dpdsurf's SCX-10 w/ optional 2WD

[dpdsurf]

I made the mistake of stopping by Jake's Perfomance Hobbies (http://www.jphracing.com/) this past Wednesday because I had no intention of getting one of these anytime soon.:evil: But as I thought, I am so stoked that I did. I put a little over an hour into it last night and it's been a simple build so far. Of course I had head start.

After seeing badger's photos I am a little embarassed to post mine. Showoff! :flipoff:

SETUP:
- R2D Tranny
- Team Brood 35T Handwound Motor
- SR3100 RX
- Novak Goat ESC
- Overbuilt axles
- Thunder Power 11.1v 3S 2000mah Lipo


I had some built Axial axles laying around so I decided to use them. They have the RCP Stainless Steel lockers (http://rcpcrawlers.com/product.php?productid=1150&cat=29&page=1) inside. And of course the STRC aluminum goodies (wish I would have gotten black now).


http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=183


I also had a R2D transmission laying around. I wanted to have a 2WD option so I hooked the dig up on the front instead the rear for rear dig, though I really won't use the rear dig. Just the freewheel option so I can switch to rear wheel drive only and do a bunch of stupid donuts or something like that. :) I had to grind a little material out from the inside of the skid and on the dust cover. After that it was a nice tight fit.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=180

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=182

I like how axial included metal yokes, but I have never had good results with their drive shafts. So I used some pede shafts that I had on hand.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=184

Have not fully decided on a body yet, I have a new Hilux body laying around that I may use. But I would prefer polycarb/lexan because I want this truck to lean more to the performance side than scale side.

More to come...

[BigB_117]

Looks good Dave,

What motor you gonna run?

[BigSki]

how did you actually mount the tranny to the skid? I've been wondering how well a R2 might fit inside of that chassis.

[dpdsurf]

Looks good Dave,

What motor you gonna run?

I think I'm going to start with a Tamiya 540 motor that I have because I believe they are 27 turns. I want the motor speed for starters. I'll be using a 3S lipo too. :)

how did you actually mount the tranny to the skid? I've been wondering how well a R2 might fit inside of that chassis.

4 new holes in the skid to align with the R2D. It wants to sit up higher on the axial tranny mount side so I added some washers between the skid and tranny on the other side to even it out. Not much material needed to be removed from the skid. It's a solid fit that I have 0 reservations about. "thumbsup"

[punkuup5150]

aww damn i thought i was going to be the first person to turn there dig around to make it allways rear wheel and selectable front wheel like a real truck lol but mines going a little more scale but for not the 27turn i have in mine is great fun and fasst :D

[f-350highlift]

i just wanted to do brake stands..lol nice build"thumbsup"

[dpdsurf]

aww damn i thought i was going to be the first person to turn there dig around to make it allways rear wheel and selectable front wheel like a real truck lol but mines going a little more scale but for not the 27turn i have in mine is great fun and fasst :D

Well the Tamiya motor won't fit without moving the electronics box. So I'm going to use my 35T handwound for now. I don't know how well this 2WD will really work or even be worth it without some serious wheel speed. Good luck with yours.

i just wanted to do brake stands..lol nice build"thumbsup" Thanks! Hey I didn't think of that, nice idea! :lol::lol:

[dpdsurf]

Polished the rings...
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=327

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=329

It's a runner.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=332

Electronics in (the battery didn't work out in the front, so it's been moved)
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=331

I wasn't too excited about all those extra plastic pieces for the battery tray. So I just directly attached it to the rear mount and drilled a hole in the chassis brace up front to mount it direct. It holds my ESC and battery. The ESC won't fit up front because of the motor.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=334

Body shots...(not as much fun as the knid you see at bachelor parties.:))

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=330

Bobbed Yota

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=457

[killjoyken]

Lookin good! "thumbsup" I was also going to run the disconnect to the front wheels (Dewmerz idea, not mine) but the DNA dig interferes with the upper link mount on the frame. :-( So no dig for me.

What color are you going to paint the yota?

[dpdsurf]

Lookin good! "thumbsup" I was also going to run the disconnect to the front wheels (Dewmerz idea, not mine) but the DNA dig interferes with the upper link mount on the frame. :-( So no dig for me.

What color are you going to paint the yota?

Thanks Ken.

I'm still not sure if I'm going to run a yota body. BUt if I do, I'm going to paint it white. Based on my experience with hard bodies I don't like it when the paint scrapes off and you see white underneath. So if I paint it white, they won't stand out the same. I just finished with the 1st coat on the stock body and will probably run that a few times first.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=376

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=375

[Georgerm]

that is some bright orange!

[dpdsurf]

that is some bright orange!

Maybe I'll put soem CalTrans logos on it :)

Well, it's done enough to go on a scale GTG tomorrow if the weather is decent.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=459

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=461

[Brandon]

Looking good Dave! Your pics are horrible though :ror::ror:

I like the polished rings "thumbsup"

[Brandon]

Can the goat ESC handle a 3s lipo? I know the novak crawler cant... Might want to check before it looks like your scaler is going up in smoke :lol:

[dpdsurf]

Looking good Dave! Your pics are horrible though :ror::ror:

I like the polished rings "thumbsup"

Thanks, I really need a new cammera but I keep buying all this RC crap instead. :)

Can the goat ESC handle a 3s lipo? I know the novak crawler cant... Might want to check before it looks like your scaler is going up in smoke :lol:

Funny you should ask. Yes it can (could) handle it just fine even though Novak says 7.4 max. I had been using it with a 3S on my scaler for months. Then today, I decided to get my disconnect setup. Added auxilary servo, pluged in battery, crack. Bye bye goat :shock:

I'm in the middle of putting a Mamba Max from my Slash in it now.

[killjoyken]

Hey Dave, have you hooked a servo up to your dig yet? I got my R2D mounted in mine with a .25" adapter plate I made, but I'm trying to figure out how to mount the linkage. They put the shaft so close to the driveshaft output. Guess I'll look up some R2D threads.

I still can't believe how capable your SCX was. "thumbsup"

[dave56bug]

Cool looking truck, I am going to do the same 2wd/4wd with a reversed dig with a Hot Racing tranny.

[dpdsurf]

Hey Dave, have you hooked a servo up to your dig yet? I got my R2D mounted in mine with a .25" adapter plate I made, but I'm trying to figure out how to mount the linkage. They put the shaft so close to the driveshaft output. Guess I'll look up some R2D threads.

I still can't believe how capable your SCX was. "thumbsup"

Yeah these perform great!!! I have not hooked up the dig yet. This is a pic from RC4WD's site, I was going to do something simiar but just make my own plate with 1/8" Delrin.

http://tracgear.com/product/rc4wd/custom/transmission/disconnect/g7/DSC_2478.jpg

Cool looking truck, I am going to do the same 2wd/4wd with a reversed dig with a Hot Racing tranny.

Thank you. That Hot Racing tranny looks nice!

[DBR]

Any updates on the hardbody? I want to do the same thing. I was thinking of doing a crawler theme scaler and get the new Proline bumpers. How close does the grill get to the front frame crossmember? Could you do a front facing pic? I love this truck btw!!!!

[4 RUNN 1]

Cant wait to see the finished yota body on it ,great set up with the tranny ...

[dpdsurf]

Any updates on the hardbody? I want to do the same thing. I was thinking of doing a crawler theme scaler and get the new Proline bumpers. How close does the grill get to the front frame crossmember? Could you do a front facing pic? I love this truck btw!!!!

Thank you! No, still have the stock body on it. I've been busy with other projects this week. The chassis brace/cross member on the front of the frame butts up to the grill. With a plate and a little bit of spacer you could mount it to the cross member. I think the pro-line could do a nice job of replacing the Tamiya bumper. You could also probably mount it to the Tamiya grill. I've got a 3 racing winch that I need to add to the equation too. I'll try to get some pics later.

Cant wait to see the finished yota body on it ,great set up with the tranny ...

Thanks Mike, nice to see you on this side of the pond. I'm not totally decided on if I'm going to go with the Yota or make a Jeep with full interior.

[dpdsurf]

Finally got a little work done on this thing. I was going to go Jeep but this body has been sitting on the shelf for months collecting dust.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/dpdsurf/RC/SCX10/IMG_0124.jpg

Mounted the front bumper and winch. Am I the only one that found mounting this winch a PITA?

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/dpdsurf/RC/SCX10/IMG_0128.jpg

Tried brazing for a 2nd time. Still need to work on the mounting a little.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/dpdsurf/RC/SCX10/IMG_0146.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/dpdsurf/RC/SCX10/IMG_0149.jpg

Moved the battery to the front and the RX box to the rear.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/dpdsurf/RC/SCX10/IMG_0144.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/dpdsurf/RC/SCX10/IMG_0143.jpg

Made some shiddy stickers. No SoCal Yota in the 80's was complete without the modified In N Out sticker on the window. :)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/dpdsurf/RC/SCX10/IMG_0134.jpg

[bcrofts]

Looking good man that looks kinda like mine nice job Dave.

[dpdsurf]

Looking good man that looks kinda like mine nice job Dave.

Thanks Bryan. I really like your wheels!!!

[dpdsurf]

Here's what the body looked like 1 year ago when I forst got onto this RC crawler money pit, I mean hobby. :)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/dpdsurf/RC/hilux02.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/dpdsurf/RC/hilux10.jpg

[Mad4Rnr]

cool dave, glad you got a hard body on that thing

[dpdsurf]

Went to the Bean today. VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unHLfGfxE0A)


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http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/dpdsurf/RC/SCX10/bean04-13.jpg

[bcrofts]

Great video Dave wish i could have been there.

[Mad4Rnr]

awesome departure angle with that bed bobbed, did you cut the frame any?

[dpdsurf]

Great video Dave wish i could have been there.

Thanks, it was a nice day. Like your new avy "thumbsup"

awesome departure angle with that bed bobbed, did you cut the frame any?

Thanks Erik. No, I did not have to cut the frame. The bed still hangs out a 1/4" past the end of the frame.

[BigB_117]

Great video Dave. Looks like a fun crawl spot.

I'm loving all these scaler Yota's. I think I might need to get an SCX soon.

[dpdsurf]

Great video Dave. Looks like a fun crawl spot.

I'm loving all these scaler Yota's. I think I might need to get an SCX soon.

Thanks. The Bean is a great spot, especially for scalers. They are fun, it's a different style of driving. You get satisfaction clearing things that aren't even considered obstacles for the comp crawlers.

[dkf]

Great looking build and vid. For a scaler I'd say it pretty capable.

[dpdsurf]

Great looking build and vid. For a scaler I'd say it pretty capable.

Thanks "thumbsup" Yeah it's working pretty good. I need to work on the shoocks a little. It's front end heavy and sags more after the shocks broke in.

[Creepy Inc.]

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=61&pictureid=457

Rig looks good."thumbsup"
What kind of filler did you use to take care of the holes in the body?

[dpdsurf]

It's this stuff. I got it from the Hobby shop in the styrene section.

[Creepy Inc.]

Thanx. My LHS has some as well. I was not sure if it would stand up to the inpack the rigs take but, now that know I'll have to pick some up. "thumbsup"