Associated GT2 Brushless Conversion

[j.m.]

My neighbor let me have some fun with his GT2!!

Motor plate is all hand cut out of 1/8" (3mm) aluminum. Certainly not as clean as CNC, but I think it's pretty good for hand cut. The support brackets have some cleaning up to do. Ideally I would just remake them out of thicker metal so I could tap threads right into the aluminum and lose the locknuts.

Batteries will be saddle packs that slide in from the side under a top deck where the esc and Rx will be located on. The standard size steering servo will stay.

For now the motor is a crappy Chinese thing... I got bored and 'opened her up' a bit.

Jon

[cheapo]

Hehehe! Way to go!
Out with the Nitro in with the new. Brushless is deffffinitely what it's all about now.
Great job on the cut-outs there! Personally, I would recommend a single screw 'pivot' hole and radius slot, due to the extra power. I reckon you've built a wheelie monster there! Motor nice and high, Lipo batteries to keep the front light, job done! Put a wheelie bar on it!
I converted a Hot Bodies Lightning Stadium as soon as it arrived from good ole ebay. I've never used nitro, never will.

[j.m.]

I tried to do the radius slot at first, but without a mill, it was impossible to keep the cuts clean.

That particular motor isn't too intense. It is a 540 'L' size, or ~8mm longer than most car motors, but is about even in power. My neighbor won't be racing, strictly bashing, so we might go a little bigger and do a HUGE helicopter outrunner with a spur gear for a pinion.

On a side note, I don't get why the gas trannies are built so much stronger than electric. Electric cars have way more torque... Great transmission in the GT2 though, one of my favorites.

Jon

[Dumbstixlars]

That's pretty cool. I found this thread during a search cause I was thinking about doing this to my GT2. What pitch do you need for the pinion? 32P?

[j.m.]

Yep! 32p pinion.

Or you can use a B4 sppur. They are the same size and fitment. You'll need a fairly large pinion though...

Jon

[AJ Roberts]

Originally Posted by j.m.

Yep! 32p pinion.

Or you can use a B4 sppur. They are the same size and fitment. You'll need a fairly large pinion though...

Jon

Thought the B4 was 48dp???