ratrod63's Bomber

[ratrod63]

I bought a new Bomber from Tower a couple weeks ago.
As soon as I pulled it out of the box I began to take it apart.


Then I tore it down to start installing the Axial 2 speed conversion.

[ratrod63]

I used the Axial 2 speed conversion for the Yeti. I used the stock steering servo for the shifting servo. It fit in the supplied bracket perfectly.

I installed a set of built Wraith axles.
Vanquish Yeti rear upper links
Carter Fab trailing arms ( I bought Vanquish arms at first but decided to use
the Carter Fab instead)
Dlux Yeti rear sway bar kit
I also threw in my Futaba receiver , Tekin RS gen 2 and Tekin 17.5 brushless



I put on a set of Vanquish Method 105s with Dueces Wild foams and Voodoo U4 SIlver tires.

[ratrod63]

I took the Bomber out on its maiden voyage and quickly learned that the Tekin 17.5 is just not enough motor.
I made a trade with a buddy and got a Holmes Hobbies Trailmaster 3300bv motor.



Got the new motor installed. While I had the body off,I re-programmed the esc for drag brake. I forgot to do it when I first put it together. It was set to delay reverse and it sucked out on the rocks.



While I had the skid dropped I figured I would snap a pic of the shift servo installation. The stock steering servo works great for a shifter!



I also kept having problems with the spare tire hanging up on rocks. So off it goes!

[bill c]

very nice, I like it. im on the same road with mine, how do you like the H.H. motor? hows the wheel speed, how dose it do on the rocks.. with the 2 speed..

[ratrod63]

Originally Posted by bill c

very nice, I like it. im on the same road with mine, how do you like the H.H. motor? hows the wheel speed, how dose it do on the rocks.. with the 2 speed..

The H. H. motor works great. Very smooth and fast when you want it to be. The 2 speed works great. It is probably not necessary to have the two speed with the brushless setup. I just wanted to try it out. The wheel speed is great in low for crawling and in hi gear it hauls butt!

[ratrod63]

Here are some pics from today's run.

[youngblood]

Clean looking build and nice pics! How do you like the 2 speed? Do you shift a lot or do you find it does about everything you want in one gear?

[ratrod63]

Originally Posted by youngblood

Clean looking build and nice pics! How do you like the 2 speed? Do you shift a lot or do you find it does about everything you want in one gear?

The two speed is great for crawling. I leave it in low for crawling and if I want to get out on a dirt trail or field I switch to high gear and haul butt.

I also have a built Wraith with a Tekin Pro 4 3300. I find that sometimes while I am crawling I get too excited and blip the throttle too much. The Wraith goes flying thru the air like a jackrabbit!
With the 2 speed in the Bomber , I crawl on rocks in low gear. That way if I get to throttle happy it is no where near the wheel speed of high gear.
It just makes it easier to drive.

[bill c]

looking good... I did pull the trigger on the H.H 3500kv motor. thanks for the input.. cant wait to get it done see how its going to do..