12-13-2020, 04:28 PM | #1 |
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| Robotboy's Element J45C
Since I put the IFS from my Trailrunner on my Gatekeeper I had a new project. Which is a good thing, kinda, since I love to build and tinker. Not much of a build thread as most of it was already built when I started. GK kit had an extra hard plastic cms mount so that went in first. Built the front axle with a FT machined diff gear and spool. Rebuilt the trans with the 11% OD option. Took the alum. panhard mount from the GK also. I had to mess with different links and rod ends to get the wheelbase/axle positions right for the body. WB is 12.5". Updated Specs as of now: MST J45C Body, elect. trays and sliders. Element Trailrunner donor. Element trans. w/ high OD machined gears ratio. GPM Al. spur gear adapter & HR metal 87t spur. HW Fusion 1800kv system. 19T pinion. CC BEC. Annimos 25kg servo. TGH panhard mount. FT machined diff gear & locker, front. Beeftubes front axle housing. SSD Heavy brass knuckles and rear axle weights. SSD Aluminum C-hubs. SSD Aluminum link mounts. SOR rear link riser. Club5 8mm Brass Wheel Hexes. Club5 & FT SS high clearance links. Incision driveshafts. Vanquish Ripper front bumper. China aluminum shock towers. Chinesium 1.9 beadlocks. Proline 1.9 Hyrax tires. CI Lil Nova Comp cut foams, soft-front, med-rear. 3Racing winch w/ cheesy micro esc, Team3Six cable & warn hook. Last edited by Robotboy; 05-20-2021 at 11:15 AM. |
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12-13-2020, 04:29 PM | #2 |
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| Re: Robotboy's Element J45C
Been waiting for a reason to bite the bullet and get the MST J45C body since I first laid eyes on it. Thought it was very cool and it is. Nicely made with lots of accessories and decals. I didn't want it to look like it was new, quite the opposite. It had to look well used and abused. So this is my first attempt at a weathered paint job. With my limited skills I'm pretty happy with it. After it's first run I'm impressed. Runs and crawls great. The HW Fusion is a nice setup for this truck. Plenty of speed and torque. Running a 19T pinion and after a good deal of crawling it wasn't even warm. Anyhoo, here it be... Last edited by Robotboy; 12-14-2020 at 01:19 PM. |
12-14-2020, 05:39 AM | #3 |
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| Re: Robotboy's Element J45C
Gnarly! I dig that body. Lou |
12-14-2020, 08:36 AM | #4 |
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| Re: Robotboy's Element J45C
Looks fun, nice work! Do really like that body. I also picked one of those up when they released. Definitively motivation for a future project. Does the Trailrunner not come with the slider mounted receiver box or did you just leave it out? |
12-14-2020, 10:42 AM | #5 | |
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| Re: Robotboy's Element J45C Thanks Lou! Quote:
any plans for water sports with this truck, yet, but if I do I'll just throw the rx in a balloon. | |
01-06-2021, 02:49 PM | #6 |
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| Re: Robotboy's Element J45C
Lovin' this truck and added some upgrades. Updated specs in first post. GPM Al. spur gear adapter, HR metal 87t spur, CI Lil Nova Comp cut foams; soft-front, med-rear, 3Racing winch w/ cheesy micro esc, Team3Six cable & a warn hook , TGH panhard mount and a Beeftubes front axle housing. A couple new poser shots and a short test video. My camera ran out of storage. Err |
01-11-2021, 06:15 PM | #7 |
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| Re: Robotboy's Element J45C
Some new wheels, black slots. |
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