Hey guys new to the forum so decided this may be a good introduction for my self and a way to get started making friends here lol my spelling and grammar is terrible I’m extremely sorry for this ahead of time. Also gonna take me a min to figure out pictures uploading
So to get started I’ve been into RC cars and planes my whole life my uncle who raised me his son and I were raised like brothers so what I ever he got me being older had to fix so I fell in love with the modifying and building side of this hobby almost more then actually driving them. Small disclaimer I also build cars in real life so this is my little I get to go inside from the shop and sit and relax hobby.
Let’s get this thread started
I’ve been on the hunt for a cheap UDR for some time now because I know I’ll end up replacing 98% of the truck by the time I’m done so I didn’t wanna spend 1,000 dollars on something that I’m gonna put another 1,500/2,000 into on top of that. So I’ve been hunting Facebook groups market place and eBay for about a month and ended up with a Losi tenacity DP Pro. I ended up paying 130 dollars with shipping and as is condition.
So why the hell would I buy this well I’m dumb and naive and I have 5 kids and my ability to justify well if it comes out cheaper and really nice then buying one new in the box it will be like I got my daughter the buggy she wanted and I saved money…….. don’t judge me I know a lot of you in here daily do the same thing lol
So eBay seller was great shipping was fast.
Looked over it and kinda said screw it let’s see if this even works. All the drive shafts are bent the diffs feel loose and very visibly it’s missing half the hardware that would have came in it the the other half that’s still there is a mix match of what appears to be the bottom of someone’s tool box but for 130 dollars poop it’s still cheaper then buying the Tekin G3 motor that’s in it.
So threw a 3s 8000mah battery I had in it modified the battery hold down to fit the larger battery and in less then 30 seconds it ate the wheel up and spit it out..
So ran to my local hobby town grabbed a full set of proline badlands for a Traxxas slash. Made it half way around the driveway and it locked up a front axle ate up another center hub and doesn’t wanna move guessing it hurt something in one of the diffs.
So grand total now is 130 for buying the car and shipping plus 100 at wild bills for wheels and tires 230 dollars I’m still sitting pretty good retail is 499.99 right now for this brandnew.
So I grabbed the tools after quickly realizing that I can’t just blindly throw parts at this thing like you would a HPi E10 because it addddddddsssssss up quick so what all broke….
Front axle snapped
Realized the front diff case every bolt is stripped out so let’s fix this
Ordered a kit from Amazon from Losi was 15 dollars screw it plus through my digging it’s the V2 version that uses a larger bearing for the input shafts so worthy upgrade.
So ordered complete bearing kit plus the extra bearings I would need to run the V2 diff housings if anyone needs any part numbers please just ask I had to do a ton of digging to make sure I ordered the right stuff so if I can help let me know
Snow ball effect incoming
Next up was axles ordered a set off amazon guessing China power but for 50 dollars and next I’ll have them Friday not next month it’s worth it
All 3 diffs were bone dry so ordered a mix of different weight oils I’ve seen a lot of post about what to run and I’m just gonna go in the middle ground of what everyone said to run lol
Plan is 100k in the center diff and then 50k in the front and 30k in the rear I’ll report back on how this works out for me.
Also ordered the wing and pieces I needed to attach it.
So parts ordered
New shocks from Amazon 40
Dollars plus shock fluid 15
Front aluminum shock mount team Losi upgrade part 9
Wheels and tires 100
New front and rear diff cases 15
New bearings all round 50
New axles 50
New input shafts 25
New rear wing and braces 30
Misc. Complete hardware kit , fluids , new gaskets and rebuild kits for the diffs 75
Total cost is around 500 give or take……
So question is am I a idiot or did I break even
For me I won… now do I wish I could have spent that 300 on baller billet parts sadly yes but I would still have to spend that money if I bought it new plus the ESC and motor and well everything I replaced I tried to find a upgrade for so hopefully this little rig treats us well. I’m not a basher I enjoy building things too much to destroy them. This was my first write up so I’m sorry for my spelling and grammar but I’ll keep
I’ll do a big update this weekend with more pictures when parts come in and i reassemble the whole thing.
So to get started I’ve been into RC cars and planes my whole life my uncle who raised me his son and I were raised like brothers so what I ever he got me being older had to fix so I fell in love with the modifying and building side of this hobby almost more then actually driving them. Small disclaimer I also build cars in real life so this is my little I get to go inside from the shop and sit and relax hobby.
Let’s get this thread started
I’ve been on the hunt for a cheap UDR for some time now because I know I’ll end up replacing 98% of the truck by the time I’m done so I didn’t wanna spend 1,000 dollars on something that I’m gonna put another 1,500/2,000 into on top of that. So I’ve been hunting Facebook groups market place and eBay for about a month and ended up with a Losi tenacity DP Pro. I ended up paying 130 dollars with shipping and as is condition.
So why the hell would I buy this well I’m dumb and naive and I have 5 kids and my ability to justify well if it comes out cheaper and really nice then buying one new in the box it will be like I got my daughter the buggy she wanted and I saved money…….. don’t judge me I know a lot of you in here daily do the same thing lol
So eBay seller was great shipping was fast.
Looked over it and kinda said screw it let’s see if this even works. All the drive shafts are bent the diffs feel loose and very visibly it’s missing half the hardware that would have came in it the the other half that’s still there is a mix match of what appears to be the bottom of someone’s tool box but for 130 dollars poop it’s still cheaper then buying the Tekin G3 motor that’s in it.
So threw a 3s 8000mah battery I had in it modified the battery hold down to fit the larger battery and in less then 30 seconds it ate the wheel up and spit it out..
So ran to my local hobby town grabbed a full set of proline badlands for a Traxxas slash. Made it half way around the driveway and it locked up a front axle ate up another center hub and doesn’t wanna move guessing it hurt something in one of the diffs.
So grand total now is 130 for buying the car and shipping plus 100 at wild bills for wheels and tires 230 dollars I’m still sitting pretty good retail is 499.99 right now for this brandnew.
So I grabbed the tools after quickly realizing that I can’t just blindly throw parts at this thing like you would a HPi E10 because it addddddddsssssss up quick so what all broke….
Front axle snapped
Realized the front diff case every bolt is stripped out so let’s fix this
Ordered a kit from Amazon from Losi was 15 dollars screw it plus through my digging it’s the V2 version that uses a larger bearing for the input shafts so worthy upgrade.
So ordered complete bearing kit plus the extra bearings I would need to run the V2 diff housings if anyone needs any part numbers please just ask I had to do a ton of digging to make sure I ordered the right stuff so if I can help let me know
Snow ball effect incoming
Next up was axles ordered a set off amazon guessing China power but for 50 dollars and next I’ll have them Friday not next month it’s worth it
All 3 diffs were bone dry so ordered a mix of different weight oils I’ve seen a lot of post about what to run and I’m just gonna go in the middle ground of what everyone said to run lol
Plan is 100k in the center diff and then 50k in the front and 30k in the rear I’ll report back on how this works out for me.
Also ordered the wing and pieces I needed to attach it.
So parts ordered
New shocks from Amazon 40
Dollars plus shock fluid 15
Front aluminum shock mount team Losi upgrade part 9
Wheels and tires 100
New front and rear diff cases 15
New bearings all round 50
New axles 50
New input shafts 25
New rear wing and braces 30
Misc. Complete hardware kit , fluids , new gaskets and rebuild kits for the diffs 75
Total cost is around 500 give or take……
So question is am I a idiot or did I break even
For me I won… now do I wish I could have spent that 300 on baller billet parts sadly yes but I would still have to spend that money if I bought it new plus the ESC and motor and well everything I replaced I tried to find a upgrade for so hopefully this little rig treats us well. I’m not a basher I enjoy building things too much to destroy them. This was my first write up so I’m sorry for my spelling and grammar but I’ll keep
I’ll do a big update this weekend with more pictures when parts come in and i reassemble the whole thing.
