Rocketzx1
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So I’ve always wanted a Senton 6s but just never got around to getting one, and I couldn’t tell ya why.
But when Horizon put the TLR Typhon roller on sale for $299 USD a while back, I knew this was the time to build one. And build one I did!
I started off with the TLR Typhon roller, went through and changed out the f/c/r diff oils to 50,000 cSt front/rear, and 200,000 cSt center.
I did research other people’s build threads on how to get body posts to fit on the TLR shock towers, and only real reliable way to do so was to hack ‘em up. And I didn’t want to do that to these shock towers. So I didn’t.
I was able to take my dremel and cut out, shave down specific areas on the rear body post holder to fit the rear shock tower. It ain’t pretty but it works.
I hacked up the front body post holder for the front shock tower but I just didn’t like how it fit, at all. I had to cut away too much of the plastic supports to make it work. Back to researching body posts when I discovered the Talion front shock tower is basically the same, but has the extra dimples on each side for body mounts. So I ordered the Hot Racing front shock tower for the Talion, along with the hinge pin screws and the upper suspension block the hinge pins screw into. The fit is perfect and will work just fine.
I also ordered GPM aluminum front/rear chassis braces and center diff mount in blue, for a little extra toughness for bashing. I also went ahead and installed the tower to tower brace from the Notorious v6, need all the bracing I can get!
As for the front/rear bumpers, I installed the stock Senton 6s rear bumper and the super bash front bumper. I had to modify the plastic block that butts up right against the hinge pin holder in the front, to allow the plastic block to sit flush with the hinge pin holder so the super bash bumper would seat all the way back for fitment.
For the electronics, I went with the 8BL150 G2 4274 2000kv combo. A solid esc/motor combo for light bashing. For the servo, I took the s665 servo that was in my Kraton v6 and put it in. Better to use it than toss it out, right?
For the body, I already had the blue Senton mega body, which is a much better looking body style than what is currently being used, in my opinion, and drilled out 2 new front post holes because of the spacing between the front posts being closer.
I used a neat trick to do it, I took a paint pen and dabbed some paint on the top of each body post and lined up the front body, pressed down and voila, I had dots on the underside of the body showing me where to drill new holes. Drilled out the holes and he body fits perfect.
For tires, I am going to just run the TLR tires until they are used up, but I did buy some Power Hobby Defender short course tires. They are pretty nice tires, aggressive tread.
Right after that I found some knockoff Proline Badlands mx28 short course tires on amazon for $45 USD. So of course I ordered them. The knockoff badlands are actually really nice. They came pre glued and with replaceable hex inserts.
And so far, that’s the extent of my TLR Typhon to Senton build. I hope you all enjoyed reading about it.
Thanks for taking the time to read my build thread.
But when Horizon put the TLR Typhon roller on sale for $299 USD a while back, I knew this was the time to build one. And build one I did!
I started off with the TLR Typhon roller, went through and changed out the f/c/r diff oils to 50,000 cSt front/rear, and 200,000 cSt center.
I did research other people’s build threads on how to get body posts to fit on the TLR shock towers, and only real reliable way to do so was to hack ‘em up. And I didn’t want to do that to these shock towers. So I didn’t.
I was able to take my dremel and cut out, shave down specific areas on the rear body post holder to fit the rear shock tower. It ain’t pretty but it works.
I hacked up the front body post holder for the front shock tower but I just didn’t like how it fit, at all. I had to cut away too much of the plastic supports to make it work. Back to researching body posts when I discovered the Talion front shock tower is basically the same, but has the extra dimples on each side for body mounts. So I ordered the Hot Racing front shock tower for the Talion, along with the hinge pin screws and the upper suspension block the hinge pins screw into. The fit is perfect and will work just fine.
I also ordered GPM aluminum front/rear chassis braces and center diff mount in blue, for a little extra toughness for bashing. I also went ahead and installed the tower to tower brace from the Notorious v6, need all the bracing I can get!
As for the front/rear bumpers, I installed the stock Senton 6s rear bumper and the super bash front bumper. I had to modify the plastic block that butts up right against the hinge pin holder in the front, to allow the plastic block to sit flush with the hinge pin holder so the super bash bumper would seat all the way back for fitment.
For the electronics, I went with the 8BL150 G2 4274 2000kv combo. A solid esc/motor combo for light bashing. For the servo, I took the s665 servo that was in my Kraton v6 and put it in. Better to use it than toss it out, right?
For the body, I already had the blue Senton mega body, which is a much better looking body style than what is currently being used, in my opinion, and drilled out 2 new front post holes because of the spacing between the front posts being closer.
I used a neat trick to do it, I took a paint pen and dabbed some paint on the top of each body post and lined up the front body, pressed down and voila, I had dots on the underside of the body showing me where to drill new holes. Drilled out the holes and he body fits perfect.
For tires, I am going to just run the TLR tires until they are used up, but I did buy some Power Hobby Defender short course tires. They are pretty nice tires, aggressive tread.
Right after that I found some knockoff Proline Badlands mx28 short course tires on amazon for $45 USD. So of course I ordered them. The knockoff badlands are actually really nice. They came pre glued and with replaceable hex inserts.
And so far, that’s the extent of my TLR Typhon to Senton build. I hope you all enjoyed reading about it.
Thanks for taking the time to read my build thread.
