wildthing
2011.01.16, 07:16 PM
I recently got a Toyota Vitz MR-03. Upgraded it's black plastic chassis with the gray chassis.
Now that I have a spare chassis without the gears for the steering... I decided to hack it so that a it will fit the following:
1) Micro servo
The first step was to gut the chassis so that I can fit a micro servo. After carefully gutting out the unnecessary plastic with my dremel fitted with different dental implements (dental implements was way cheaper than dremel implements)... I got this:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/2wildthing/Toys/MR03hack5.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/2wildthing/Toys/MR03hack4.jpg
The black micro servo in this two photos are Vigor (stock servo for Iwaver 02M). This is the cheapest micro servo I have come across and I hope to fit the servo saver arm assembly from my Iwaver 02M for this.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/2wildthing/Toys/MR03hack1.jpg
Bottom view
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/2wildthing/Toys/MR03hack2-1.jpg
Top view
The hack will also allow the use of Tower Pro 9g micro servo (a more popular cheap brand of micro servo).
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/2wildthing/Toys/MR03hack3.jpg
All the other parts of the MR-03 will still fit perfectly. So if this work properly as my plan, it will utilize all aftermarket and stock parts for MR-03 front suspension.
2) Battery holders - I will still need to modify the positive pole of the stock battery contacts because it is not "tall enough" to make a good contact to the positive pole of my lithium ion battery (ICS 10440).
3) As for the ESC and motor.... I am planning to use the 10A BL ESC for car (similarly used by EQMOD in his F1 hack) and walkera WS-12-003 BL motor or an
Excelorin BL motor... both have very similar dimension.
A hack for the motor mount is still needed.
A hack for the 2mm shaft needed for the pinion is also needed because the small BL I plan to use have only 1.5mm shaft and is short by about 5 to 7mm to properly fit.
4) I plan to use the FS-GT3B controllers set for it, because it is has the smallest 2.4Ghz receiver... that will hopefully fit the MR-03 chassis.
Will just edit this as the project progress. :D
Now that I have a spare chassis without the gears for the steering... I decided to hack it so that a it will fit the following:
1) Micro servo
The first step was to gut the chassis so that I can fit a micro servo. After carefully gutting out the unnecessary plastic with my dremel fitted with different dental implements (dental implements was way cheaper than dremel implements)... I got this:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/2wildthing/Toys/MR03hack5.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/2wildthing/Toys/MR03hack4.jpg
The black micro servo in this two photos are Vigor (stock servo for Iwaver 02M). This is the cheapest micro servo I have come across and I hope to fit the servo saver arm assembly from my Iwaver 02M for this.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/2wildthing/Toys/MR03hack1.jpg
Bottom view
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/2wildthing/Toys/MR03hack2-1.jpg
Top view
The hack will also allow the use of Tower Pro 9g micro servo (a more popular cheap brand of micro servo).
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/2wildthing/Toys/MR03hack3.jpg
All the other parts of the MR-03 will still fit perfectly. So if this work properly as my plan, it will utilize all aftermarket and stock parts for MR-03 front suspension.
2) Battery holders - I will still need to modify the positive pole of the stock battery contacts because it is not "tall enough" to make a good contact to the positive pole of my lithium ion battery (ICS 10440).
3) As for the ESC and motor.... I am planning to use the 10A BL ESC for car (similarly used by EQMOD in his F1 hack) and walkera WS-12-003 BL motor or an
Excelorin BL motor... both have very similar dimension.
A hack for the motor mount is still needed.
A hack for the 2mm shaft needed for the pinion is also needed because the small BL I plan to use have only 1.5mm shaft and is short by about 5 to 7mm to properly fit.
4) I plan to use the FS-GT3B controllers set for it, because it is has the smallest 2.4Ghz receiver... that will hopefully fit the MR-03 chassis.
Will just edit this as the project progress. :D