RCSparks Studio Community - OFF Road Build Projects

BUGGY The buildin' of a new 1/8th buggy

LST04 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:31:10 GMT

Hey-O Sparker's... :evilish:

I have some news...I've decided to start a build ...Wait for it...1/8th Scale buggy!!! I've already bought a Brushless Motor for it 2 sundays ago...That marked the beginning of a new RC. So, Here's my plan for this buggy, I want to be able to Bash and Race it. And Also, I've been wanting to get a 8th Scale buggy since I started racing. :haveaniceday:

Alright, I shall start with this one picture.

This Motor I bought...One word...TEKIN! To be exact: A LIGHTLY USED, $75, TEKIN T8!!! It is going to paired up with a Tekin RX8 ESC. :omg: Oh man, oh man...This is gunna be MEPIC!

I'm wanting to get a Losi 8ight-e or a Team associated RC8.2e...Oh, or a Duratrax DXR8-e. Ok, WHEN THE HECK IS PAYDAY!!!??? :bouaaaaah: :omg:

Sorry about the dirty hands. To much RC action that day. :secret laugh:

I will keep you guys updated on this build.

I need Advice

Jcombast — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:55:30 GMT

Currently I am debating on whether it is better to wait for back ordered parts or just bite the bullet and buy a new RC. I want to keep my old one running seeings I did a lot of work converting it from nitro to electric, but it is so old that finding parts or trying to fab parts is getting kind of tiresome. So here is my question, if I was to purchase a new RC, what should I look at, I am a fan of 2wd but open to 4wd, I am more of a off road basher. There are some RC's that have caught my attention but I didn't want to jump and buy the first thing I liked. I am doing my research and trying to figure out which one is the best fit. Personally I love my old school stadium truck, before they moved the tires under the body. Ok so I guess it is to the list of must haves...

Must be off road
if it is RTR must be LiPo ready
Also must be Electric
and that's about it.

Thanks for and advice you give. Cheers - Jon

traxxas 4x4 slash with a 55 chevy body

Roch — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:45:46 GMT

TRUGGY Question

Jcombast — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:07:22 GMT

I we out driving my rc when I stripped the spur gear that I hard mounted to my drive train... The spur gear is hpi 56t gear part number 76906, any one know a good replacement for this? Hpi and tower hobbies are back ordered... Thanks Jon

will i need a new servo if?

bumpin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:19:38 GMT

i just got some jumbo samp dawg wheels and tires for my t-maxx. my question is will i need to upgrade my servo to a 1/8 scale servo for my steering or will the stock servo be ok i am looking at a couple different high torque servos trying to tell if they will work. one thing i dont know how to do is set the stop points on a servo. is that something you need to do or is that in the radio ? will an MG995 work for me ?

here is one im looking at
New MG995 Metal Gear High Speed Torque Digi Servo RC Model | eBay
is this a good one or should i look elsewhere?

thanks for the help. please chime in with ideas or answers or thoughts :)

MONSTER TRUCKS EMaxx Build And Other Help Needed!?

TruksNToys — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:16:58 GMT

Ok so I am building a custom emaxx and I need a chassis.

So far it is down to FLM or Xtreme Maxx

Does anyone have experience or advice on these? I would really like to find a blue chassis but as of yet have not found one. Any ideas?

Also I have a set of Jumbo Kong tires for a crawler I built and I need some rims with a 23mm hex for them. Again any ideas or advise on that? I am fine custom ordering if I can but can not find a builder for custom rims.

I have also considered a new Traxxas plastic chassis and using RYT, or RIT however it is spelled, dye to color it the same as my RPM blue parts. Advice on that?

Here is a photo or two of the prgress so far for an idea of what I am working on.

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New to me 6x6 build

mini — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:53:21 GMT

Go this new 6x6 from a buddy came with no electronics, other than a steering servo. (Hitec 645mg)
I added the battery tray and cab hold downs, servo/servo mount for the selectable 4x6-6x6 disconnect, I also just added a junfac steel drive shaft to the truck as well.

Battery tray hidden under the cab as far forward as it can go. I figured I should try an keep the weight up front, I'm going to need it for what I've got planned for the back of this beast....

Few more pics continued ...

The Hammers

Happydood — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:12:31 GMT

Hey everyone..here's my Vaterra Twin Hammers. I used it stock out of the box for a few months and enjoyed running it in the snow and on the ice. As spring attempted to come I decided to paint the body.

In a moment of madness I decided that the stock electronics had to go and I needed to make it a little faster and flashier. Here's what I purchased..

Onyx 3650kv 4 pole brushless waterproof combo

Savox 1256tg steering servo

Blue Monkey steering brace and rear links

Junfac xd piggy-back shocks 103mm

Gear head Sixer 1.9 wheels

RC4WD rock stompers

Here she is as she sits right now

Now with all the upgrades she really flies and is so much fun to bash. It keeps up with my buddies Slash..almost.

I decided it's time to match the body with the performance and now I'm
just waiting on some aluminum body panels to paint up and make her purty..:)

Thanx for checking out my rig..I will update when those precious parts come in.

TRX Pede that needs a little help!

JasonJr — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:51:08 GMT

I have had my pede for a little under a year now. And I've been up and down about it for a while. I have loved it when it's running right! But also dated it when I didn't have a motor and didn't have the extra money to buy one.. And how's sorta kinda one of thoes hating it moments. I do not currently have a motor in it. I burnt ANITHER brushed motor. I think I'm past like 8 or 9.. Now I'm starting about going Brushless! But... I don't quite have the cash to get a system yet. I haven't seen to many bad things said about the TRX Velinion system. But I don't wanna just have one option. I know MEDiC is a Tekin guy. But I don't know anything about Tekin. I want to get a motor that has quite a bit of torque but it also has the ability to do 40 or 50mph. What kinda motor + esc setup should I look at? Also, I'm young..er, 17, who currently doesn't have a week to week income. So I have to keep the price a little lower. I'd love to have it under $100, but could possibly go as far a $200. But that would be stretching it! Thanks in advance for the tips! Ps.. It's an xl 5 stampede.

short course build plans

SEAL — Wed, 29 May 2013 00:59:19 GMT

Hey guys i want to build a short course truck. Besides the body i dont know where to start. I want to use a ford raptor body. So guys i don't really have a budget. so you can give me ideas to improve performance. this is just for fun.

thanks a lot!

Axial wraith winch placement

memphis m3z — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:31:13 GMT

Hey guys I am wondering if anyone has put their winch in front of the bumper. Or at least further up than the three racing instructions show because putting it there interferes with the suspension travel by causing the steering servo hitting the bottom of the winch plate. I lose almost 3/4 of an inch because of this. I have looked and looked and no luck finding a picture or video with this sort of setup.

OTHER VXL-3s Rustler (Drowning Poool - Cast Me Aside)

freak66 — Tue, 28 May 2013 05:28:11 GMT

this is a vid i made just one ov many on my youtube channel please check it out sub,like or comment thanks :ninja:

My idea to change a 2wd slash into a 4wd somewhat scale looking mud truck

Thorpe991 — Tue, 28 May 2013 00:24:19 GMT

so im starting out with a stock 2wd slash raptor my plan is to transform it in to a 4wd basher as there are no tracks in less than like 50 miles of me
i plan on puting these axels on it ARB Special Edition T-Rex 60 Front & Rear Plastic Complete Axle to do this i will have to put some holes in the chassis to mount for the bars that support it and remove all of the stearing linkige and most of the front end not srarting the actully build till mid june but wanted to see what you guys thought aBOUT it not to sure how to do the rear as i havent tore it down yet

OTHER Project greenie scx10

lewx9 — Sat, 25 May 2013 04:54:06 GMT

Project greenie was started after me and my brother seen the original overkill project. I thought I could build a more universal truck and have all the torque with still some top end speed this project is still in the works and modified constantly as money becomes available. Any thoughts or ideas to do something better they are welcome

ill try and post new pics on here but for the best up to date https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4yver9h0y6kk07k/7fGnev3yJr

OTHER My pull sled project

Stephencowan — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:38:06 GMT

This is the picture of the sled now.
Got any idea where I should go from here?? ill be glade to listen and try it out. Got all the time in the world! :)

slash 4x4 build ------ sweet rc trucks

chrisslash4x — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:15:39 GMT

my slash 4x4 project
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sc8e build ------ sweet rc trucks

chrisslash4x — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:14:04 GMT

my sc8e, and slash 4x4 projects
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MONSTER TRUCKS Big Cat: Powering Up my Savage Flux

FluxAscender — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:12:25 GMT

This build continues the previous build found here: http://www.rcsparks.com/forum/off-ro...ck-cat-ii.html

Well, I've wrapped up most of the assembly on the new 1717 for my Flux, and while I don't have a whole tutorial, I guess I should throw out a few pics, and a parts list.

upgrades:
Castle/Traxxas XO-1 1717 motor
Castle Creations XL2 ESC
ALZA motor/center diff mount
Platinum RC Flux XL skidplate
Ofna Hyper 9 50T spur
Novak 13T pinion

So first off, I have to say that the ALZA motor/cd mount is BEEFY. I'm more worried about snapping the motor screws than breaking the mount. It's also beautiful; the machining is flawless and the design is visually striking on top of being tough and light-weight. I can't wait to beat the ever-loving @&#% out of it. :twisted: I wouldn't mind being able to mount the motor with FOUR screws, though. (Dejan, hint, hint) It will also NOT fit the diff from teh Super 5SC Flux, because it's so thick. That's down to the way the gear mounts on separate diff-cap.

I added the PRC skidplate to make up for the cross-bracing lost by removing the motor plate. I mounted the ESC by running SavageX engine plate crossmembers over top of the diff mount, between the screw locations for the stock radio box just ahead of the trans, and the gear cover just behind. A piece of my old lexan skidplate was recycled as an ESC plate.

I did have to do a little massaging on the motor: the outdrive cups were touching the motor and preventing a good mesh, so I ground out a tiny section of the fins to provide clearance.

I'll post pics of the body and such tomorrow.

Crank's HPI Mini Trophy

Crankbait — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:47:35 GMT

Well here is another build inspired by an RCSparks mod- Dribble

(wish inspiration would make me as good at taking pics as Dribble!)

I really loved the look of the HPI mini Trophy so I thought I would pick one up too.

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Well it came with this set-up
A 15t brushed motor which would probably would have been quick if I would of tried it.

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But I thought this would be more fun and I wasn't using it so.....
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It was a tough fit the ESC is mounted on top of the battery hold down.

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The driveshafts are positioned a little weird so I had to be really careful with routing wires.
I'm also expecting a terrible time with battery changes, but I can live with that.

RC Snowmobile Build

inthepit — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:16:34 GMT

Hello everyone. So i have had these 2 polaris rush toy grade snowmobiles for around 2 years now and decided i should finally do something with them. I'm not sure if this is the right section of the forums but i guess it will have to do because there is no snowmoblie part. Okay, so far i have taken out the motor, steering......thing, and have "temporarily" installed a drill motor from a 9.6V drill. The problems i have so far are that: since this is toy grade the steering and throtle are full speed/turn one way or not at all, so i will need a reciever/controller and an esc. The problem with this is, i dont have much $. If anyone have cheap esc ideas post them up. This is my first build project so i am just getting into making my on things.
Here are some pictures.
This is the parts sled.

Here is the old motor compared to the new one. HUGE SIZE DIFFERENCE!!

Next we have the Snowmobile beside my mini summit vxl.

This is the steering mechanism i was talking about. Not like a normal servo

This is my wonderful motor mounting job!! :)

When i went out to test the snowmobile everything worked exept the motor was extremly under powered. Even the old motor was better. I am not sure if it was the circuit board that wasn't giving the motor enough power so i will see once i get an esc. I also have to switch out the shocks becasue they are definitly just for looks, they are the stiffest shocks i have ever felt on an Rc!!
Oh and sorry about the picture blurryness, my camera isn't the greatest and I am a little shaky too. Ill keep you updated.

MONSTER TRUCKS locking the differential of traxxas

darksaint — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:52:56 GMT

:evilish:today i am gona lock the differential of my traxxas stampede

Duratrax wheel for associated sc 2.2 sc10 help please

menace13 — Thu, 09 May 2013 01:10:38 GMT

I bought the Duratrax Lockup SC Associated 2.2" SC10 tires and wheels already mounted brand new still factory sealed. When i got them in the mail i realized i didnt pay close enough attention to what kind of hub they had (round not 12mm hex). I don't want to waste them they seem like nice tires and the wheels look prety cool. Can ANYONE help me with a solution to get these to work well with my 12 mm hex hubs on my 2wd slash:nose pick::tttt:

My twist on the Twin Hammers.

MightySilent — Tue, 07 May 2013 07:20:44 GMT

Well after a lot of thought, figure crunching, thread reading, video watching, and "discussions" with my girl, I figured out what to get as a returning to the hobby rig. As you have already guessed from the thread title, I ordered a Vaterra Twin Hammers. Got some goodies for it as well.

1. 17 turn rebuildable brushed motor.
2. HR 12mm aluminum hubs.
3. HR aluminum rear lower links.
4. Carbon fiber body panels.
5. 500k TRAXXAS diff oil.
6. 2 Venom 2s 2000MaH 20c LiPos
7. Cheap metal gear servo from my lhs. Hoping it is faster with more torque than the stock steering servo that I couldn't find stats on.
8. An aluminum front bumper/skid plate. (I know, "aluminum will bend." I would rather bend a cheap bumper, as opposed to breaking the front end off.)
9. And tools to work on it with.

Started with the tear down. No pics of the process because we have all seen it before.

Here is the motor installed.

New Servo installed.

Replaced the hard, over sized foams with softer smaller foams.

Custom trophy truck 2WD

trophy — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:13:16 GMT

yo yo yo yo heres mine, built it during the winter here and waited for the sun to come out. im running her again today want to get some extra batteries first i know its nimh im still scared to go lipo cuz of the fire and stuff.

BUGGY Servo ideas for the Exo?

Gonzo80 — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:54:03 GMT

I'm about to pick up a Savox 1230sg servo for the Wraith and I'm wondering if I should grab the same one for the Exo. Any opinions will be appreciated thanks.

MONSTER TRUCKS Bringing A Old Friend Back To Life

TmaxxCrazy33 — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:55:58 GMT

guys,my tmaxx has been sitting on a shelf for about 5-6 years now,i parked it there after the 3.3 split a rod,was getting very pissed at nitro.but i dont think i was tuning it right,like tuning at half tank, doing wot pastes after each adjustment.

i do want to get it back up and runing, but it needs
chassis
chassis braces
body
wheels
tires
front axles
servos
rx
screw kit

now,this the question

do i put other 3.3 in there and give it other try?

or go brushless,

already know the brushless system if i go that way.

i want to give nitro other try,.

im going to keep this thread updated here and there as i get parts in.

so what do yall think?

here is the tmaxx as it sits now.dont hate me its in pretty rough shape.

just pulled it off the shelf to get the pictures

and here was the last video i took of it.

OTHER Project no more nitro.

redovermind — Fri, 03 May 2013 01:39:41 GMT

Last weekend I had my nitro mt2 out for some bashing. It was the least fun I've ever had with it in years. I must have spent what seemed to be 10 min trying to start it. It ran like crap and burned though nitro like it was free. I'm vary comfortable with my 2 nitro trucks, but I just about kicked this in the lake.

Soo...... Ladies and gentleman welcome to project NO MORE NITRO.

I love the truck. It's a great brasher but its time for a change.

I started by removing all nitro related parts.

Sorry for the bad pics I will get some better ones next time.

I have some parts on order. Im and should show up next week.

Hope you enjoy. I'll post all the progress

Brian

MONSTER TRUCKS Traxxas summit dual motor help

patrickisska — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:53:07 GMT

I am planing on putting dual Titan 775 motors on my summit but I need help here is a short video of what I need help with

king crawler build about to start

chinnodin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:18:50 GMT

thx to a member informing me I posted the last thread in the wrong place, maybe I'll get some replies here, I've bought a king hauler kit and have it built minus electronics, my plan is to make the frame fully articulating just behind the cab, and then on the rear of the truck I'm gonna build a fully articulating heavy hauler tow rig, the boom is going to turn a full 360, as well as raise and lower and extend and retract and have a functioning winch, I know i need 4 ch to run the truck alone but wondering how many ch I'll need to run the boom, from what I can figure I'll need another 4 ch to run the boom, any info on how to figure out how many channels i need or what can be run on a channel will help me huge in figuring out the size of controller I'll need to purchase, any info is much appreciated, :)

OTHER Restoring my 1980 sand scorcher

Joker777 — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:34:33 GMT

Well i ordered another £80 worth of parts and hop ups for it yesterday. After hunting around for some replacement ball race cups for the front end i could only find some at a ludicrous price. The guy was actually advertising them for £19.99 with a photo showing he paid £1.99 for them now i understand inflation and supply and demand but i wasn't paying that much for a couple of bits of plastic.
So it inspired me to think of a solution to my problem and came up with a lock wire brace for the steering arms to stop them from popping apart.
Here is a short video showing what i did and the car working well.
http://youtu.be/AXxodl2yyQ4

MONSTER TRUCKS Thunder tiger mt4 g3 (project thunder cat)

howse — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:46:59 GMT

wanted to have a fast n fun basher while i'm home in Canada, I recently got a thunder tiger mt4 for a sweet deal in Malaysia thanks to a friend.

Always wanted a monster truck, now to try and make it bomb proof!

rc8t wide hexs, Azrckcrawler custom chassis brace, front and rear body posts, GPM racing steering assembly.

also installed Savox 1256TG, and a spare Futaba Fasst rx and power cap; for my 3pm-x i have in Canada.

Also added 100k diff oil in the center, still need to work on the front an rear diffs but don't have the oils yet. Dang things a tank, climb up stairs, jumps great, hit a tree.......:brains:

my updated S-Maxx

Venturi-XR — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:18:02 GMT

this is my updated S-Maxx and it is almost done and i am still in a process of taking more pictures and here is my updated project and these pictures where taken by my Droid X2 and i still rather use my digital camera, but this will do [/IMG][/URL][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG] i hope you like my updated pictures and i made a home made exhaust stack in the photo and you can also see 2 tow hooks underneath my truck and i also liked the axial beadlock rims and take a look

DNA's Quick Project Exo-Raptor - Axial Exo into a Truck

dna4engr — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:29:59 GMT

I've had my Exo for about half a year and it's great fun. However I use it only for bashing and even with 4WD it can get caught up with the open diffs and small tires. I had a set of Proline split six beadlocks lying around that I've wanted to use for something. I had a dumb idea the other day to get a bigger tire for them and throw them on the Exo. SC tires kind of max out at 4.3" so I figured I would experiment with some 2.2's. With that large of a tire, I wanted to create a bashing truck out of the Exo. Like most people who have them, I hate the battery change out time, so I plan to make it easier with this project by removing some interfering cage and lexan. This should be a quicker build than my normal ones since the base is already there. I stole my Raptor body from my monster truck project and viola'

Project Exo-Raptor!

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Now I will be able to really have a rig that fits the functionality of a real Raptor. Fast and insane offroad.
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Specs on the Exo and what I plan to add as they break:
Castle Sidewinder SCT 3800kv
Axial radio and servo
Axial Aluminum shock housings and stiffer springs
Aluminum knuckles
CVD's front and rear
Custom made Cage to support the body when rolling over or landing on the roof (I have another Exo kit that I used for the front diff and some other parts with an unused cage)
Proline Split six beadlocks - Plan to repaint the beadlock rings with a color to match the body
Axial Ripsaw 2.2 R35 tires.
Jconcepts Slash Raptor body (When I've seen this on SC trucks there is always a gap between the body and the frame. I plan to repaint the exo side body panels black to kind of cover this gap

I few more details on those wheels and tires:
I wanted to have a SC wheel to make the tire a little stiffer and be lighter than Aluminum. (my plastic axial beadlocks don't clear the knuckles on an Exo). Here is what I started with.
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I didn't mod the tire at all, just put a foam in the tire, shove the inner portion of the bead lock into the tire (this takes some doing, but not horrible), set the inner bead
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At this point the outer bead is almost perfectly in place. Put on the bead lock ring and tighten screws.
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Tires are basically done, now I need to tear the body panels off and figure out how to mod the cage for a truck body.

Stay tuned...

sc slash build

menace13 — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:18:31 GMT

Hey guys, I have a 2wd slash and have been slowly adding parts and will continue to do so. I bought a jconcepts raptor high flow body so for now its painting masking etc. I'm going with black and cobalt blue with either large drips or ghost flames ill post pics when done, i also am making custom body pin retainers like you would see on a full sized muscle car with aircraft wire. Should be pretty cool.

BUGGY New Exo RTR arrived on Friday!

Gonzo80 — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:09:08 GMT

It was a long week for me but the EXO finally arrived early Friday afternoon with enough time to drive it for a bit before dark. My first impression was just like everyone elses I guess. This rig looks amazing. the details are great and it just looks plain mean. Pictures do not do it justice I can say that much.

On to my second impression.
Ran it on a Venom 2S 40c 5000mah lipo, stock gearing and I found it slow and the steering I felt was kinda sloppy. I did some research before I ordered it and ordered some slash turnbuckles at the same time. I put those in on Friday night after driving it and that cleaned up some slop but I wasn't able to use all the steel hollow balls it came with. Some were just too big so the plastic ones took their place for now until I find out what size they need to be and order some more.

One thing that really surprised me was finding a deans connector already on there. I expected to do some soldering before I could take it out. I guess Axial finally listened to their customers complaining about the crappy Tamiya plugs.

All in all I can live with the things most people say are the down falls of this rig. Like the 12 screws to take off the cage or the tight battery compartment. I guess reading about it and watching videos before I made the purchase prepared me for it so it's no biggy.

I'm looking into the rear sway bar kit and getting rid of all the plastic hollow balls. If anyone wants to chime in on other things to tighten this thing up please feel free. I've read the losi ten scte shocks are real good. I'm thinking about trying those out unless I find out otherwise.

I already know the electronics have to go if I'm going to really enjoy this thing so I'm looking at a Savox SG1230 servo and aluminum servo horn for it. I'm assuming a BEC is a must at that point.

Now motor and ESC is something I'm still doing homework on. I don't want to blow out the diffs but be pretty quick. I know this thing can be made to be bullet proof from what I've read so again all ideas will be considered while I continue to do home work. I may even pick up the kit version so I can start from scratch. I just really wanted something I could drive whenever so I bought the RTR.

I was really impressed with some youtube videos I found while I was researching and I really like this rig. The username was 450hp202turbo

Thanks for reading guys. Be sure to throw up any ideas for me. I'll keep searching around this forum and a few other places for ideas as well.

Revo 3.3 conversion

momobagodonuts — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:57:26 GMT

What we have here is my constantly evolving Revo 3.3 converted to brushless. Sway bars, full RPM suspension arms, modded Integy motor mount, hacked up rear bulk heads to allow a shortened front driveshaft to replace the constantly breaking stock skinny rear shaft, HiTec 7955 servo, obvious Momba Monster, E-Revo tranny, blah, blah, blah.

3 a.m. beer induced red, white, and blue paint job.
Thanks for looking

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BUGGY Team XRay XB808E - [on Futaba 4PK-Super-R]

Clericdv — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:55:10 GMT

Hi, Guys!

Time to make some buggy! :ninja:

A month back, my vorza died on stadium track:

I fixed it, but its like with 1:1 car, when you crashed it once, it will never be same like before, LOL, but I left it for heavy bushings, now readjusting the suspension and so on.

Anyway, back to topic, so, I spent hours of looking for some nice electro buggy and I wanted to get pro kit aaaand assortment isnt that big:

1. EB48
2. Xray
3. Serpent
4. Mugen
5. Losi

Last three I skipped from the begining coz threads already exist.
EB48 made by howse is super cool.

SO, i had no choice but to take xray. aaaand again problem, XRay is quite rear, I think because it is European Brand and maybe they have limited production, I dont know, but anyway Xray Team Buggies are in good demand and considered as very well made and designed and styled by HUDY, who makes professional rc acc.

Since nitro is not for me the only choice was xb808e.

Nice kit, everything packed well and I really can feel some european spirit in this kit :)
Enough talks i guess, some pics below.

thanks for reading and there are lots of interesting things ahead: small radio review, some hopups of Xray and of course build itself!

SC18 Tires

RC_Mike — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:12:42 GMT

Firstly let me say thank you for all the great advice and help
My SC18 is going to be for carpet racing so im not going to worry about short course wheels and tires
Im thinking about getting these wheels
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Associated-R...item3cd0940ff4
i have a few questions lol (no surprises there lol)
firstly, stupid question i know but will these fit straight on my truck or will i need a hex conversion kit for them?
secondly, i want some really cool tires for these
Iv got 2 sets of RC18R tires already so, this time i want something different
i want on road or maybe rally but cant find any sites that have 1/18 tires
can someone shot a link to a great set of tires for these rims?
and again
cheers for all the advice guys

Team Associated SC18 diffs

RC_Mike — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:20:29 GMT

hey guys
Iv got a Team Associated SC18 (as the title would suggest lol)
and im wondering what the advantage of ball diffs are, pros and cons, ball vrs gears
and how to set them up etc etc
any advice would be much appreciated

new painted truck body

Venturi-XR — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:47:39 GMT

i hope you like my new painted truck body and it is my first time painted the 2008 Ford F-150 truck body and i some what goofed up the painting [IMG] [/IMG]
and see what you think about my first time painting the truck body and this is just part 1 for my project and it is a slow progress and i have been busy cleaning out my garage and yes there are autographed signed by the Monster Jam Truck drivers and feel free to look at the signed autographs

1/36 scale short course build "camaro"

Grizzlyman98 — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:49:51 GMT

so i found these old models in my garage today that werent put together and i had this idea to make it an rc :omg:
here are the pics of the model the tape measure how much the wheelbase will be and this one is how much i figure it'll be off the ground oh i will use the losi 1/36th short course truck for most of the parts i hope you enjoy

MONSTER TRUCKS DNA's Project Monster Raptor - Custom Tube Frame - Wraith Axle - Brushless Monster

dna4engr — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:43:05 GMT

I got into RC back in the early 90's because of monster trucks. My first kit was a Kyosho Big Brute and it really got me hooked into the Hobby. When winter set in this year, I took my project Wringo (wraith axle scx10) and put some monster truck tires on it for driving in the snow.

After driving this in the snow, I knew I had to have a monster truck again. I looked at the traditional bashers: HPI Savage, Emaxx, Erevo, and the other Chinese brands. I just can't get around an Independent suspended monster truck. No REAL monster truck has IFS/IRS. I like to have some scale looks and performance that I can still bash. Yes I may break more stuff, but hell, what fun is it if you don't break something. I have some wraith axles and a great 4WS setup leftover from my Wringo rebuild so I figured it was time to build a custom tube frame and really kick this thing off.

Of course I had to pickup some more parts to make this thing a little more robust and have some "Go Fast" capability.

Parts List (Assuming I can remember everything):
Electronics-

Castle Creations Sidewinder 3800kv system (not pictured), I also have a 4600kv Castle motor that is available in case I need to go faster.
Various Gens Ace and Skylipo batteries in 2S and 3S
Flysky 3 channel radio
Towardpro 200 oz/in servos with Kimbrough servo savers
Heyok 4WS controller for 2 pos 3rd Channel
Castle Creations 10Amp BEC

Transmission-

Hot Racing Al Axial tranny case
Hot Racing Hardened axial tranny gears
Supershafty tranny top shaft
Supershafty HD motor plate with built in dust cover mount
Crawler Innovations hardened extended transmission output
Robinson Racing 32P 56T Slipper/spur for Slash
Emaxx plastic driveshafts (these are really heavy duty and cost effective for driveshafts, especially something that needs to go fast)

Axles-

Axial plastic Wraith housings front and back
Axial universal joint shafts front and back
Axial 43/13 HD gears front and back
Topcad/Integy Chubs and Knuckles
STRC HD diff covers
STRC steering linkage
STRC lower link/shock mounts
Vanquish bearing caps
Vanquish upper link mounts
Hot Racing locker rear
Axial open diff gears in front (taken from my Exo kit) filled with 10000wt oil - I have another HR locker in case this doesn't work

Frame-

CKRC AX10 Delrin skid (the starting point for the whole rig)
3/16 and 1/4" brake line brazed into a frame based off of the BIGFOOT #18 tube frame design

Suspension-

Traxxas Revo rod ends with custom ready rod/brake line links
Shocks - Unknown at the moment
Custom made Al anti-sway bars

Wheels/tires-

90's vintage Kyosho USA-1 tires and chrome wheels
Vanquish 0.850 SLW extenders to mount the wheels to the 12mm Axial hex

Body-
Jconcepts Ford Raptor for Slash (I used this on my Wringo project for a little while and it never really fit what I was going for It will be a perfect Monster Truck body).

Raptor body just sitting on the wheels/tires. Will not look like this in finished form, just trying to get all the parts in the picture.

All in all this thing will be in the 12-13" wheelbase range. I haven't decided on shocks yet because I don't know how much range of motion I will need. Most likely will start with stock Wraith shocks for fitup, but considering Tmaxx or HPI Savage XL for the travel.

My original thought was for this to be somewhat of a budget build cuz I already had the tires/wheels, stock transmission, axles, and motor/esc; but that idea has kind of been blown. We'll see how she holds up to brushless power on 3S

Stay Tuned!!
DNA

1/16th E-Revo VXL-3m Lime Ice

freak66 — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:02:26 GMT

whats up just one of the vids i have made the Lime Ice project 1/16 Mini E-Revo VXL-3m duel water resistant 11.1 1300 Lipo with a parallel Y-harness for double the fun time this car was a busted up fiesta brushed :ninja:

SHORT COURSE Blitz chassis

Firestarter0 — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:43:28 GMT

Ok, so ill be getting a blitz chassis soon, and a firestorm flux. what i want to do, is basically combine the two for my basic car, then steadily add parts. i also want a jconcepts bajr body on it, over tray, reinforcement, and a selection of tyres. its going to have to run on sand, skateparks, loose dirt, grass. any ideas on the best setup?

MONSTER TRUCKS I just joined the Lunchbox club.....

y2blade — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:33:24 GMT

......I just ordered one of these (along with ballrace kit) for MissB to play about with.

Slash 2wd LCG Clear

raging29er — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:45:32 GMT

Here is my fisrt custom build. Used clear polycarbonate and aluminum. Turned out pretty good.

Parts:
Castle SCT 1410 Brushless System
STRC Steel Drive Shafts
STRC Bearing Carriers
RPM A-arms (front/back)
GPM Big Bore Aluminum Shocks (45wt oil)
Atomik Alloy Aluminum Rear Shock Tower
Proline Pro-2 Front Bumper
Proline Renegades
Proline Badland tires

OTHER Tamiya Brat original release Ford Raptor.

JakobW — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:20:49 GMT

Well, I have been making some upgrades to my brat, so I figured I would post it up. The car was built by my dad back in the 80's and was mostly original until last month. I started with the basic system and broke somethings bashing. I have resoldered (and now ditched) the mechanical ESC, redid some wiring, added a new button and I added a new AA holder.

Here it was when I started the work on it. Soon after this I soaked the receiver and then both servos. I also broke a tranny gear.

Then I got the body. It's a little smaller than 1/10, but I made accessories around the 1/10th scale so they look a tad large.

Next I added some LED strips to the body.

The switch is in the bed of the body.

Just this weekend my friend traded me a Traxxas XL-5 for some old bike parts.
I also ordered a FlySky FS-gt3c and new gear for the tranny. I was going to purchase the newer style tranny, but I luckily found the gear needed. I am leaving the servo used for the MSC in there and converting it into a servo winch.

az-- what you think about my slash 4x4 project -- $800+

chrisslash4x — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:47:28 GMT

my slash 4x4 i been working on, what do you think

the start

2200kv new motor

the old 2650kv i beleave

MONSTER TRUCKS nitro stampede

ghostdrifter — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:31:05 GMT

had my truck for a whole 3 months be for I broke it .was not watching where I was going and ran into my car full speed. broke a c-hub, the fuel tank, and the throttle servo mount

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Cranks Tamiya LunchBox Build

Crankbait — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:34:19 GMT

Hello all I'll start with Danboard 100% inspired this build with his Wild Willy Build- http://www.rcsparks.com/forum/bashin...ld-thread.html

These old school Tamiya kits really make you remember that this hobby is about 1 thing... Having fun!

I decided to build a Lunchbox because it was the kit that always caught my eye, but I never had one so...

After a lot of thought I went with the Black edition.
Lunchbox Build 001.jpg

Nothing preassembled.
Lunchbox Build 002.jpg

I was really bummed about this, but I can fix it.... I hope.
Must have happened during shipping.:burnt:
Lunchbox Build 012.jpg