Fixing the BJ26 Handling Issues

[nate]

Here's some work that I did today. New Drive shaft, motor mount ect.

[nate]

[nate]

I just put the Motor mount together this morning, looks pretty sweet. The orange color
on the mount is the color going on the boat as well, It should be painted soon I hope. im having a hard time getting this hull primed and sanded its taking awhile.

[nate]

Just got the Servo mount figured out, put fresh primer on the bottom,
and filled in the original hardware holes ect.

[nate]

Iv finally got one coat of paint on this thing and it turned out nice
considering it looked like crap to begin with lol. It does have a couple of spots
that showed up after the orange went on but it still looks good.

Iv got to do a light sand on this last coat then take it to be cleared, then it should
really shine.

Im lost as to what setup (Motor/ESC) that I want to use, somthing cheap but atleast
see Mid 40's, but all the turning issue's and horrible handling needs to be fixed
to see that kinnda speed...

Here's extra pics from todays last coat and with the mount just setting in place.









Sorry that the pic's are slamming size lol...

[nate]

Anyone have a good Idea were to buy a good set of upgrade turnfins for theses hull..

[nate]

Ok so Iv got the hardware set, nothings bolted up yet beacuse the paint hasnt cured well, As I mounted the rudder up it was very close to the strut and prop but didnt hit, worried me there for a bit lol..but its slowing coming along...

[sn00p]

Isnt the Rudder on the wrong side??? im running a formula fastech and its offset to the right NOT the left. Setup for clockwise circuits. You notice the pickup on and the rudder is also the wrong side of the prop.

[nate]

I don't care about running this boat around a circuit or whatever, its just good for straights honestly lol sucks in corners.

[siranger]

just ran the bj26 and did all the mods exactly the way propnut did his and man is it fun to drive, stays really flat in the turns and corners really quick, i ran it on 5s today and it really gets up and scoots!

[MAXAMUS]

just ran the bj26 and did all the mods exactly the way propnut did his and man is it fun to drive, stays really flat in the turns and corners really quick, i ran it on 5s today and it really gets up and scoots!

yo clean mods there what bats and prop you using and in what configuration ?
any speed estimates yet like the dual water pick up's whats the spec ??

[siranger]

thanks, batteries are a 2s and 3s both 5400 mh 20c, i dont know how fast it goes, if i were to guess i would say 45 but thats a shot in the dark. the dual water pick ups were just a retarded idea i had to give the esc and the motor there own supply of cold water to help cool just a little more, but i dont really know how much of a difference that makes but it doesnt seem hot at all, its just a little warm to the touch, to clamp the pick ups i just used some 3/16 stainless brake line clamps off my desert truck with some 3/16 aluminum tubing. i have my esc set at hi timing, and linear throttle curve.

[siranger]

oh and the prop is a grimm racer, i dont know which one, the guy at the hobby shop said it would make my boat a lot faster and sold it to me with the boat when i bought it a year ago. but i think im gonna try the octura x642 and see how it goes. As far as my prop angle and height i dont know if i even have it in the right spot for my application, i just set the center line of the prop even with the ride surface of the sponson and put a little up angle in the prop to carry the nose of the boat, but dont take this info as correct, i was just guessing where it should be. If anyone has any more mods to add to mine that will make a noticeable difference i would love to try them out.

[siranger]

the latest mod, got it two days ago!

[drew]

Where can I pick up some of those brake line clamps?