Instructions to motorize 8041 Race Truck?

[Darth Legolas]

Does anyone have their own instructions on how to motorize 8041 Race Truck? I'm considering putting it on my list, but I'd only get it so I could put my motors and receiver to good use.

Really would appreciate it!

Thanks.

[mahjqa]

http://www.brickinside.com/NeoView.php?Db=...mp;SortCrt=Desc

Edited February 26, 2010 by mahjqa

[Darth Legolas]

http://www.brickinside.com/NeoView.php?Db=...mp;SortCrt=Desc

Thanks! Looks really good! Just what I wanted it to do. Sad that you have to get rid of the engine though. I can use that for something else.

Quick question: Do the wheels make a difference? It's traction, right?

Thanks!

[mahjqa]

The traction shouldn't be all that different. I believe the guy who made these instructions put different wheels on because the dimensions are a bit more realistic.

[sunsky]

Hi, I did not notice my motorized 8041 was introduced here.

Thank you mahjqa

As mahjqa said, tire replacement was done only because I thought the original tire did not look like a truck tire.

[Darth Legolas]

Hi, I did not notice my motorized 8041 was introduced here.

Thank you mahjqa

As mahjqa said, tire replacement was done only because I thought the original tire did not look like a truck tire.

Thanks for writing those instructions! Does the steering reset itself like it seems to?

[mahjqa]

Yes.

[tomacwhite]

I have just motorized my 8041 Race Truck. I borrowed some ideas for certain parts off of people which I will credit and talk about later when I do a proper update post.

Briefly, I am using two M Motors for power. I tried an XL motor for the wheels as I thought the extra torque might help with the weight of the model, but with the current gearing setup the truck is rather slow. I will ask for some advice on gearing up the motor when I show you how I have mounted it (The V8 Lego engine is still in place).

Pictures and update later.

:)

[DLuders]

[bUMP] As Mahjqa had noted above, sunsky/ sunmint1 had made Building Instructions to motorize the "Limited Edition -- Hard to Find" 8041 Race Truck (still available from Shop.Lego.com ). I have compiled his individual JPG images into a single, 6.7MB PDF file which you can download here from MegaUpload SkyDrive. His

shows him driving the "LEGO 8041 truck...motorized with Power Functions remote control. This is a simple modification with less change in the chassis and overall shape."

Read more about it on this Korean-to-English translation of his original BrickInside post.

Edited February 20, 2012 by DLuders

[paulmadry]

What is the orange piece with 2 arrows in the instructions in the above PDF file ?

[minewere]

https://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=x928cx1

Hockey Spring used for return-to-center steering

[Richard Dower]

i think the b model is the better option to motorise, the b is the better model overall.