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Man. This is a HUGE milestone for me in the RC world. Sure, 8th scale is basically the same size as a 10th scale SCT, but, its 8th scale! Got it from my buddy I met on reddit and figured out he lives close by so we met up at the track and we both raced and I got this. This was parts he accumulated up from his other builds. Its bout 80% complete. Just need a couple parts and some hardware.
My plan for this is to run this as a big jump/land basher, track basher, and a semi-racer. The closest 8th scale track that does racing near me is 2hrs up northwest and I cannot go there all the time since its so far away. But the nearest track near me is a backyard dirt track. "Just for fun" track. They really don't do any racing but just for fun. Mainly plan to run this thing on 4s since most tracks only limit ebuggies to use 4s max. But @Lukedavis did suggest me to buy 2 3s packs to run it on 6s which ideally makes it cheaper than buying 1 6s pack (if I ain't wrong) and so I can run 3s on the slash/rusty.
Currently what I got:
80% of a Full Typhon 6s BLX. Included GPM aluminum F/R shock towers and some "okay" amazon shocks. He told me they aren't that good but they will get me up and running. I believe wheels/tires from the TLR tuned version so I will keep those as "basher" tires. Will get 2 track tire sets down the road. Most likely a low pro/small pin tire and a semi slick as this track does glue the track/dirt down.
Spektrum smart ESC
Spektrum 2050kv motor w/ yeah racing 40mm fan
CHNL 4.0mah 70C 4s G+ lipo (with 5mm bullets)
Flysky nb4 receiver
Spektrum S652 servo
Now for my personal upgrades / mods. I will do next year since the outdoor season is half way finished and currently I want to focus best on my B74.1 and racing it. Getting better and better.
Upgrades for now:
Hobbywing 8BL150 G2 combo
Better/faster servo
pair of 2 batteries. Most likely going with those same CHNLs listed above
Clear body for my Bomb Pop RC color/paint scheme
2 sets of track tires
And any other upgrade part if I break a stock part.
So yeah. Thats basically it for now. Plan to start wrenching / building Monday night if i get the chance. Build most of it up on what I have now and then once I order Jennys RC I will get the remainder of the parts I needed built onto the car. Hopefully to have it running by the end of September? Only time will tell.
Edit: Yes, I will start a new build showcase once it is built up and ran!
Another edit: Yes I am pretty sure this is a V5 typhon.
Edit:
Add front shocks into my jenny's list. They do not currently have them in stock at the moment.
Or unless anyone knows if the stock shocks are good/nice? Or a better upgrade?
My plan for this is to run this as a big jump/land basher, track basher, and a semi-racer. The closest 8th scale track that does racing near me is 2hrs up northwest and I cannot go there all the time since its so far away. But the nearest track near me is a backyard dirt track. "Just for fun" track. They really don't do any racing but just for fun. Mainly plan to run this thing on 4s since most tracks only limit ebuggies to use 4s max. But @Lukedavis did suggest me to buy 2 3s packs to run it on 6s which ideally makes it cheaper than buying 1 6s pack (if I ain't wrong) and so I can run 3s on the slash/rusty.
Currently what I got:
80% of a Full Typhon 6s BLX. Included GPM aluminum F/R shock towers and some "okay" amazon shocks. He told me they aren't that good but they will get me up and running. I believe wheels/tires from the TLR tuned version so I will keep those as "basher" tires. Will get 2 track tire sets down the road. Most likely a low pro/small pin tire and a semi slick as this track does glue the track/dirt down.
Spektrum smart ESC
Spektrum 2050kv motor w/ yeah racing 40mm fan
CHNL 4.0mah 70C 4s G+ lipo (with 5mm bullets)
Flysky nb4 receiver
Spektrum S652 servo
Now for my personal upgrades / mods. I will do next year since the outdoor season is half way finished and currently I want to focus best on my B74.1 and racing it. Getting better and better.
Upgrades for now:
Hobbywing 8BL150 G2 combo
Better/faster servo
pair of 2 batteries. Most likely going with those same CHNLs listed above
Clear body for my Bomb Pop RC color/paint scheme
2 sets of track tires
And any other upgrade part if I break a stock part.
So yeah. Thats basically it for now. Plan to start wrenching / building Monday night if i get the chance. Build most of it up on what I have now and then once I order Jennys RC I will get the remainder of the parts I needed built onto the car. Hopefully to have it running by the end of September? Only time will tell.
Edit: Yes, I will start a new build showcase once it is built up and ran!
Another edit: Yes I am pretty sure this is a V5 typhon.
Edit:
Add front shocks into my jenny's list. They do not currently have them in stock at the moment.
Or unless anyone knows if the stock shocks are good/nice? Or a better upgrade?
David has no excuse 
