vintage class here in australia and recall the MIP version from the start of RC and allways liked them but not there silly sale prices ,im shocked its taken so long for a some one too make a kit ,well done
Maybe put a Max 5 combo and it should go 100mph ezzz or maybe out a TP motor 😂
I was thinking a .21 nitro conversion 😆
I suspected that it is the battery problem.
Well no doubt, that battery isn’t great but the fact that the spur gear was spinning while the car wasn’t moving might be an even bigger problem 😁
I’ve ordered a bunch of new internals that should hold up better - it’ll be several weeks but I’ll give this another try ASAP 👍