Bomber based 2.2 trophy U4 build

[turbodan13]

Finally getting around to doing something with this rig. I found a custom steel cage with links/trailing arms, here in "For Sale," listed as being built by RC Fabworks. Having owned one of Mike's Beast chassis, I figured this might have been an earlier design of his so I jumped on it. Contacted Mike about it, and he said it wasn't one of his, but he'd be happy to make any changes I wanted to do to it. So it got handed off to him at Axialfest that year and underwent some corrective surgery.

This is what I started with... well, the cage and suspension anyway:

[turbodan13]

Now that I've had time to get back to some projects, this thing's really taken shape. Mike pretty much cut off the whole front of the cage & added a Beast style front end, along with relocating the rear shocks to some new double shear mounts. New skid & fresh RR10 trans went in, Fast Eddy bearings, SSD driveshafts spinning Axial heavy duty 38/13 gears in AR60 housings with full VP Stage 1 parts. Full set of Incision stainless keeps everything attached & turning. Trailing arms were carried over from the original build. Servo is a Hobbystar 4521 waterproof 444oz/in unit (I have a bunch of these in various rigs, and for the price they're hard to beat). Shocks are Proline clones by GDS Racing (price was right & they work well, so why not?). Wheels are Chinesium Method fleabay specials, with Axial R35 BFG Krawlers on the 4 corners & S30 compound as the spare. Topped it off with Proline's Raptor body for the Yeti. There's a brand new HW XR8 SCT Pro ESC & 3600kv sensored motor going in once the battery tray/electronics shelf is finished & the cage is painted. Even with the old AE2 & 35T in there, this thing's a hoot!

[Silvermoose06]

Originally Posted by turbodan13

Now that I've had time to get back to some projects, this thing's really taken shape. Mike pretty much cut off the whole front of the cage & added a Beast style front end, along with relocating the rear shocks to some new double shear mounts. New skid & fresh RR10 trans went in, Fast Eddy bearings, SSD driveshafts spinning Axial heavy duty 38/13 gears in AR60 housings with full VP Stage 1 parts. Full set of Incision stainless keeps everything attached & turning. Trailing arms were carried over from the original build. Servo is a Hobbystar 4521 waterproof 444oz/in unit (I have a bunch of these in various rigs, and for the price they're hard to beat). Shocks are Proline clones by GDS Racing (price was right & they work well, so why not?). Wheels are Chinesium Method fleabay specials, with Axial R35 BFG Krawlers on the 4 corners & S30 compound as the spare. Topped it off with Proline's Raptor body for the Yeti. There's a brand new HW XR8 SCT Pro ESC & 3600kv sensored motor going in once the battery tray/electronics shelf is finished & the cage is painted. Even with the old AE2 & 35T in there, this thing's a hoot!

Super nice truck. Where did you pick up your yeti raptor body?

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[Fricker08]

That’s an awesome looking rig! Can’t wait to see the final product


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[Oh How Original]

That looks so good man, following this!

[dirk379]

Did you get it finished? I've been wanting to buy a bomber, build a chassis and do something similar. I miss havin a 2.2 rig

[Harvester]

Nice rig. I like the beast chassis. I would like to find one for my self.