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This evening I went to the Willow Park Texas at Trinity Christian Academy. A great group of elec. Flyers is usually there on Saturdays. There is a wealth of information and expertise in RC as well some amazing 3D flying. I can also get parts that are not as easily attainable at my LHS. I was able to get the rest of the parts I needed to finish StrongRC’s brushless setup kit. I didn’t finish tonight, but I’m close!

I’m sorry if pics like these have been posted before, but there is NO WAY I can keep up with this forum. Enjoy!

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The motors from StrongRC include the tapered StrongRC mount and CF rod. One CF was 1/4" shorter and needed to be at least 1 1/2" long to reach the end of the nacelle. The CF rods included are 2" and this was easily remedied. 58.0 KB · Views: 227
I needed both CF rods to be 1 1/2" from the end of the mount so they would pass through the engine nacelle? I felt that gluing the back end AND behind the firewall would make for a strong motor mount. 88.0 KB · Views: 183
I used epoxy where the CF rod entered and exited the nacelle, plus gooped on some extra here and there, just to make sure. 37.5 KB · Views: 231
Looking good, both motors nice and straight and inline with each other. 32.6 KB · Views: 234
I was easily able to sand the CF rod flush with the back of the nacelle. 34.9 KB · Views: 216
I didn't use CF or wood like UAV described on his post about mounting his brushless because of the dual tapers in Strong RCs mount. I couldn't figure anyway to make it work. I think my mount should hold up fine. You can see the tiny set screw 95.5 KB · Views: 226
The rear taper on the StrongRC mount. A screw attaches the mount to the CF rod. The picture doesn't show it well, but after the glue dried my mount was flush against the firewall. 33.8 KB · Views: 214
And now a word from our sponsors and a great way to hide the CF rod. 42.4 KB · Views: 182
Under the engine mount I cut a hole to pass the wires for the brushless motor through. 38.6 KB · Views: 186
I was glad that I opted for the 2mm bullet connectors because they easily fit between the plastic and foam leading edge. 95.4 KB · Views: 218
All I had to do was trim a little bit of foam to make it fit PERFECT. 45.9 KB · Views: 176
I think this mod is going GREAT! Everything looks good so far, and there seems to be a ton of room to fit the rest of the gear! 58.6 KB · Views: 310

Jan 14, 2007, 12:15 AM	#4872
rickgode I'm just a 2.5D Pilot Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 610	This evening I went to the Willow Park Texas at Trinity Christian Academy. A great group of elec. Flyers is usually there on Saturdays. There is a wealth of information and expertise in RC as well some amazing 3D flying. I can also get parts that are not as easily attainable at my LHS. I was able to get the rest of the parts I needed to finish StrongRC’s brushless setup kit. I didn’t finish tonight, but I’m close! I’m sorry if pics like these have been posted before, but there is NO WAY I can keep up with this forum. Enjoy! Attached Thumbnails The motors from StrongRC include the tapered StrongRC mount and CF rod. One CF was 1/4" shorter and needed to be at least 1 1/2" long to reach the end of the nacelle. The CF rods included are 2" and this was easily remedied. 58.0 KB · Views: 227 I needed both CF rods to be 1 1/2" from the end of the mount so they would pass through the engine nacelle? I felt that gluing the back end AND behind the firewall would make for a strong motor mount. 88.0 KB · Views: 183 I used epoxy where the CF rod entered and exited the nacelle, plus gooped on some extra here and there, just to make sure. 37.5 KB · Views: 231 Looking good, both motors nice and straight and inline with each other. 32.6 KB · Views: 234 I was easily able to sand the CF rod flush with the back of the nacelle. 34.9 KB · Views: 216 I didn't use CF or wood like UAV described on his post about mounting his brushless because of the dual tapers in Strong RCs mount. I couldn't figure anyway to make it work. I think my mount should hold up fine. You can see the tiny set screw 95.5 KB · Views: 226 The rear taper on the StrongRC mount. A screw attaches the mount to the CF rod. The picture doesn't show it well, but after the glue dried my mount was flush against the firewall. 33.8 KB · Views: 214 And now a word from our sponsors and a great way to hide the CF rod. 42.4 KB · Views: 182 Under the engine mount I cut a hole to pass the wires for the brushless motor through. 38.6 KB · Views: 186 I was glad that I opted for the 2mm bullet connectors because they easily fit between the plastic and foam leading edge. 95.4 KB · Views: 218 All I had to do was trim a little bit of foam to make it fit PERFECT. 45.9 KB · Views: 176 I think this mod is going GREAT! Everything looks good so far, and there seems to be a ton of room to fit the rest of the gear! 58.6 KB · Views: 310 Last edited by rickgode; Jan 14, 2007 at 12:24 AM.