Drop in Gas to FE Conversion

[Martin Law]

Looks Great! Finish it off with an incorporated ESC mount plate and you just knocked out two of the "swappable power plant" components. Only thing left would be the battery(s)/gas tank. Not bad for 4 screws!

I wonder how far off the prop would be going from a zenoah to one of these FE setups. I'm wondering if there is a KV/bat setup that would get close to the prop used on say a stock zenoah? Or would it be way off?

Looks great Tyler and great suggestion Drew.
Now if someone can come up with a RTR prototype and document here on the forum that would be awesome.
Sign me up for the first production combination package. I think it will be a big hit...

Thanks guys,

Marty

 

[Dave Gilles]

This looks like it will fit zenoah mounts.



https://www.offshoreelectrics.com/proddetail.php?prod=ose-83401

or you can just epoxy a mount between the rails.

 

[LawlessMan]

That is a cool design. Great looking, lightweight and serviceable. Having bent a lot of materials, I can suggest that you try 6061-T6 aluminum or stainless. The stainless would take a slightly sharper corner bend. 6061-t6 would require about a 1/8" inside radius to prevent cracking. While aluminum can be annealed, I wouldn't do it. Just don't bend it over a sharp corner. Avoid 7075-T6 aluminum. While it is stronger in many applications, it does not like sharp bends. Gentle bends, like in rigger fins, etc are OK, but stress cracks will form if you try to bend it to a square corner. Good luck.

 

[RaceMechaniX]

I pulled the trigger and sent a pair out to be laser cut. I'll keep everyone posted on how they fit.