I finally decided to bite the bullet and convert my LST2 from nitro to brushless.

This was a great decision I think. This is my first bout with electric, I've always been nitro to the bone. A few weeks ago I went out and had nitro related troubles that killed my day. Fuel tank cracked in half on my LST and the ROSS starter on my Ten-T decided to say "fk you!" and not work.

So I decided to just do it and convert. The power is amazing, I've never seen anything so crazy in my life, lol.... Diff maintenance is sure to be interesting with this setup but I can live with that for how well this system runs.

Conversion parts:
-Castle Mamba Monster ESC
-Castle 1717 1580kv Motor
-RC Monster 24T Pinion
-RC Monster Battery Tray
-The Dude Racing Motor Mount
-Losi Single Speed Hub w/ 63T Spur
-Traxxas MERV RX Box
-Zippy 6S 40C 5000mah LiPo's
-Hyperion 0730i NET3 Charger (30a/550w)

I think the total completion time if it were all bundled in to one lump sum ran between 7-10 hours including rebuilding of the diffs and some other random truck maintenance that took place during the conversion.

A few pix along the way:

Buhbye nitro!

IMG_0118 by 10 Gauge, on Flickr

Mounting up the MERV RX box on some plexiglass @ the rear

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General idea of how things were to be laid out in the rear

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ESC mounted, motor mounted, single speed installed

IMG_1666 by 10 Gauge, on Flickr

IMG_0125 by 10 Gauge, on Flickr

Now to do something about that battery.... I left the throttle servo mount in place and added a servo mount back to the forward/reverse servo mounting hole and then cut a couple piece of aluminum stick to span across the servo mounts and bolted them down. Then I drilled 2 holes in the middle of each of the aluminum pieces to mount the battery tray to them. Everything fit like a glove!

IMG_0126 by 10 Gauge, on Flickr

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Now the battery is secure!

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And now she's ready to bash!!!

IMG_0134 by 10 Gauge, on Flickr

IMG_0138 by 10 Gauge, on Flickr



MANY MANY THANKS GO OUT TO MY FRIENDS @ LSTFORUMS FOR GIVING ME GREAT IDEAS AND ADVICE FOR THIS PROJECT!!!