Converting Old Nitro Car to Electric

by korrekaminos123 in Circuits > Remote Control

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Converting Old Nitro Car to Electric

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I have converted with a "Chinese" nitro buggy (1/10 scale) into an electrical powered rally car.
The first thing is to disassemble the nitro engine, brakes, exhaust pipe, throttle servo and nitro tank:

Blog in spanish: http://reparar-cochesrc.blogspot.com/

Mounting Bracket

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The motor mounting adapter can be bought from ebay or aliexpress. It's very cheap.

Bracket Is Fitted With Screws and Nuts

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bracket is fitted with screws and nuts.

Adjustment Slots:

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Brushed Motor

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This motor (Graupner 600, 550 size) can operate at 2S or 3S Lipo:

ESC, Receiver and Battery

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Brushed Esc, 2.4Ghz receiver and 3s battery.

ESC, Receiver and Battery

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Top view

Battery

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The battery is fastened with "velcro":

Mounting Posts

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I also changed the body (Citroen ZX rally) and adapted the mounting posts with aluminum profiles.

Fitting the Rear Mounting Posts

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Fitting the Front Mounting Posts

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The Car Has Two Bodies

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The Car Has Two Bodies

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Citroen ZX Rally Body

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Citroen ZX rally body (Panda-Thunder Tiger)

Citroen ZX Rally Body

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Video: Testing the Car --- Https://youtu.be/QKNsc4-Dno0

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