Installations

Most brushless motor speed controllers are shaped for best fit in an airplane fuselage, therefore do not always work well in RC cars. For my Aveox controller in the E-Maxx, I made a shroud that would act as not only a mount for the ESC, but a protective barrier, and a heat sink, along with adding a nice polished aluminum part to the chassis. The trick here is to keep the ESC and all wires out of the way from the transmission shifter servo and parts. Also, maintaining good air-flow to the ESC is necessary. Here are pictures of the completed ESC mount. (click thumbnail for larger image)

Aveox system installation:

Installing the Hacker Master Car Sport speed controller in the E-Maxx is a bit of a trick too. Although it's nicely shaped for an RC car, there is no good spot to put it without modification to the E-Maxx chassis. Time to break out the Dremel. I selected an area toward the rear of the vehicle, where the original EVX speed controller was mounted. Because the Hacker ESC is just barely too wide to fit down into that area, I had to cut out the sides where the ESC would be mounted, hoping for a smooth look afterwards. Also, the BEC switch for the ESC was located at the original power switch location, but cutting was required there, too, so the wires would fit into the slot.

Custom made polished aluminum mount for Aveox L160RC speed controller, showing brand spankin' new 3-capacitor design of my inspiration.

Hacker Master Car Sport installation:

Installing the ESC

Installing the receiver battery pack

Final steps

And with the Hacker Master Car Sport speed controller and B50 8S brushless motor installed (complete brushless motor system purchased at www.aircraft-world.com)...

Installing Unlimited Engineering, SuperMaxx steel idler gears was cake. Simply dismount transmission, open it up, replace the gears and pop it all back together.

Unlimited Engineering, SuperMaxx differential kit and installed

Servo skid, stripped of anodizing and polished

Custom GorillaMaxx battery straps specifically made for my 9-cell flat packs. I ran a strip of Velcro down the middle to hold the battery from side-to-side movement.

Lining everything up for the installation of dual Hacker B50 8S motors and Dual Hacker Master Car Competition controllers...

Almost complete installation of dual brushless motor systems.

A severed UE SuperMaxx 7.5 diff dowel pin. It takes a lot of horsepower to accomplish this. Unfortunately, this seemingly innocent and insignificant little part (no, not the quarter) will render the whole truck unusable. Bah!