traxxas villan build

[20psinow]

well ill have to keep that in mind... have lots of ply left over and no i did not get that thrust bearing.. i spaced it off and just thought about that last night but that will be on order soon and i dont want to install every thing yet because im sure it will change something..

[j.m.]

That's the right idea there.... don't cut until you know you want to keep it that way! :P

Normally you don't NEED a thrust bearing, but with your big boat and the chinese motor (Mine has quite a bit of play, so the rotor would be pushed past the stator field and lose lots of power) i'd say it would be necessary for efficiency and longevity.

Don't you have a prop you can put on the shaft? See where the prop lines up on the shaft, the bottom of the hub should be even or slightly above the bottom of the hull.

Jon

[20psinow]

yeah i have 2 of them the hub of the prop sits just above the bottom of the V ill through up some pics in a bit, and as for the motor it has lots of play in it so it would probley not hurt to have the thrust bearing in there..

[20psinow]

now remind every one still have not cut down the shaft so its like 1 7/16" long right now. and this is the 38mm and 40mm prop that i have

[j.m.]

I might be inclined just to try the 38mm as it is now...

Have you gotten a rudder yet? You're almost done!

Jon

[20psinow]

yeah i have the rudder but going to have to make an extion for it the one it came with is to short so that will be on the list of things to do, tomarrow going to work on the support for the front part of the shaft and order that thrust bearing some time this week and maybe some trim tabs to boot..

[j.m.]

Give me a basic drawing with measurements and I'll fab up an extension for you. I'm always looking for an excuse to use my drill press. You got the proboat rudder?

As for trim tabs, if you don't need 'em why use 'em. I'd try the boat first then adjust CG to get it to run right before you think about trim tabs.

Jon

[20psinow]

yeah its the proboat rudder but id have to measure out tomarrow and let ya know.. what kind a price would ya do that for?

[j.m.]

Probably around $55-$65 for custom machining...... :P

All I need is your address, no compensation necessary.

I can guarantee the accuracy of my drilling, but I can't guarantee he accuracy of your measuring (no offense, it's just hard to measure CTC, I can barely do it).
Jon

[20psinow]

haha i hear ya, well i might try to fab it myself but dont know yet.. i have a chunk that i have from work that is the same size and what not (free).. this weekend it will be back to working on the car and next week hope to have the drive line complet in the boat but well see how soon i get the thrust bearing. going to start cuting the ply toninght for the shaft so i dont know how far i will get but it should be ready by the end of the week (time pending)

[Dragonturbo3]

Villian Nitro Vee

Did you get any more done?

I put some time into mine this weekend. I decided to keep a steerable out-drive just cause that is what I liked about the Villain in the first place. As you can see everything off a blackjack26. It made it a lot easier to do. I did have to cut at the side plates for the motor mount otherwise the servo might have become permanent. The block in front of the motor is where the esc will mount. The esc for the blackjack is big and heavy so I wanted to make sure I had a good mounting spot. The lipos are just small enough that the will be able to slide from the servo all the way in front of the esc for balance.

Anyway, looking forward to updates on yours.

[20psinow]

wow very nice, really wanted to use carbon in mine but its not cheap! and your transom wood is like perfict.... as far as updates nothen new, i get tied up in other projects but this week will be head way hope to get a thrust bearing this week and get my ply cut. and you gave me the idea that i needed for my servo..

[j.m.]

Im not sure if you knew I was being sarcastic or not, I could never charge $50 for a rudder extension!

That looks like a good conversion! I don't know how the outdrive will hold up, most people get extreme vibrations at speed.

Jon

[Dragonturbo3]

Thanks Jon
I have an octura strut\rudder if the outdrive becomes a problem. I just need it to hold up for some fun before I finish my Titan 29.

[Make-a-Wake]

Nice work Dragonturbo.............. Color is very nice as well. You may want to consider a flex shaft/adjustable stinger..............unfortunately your outdrive is a major speed robber....................What size motor is that? Took my Villain out over the weekend, got a vid (all in continuity, and on youtube) and did 37.6. I havent seen one faster yet.................something to shoot for in friendly competitiveness

Nice work 20psinow as well!