The Red Demon

[t_kirl]

Hello, all. I have been lurking on this site for a while now, and decided to post up some pics of my rig, named the Red Demon. Well here is where a portion of my paycheck goes every week. I am pretty happy with it as it sets now. Future upgrades are MIP shafts, Alum. C's and knuckles, and lipo's with a Hyperion charger. Current upgrades include:
*Losi Grappler body
*Losi Rock Claws on Proline rims w/ 6.5oz front/4.5oz rear
*Novak Goat system with Deans plugs
*7 Cell saddle pack
*Hitec 5955 sevo
*Losi crawler shocks 35wt front/55 wt rear
*VF dig
*VF motor plate
*TCS 4 link plates front/rear
*30 degree lower links all around
*TCS skid with inboarded links
*Multiplex 403 radio w/ Novak synth. reciever
*Axial driveshaft rings
*Axial rear lockouts
And other misc. stuff. The gc is at 2.75in and it works good for me. I really like the way this thing crawls. So anyway onto the pics.



Flex Shot





And some action shots.











Thanks for looking. Questions, comments, complaints?

[akxj]

looks like that thing handles the rocks pretty well....

[FL Knifemaker]

Looks good! What are the ESC and reciever mounted to??

[p01rogue]

do you like the goat system?

[t_kirl]

Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker

Looks good! What are the ESC and reciever mounted to??

I took the mounts that the stock battery tray mount to and moved them to where the upper links connect to the frame, and then moved the stock spacers up to where the shocks mount. I then took some scrap lexan and made a tray and used double sided tape to secure the esc and reciever to the lexan(if any of that made sense, it's late, I'm tired). It is not my idea, I think I saw it on here somewhere. I can take a pic of it tomarrow if you want.

[t_kirl]

Originally Posted by p01rogue

do you like the goat system?

Really well. When I was searching for an Esc and motor when I first got the kit, I wanted something that would give me some good torque and decent wheelspeed for a crawler, and the Goat was it. Some people don't like it, but for me it has been nothing but great. It's nice and smooth down low and really has the speed when you need to "jump" and something. I have a MM and a Crawlmaster 1000kv waiting in reserve, but I haven't felt the need to replace the Goat yet.

[p01rogue]

Originally Posted by t_kirl

Really well. When I was searching for an Esc and motor when I first got the kit, I wanted something that would give me some good torque and decent wheelspeed for a crawler, and the Goat was it. Some people don't like it, but for me it has been nothing but great. It's nice and smooth down low and really has the speed when you need to "jump" and something. I have a MM and a Crawlmaster 1000kv waiting in reserve, but I haven't felt the need to replace the Goat yet.

thanks....i'm doing research on esc's .

[zukmeista]

did it drive in and out of the photos taken?

[t_kirl]

Originally Posted by zukmeista

did it drive in and out of the photos taken?

Yeah, everyone except for the 4th one down. When I was thying to get up on that flat, my fronts got bound up and I finally broke the stock front driveshaft.

[celicaboy]

looks good Have you thought about an aftermarket chassis?