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Hey everyone,

This is something that I have alluded to in the past here on the forum. I have been working on a Sheepo's Mustang with added power. I went with RC power, a 380 motor to be exact. This has been a fun project so far; not yet complete but at least the motor is in and runs great. Really, the test will be when everything is complete and the weight is heavier to see if everything runs as smooth under load.

Although there are other ways to power-up a model, this one appealed to me because I love RC cars and have many stare parts. If everything runs fine under load, then this will be tons of fun to drive and probably the fastest version of Sheepo's mustang out there (although, yes, obviously not using solely Lego parts).

Admittedly, if everything works as planned it will still be very hard to drive. I will use the Lego servo for steering, so I will have two controllers. Again, I get it that this will make the car hard to drive, but this is a project that I did more to see if it could be done as opposed to trying to make something functional.

I have had a lot of fun with this so far, and still a little work to go. As can be seen in the video I kept the transmission which is probably not needed (and makes the video very loud!). But I just wanted it keep it anyways b/c it is such a cool part of the build. But, there is a good chance that eventually, if things all work out under load, I will take the tranny away for direct drive.

When I get it all done I will include pics and a full write-up with details and another, longer video.

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And yes...... I know I need to switch that back axle out... the tire is a little wobbly. :grin:

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That is going to destroy all of the gears... Awesome!!!

I know right?? Well, at least I can say that no gears were harmed in the making of this video :) This may all well change when under load.

Truth is.... I probably will end up taking out the transmission. With such a high degree of friction, the model slows down so much when switching gears that changing gears will not help the model much..... it will not have the momentum nor has the inertia to keep the model moving for the extra gears to help. It will be almost like starting second or third, fourth etc. gear when almost from a stand-still. THere will not be much of a mechanical advantage and b/c of the high friction I am worried about burning the motor in the advanced gears.

I am going to try to keep the model as is... with the tranny. It is just too cool. But like I said...likely will take it out.

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