Want to buy an xb e and use 8s!

[colafiend2003]

There is a youtube video on how to do this mod. Look at the plastic esc plate in the two pics. A little alteration and flip of the tray and move the brace from one side to the other.

 

[colafiend2003]

I still made a simple aluminum brace from the spur mount to the front diff case

 

[Cobalt172]

Old fart confirmed that a 5898 motor should fit with the stock positional of the front chassis brace so.... ill cross that bridge if I get to it.

 

[Cobalt172]

If it does hit the brace, I'll dremel down the motor fins a a few mm of the chassis brace before I rip the whole front of the car apart and drill new holes into the chassis

 

[colafiend2003]

You can actually just remove completely the esc plastic plate. Ya probably wont use it anyhow. I didnt alter the frame in that area, regardless. But believe me, the aluminum stock as a brace to the front diff, made a huge huge difference in the rigidity of the entire front end. I used the same mount holes and just needed longer bolts due to the thickness of the aluminum

 

[Cobalt172]

Yeah it doesn't fit my max5 anyway.

If I did need to move the brace over to the other side, that servo will be in the way and I'm not how the hell I would deal with that.

Why did you move your front brace?? Was it in the way?

 

[colafiend2003]

Yeah. This motor is huge. 57mm diameter. I did have to shim the servo mount to move it a little away in order to get the stock brace to go on that side. It actually doesn't need to be there now on this car due to the top brace.

 

[colafiend2003]

Just a pic of the 18t mod 1.5 pinion gear with stock spur

 

[colafiend2003]

 

[Cobalt172]

I am confused,

Old fart said I DO NOT need to move the front brace from the stock position, but you are saying I will have too?

 

[colafiend2003]

Nope....I said I had to, due to the size of my motor can. Olfart knows your motor better

 

[Cobalt172]

oh, well I've got the same diameter motor coming, so perhaps ol fart is wrong. My motor is the leopard 5898 which is 57.8mm wide

 

[Cobalt172]

Ok well see what happens when I get the motor

 

[colafiend2003]

Yep...if its 57.8mm, the brace will be in the way. No fins to be able to trim off the Leopard cans. I'm curious to see

 

[Cobalt172]

Shit. I cant find the youtube video