Monsterbeetle pro XL/XL

[RonW]

My Monster Beetle pro is now completely dismantled, to be built into a Monster Beetle pro XL.
This means that the length is extended by 5cm.
And the width increases by 2.4cm.
This is a picture of the car in standard format.



pictures of the 1 and other I will show you in the future.

Baseboard +5cm is arrived now and polished.
This project is built with different components such as:
Private construction components
Elcon parts
and a little par of FG parts

Not everything is arrived and ordered but that due course.


Whats arrived or is selfmade are:

Elcon diffbokken
Elcon vlinder
Elcon draag bevestiging rear
Elcon A voorbok
Elcon B voorbok
Elcon veerweg begrenser voorkant
Elcon servosaver
Elcon MT shocktower
Elcon XL aandrijfassen
JFC coolstuning enhanced Fuses.
Homemade xl reararms bottom
Homemade reararms above
Homemade radioplate
Homemade connection plate for A en B bulkhead (4mm)


Here are som pictures.


Extend baseboard(+5cm) with the originele.


Elcon rear.


Elcon front.



JFC front fusee's








radioplate homemade








new homemade connection plate for A en B bulkhead (4mm)
2 grams lighter than the original one!!
Elcon Stainless Steel shafts for mounting the wishbones.



Elcon MT shocktower



The homemade XL reararms










Smooth diffhuls.
Done on the spinbank.




Here my new reararms for the top of the rear.





More pictures are coming soon

 

[[AK]Zip]

Ron everything looks great. I can't wait to see what this turn into. Did you think about rounding the edges of the rear arms at an angle like the elcon parts?

 

[Blownss]

Nice job on the homade parts!!

 

[RonW]

Ron everything looks great. I can't wait to see what this turn into. Did you think about rounding the edges of the rear arms at an angle like the elcon parts?

No, the edges of the arms are not getting rounded.

I'm now working on the alu MT front wishbone in the XL version.
own design!

This is the drawing.


I am already working with the milling of this.

 

[Clubin]

Very nice work.

 

[marvo]

thats gonna be a sweet rc when you done,heck it was nice before the tear down.

 

[RonW]

I bought this set of shock absorbers for my project.
If it is good they are now on their way to me!



Integy LST msr6 piggyback shocks

 

[mooman007uk]

I had a set of these on my old savage and they were not the best, I changed them for a set of adjustable lst alloy ones with i believe hotpower 8lb springs (stiffer than the rcraven ones i had before??)
I don't know if they'll be up to the job on the fg, I know forum member craigrobbo put them on an fgbaja and got them to work you could send him a pm to see how he made out with them
https://www.largescaleforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1861&page=2

your beetle is looking awesome

 

[RonW]

integy

I have seen this already here one this forum.
It's nice!!!!!!:cool2:bling bling!!!!

Here in the netherlands ride many cars with this set of shock from Integy and also the LST adjustable shocks.
By both of het shocks you must chance de shock oil into the shock oil from FG.
Oil 1000 for the front and 2000 or 2500 for the rear shocks.
This will give you a smooth ride and also a good handling.

And when they not work nicely, then I make new shock pistons.

 

[mooman007uk]

Man i wish i had a lathe and uni mill...one day maybe.

You should make some more of those arms and get em on ebay, they look similar to the DPS arms I got but longer...look beefier than elcon....i think you would sell loads.

 

[RonW]

arms

The time that I have needed to create them considering not at the price I must aske for these parts.
I have 1 set of XL arms extra.
These are slightly damaged by the bolt for the stabilizer,,, broken tap!

 

[RonW]

update

New pictures from my project!


My homemade XL Front arms with the Integy MSR6 LST shocks.









Raer with the Integy MSR6 LST shocks





New front with the old plastic version.





I go in the front suspension something to changed.
I want the spring in the middle of the carrier and have to go a couple of new feet milling.
And a few pieces to help the spring under the damperbridge to places.

 

[Super654]

That is the nuts RonW

 

[GH Racing]

sweet looking beetle

 

[Ducky]

That's gonna be a big bug!

 

[sickboy]

hi ronw well this i missed real nice work you got going on there are you near almelo me im in Den Haag i busy with my mt to but not as far as you have gone as i don't have the tools for the my turing my mt 1:6 to 1:5 scale i did this about a year ago with fg baja so i thought id do it with my fg mt we will have to get together some time as i would like to see this baby in real :cool2::2guns:

 

[Super654]

Hi Ron, got any up dates yet mate?

 

[dc2 man]

hello ron

nice job there you are making it quite unique.

best of luck with it....

 

[RonW]

We are busy,,,,

 

[RonW]

Xl/XL

So a small update on this side ,,,,,,,,

I have a few small shockholder machined to exactly the standard holes in the carrier line.
I have the arm in exactly the same height as the original and with maximum travel.






I am also in the back lot to fit with the length of the shock absorbers.
What ideas i have made from Losi850 (www.rcbigscaleforum.nl) I almost put it in the same place, not only to the carrier but with a few pins milled and a homemade shock supportkit, it all just fits.
I have 2 recessed M4 imbusjes the tapered side of the lathe turned off, it seems now like a nail.
This is on the shock foot screwed in new supportkit.
The flat head is very close to the upright pen.
Again exactly the same ride height as the original but again with maximum travel of the Integy shocks.
The best I think that the butterfly it has remained intact.
Yet I will another shockfeet on the shocks, same as Elcon also used.
These are the Igus EBRM-04.
If they are mounted, the spring dish comes free of the carrier.