figured you would ask.
I'll try to keep this as condensed and entertaining as possible.
Today i went out to our local park where there is a huge parking lot begging for an onroad car to lay some rubber down. So i charged up the lipo, mounted some new tires, and got ready to blast around. I started off slow but started getting faster and faster while improving my drifting. It was pure bliss driving the car around. I played with the suspension and got it to where i could actually nail it and have the car take off instead of spinning around. After about 30 minutes, my rear tires were almost bald and they were SMOKIN hot. I let everything cool off and then decided to drift one more time. I got my speed up and slung the car around. It was just beautiful, tires roasting, car sliding, it just went floating across the parking lot sideways.................right into the storm drain.
Thats right, i drifted the car sideways and into the storm drain. I ran over and looked inside and everything looked ok. There was no water and the car was sitting next to the culvert where the water drained into the ditch/canal. i got a stick and was able to line the car up with the culvert and actually get it inside and aimed torward the discharge. I then had my wife stand at the end to catch it so i wouldn't fall into the canal. Well i started driving and i heard. AHHHHH SLOW DOWN!!!!!! then SPLOOOOSH.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! i ran over and sure enough the car is in the drink with the water right below the roofline. I jump into the canal and grab it. (like its a freakin kid or something. lol) I get everything turned off and it doesn't look too bad,
I get it home and start to pull all the electronics off. i pull the motor apart and its nice and dry. (thank God for good novak seals) i then grab the car which has the esc attached and everything looks ok. no water in the bottom section of the esc and everything looks great. I spray the esc down with contact cleaner and as soon as i stop, i notice the bottom esc case is cracked!!! i grab the esc and the bottom plastic just falls off in about 6 pieces. The esc itself looks great but the plastic is just gone. VERY STRANGE.
SO anyway, i get all the electronics off and cleaned with contact cleaner. opened the rx and cleaned the inside, submerged the car in a hot mixture of
simple green and water and shook it furiously. Then i got the blow dryer and cleaned it, q-tip'd it and then oiled all of the bearings with my super bearing lube.
I think everything is going to be ok and the car looks immaculate. the servo works, the motor works and the esc works. I'll have to get some pictures up in a little while but its going to be all good. I love the car and i plan to fix the esc case and then armor all it and get a sweet body painted.
