R7av7en7's Ridgecrest

[r7av7en7]

Alright guys, not nearly as impressive as Chud's build but I wanted to show off a little anyway. Got the ridgecrest a month or so ago, followed Bender's build fairly closely with a few changes.

Here it is as it sits right now.

Not really sure what the body is from, the LHS had it, someone locally did the airbrushing.



Went with Vanquish for the C-Hubs, Knuckles and steering and a savox high voltage servo.



Got the 106mm links and axial high clearance links.



Axial Machined link mounts on both axles



Naturally I swapped the battery and electronics position



XR10 rims with HB Rover (White) Tires




Came down to an 18 tooth pinion, mostly for heat reasons, that little motor can get pretty warm.

Body will most likely wind up lowered, kinda looks like a jacked up monster truck right now lol.

So far I'm loving it, this is my first crawler. Future upgrades include weights for the wheels, BEC is on it's way and I'm still trying to decide on a motor, will be higher turn just don't know how high.

Nothing special right now but I thought I would share

[SwampDawg]

killer paint on that beast! looks fuuuuun!

[rob5059]

Nice looking body. Who makes that?

[r7av7en7]

Originally Posted by rob5059

Nice looking body. Who makes that?

Not really sure about who makes it or what vehicle it's designed for, just happened across it at the lhs.

[Countryhandyman]

Looks like one of the Jeep bodies made by RJ Speed, I was looking to get one of those for my Ridge also...

[RC_Tomato]

R7av7en7, why go to a lower turn motor? Going to higher turn will make crawling easier, cooler and more runtime. I got a 35T in my ridgecrest and love it for the rocks.

[stricker76]

1031 MODIFIED 70'S OUTLAW ROCKER

Looks good on there!

[rob5059]

Originally Posted by stricker76

1031 MODIFIED 70'S OUTLAW ROCKER

Looks good on there!

Thanks

[r7av7en7]

Originally Posted by RC_Tomato

R7av7en7, why go to a lower turn motor? Going to higher turn will make crawling easier, cooler and more runtime. I got a 35T in my ridgecrest and love it for the rocks.

Well, I said that totally backwards, that is what I meant, a higher turn, lower speed motor lol. Regardless, I'm enjoying crawling so much I ordered an XR10 kit today with all the goodies to get it going. I might be getting rid of the ridgecrest, haven't decided yet.