Gen1 Xmod "Portuguese"

[targetingxmod]

First:
Setup for carpet track:

-Front Diff almost locked, +100wt silicone oil on diff gears (makes cornering much more controlled)
-Rear Diff almost loose, just normal lithium 1:1 grease on diff gears (makes cornering much more conttrolled)
-Front springs stiff (Blue ones from Xmods kits) (makes steering better and controled)
-Rear Springs medium (Yellow ones from xmods kits) (makes steering on the back, easy, for the front)
-Front Tires more then 30º. Medium soft compound. (in here, softer will turn agressevely, hard will not steer at all.....)
-Rear Tires really soft to grip, less then 10º. Softer or very soft compound (GRIP an more grip, always needed for control)




Hello!

These videos will ring some bells!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtQg0BulDsQ
-Xmod genereations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUSkPydUrqM&feature=related
-Xmod Gen1 genereation!

AND...

The new brand X-mod Gen1 out of the box!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/01_23112010792.jpg
-In the box!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/02_23112010793.jpg
-Back of the box!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/03_23112010794.jpg
-Inside the box!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/04_23112010795.jpg
-Getting out!


That's it for now!

[targetingxmod]

The body comes dismantled, so i needs work on it...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/05_23112010796.jpg
-Back bumper!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/06_23112010797.jpg
-Front bumper!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/07_23112010798.jpg
-Front assembled!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/08_23112010799.jpg
-Side skirts....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/09_23112010800.jpg
-Side skirt monted!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/10_23112010801.jpg
-Shinny!!

It's a challenge find aftermarket pieces! But i will sort it out... :eek:

[targetingxmod]

From my experience any scale of cars without 4x4 are useless.... so.. what to do?? (except for 2wd racing on tracks with enough grip, but that you need to go to a track.. at home you don't have track)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/11_13122010817.jpg
-Very cheap this one... get lucky :) bought two!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/12_13122010818.jpg
-Start to find what to do!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/13_13122010819.jpg
-The conic gear smiling to me...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/14_13122010820.jpg
-2WD out 4WD in!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/15_13122010821.jpg
-Installed!

Much better now... only the crap steering response is driving me crazy! but i know the xmod gen1 pcb is a evoluted toy... :)

When not on a track (where's grip) we need 4x4 to handle any scale of RC, otherwise all will spin out trying to find their own tail, lol!


I enjoy myself, doing this stock upgrades for now...

[targetingxmod]

Suspension....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/16_13122010823.jpg
-The Kit...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/17_13122010824.jpg
-The value information...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/18_13122010825.jpg
-Again, value information...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/19_13122010827.jpg
-The stock crap...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/20_13122010828.jpg
-The blue springs and kit arms....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/21_13122010829.jpg
-The stock back springs...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/22_13122010830.jpg
-The red springs and kit arms....

A lot better, a lot :)

Next?... wait...

[thestug]

Looks good! It kind of stinks that radioshack stopped making the x-mod. They were excellent cars for the price.

[targetingxmod]

This should have came first... but it's never to late!!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/23_16122010851.jpg
-Metal bearings... any true rc needs them! And the size as i can remember is 3*6*2. But there are 2 that are a secret in xmods... that on the later end of the project i will tell, that are another measure, because if you use the stock size, problem will happen sooner and faster of a blink of a motor :)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/24_16122010852.jpg
-A photo of the back of the Kit...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/25_16122010853.jpg
-Motors stage 1? Yep... bigger gears for more speed... hum.... more heat...but crap speed anyway, lol!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/26_16122010854.jpg
-Let's read the instructions....

[targetingxmod]

And it's time to put the metal bearings on!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/27_16122010855.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/28_16122010856.jpg
-Metal bearings cruzade.... i started on the place where sits the 4x4 shaft.. on back!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/29_16122010858.jpg
-Now metal bearings on where the diferential shaft sits....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/30_16122010859.jpg
-Again more detail, same place...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/31_16122010860.jpg
-The yellow busging out... metal bearing ON :)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/32_16122010861.jpg
-The place where metal bearing sits....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/33_16122010862.jpg
-The other side....yellow out....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/34_16122010863.jpg
-.... metal in....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/35_16122010865.jpg
-Now bushings are out and metal bearings are installed....

[color01]

I suppose it's never too late to discover Xmods. :) I still have a mildly tuned Gen 1 Xmod in my box, it's a decent car with surprisingly decent handling once you get the servo working straight. That said, you can modify the chassis SO much more than with Mini-Z's -- the modular chassis architecture is way more user-friendly to creating custom chassis than the Mini-Z's all-in-one box chassis.

[ScoobyPete]

To sort the steering out there is a tight turn mod, soldering resistors on to the wires from the servo to the board, also you may want to stack ther fetts as this will aloow you to run the more powerful motors.

[targetingxmod]

I suppose it's never too late to discover Xmods. :) I still have a mildly tuned Gen 1 Xmod in my box, it's a decent car with surprisingly decent handling once you get the servo working straight. That said, you can modify the chassis SO much more than with Mini-Z's -- the modular chassis architecture is way more user-friendly to creating custom chassis than the Mini-Z's all-in-one box chassis.

Never to late for xmods. True!
When they got mini-z (AM or ASF) pcb or losi micro pcb or any hobby grade pcb, they are indead very good, some say a lot better then miniz's (when Full loaded, €500+), but i do not want to go there. It's an old battle, but the true, is: If you got the Balls and the money, xmods are indead a piece of history :)

Miniz's are a pure racing pedegree, yet they need some hop ups to, but the funny thing is that the handling on xmods when big money was spent, that they are amazing true RC's!

And they are more modular and absolute customs chassis or bodys....to work out! (the stock upgrades are better then the stock out of the box, but for serious Rc's you need to go all full alloy)... in there the miniz's plastics wins!

Well, more of the mine :)
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/36_16122010866.jpg
-And on the axle carrier, yellow bushings out...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/37_16122010867.jpg
-Metal bearings in...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/38_16122010868.jpg
-And all the back done by metal bearings....

Metal bearings done... Now i go for motor...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/39_16122010869.jpg
-8 teeth or 10teeth?

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/40_16122010870.jpg
-Metal bearings are not done...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/41_16122010871.jpg
-On front...

...more to come...sorry no tight turns yet... but they need it "at least the xmod gen1 board" (otherwise the steering is a retarded mule doing an horse job, lol)

[targetingxmod]

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/42_16122010872.jpg
-The front axles/stubs... with metal bearings....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/43_16122010873.jpg
-Hum...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/44_16122010874.jpg
-Front conic 4x4 gear with metal bearing... :)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/45_16122010875.jpg
-And the crap bushings out!

Well, GPM gotta start somewhere...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/46_16122010876.jpg
-Batery cover?

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/47_16122010877.jpg
-Original...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/48_16122010878.jpg
-Alloy batery cover...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/49_17122010879.jpg
-This alloy nuts, are a must even on stock motor....

And for those who noticed the acrylic batery covers... i will tell next time... :)

[targetingxmod]

Yep, Neon kit...i could not resist it to try...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/50_17122010880.jpg
-The front box of the neon kit...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/51_17122010881.jpg
-The back...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/52_17122010882.jpg
-I started the alloy saga...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/53_17122010884.jpg
-The front for now...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/54_17122010885.jpg
-Much better visually and of course more strenght!

[targetingxmod]

And this is how it turns out for now..

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/55_17122010896.jpg
-Viewed from up! Yep lithium Ferrite power have joined the party! 6.6v against the 4.8v!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/56_17122010886.jpg
-Studing... what to do...to POWER?! Cuting there and there for something to fit....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/57_17122010887.jpg
-The other side...cuting for something to fit...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/63_17122010894.jpg
-And a new brand (at least for me) of Li-fe baterys (get used to the R246 ones)... this eagle racing ones got 550mah and 15c

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/64_17122010895.jpg
-Even a stock motor beggs for this kind of POWER, a better motor for now is impossible... dont know how to remove the pinions... but i will find a way.. I HOPE!!

Happy time, now...

[targetingxmod]

The li-fe baterys are playing...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/58_17122010888.jpg
-Very pretty! Sits perfectly.. with some customs mounting... simple...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/59_17122010889.jpg
-The other side got lithium too....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/60_17122010890.jpg
-The necessary cable for the PCB...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/61_17122010892.jpg
-Showing the job done almost done...cuted power cable and ready for the power cable!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/62_17122010893.jpg
-Power conected to show the neon light efect conected with the li-fe baterys!

[targetingxmod]

So i try other motor with other gears/pinion!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/65_231220101013.jpg
-Blue gear motor! 11 tooth! Because i got the 6,6v now... an increment in tooth pinion will not suicide the motor! Yes it will, but nevermind... it's fun and speedy! (it will burn eventually the motor because of it's can... not ventilated)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/66_231220101014.jpg
-And main shaft in Titanium... i ordered this together for my yellow truck.... so even with stock motor... i am starting some thing strong for the power to come! And hope for drivability to! :) Otherwise it will just another smartass xmod!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/67_231220101015.jpg
-Removing and installing gears and titanium shaft....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/68_231220101016.jpg
-Titanium shaft installed, and watch the power cables for the li-fe baterys.... :)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/70_231220101018.jpg
-11 tooth gear and motor pinion on....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/71_231220101019.jpg
-Detail.... of 11 tooth...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/72_040120111075.jpg
-This came in handy, the tool to get out the pinions... come from the brothers of rc helis! TO be hable to put the aftermarket motors out there!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/76_040120111076.jpg
-Read the instructions....

[targetingxmod]

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/73_040120111071.jpg
-This little (pinions) are hard to get out... even with a puller!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/74_040120111074.jpg
-But they get out eventually!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/75_040120111073.jpg
-Now the problem is puting this pinion on a new motor....but solution is on the way... (when i got this clear out "puting" and getting out it's easy) lol!

But, now is rims time...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/77_110120111099.jpg
-Alloy for back!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/78_110120111102.jpg
-Alloy for front!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/79_110120111100.jpg
-Some PN Racing excelent tires!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/80_120120111105.jpg
-Beware of tire beauty!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/82_120120111109.jpg
-Much better visually and in ride/control/play :)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/81_120120111107.jpg
-Love this tire thread....

[targetingxmod]

Well, time to get the motor some cooler... which is always a good thing...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/83_120120111108.jpg
-Alloy motor cradle.... :)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/84_120120111110.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/85_120120111112.jpg
-Motor cradle installed!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/86_120120111111.jpg
-Alloy shocks/springs... much better :)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/87_120120111114.jpg
-Shocks installed!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/93_120120111120.jpg
-Alloy cradle for metal bearing of the 4x4 titanium shaft....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/88_130120111123.jpg
-4x4 shaft cradle alloy installed....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/90_120120111116.jpg
-And it is time to start something...

GET rid off the patetic PCB with ****less steering... don't want that piece of TOY! Even with the tight turn resistors will be a gen1 xmod board...(they are bad but the remote is even worse, that's what make things really "toyable")

The evolution pcb's are a little better! Just a little better! But the goal on the end is only a miniz one or losi micro one!

[Skv012a]

Hope all of this was worth your money man... Also, no GPM knuckles? Also, no MA axle/wheel mod??

[targetingxmod]

Hope all of this was worth your money man... Also, no GPM knuckles? Also, no MA axle/wheel mod??

-Gpm knuckles on this is crucial, later! (better, everything in alloy is crucial on this... stock plastics are rubish, just not like the miniz plastics, wich eventually give place to alloy too :) )
-MA axle/wheel mod? (what is that, don't know... or maybe know... but not seeing right now, maybe the 3*6*2.5?)

It's worth it, believe. But it's a long battle to make it special,special one!
Have faith! This is a long process!

If you notice it's got a heck of potential for tuning/upgrades, otherwise is a 50dollar evo toy called xmod!
-Central position of motor with pinion right on spur gear to the central shaft!
-Bateries on each side to center balance!
-Low COG on all body!
-4 independent suspension arms

Better not underestimated it. (and i got several miniz's -mr01-mr02-awd-monster...so i just know a little of it all). And we "portuguese" got some credit on the miniz world, you know... lol

But xmods they need some minor tweaks besides full alloy! Dozens of hours to understand what is wrong even with gpm!

In the end is a true RC racing machine. By racing i mean real race! (not just flat out speedays like kids on youtube!) :) and the evo ones are better then gen1!

[targetingxmod]

Ok, more time spent on it, resulted in this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ZvJCS4itw
-This is a video of the car with the Gen1 PCB and 4x4 kit and lithium ferrite with 11tooth gear.... not running on ground :)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/89_120120111115.jpg
-Workbench....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/91_120120111118.jpg
-Gen1 PCB out....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/92_120120111119.jpg
-Evo PCB with 2x3 stacked fets from my yellow hummer project!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/94_130120111121.jpg
-Conections... all good...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/95_130120111122.jpg
-Shrink heat tape on soldered wires...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/96_170120111133.jpg
-The Evo board on the Gen1 chassis.... and it works!!!!!!!!!

:) Problem is reversed steering... when i checked everything on the servo... it goes to right the horn... but on the car horn to right means tires to left ...
no problem, just switch the remote!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZzloN5YJDM
-And a video of the Evo board connected to the Gen1 car.... it works!!!!!!! Better than the stock.... 2x3 fets give some punch... even with stock motor!

hum... got rid of the gen1 pcb and puted an evo one? I gotta be joking... well it's for the better, just a little better! lol

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More videos of the evo board working on the gen1 chassis!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYVLr82Xxdc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qh6KYeKUi8


My stress for the GEN1, (pinions) progress...
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/97_220120111163.jpg
-Hammer it :) :shock: I used a old motor arm and puted the metal pinion that i get out from the 8 gear motor with a hammer.
-Then i GET out "again" the pinion with a pinion puller...
-And puted the pinion on a new racing motor .... by hand, it was very hard, but doable...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/99_220120111166.jpg
-In the almost end... i used a vice.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/98_220120111164.jpg
-With some tape and metal ring/shims "whatever" for the shaft get out a little....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/100_220120111167.jpg
-And it's done.... I am so happy now!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/101_220120111168.jpg
-The tape used, and the final job done!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/102_220120111169.jpg
-And breaking the new motor in!

Need time to put this on the GEN1. I am passing from 26.000rpm motor on 4.8v which should be more on 6.6v... to 41.000rpm on 4,8v... which indeed with 6.6v give .... more rpm's

And now (12-2012) i can remove and put brass pinions on a blink of a eye! Using other method to put! But for removal is the same as showed...

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http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/103_250120111176.jpg
-Got time to put the Z2 on the Gen1....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/104_250120111177.jpg
-Installed....

Now that's loud and speedy, i liket it!

Can't control it... to much power... maybe the pcb on top should have the culp right! (Eventually i will dith this motor, This is the second that i put on a 4wd car and they all burned after some play with li-fes) So it's a no go motor for me! T2 or Chilli are still alive!

In front wheels i got the "smaller" ones, with normal tires.... i decided that is time for a bigger ones in front...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/105_170320111348.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/106_170320111349.jpg
-See the diference? I do!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/107_170320111350.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/108_170320111351.jpg
-Alloy Suspension for front!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/109_170320111352.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/110_170320111353.jpg

....

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http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/111_170320111354.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/113_170320111357.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/114_170320111358.jpg
-I guess plastic in front is go say, BYE!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/112_170320111356.jpg
-Yep... goodbye....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/115_170320111359.jpg
-And the work in progress!!
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/118_170320111362.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/119_170320111363.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/109_170320111352.jpg
-Front knuckles....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/116_170320111360.jpg
-A must to have and FIND!!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/117_170320111361.jpg

....yes xmods need the alloy! Mini'z plastic are good enough! Not the plastics on xmod! But aftermaket alloy is the goal to make a real rc out of an xmod "evo toy"

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http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/120_170320111379.jpg
-And when installed it looks like this...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/121_170320111364.jpg
-Sweet for the eye and awsome to drive ::::)

Now that the front is done, let's go to the back....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/122_250320111398.jpg
-Back out... plastics don't belong here, anymore.... :)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/123_250320111399.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/125_250320111401.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/126_250320111402.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/124_250320111400.jpg
-All the stuff that is going in...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/127_250320111404.jpg
-Installing of all of that....

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More time, more ups..

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/128_250320111405.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/129_250320111406.jpg
-Sexy, and drivable!

And i had the chance to get this...
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/130_140420111524.jpg
-Yellow GTR Bodykit ...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/132_140420111527.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/131_140420111525.jpg
-Looks a lot better "live" in person :)

Ok, time to go serious on this thing!
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/133_271020112093.jpg
-Some secrets, they got!... and this is one of them. They need on the front knuckle 1 miniz bearing, otherwise the dogbone(swingshaft) will come off very easy! Notice the larger bearing... that's what's missing!

And the last but not least a PHD"degree" brain!
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/134_200920111962.jpg
-Ahahaha, the evo board was only for test, i did not "played" with her even a half charge! But now i will....

-More will come... stay tuned!

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http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/135_161120112142.jpg
-Yep, miniz 2.4ghz with 4 "4562" fets, for handle the Z2

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/136_171120112156.jpg
-The lithium Side, errr Ferrite side :halo:

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/137_161120112144.jpg
-Botton, back whatever with the miniz remote!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/141_181020112042.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/140_181020112041.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/137_161120112144.jpg
-And this is the body i use now... the yellow one will go to whatever i will find usefull for it.

Need to make some videos...

PS:the gen1 servo on this works very great! Very! And the handling control of the chassis is awesome, ready for track smoking!! ::::)
And by the way... Z2 motors are only for 2wd because on 4wd they will get very hot, and smoke!
That is the second Z2 motor i smoke! (the first not on this chassis)
So a Z2 is a no go motor for me. Used to 4wd never go back! :)

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http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/142_181020112037_zps9a69b6a7.jpg (http://s206.photobucket.com/user/fronterasportforum/media/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/142_181020112037_zps9a69b6a7.jpg.html)

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http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/143_180620133345_zps0907c3fb.jpg (http://s206.photobucket.com/user/fronterasportforum/media/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/143_180620133345_zps0907c3fb.jpg.html)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/145_180620133344_zps3964e711.jpg (http://s206.photobucket.com/user/fronterasportforum/media/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/145_180620133344_zps3964e711.jpg.html)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb18/fronterasportforum/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/144_180620133342_zps03a2353c.jpg (http://s206.photobucket.com/user/fronterasportforum/media/Gen1%20X-mod%20Nissan%20GTR/144_180620133342_zps03a2353c.jpg.html)
-Project over, thank you all!

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWyBj_rOWLE&feature=plcp