traxxas villan build

[Make-a-Wake]

That is my thought exactly..............i posted those nice lookin' 2s 4000's that you said were "awesome"..........and for less than 20 bucks each...................you should get those snow.

[j.m.]

Oh, they are!!!

The built in connectors and cell bumps are nice, but the performance is excellent. The packs charge to 4150mah regularly. I run them for 40 minutes at a time in a brushless 4wd buggy in 90 degree weather on a race track (heavy acceleration and breaking) and they never fuss. My motor and esc (nice novak stuff) is always warm, but the batts stay cold. Even at 1c charging after a full charge; COLD.

Jon

[Make-a-Wake]

Hows it goin'?

[Make-a-Wake]

Any news??????

[bwells]

20psi: you still alive out there, just checking in to see how things are going as we are all very interested in this build. Keep up the good work!

[20psinow]

hey guys im still around, i have been working 70hrs a week and my buddy is leaving for the service, and lost a guy at work and no time to do any thing! it has yet to move i look at it evey day but just dont have time to get on it.. i wish i could just get it done but it seems i start to sit down on it and some CRAP comes up and i have to leave it to colect dust..


i will let you guys know when i get back on it hopeing with in the next 2 weeks or so, ill have another guy in the shop i work at to take some of the work load off me and my buddy will be leaving in about 2 weeks and then i should have all the time in the world..

[bwells]

Hey 20psi, any update you can give us? thanks

[Make-a-Wake]

20psinow............i just got done with another Villain build...this one is 4s like yours. Running the electricals from a genesis cat. 2075kv 540XL. Its fairly similar to yours.

[20psinow]

very nice.. have you got her wet yet?

[Make-a-Wake]

Yep, runs great, had to move the support ring back to fit an XL water jacket on the motor. Did you notice my custom turn fins I made from aluminum, they make it cut on a dime! Running an x438 by the way.........motor temps 115-120

[Jesse J]

Did you notice my custom turn fins I made from aluminum, they make it cut on a dime!

I did, and wondered how you made/installed them? have a template? are they through the hull?

I will post up some pics of mine, "EL Fast" here in a second.

[Make-a-Wake]

I'm not at home to post more pics, but I made them from aluminum "L" stock, cut it to desired length, rounded the leading edge and put a razor edge on them. Then I dremeled a slit in the hull the same width and epoxied them in from the inside. Doesn't leak a drop, been mulling the idea over for a year now and this hull was the lab rat.

[20psinow]

well guys it been a long time! but i think im gonna sell it the way it is and the parts i got for it, just no time and seem to put money other places.... i got so much going on and trying to save mone and yeah just not working out, i know im close but still have yet to make way on her and she just gets dusty! i wish i could find the time but money is really needed now and i dont see my self going and builing another boat or buying one, stilll play with my cars and what not but yeah... just an update, right now its just a thought... but the last pic is the last time it got tuched..

[Make-a-Wake]

Sorry to hear that! You have done such a nice job on it........well thought out and so forth. Maybe keep it for a rainy day(year?)...or if you need $$, throw it on the sale/swap forum.

[20psinow]

Sorry to hear that! You have done such a nice job on it........well thought out and so forth. Maybe keep it for a rainy day(year?)...or if you need $$, throw it on the sale/swap forum.

(rainy day) yeah maybe, but will see ill sleep on it, really dont want to part with it but it just may be for the best... i let everyone know what i plan on doing but for the time being it's just a though..