Punks Customs 3D RC Stagedive chassis kit build

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Been wanting to build a crawler with Capra axles, transmission. Fund Punks Customs 3D RC Stagedive fit the bill. Electrics are Castle microX v2, 9imod 3542 1850kv outrunner, 9imod 50kg direct power servo, powerhobby micro dig servo, Injora wheels, jconcepts rupture 1.9, proline dual stage foam, and a creep body. Lowered the transmission around 3/16” or so, made a mount for the battery to hang low off the servo, used Negative G link riser, bumpers and chassis stiffener. The running footage speaks for how well it runs. I really enjoy it, the extra width and dig function opens up a lot more lines in the bolder fields I run in.

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Very nice crawler, video and driving! Great job.
 
Super cool rig!! Loved the video thanks for sharing. Have to post few of some my crawlers.
 
I changed the body to the scx10 Deadbolt. It reminds me of the IH Scout so I put some leftover scout stripes I had around. It had to be drastically cut for clearance and I removed the light bar and made a bumper out of it. I might cut the rear portion of the roll bar to lighten it up a bit.

Also made some high clearance links. Aluminum for the rear and brass for the front.

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Looks really good but I have a question. Is the purple band serving some sort of function? If so what is it doing exactly? Just curious
 
Looks really good but I have a question. Is the purple band serving some sort of function? If so what is it doing exactly? Just curious
That’s a good question as I haven’t used it yet.🤣 It’s called a DSM recovery cord. It stretches out so it’s to use instead of adding a winch. You get hung up, you stretch it out and hook it to something and hopefully the tension in the bungee cord gives you enough help to defeat the pull of gravity. They seem to be popular with guys running light weight rigs and don’t want the added bulk of a winch servo. We’ll how useful it is...
 
That’s a good question as I haven’t used it yet.🤣 It’s called a DSM recovery cord. It stretches out so it’s to use instead of adding a winch. You get hung up, you stretch it out and hook it to something and hopefully the tension in the bungee cord gives you enough help to defeat the pull of gravity. They seem to be popular with guys running light weight rigs and don’t want the added bulk of a winch servo. We’ll how useful it is...
Ahhhh, i see. Keep us posted if you get the chance to use it. :)
 
Good lookin rig. Show some video of you using that recovery cord. I would love to see that in action.
 

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