Found it on the side of the road...

[Pat_ranch]

Just driving along on my way through town for some pews, and see this thing sitting on the roadside next to a "free" sign.

It's in decent shape- except for the obvious

Joe biden says electric is better anyways, so I think I'll order a universal motor mount and drop in a 6s/2050kv system from the parts drawer. I'll have to figure out how to make the tranny do what I want (currently no reverse). I don't really want to take out the brake, but it mostly depends on how well I can integrate it into the trigger (I think the noble can do it, but I haven't figured out most of the stuff that thing will do yet- It's way smarter than me).

 

[TRAT]

Don’t make it a political situation. I still love my gas and race fuel nitrous ect. But I love my electric little RC stuff too. Maybe kill human kind we put off a lot of Gas. We should just be charged like robots.
Cool find though.

 

[Xraycer]

Nice find!

All I found was this

 

[ahr43]

Oh goodie. Another project to watch come together under the capable hands of an experienced RC'er. Can't wait to see how you do this, Pat. Truck seems like an idea candidate for 'Ford' (Found On the Road Dead) stickers? Good luck, mate. 'AC'

 

[Tunedfrog]

Very cool.

 

[Smilinbri]

Very cool. I was talking to a friend the other day that lives a few hours away and he mentioned that he came across an old Traxxas Slash he had and just threw it away!

D.A.!!! Told him I would have taken it for parts!!

He's no longer my friend............j/k but I did give him a hard time! Bad! Bad, friend!

 

[Chubaka]

Very cool. I was talking to a friend the other day that lives a few hours away and he mentioned that he came across an old Traxxas Slash he had and just threw it away!

D.A.!!! Told him I would have taken it for parts!!

He's no longer my friend............j/k but I did give him a hard time! Bad! Bad, friend!

I often think of the rare parts and old cars just tossed. I guess we live in a disposable time.

Nice find on an old truck. I dont see Tamiya nitros too much anymore.

 

[ahr43]

Some of my most enjoyable builds have been pre-owned rollers off Ebay. They're like a box of chocolates-never know what you're going to get. Not recommended for the faint of heart or beginning RCer though.

I remember the Big-T nitro from years ago. Pat, you scored well on this one. Pretty good platform as I recall. Make for a sturdy build. Lots of room for 'Estuff' on that flat plate of aluminum. 8x shocks should support 6s and the big low Kv motor a.o.k.

Let the build begin. . .

 

[STONER RC]

Just driving along on my way through town for some pews, and see this thing sitting on the roadside next to a "free" sign.
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It's in decent shape- except for the obvious
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Joe biden says electric is better anyways, so I think I'll order a universal motor mount and drop in a 6s/2050kv system from the parts drawer. I'll have to figure out how to make the tranny do what I want (currently no reverse). I don't really want to take out the brake, but it mostly depends on how well I can integrate it into the trigger (I think the noble can do it, but I haven't figured out most of the stuff that thing will do yet- It's way smarter than me).

Awesome find bud. No need for reverse on it. Throw a big block in it. And send it..
Sorry to be the one to tell you. But the nitro trans won't hold up to the tourqe of electric motor. The toruqe will strip the gears instantly.. I converted my Tmaxx. To electric basically built a Emaxx. Had to install a revo 2.0 electric trans in it.

 

[olds97_lss]

No clue why that thing never took off... it was built better than the t-maxx. Or at least looked like it was. Probably has a owb in the transmission for the two speed that causes the spur to free spin in reverse.