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Mat
02-21-2004, 04:26 PM
Hi all,
Just finished my TLT thought you might like a look.
Locked all the diffs...centre diff locked using Traxxas slipper pegs, front and rear diffs stuffed with "blu Tac" works a treat!!:)

Made the little wing on the rear using an off cut off lexan when trimming the body and doublesided taped it on!!

Build my own batt pack from a standard 7,2v 3000mAh stick pack and located front and rear, the body sits nice and low too!! :D

This little beast is so much fun, even with the pack split front and rear, I can still flip it in a wheely off the line, and thats with a standard 540 motor.....sweet!!

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mathew.azzopardi/images/tltv.JPG

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mathew.azzopardi/images/tltd.JPG

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mathew.azzopardi/images/tltm.JPG

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mathew.azzopardi/images/tltp.JPG

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mathew.azzopardi/images/tlto.JPG

Hope you like!!

Mat

wicket75
02-21-2004, 05:27 PM
Hey Mat,

I like your battery pack and your paint scheme. The pinstriping aound everything is sweet. I also like how the white comes up to the hood around the fender.

Nice job. So far, until I get mine done...yours is my favorite. :D

Mat
02-21-2004, 05:36 PM
Hey wicket75,

Thanks for the kind words :D

It's my first go at masking a body, it was very fiddly too!!

When someone likes the work you've done, it makes all those hours swearing and cursing worth while.

Many thanks

Mat

jocktheglide
02-21-2004, 06:19 PM
nice clean paint job there bro!!!

Xtant3150c
02-22-2004, 01:25 AM
Very nice set up you got going there! I like the split pack idea alot!

And that body looks really good!!!:cool:

Nice Job!

Mat
02-22-2004, 05:42 PM
Cheers for the nice comments :D

The split pack is working sweet, me being a tight @rse, i'm NOT paying £30 from the 1700mAH pack when i can buy 2 x 3000mAH packs for the same price!! LOL

Just takes about 1/2 hrs work to disassemble a stick pack and make the split pack.....last longer, body sits lower, even weight distribution and cheaper.....can't go wrong!!

Sherlock2101
02-22-2004, 07:06 PM
can you tell me what ESC and motor u running on your TLT-1

Mat
02-22-2004, 07:14 PM
Yeah, just using the standard 540 motor that came with the kit and an M-Troniks Eco27 I had lying around.

Sherlock2101
02-22-2004, 08:09 PM
kit came with a motor?? i thought it didnt come with any electronics

Mat
02-22-2004, 08:51 PM
Yeah!! I know, that's what I thought to?!? But there was one in the box!!!

Maybe Tamiya thought the price was to high not to include a motor....or I was just a lucky fekker!!!!! :D

Sherlock2101
02-22-2004, 10:45 PM
what did u do to the stick pack to get that configuration?? did u just take it apart and solder it back together like that??

Mat
02-23-2004, 06:35 AM
Yeah i did, first i took apart a dead Nicad pack to see how they were made.

Then went ahead a sacificed a new 3000mAh stick pack.

There is a metal band between each cell, which you can unbend and cut with snips.

Bend the remaining bit of band back over on to the cell and flatten it.

I coverd each cell with a bit of heatshrink tubeing...incase of shorts

Give the band a little bit of sanding so the solder will stick.

Once finished soldering I covered the hole pack with heatshrink tubeing.

This will be a lot easier with tagged single cells mind.

Hope this is of some help!

Mat

Csnyder
02-24-2004, 03:32 PM
Looks great! :) I like the paint scheme - simple and clean.

How well does it turn w/ all three diffs locked and no rear steering servo? I'm in the process of building mine; I pegged the center diff, JB Weld'ed the axle diffs, and am hoping to get away w/ not installing a rear servo. ;) My TLT will only be used for crawling so high-speed handling isn't a concern.

My 1:1 scale rig doesn't turn too well w/ both air lockers engaged, and I'm wondering how the 1:18 version will do. :cool:

Thanks,
- Chris

Mat
02-24-2004, 03:44 PM
Csnyder.....thanks :)

The turning isnt to bad with all the diffs locked, I've only run in my living room at the mo so i only have about 3 foot walkways between furniture. So i do need to do a couple of 3 point turns!!

When shoe crawling though! it doesnt seem to matter anyway!!

I'm going to add a rear sevo prob by the weekend just to see what its like, i dont think it's a big deal to add after the TLT is built.

You'll have a blast !!

Csnyder
02-24-2004, 03:54 PM
Thanks for the info Mat. :)

- Chris