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CelicaST_CALI · 06-23-2010, 03:04 PM

Hi guys i just picked up a ax10 scorpion for fairly cheap. It is in very good condition and hasn't been ran very much. The mods done to it before i bought it was a tactic 2.4 ghz 2 ch was installed and the motor and transmission were flipped.Since buying it yesterday i have flipped all the shocks,moved the battery to the front,and move some of the elecs.

My plans for this rig are:

Build a tubed chassis and attempt to build a fj40 body using metal sheeting
Upgrade the shocks
Upgrade the tires
Upgrade as many gears as possible to metal
Make custom metal links

Some questions i have:

When i bought this rig it came with 2 batteries and a reedy quasar charger, when the charger is charging the battery i have it turned up to 6.5 amps(max) and the battery gets VERY HOT and hard to handle. Also the charger says the battery is fully charged after only like 7 minutes!?Is this normal for all chargers?

My servo keeps slipping as well,the metal rod coming out of the servo is fine,but the servo arm looks like its teeth are not stripped but still if there is a load on the the servo it slips and the tires dont turn. I put a lock washer under the screw thinking it would secure the arm and it did for about 5 minutes then it began to slip again. Is the only remedy to get a metal servo arm? Picture of servo and arm:

The crawler:

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crawlinnTN · 06-23-2010, 03:48 PM

i converted my ax10 comp crawler into a scale truck as well!

thomas · 06-23-2010, 03:59 PM

you need to charge the battery slower, at 6.5 amps your battery will go bad quicker and unusable. try more like 3-4 amps to charge it, it will take longer but your battery will live longer. as for the servo horn, get a metal one. make sure it is the same teeth count though. eventually also you will want a new servo.

CelicaST_CALI · 06-23-2010, 04:02 PM

Ok ill keep that in mind thanks!!!

Im going to hobby town and home depot tonight to pick up some goodies

Crawlinn how did that work out for you?

thomas · 06-23-2010, 04:14 PM

there is a whole scale section that i think you should check out if you have not already, there is some pretty awesome builds over there with some people doing pretty much the same think as you are

CelicaST_CALI · 06-23-2010, 06:29 PM

Yea i didst really know weather to post this here or in 2.2 rigs, i figured its base is an ax10 and my questions pertained to ax10 parts so it should go here,but i'm fine with it if a mod wants to move it.

CelicaST_CALI · 06-23-2010, 11:38 PM

Well i never made it out tonight, so im gonna try to get some stuff offline.

My questions are:
I need a new servo horn obviesly,can i get any horn like this?:
http://www.rcslot.com/pc-radio-contr...s/DYN2531.html

What gears should i upgrade to metal?

CelicaST_CALI · 06-28-2010, 06:28 PM

A pictureless update

I bought metal drivelines,metal servo horn,and traxxas ball ends last week. The Full roded, caged chassis is 70% done and it looks mean

crawlinnTN · 06-28-2010, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CelicaST_CALI

Ok ill keep that in mind thanks!!!

Im going to hobby town and home depot tonight to pick up some goodies

Crawlinn how did that work out for you?

lot of thinking on how to do it and make it look right, but i took it back to comp form and made the proline tuber look scaleish, alot easier and doesnt look bad imo. but it was fun.

CelicaST_CALI · 07-11-2010, 10:50 PM

Update:
-Got some losi shocks,they make the chassis MUCH lower to the ground,not sure if i like it yet..
-Broke the pinion gear so i upgraded to a 13t losi
-got a set of PL hammers and installed without foams for now
-Made a new chassis but it doesn't seem to be working properly so w.e. ill stick to stock for now
-After running the crawler for a few hours on some crazy rocks and going up some stuff that needed some serious torque more than once the motor is starting to grind...

I keep finding suttle upgrades EVERYWHERE on this thing,while installing the tires i see that the previous owner installed wheel weights!!Pictures to come!!

CelicaST_CALI · 07-13-2010, 08:16 PM

Picturressss!!

PhantomRS10 · 07-13-2010, 08:18 PM

Lookin good

Cant wait to see her finished

thomas · 07-13-2010, 10:54 PM

that looks like a cool way to do the steering. hadent even thought about doing it like that!

CelicaST_CALI · 07-13-2010, 11:29 PM

It's cheap,it's metal, its adjustable, it's awesome

thomas · 07-14-2010, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CelicaST_CALI

It's cheap,it's metal, its adjustable, it's awesome

i have been running althread for steering for a long time. i was saying the rod end bolted on it like that for the servo link.

CelicaST_CALI · 07-14-2010, 10:03 PM

Took it out for the first real crawl of it's life with me, on some hugggeee granite slabs and rocks!!it was incredible!!I think I will be sticking with this chassis until I can figure out why my custom chasis is screwed up...

shelby · 07-14-2010, 10:05 PM

That thing looks pretty flippin tall.

CelicaST_CALI · 10-10-2010, 07:48 PM

Well its been a longgg time, i have been close to selling this thing a few times to fund my other hobbies(1:1 cars). But ive kept it! Over the summer this thing got a lot of use, took it to the mountains and played all over huge slabs of granite(holy crap this thing grabs well on granite!). Then last month i had it on the ocean climbing on the cliffs of Mendocino county.With moving into college dorms, buying another car(supra) i just havent had time to play with this thing!!

Sadly a few weeks ago my computer crashed and it fried my 300gb HD that had pictures of everything was deleted :(.

Heres one i took yesterday:

06-23-2010, 03:04 PM	#1
CelicaST_CALI Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rocklin/Jackson CA Posts: 62	My ax10 build Hi guys i just picked up a ax10 scorpion for fairly cheap. It is in very good condition and hasn't been ran very much. The mods done to it before i bought it was a tactic 2.4 ghz 2 ch was installed and the motor and transmission were flipped.Since buying it yesterday i have flipped all the shocks,moved the battery to the front,and move some of the elecs. My plans for this rig are: Build a tubed chassis and attempt to build a fj40 body using metal sheeting Upgrade the shocks Upgrade the tires Upgrade as many gears as possible to metal Make custom metal links Some questions i have: When i bought this rig it came with 2 batteries and a reedy quasar charger, when the charger is charging the battery i have it turned up to 6.5 amps(max) and the battery gets VERY HOT and hard to handle. Also the charger says the battery is fully charged after only like 7 minutes!?Is this normal for all chargers? My servo keeps slipping as well,the metal rod coming out of the servo is fine,but the servo arm looks like its teeth are not stripped but still if there is a load on the the servo it slips and the tires dont turn. I put a lock washer under the screw thinking it would secure the arm and it did for about 5 minutes then it began to slip again. Is the only remedy to get a metal servo arm? Picture of servo and arm: The crawler: \ Last edited by CelicaST_CALI; 07-14-2010 at 11:41 PM.

07-11-2010, 10:50 PM	#10
CelicaST_CALI Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rocklin/Jackson CA Posts: 62	Update: -Got some losi shocks,they make the chassis MUCH lower to the ground,not sure if i like it yet.. -Broke the pinion gear so i upgraded to a 13t losi -got a set of PL hammers and installed without foams for now -Made a new chassis but it doesn't seem to be working properly so w.e. ill stick to stock for now -After running the crawler for a few hours on some crazy rocks and going up some stuff that needed some serious torque more than once the motor is starting to grind... I keep finding suttle upgrades EVERYWHERE on this thing,while installing the tires i see that the previous owner installed wheel weights!!Pictures to come!! Last edited by CelicaST_CALI; 07-11-2010 at 10:53 PM.

06-23-2010, 03:48 PM	#2
crawlinnTN I joined the Band! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: nashville,TN Posts: 405	i converted my ax10 comp crawler into a scale truck as well!

06-23-2010, 03:59 PM	#3
thomas Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: boise Posts: 587	you need to charge the battery slower, at 6.5 amps your battery will go bad quicker and unusable. try more like 3-4 amps to charge it, it will take longer but your battery will live longer. as for the servo horn, get a metal one. make sure it is the same teeth count though. eventually also you will want a new servo.

06-23-2010, 04:02 PM	#4
CelicaST_CALI Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rocklin/Jackson CA Posts: 62	Ok ill keep that in mind thanks!!! Im going to hobby town and home depot tonight to pick up some goodies Crawlinn how did that work out for you?

06-23-2010, 04:14 PM	#5
thomas Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: boise Posts: 587	there is a whole scale section that i think you should check out if you have not already, there is some pretty awesome builds over there with some people doing pretty much the same think as you are

06-23-2010, 06:29 PM	#6
CelicaST_CALI Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rocklin/Jackson CA Posts: 62	Yea i didst really know weather to post this here or in 2.2 rigs, i figured its base is an ax10 and my questions pertained to ax10 parts so it should go here,but i'm fine with it if a mod wants to move it.

06-23-2010, 11:38 PM	#7
CelicaST_CALI Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rocklin/Jackson CA Posts: 62	Well i never made it out tonight, so im gonna try to get some stuff offline. My questions are: I need a new servo horn obviesly,can i get any horn like this?: http://www.rcslot.com/pc-radio-contr...s/DYN2531.html What gears should i upgrade to metal?

06-28-2010, 06:28 PM	#8
CelicaST_CALI Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rocklin/Jackson CA Posts: 62	A pictureless update I bought metal drivelines,metal servo horn,and traxxas ball ends last week. The Full roded, caged chassis is 70% done and it looks mean

07-13-2010, 08:16 PM	#11
CelicaST_CALI Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rocklin/Jackson CA Posts: 62	Picturressss!!

07-13-2010, 08:18 PM	#12
PhantomRS10 RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: So. Charleston. Wv Posts: 1,221	Lookin good Cant wait to see her finished

07-13-2010, 10:54 PM	#13
thomas Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: boise Posts: 587	that looks like a cool way to do the steering. hadent even thought about doing it like that!

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07-13-2010, 11:29 PM	#14
CelicaST_CALI Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rocklin/Jackson CA Posts: 62	It's cheap,it's metal, its adjustable, it's awesome

07-14-2010, 10:03 PM	#16
CelicaST_CALI Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rocklin/Jackson CA Posts: 62	Took it out for the first real crawl of it's life with me, on some hugggeee granite slabs and rocks!!it was incredible!!I think I will be sticking with this chassis until I can figure out why my custom chasis is screwed up...

07-14-2010, 10:05 PM	#17
shelby RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 1,349	That thing looks pretty flippin tall.

10-10-2010, 07:48 PM	#18
CelicaST_CALI Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rocklin/Jackson CA Posts: 62	Well its been a longgg time, i have been close to selling this thing a few times to fund my other hobbies(1:1 cars). But ive kept it! Over the summer this thing got a lot of use, took it to the mountains and played all over huge slabs of granite(holy crap this thing grabs well on granite!). Then last month i had it on the ocean climbing on the cliffs of Mendocino county.With moving into college dorms, buying another car(supra) i just havent had time to play with this thing!! Sadly a few weeks ago my computer crashed and it fried my 300gb HD that had pictures of everything was deleted :(. Heres one i took yesterday:

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