You could take a hacksaw to it
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That even might be more accurate… I was going to get out the dremel!
Dremel is the tool to go:
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Received a couple more packages today; Spacecell, Sulaco Enclosure, Caliber trucks and the Enertion remote. Unfortunately the remote arrived with a broken B button, but I am hoping that I can fix this easily enough.
@RunPlayBack your enclosure is looking great on the 34" Topspeed with the preformed curve aligning to the concave of the board almost to a perfect match. It also covers all graphics except the landyatchz wreath at the bottom which actually look pretty nice. The cell only just squeezes into the enclosure… so much so that I don’t think I’ll need to add any foam to pad it out. I imagine this could be attributed to there being a a small amount of variance in the size of each Spacecell.
Caliber trucks look awesome. @Jinra you’ll be pleased to hear that I’ve gone ahead and ordered the GT wheels. However, Evolve called me today to say that they wouldn’t actually be getting spare wheel stock until the end of the month. The tech was very interested in what I was planing to use them on 
Since I’ll still be waiting on the VESC at that point, I might as well wait it out.
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Looks good man, not sure if it came with the trim but I usually use this to put along the edges for some weatherproofing, also neoprene strips can help as well.
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awesome! did you get that space cell a while ago? I’m still waiting for mine
This is a new spacecell to me, but I purchased it from someone who ordered it at the beginning of the year. I think he waited almost 3 months due to the cell importing issues. It is new though and never run on a board.
Thanks Rik I did notice you’ve used that trim on your builds. It provides some weather sealing but I think It also cleans up the edge line of the abs. Time to take a trip to autozone.
What are the dimensions of the space cell that you used in this project and which one did you purchase? Pro3? Pro4?
Pro3 dimensions on my cell are 141 x 388 x 32mm. Its actually pretty close to the listed size… just a bit longer on my one.
Ah great, thanks
Another delivery today… Man this motor is bigger than I thought. It’s a beast! I did notice that there is some sort of glue on a couple sections on the windings which I assume is normal ( see photo)Just the vesc and my gear 12mm pulley and belt from Enertion to go!
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Don’t worry about the glue. It can happen and will not make your motor less powerful.
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evolve needs to get their stock back in. They’re just leaving money on the table from the DIY community. Their spare parts shop is like candy fucking mountain for people like us.
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I started to layout the deck and comments tonight and have a question regarding cable management.
Jason suggests that the best way is to chase them around the back of the truck and back around to the VESC. To do this I’ll need to add extensions to the motor wires in order to reach back to the enclose and VESC. Totally obvious as to why a few of you have been routing back through wiring channels!
I’ve attached a image of an alternative that would work, but I am curious if this less ideal?
So this has spurred a couple additional questions:
Firstly, does anyone know if the new @carl.1 VESC will come pre-fitted with 5.5 female connectors like is seen in Jason’s video. Or will it require soldering of wire directly to the vesc?
Secondly if I do indeed chase around the back of the truck, what is the best wire spec to be used for the extension?
Thanks guys!
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I think you misunderstood each other. The wires should be orientated to the back and NOT around the truck. If the wires are facing to the back and your VESC is in front it will form a nice loop and the wires don’t kink.
Thanks mate, it does. I think I made a bit of a leap when I said behind the truck because that is where is looks like it wanted to travel. Any thoughts on the forward layout? It doesn’t feel like it is going to kink or get in he way, but I feel like the is a reason why others don’t usually go this way… Maybe just the look.
No not just the look. The truck has more travel in the front and the cables inside the motor will fail. We had some cases in the forum. Wit the loop you get the movement into the rotation point of the truck.
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So, I haven’t started building anything yet as I am still waiting in a few of the key components. By last night I thought I would charge up the spacecell since it’s just sitting there.
When I plugged it in the power connector came loose inside the shrink wrap. It’s still visible from the outside (photo) but it’s loose inside. I seem to remember these being held inplace with hot glue maybe? At any rate it’s now loose and will need to be reattached. @onloop I am comfortable doing what ever you suggest to reattach. I assume you are okay with me cutting a small hole to relocate and add hot glue? Any comments appreciated.
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So I’ve sold the Topspeed and picked up a Jet Hot Potato. At 35.5" I’d call it the bigger brother of the Jet Spud. It does however come with an unsightly dazed and confused style graphic. One word for it… tacky!
So I got to work with the sander, measured up some new mount holes (brining it down to 24.5" WB). I wasn’t overly thrilled with the lack of of actionable kick on the tail so the new mount holes helped to shift things back. I added a thin layer of primer/filler and satin black enamel. Coupled with the black Calibers, Khiro shock pads and Evolve wheels looks great.
I took it out on the road to push around and get a feel for the setup and I am impressed all around. Bones Super Reds and these Evolve wheels make for a sweet rolly rally experience. I did however encounter my first taste of wheel bite… OUCH! Granted the trucks are on the loose end of the spectrum, but it caught me by surprise and tossed me onto my ass. It could be due to the shift of the wheel base ( about an inch at each end), but based on the burn marks I don’t think it made much of a difference. I thought the 1/4" shock pads would give me enough clearance but I might need a touch more. Any advice on the setup here would be welcomed. Although in looking at the angle I must have been carving… its pretty tweaked.
All I need now is my pulley kit and VESC!
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