My first Hardbody build...

[Maxx_Action]

It's kinda cheating I guess because this body came finished, but here it is...







It was built with parts I had collected over the months, and leftovers from other rigs.

It's a trx4 chassis, skid, and transmission, Injora body, Sendero/gatekeeper axles, gatekeeper panhard mount, club 5 racing links, Chanquish wheels with Pitbull growler tires, CI Dual stage foms, and LURC scale hardware, hot Racing front, and bangood rear driveshafts (I need to get a longer one of better quality for the rear), Assciated shocks, a sidewinder 3 esc, and a Team Brood 20 turn motor.










There's still some work to do. I need to figure out a permanent battery holder. Right now the battery sits on a servo mount that is zip tied in.

I have a shorter front bumper coming because the front tires hit this one at full lock.

I made the inner fenders (I still need to make one more) from Lunchmeat containers, and I need to paint them.

And I want to get some more lights on it.

Overall, I like the way it turned out. What do y'all think?

[B-MOW71]

Looks great! The more I see these bodies, the more I want to get one! Nice color too!


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[Maxx_Action]

Originally Posted by B-MOW71

Looks great! The more I see these bodies, the more I want to get one! Nice color too!


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Thanks...

The body actually is pretty nice. I bought it during the black friday shopping deals on amazon for 80 bucks I think it was. I need to mask it off and paint the inside of it black so it looks more realistic.

I hinged the back side to the frame with some 1.5x1.5" little brackets I found at Lowes. I made a small L shaped bracket for the front, with a hole through the bumper mount and a wide head screw that holds the front of the body down.

I do need to figure out a way to secure the doors better. If it pops down hard, one door or the other will pop open. I'll probably just put a small glob of fun-tac in the door jam to hold it shut better.

[durok]

Originally Posted by B-MOW71

Looks great! The more I see these bodies, the more I want to get one! Nice color too!


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I agree, this build really shows off that body - excellent job!

It'd be nice if they (Injora) got them in their US warehouse, but they aren't very expensive - depending on color they run $58.99-$68.99...

[distinctive pd]

Looks pretty slick! Building one myself with the same body in olive color...

You may find a big lack of gear reduction with the trx4 trans and regular non portal axles...

I experimented with this years ago and was just way too fast, not enough gearing too crawl well

[Maxx_Action]

Originally Posted by distinctive pd

Looks pretty slick! Building one myself with the same body in olive color...

You may find a big lack of gear reduction with the trx4 trans and regular non portal axles...

I experimented with this years ago and was just way too fast, not enough gearing too crawl well

I dropped the pinion down by three teeth and that seemed to be enough...

As you can see by the sliders, I have had it out once and it actually performed pretty well. I can also go from 39t on the TRX4 sport spur, up to 45 for the trx4 two speed transmission.

[MOguy]

Originally Posted by Maxx_Action

It's kinda cheating I guess because this body came finished, but here it is...







It was built with parts I had collected over the months, and leftovers from other rigs.

It's a trx4 chassis, skid, and transmission, Injora body, Sendero/gatekeeper axles, gatekeeper panhard mount, club 5 racing links, Chanquish wheels with Pitbull growler tires, CI Dual stage foms, and LURC scale hardware, hot Racing front, and bangood rear driveshafts (I need to get a longer one of better quality for the rear), Assciated shocks, a sidewinder 3 esc, and a Team Brood 20 turn motor.










There's still some work to do. I need to figure out a permanent battery holder. Right now the battery sits on a servo mount that is zip tied in.

I have a shorter front bumper coming because the front tires hit this one at full lock.

I made the inner fenders (I still need to make one more) from Lunchmeat containers, and I need to paint them.

And I want to get some more lights on it.

Overall, I like the way it turned out. What do y'all think?

Looks great, do you know how heavy the body is and what wheel base are you at?

[Bananaclip]

The build is looking good! If I didn’t have 2 OG NB 4 door bodies on hand I would have started with this body. What’s your next move on the build?


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