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Vanquish VRD / RC Speedy Moon Buggy

RC Speedy is an affordable custom welded moon buggy chassis manufacturer who is making big gains in the crawler world. We now have 4 of their units in the fleet, with a pair of their Vanquish VRD based Titanium chassis moon buggy builds.

General RC Information

Starting with the Vanquish VRD carbon kit, we removed the carbon chassis rails, factory shocks, and transmission parts. From there we ordered a RC Speedy titanium moon buggy chassis and completed the build:

Converted the VRD transmission to a "stubby" build
Mounted Holmes Hobbies 540m V3 outrunner 1800 kV
Holmes Crawlermaster V3 ESC
NSDRC 650 LP servo
Off-axle rear mount for servo
In-house ( and properly engineered ) rear link riser :hehe:
Dlux Fab short dravtech shocks with internal springs for full droop setting
New shock angle position brackets front, extensions rear
Overdrive portal gears
Brass portal covers
80 tooth Kimbrough spur gear and 12 tooth pinion gear
RC Type
Truck
RC Brand
Other
RC Model
VRD / RC Speedy
RC Scale
1/10 Scale

Technical Specifications

Power Source
Electric
Battery Type
LiPo
Motor Type
Brushless
Drive System
4WD (Four-Wheel Drive)
Top Speed
Under 19 mph

Additional Information

Budget
Over $1000
Challenges Faced
The shock angle positions need a bit more tuning and possibly new custom brackets. None other than that.

RC Build information

Category
Member RC Garage
Added by
MVRCA
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