"Project Basketcase" my new sporty

[avanord]

I know people swear that you have to change from the stock knuckles but I have never had one break before this and the way the truck hit I think even an aluminum one would have bent. Oh well.. new ones on the way.

[avanord]

Well plastic parts are still the devil. Everytime I take this truck out something new breaks. It is beginning to get a little frustrating. Yesterday I stopped and within 5min. of driving I broke my front drive shaft. I was doing a front dig and I think that the added stress has been hard on the shafts. Also I am pretty sure it was a stock axial shaft which I have broke numerous times in my SCX10. TIme for some traxxas shafts and see how they are holding up.

I would have taken pics but you all know what this looks like anyway.

[Josh_Br]

Bummer. Yes, I agree about a dig being hard on the driveshafts. Puts more stress on all of the drivetrain, depending how hard you use it.

[avanord]

Very true. Like I said I will just put a traxxas one on and see how it holds up. If I start blowing them apart too I guess it would be time to step up to something even stronger.

[avanord]

Well I have driven my truck twice since my last post. Once on Saturday messing around at teh scale comp I was at and once yesterday after work. Saturday was the first time ever that I was able to drive my truck for more than about 15min without breaking something. It was awesome!!

Then... Yesterday I took it out and it popped a shock off within the first 5 min. Easy fix and I was good to go again. About 10 min. later I snapped a rod end on my lower link and my afternoon drive ended abruptly. I guess I found another weak link. (Bad Joke)

This truck is getting pretty frustrating. I am honestly debating making it into another scaler, but I really like how well it climbs. I am torn between the 2. I would have posted pics, but everyone knows what a broken rod end looks like.

[avanord]

So as per usual this truck disapoints again. I fixed the rod end (took about 30sec) and then a buddy came over to the house. I let him drive it for about 5 min and somehow he was able to mess up the servo. It turns fine to the left, but at full right throw it makes a horrible loud grinding sound. I dont know if it broke some teeth on the gears or what I havent had time to look at it yet, but i did order some new servos to try.

Here is a link:

Solar Servo D772 High Voltage 0.17sec@7.4v 64g Digital Metal Gear

I know that it is a $17 servo, but a while back when these came out people were reviewing them on here and most had pretty good luck with them. If I can find a cheap servo that works that would be awesome. I am just not willing to pay the $120 for the good hitec ones. I am too cheap.

Lastly project basket case will be short lived. I am in the process of thinking up a new class 3 scaler truck to swap these axles over to. I want to build it from the gound up, but I cant decide on anything. Anyone have any Ideas?? If so post up some pics.

Thanks for listening to me complain over and over about this truck.

Adam

[stanmondz]

i got one of those servos in my venom. runnin strait off the main 2s pack. so far so good.its not as strong as they claim,but it is a cheap servo.
JR horns fit it.

[avanord]

Thanks for the input man. I figured it wouldn't be as strong as advertised, but I am hoping it will do the trick

[avanord]

Project Basket Case has seen her last days as a comp crawler. She is now on her way to becoming a TTC Class 3 Scale Beetle. Take at the very beginning of this project at "The Scale Beetle" Class 3 TTC Rig .

Thanks to all who listened to my complaining about broken parts.

Adam

[Josh_Br]

So long basket case!