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05-31-2018, 01:42 PM | #81 |
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| Re: Soze's HoBao DC1 Kit Build
I got mine a few days ago. It’s a nice thing to build with some really sturdy looking parts. Haven’t finished mine yet but damn those springs will have to go. I found some softer ones, but now I’ll have to either make the piston holes in shocks bigger or replace the silicone oil with water or something... of course that’s just a hunch as I haven’t driven it yet but... Build thread will come at some point. And new wheels will be required at some point. My trusty heavy Gmade steelies aren’t exactly the type for this body Maybe these Last edited by Joonatin; 05-31-2018 at 01:46 PM. |
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05-31-2018, 01:53 PM | #82 | |
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What softer springs did you go with? I'd like to try them out as well. | |
05-31-2018, 02:02 PM | #83 |
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| Re: Soze's HoBao DC1 Kit Build They were some random springs from a local hardware store. They have everything |
06-09-2018, 06:14 AM | #84 |
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By the way, have you compared the driveshafts, cvds, axle outputs etc. to SCX10 II? They seem somewhat similar but I don't have one to compare with. Might be nice if you could some how fit the helical gear set in this and print new diff covers for the different gearing... Or get longer cvd ends to use some offset hexes...
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06-09-2018, 08:15 AM | #85 | ||
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Truck looks solid though, impressed with Hobao on their first venture into the crawling area. | ||
10-19-2018, 10:53 PM | #86 |
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| Re: Soze's HoBao DC1 Kit Build
Finally took the HoBao on its maiden test run. As expected that front bumper is challenging. Overall, it did pretty decent though. Can't wait to get it out to my main crawl spot at CDM Rocks. |
11-09-2018, 05:46 PM | #87 |
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Guess what direction the Hobao DC1 is heading with these... Traxxas TRX-4 Bronco Spare Tire Assembly Team Raffee 1.9" Twin-5B Beadlock Wheels Random Bumper that fit the curvature of the body Prep work starting on the spare tire cover |
11-10-2018, 06:12 PM | #88 |
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I had some guesses but I talked myself out of them Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk |
11-19-2018, 01:26 PM | #89 |
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Haven't gotten around to finishing up those things I previewed yet, but here's a video of an outing with this truck. |
11-19-2018, 10:19 PM | #90 |
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Nice run , I got the rtr version didn’t like it at first but after I replaced the shocks with Hpi venture shocks , and replaced the wheels and tires with hyrax on proline wheels it drives so much better.
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11-19-2018, 10:58 PM | #91 |
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| Re: Soze's HoBao DC1 Kit Build I never used the stock wheels and tires. They were crap, and I knew they were crap when I saw them. The shocks are ok, not bad, but could use a softer spring. Tires definitely made the biggest difference. I'm still not happy with the tires and foams I used on this truck so far though. I might need something softer and go to a two stage foam up front. I might use Pro-Line BFG Krawlers instead of the duratrax deep woods too. Just need a chance to test it out.
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11-20-2018, 12:30 PM | #92 |
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| Re: Soze's HoBao DC1 Kit Build
I couldn’t get the stock shocks to work how I wanted they seemed too stiff even after I shaved the pistons , the Hpi shocks were a little shorter and I like the ride height it has now.
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02-09-2019, 06:35 PM | #93 |
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Got tired of waiting to get a chance to 3D print a Mercedes emblem for the spare tire cover, so I started the G-Wagonization of my DC1. Parts: Team Raffee Twin-5B 1.9 Beadlocks Pro-Line 1.9 BF Goodrich KM3 XL G8 Traxxas Bronco Spare Tire Assembly Out with the China-locks + Duratrax Deep Woods. In with the Team Raffee Twin 5B + Pro-line BFG KM3 XLs. Sanded down and re-painted Traxxas Bronco spare cover...minus the Merc emblem. Closer to becoming a G-Wagon. IMO, it looks better than the G-Wagon body that Traxxas recently announced for the TRX4. |
03-05-2019, 05:26 PM | #94 |
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10-22-2019, 05:18 PM | #95 |
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So yeah, the DC1 is definitely a more "trail" oriented truck. It's fantastic in that regard and the chassis is rock solid durable. Although it's more trail oriented, I couldn't resist taking it out of its comfort zone and testing it out on the rocks at CDM. For a trail oriented truck, it did pretty respectable despite the large body and stiff springs on the shocks. I'm now tempted to see how far I can push it by upgrading the servo, and some upgrade parts I picked up for the DC1 when I was in Taiwan. Last edited by soze; 10-22-2019 at 07:05 PM. |
10-22-2019, 06:42 PM | #96 |
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Seems like it did pretty good. 👍🏼
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10-22-2019, 07:06 PM | #97 |
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10-22-2019, 08:16 PM | #98 |
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You've really mastered the 1 handed driving technique! I dont even try anymore even though I should have an advantage with my weird lefty/hybrid grip. Reminds me of my weighty TRX4 Defender, I wonder why lol. Get in a tough spot and you need a little more wheel speed... more, more, I said WHEELSPEED damn it! |
10-23-2019, 04:48 PM | #99 | |
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I've got some parts made for this rig that may or may not help (they wanted me to test them though.... so I will). I'll be updating this thread again with them soon! | |
11-11-2019, 12:27 PM | #100 |
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