Frankenwheely's Honcho ReBuild/BuffOut

[Frankenwheely]

I got this rig awhile back. It was 90% ready to run. Just needed a servo and esc. This is how it sat when I got it.



Parts List:
HH 35t Torque-master
Axial Aluminum shocks
VP Shock hoops
VP Lower shock mount razors
Axial Aluminum chubs and rear lockouts
VP high steer knuckles
VP 1.9 SX-2 wheels, including the spare
RC4WD Super Swampers Iroks
MIP's
Rear 4 link Trus
RC4WD Metal rock sliders
DH Fab front bumper

[Frankenwheely]

Threw on a hitec servo and a castle sidewinder to get it out on the rocks. The RC4WD swampers were not working with this rig. The compound was to hard, plus with the "VP Lift" was making it a little too top heavy.


Removed off the VP Razors and put on some new tires. Much better.

[Frankenwheely]

Had to remove the bumper. The mounts were starting to crack. Plus it effected my approach angles. Way too forward.



Just going to run it with no bumper until I find one I like. ScalerFab has custom bumpers, so I may go that route just have to design it.

[Frankenwheely]

As you can see the steering setup was on my 2.2s when I had to make a comp date. But I originally took the front axle off this rig to make it happen. Now with being done with my sporty rig, it went back to where it belongs. With that it has...
Lunsfordracing link and a pair misc CVD's. They are silver in color and I have never seen them before. I was told the were OG axial ax10 CVD's, but I don't know for sure.


And also with that, I upgraded with the grip fab spools.

[Frankenwheely]

Time re-wire and upgrade the electronics. The birds nest I slapped together.


I won this little HH esc at Nats last year.


Now it's all nice and clean.


I forgot to mention the hitec I have in this thing. 7955 with a cc bec.

[Frankenwheely]

Worked on these before bed. It's too dark to get any clean bolt up pics.

[Frankenwheely]

Best pictures I could get today. A little cheap trailing arms mod. From the XR10 lower link sliders. Got a lot more articulation.

[Frankenwheely]

5 minute fail. Need to do some redesign on the track bars. Even bent the all thread, going to run it all the way through to the rod end next time.


Just threw on the old straight links, ran great.

[Frankenwheely]

Got the first true test with rig last weekend at the WCRCRC Poker Run. 38 drivers and $300 on the line. Great time. Beat the shiz out of it and no breakage. Finished the course with just under 2 2100 lipos. Did notice it had too much front weight. Plus I need new foams. The ones I have right now are too soft and it was pushing the front end way too much. I only got this pic, because I was busy driving. I know there was plenty of photo bugs out there, so I will post those pics when I get or see them.

[Debonair]

That looks like some awesome terrain.

[Frankenwheely]

Once again it's been awhile. My MO on a lot of rigs. Finally got some parts in and ready to take it back out.
First off I fixed my tire foam issue with with some CI Lil' nova foams. I went with the Firm foams.


After the last poker run, I came to notice I do need a front bumper do to the beating my front end received, bending my servo horn.


Thanks to RPP's salvage yard I got a JK PS front bumper on the cheap to hold me over.