Racer/scaler/crawler

[adeezy9183]

i totally know what u mean about wanting to post a build thread as i did the same thing with beginning and end pictures...lol anways, i can't wait to get the slash and i almost got an scx10 back when i got my savage. i like the looks of the newest one out. it is sharp lookin!!!! take care and keep us posted brother

 

[revoracer322]

can't wait for pics. keep us updated

 

[alpinehyperlite]

hey guy.... what body you going to do?

 

[flm_savage]

hey guy.... what body you going to do?

hey sunshine......I'm really not sure just yet. I was thinking about the Tamiya tundra body but i'm not sure that would survive a rollover when i am in high gear. I will probably end up with some sort of lexan body. I thought about a murdered out school bus.

Its going to be something different, i just haven't decided what yet.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

oh. ok princess.

 

[flm_savage]

wheels are in the mail.

 

[flm_savage]

I also went ahead and picked up the proline powerstroke shocks and a set of 2.2 flat irons.

$75 for 4 shocks really killed me but the one of the things i believe you shouldn't skimp on is shocks.

 

[abadk9420]

I have heard good things about the proline scaler shocks, One of my buddies had them and said they helped a lot...

 

[flm_savage]

Ok well it got late and i didn't get as many pics as i wanted. The quality of the shot went down as the night progressed. Here's what i did get done. My son did some quality testing before i started.

The truck the shocks, wheels and tires will be here next week. I need to find a summit transmission and then make up some maxx shafts. It will be a full roller hopefully by next weekend. After that i just have to save up for the mmp/21.5T and some radio gear.

 

[hamz9561]

I love the way that Axial included an almost idiot proof set of instructions in the kit.

 

[abadk9420]

Looks like your off to a good start and with your son taking care of quality control and testing it should come out great, LOL!!!!!!

 

[flm_savage]

Before anyone says it, there is a reason i didn't add in a crapload of aluminum parts, hardened gears and all sorts of other parts. The reason i didn't is because i always do that and then i get bored with the truck. I always sell it before i break it. I am actually anticipating some carnage and thats what i am looking forward to. I will upgrade as needed.
I also made the decision that i'm not going to run this truck in loose mud or water. I'll buy a cheap wheely king if i want to do that.

So far i love the kit and i am kicking myself over and over for selling the one i won on here. At the time i wanted a mud truck and i thought it was wrong to dump a new scx into the muck.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

dual 3s?

 

[flm_savage]

read the first post n00b.

the truck is going to run on 6S.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

ok d00che haha

 

[flm_savage]

Well i am going to have to take an unscheduled 1 week hiatus from the truck. I am heading up to PA this week. Its 1300 miles.

 

[flm_savage]

I have been watching ebay everyday for a summit tranny to pop up for a reasonable price and finally today one was posted for $59 plus $5 shipping. I jumped right on it so now i have a tranny for the truck. The average price was 84 shipped and that was just too much. 64 is still steep IMO but a heckuva lot better than 84.

Next weekend i will be finishing it up as a roller. making insane driveshafts, mounting up the prolines as well as the wheels and tires. Just needs a body and full electronics to be done. Thats another few hundred so it will probably just roll around the floor for another month or so.

 

[flm_savage]

Ok fella's,
I just pulled the trigger on a Holmes Hobbies Torque master ESC and 14T cobalt puller. I just couldn't decide what to go with and it was driving me crazy looking at 1/8th motor setups. This is a trail truck motor and esc combo that i think will work perfectly for this project.



This means the truck is only lacking servo's, radio gear and a body!!

 

[RC Addict]

So you won't be pushing it around going "Vroom Vroom"??? Damn...

 

[abadk9420]

Damn this this is going to haul A$$, I want to see a video of this thing flying down the street on a 6 cell lipo.