So I got a little present last weekend, the Furitek Lizard (ESC/motor combo)
https://www.amainhobbies.com/furitek-liko-brushless-scx24-combo-ftk-cb2080/p-qqqcq2wqbbzcqctz
I recall seeing how this setup would mean ditching everything I had done to move the electronics and battery and I wasnt interested at the time. Anyway a month back my Brother asked "If I would want one" without spelling out he would buy it.
Well now that I had it I had to try it out which mean designing a few 3D prints to make it all work.
My front battery mount will no longer work due to the motor placement, its moved to the front of the tranny and sits a lot higher. Event the stock part (front shock mount/electronics tray) would need to be modified.
I used my front battery mount design as a base and just removed the tray portion in the middle so the motor clears. Its just a shock tower and crossmember now.
I used a Spektrum receiver, pulled it out of the case and put some heatshrink on it. I found a spot to the left of the tranny where I could tuck it in. I made a little mount that hangs off the side of the chassis. Its a bit hard to see the orientation but its ion its side with the plug end towards the rear.
Then the battery simply needed to go in the back. I made up a slim battery mount. I had intended to glue a thin .5mm sheet of styrene sheet to it for the battery tray bottom but the slim frame works too. I wrap a velcro strap around the battery and chassis rails to hold it in place (not in the pic)
The wiring was just mocked up with a twist tie in this picture, I went back and zip tied it after refining a few of the prints further.
I'm impressed with the setup, the added control and torque is really great. Now this thing can do some very technical slow crawling, where it used to be a very jumpy mostly full throttle affair before. I did expect a little more wheelspeed though, but seeing how these are driven extensively but my nephews I think its probably for the best.
Oh and the pinion size is odd, its a 3mm shaft instead of the more common 1/8" shaft, they're very close and a 1/8" pinion will fit but you will have concentricity issues (wobbly pinion)
I cant see this working too well unless you have some brass knuckles or some extra weight on the axles as this motor adds a lot of weight fairly high up.
I had the HR aluminum axle up front and brass knuckles which kept the truck fairly planted except on some extreme downhill lines.
I'd still need to weigh this thing after all these changes. I put his setup on my hardbody Toyota, I'd still like to keep my deadbolt as a lightweight setup.
I'll be uploading these designs tonight.
