Got Green Rubicon build(Devils Lettuce)

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Tearing down to add "crawl space" front tray, swap servo from a savox 1230sg to hitec 7950th or a 7955tg from another rig???
Also going from spectrum to futaba on all rigs!!!
Will be tuning tire foam combos with swampers & rc4wd crushers with 5.5&6.0 DW CI foams!!!

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Who said losi foams was good for nothing????

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Got the inner fenders out & needed a lil touch up with some rhino liner in a can!!!

Also added some locked up rc scale hardware...



Painted steering wheel & gear shifter knobs!!!

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Can't wait til new foams show up!!!

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Got some new foams...

Got the 5.5 DW foams in the swampers...

Just can't fit foams in the OMF vp wheels only the slw's??? Foam is Too wide on inner to fit 3 peice design have to use 5.25 DD foams to get mounted!!

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Better pic!

[Crawl Space]

Originally Posted by sic1to

Just can't fit foams in the IMF vp wheels only the slw's??? Foam is Too wide on inner to fit 3 peice design have to use 5.25 DD foams to get mounted!!

The 5.5 DD's will fit, but it's a PITA. The way I did it was mount the foams in the tire and place in the freezer for 10 min or so - this will help the foam from expanding too fast when attaching the front beadlock ring. I basically mounted the inner tire bead between hub side of the wheel and the inner ring and then pressed the whole front of the tire down while keeping the bead under the outer wheel by using a roll of masking or duct tape to press the tire down evenly. I stood on the tape roll while threading in the screws and then cinched them down carefully making sure the beads did not pop out. I haven't lost a bead yet!

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Originally Posted by Crawl Space

The 5.5 DD's will fit, but it's a PITA. The way I did it was mount the foams in the tire and place in the freezer for 10 min or so - this will help the foam from expanding too fast when attaching the front beadlock ring. I basically mounted the inner tire bead between hub side of the wheel and the inner ring and then pressed the whole front of the tire down while keeping the bead under the outer wheel by using a roll of masking or duct tape to press the tire down evenly. I stood on the tape roll while threading in the screws and then cinched them down carefully making sure the beads did not pop out. I haven't lost a bead yet!

Good idea on the tape roll!!! I should have been clear with my statement. I can't get the Dueces Wild(standard)foams & swampers/rc4wd crushers mounted on OMF wheels??? Slw's with swampers & DW foams went together easy. The crushers have narrow inners & DW foams want fit with these wheels. The DD 5.5 foams will but with a challenge. So I'm wandering is anybody running pb2's/DD 6.0 foams on the OMF's???

[Justynkace]

Good looking Wraith.

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Originally Posted by Justynkace

Good looking Wraith.

Thanks for looking!

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More scale goodies...
Axial exo radiator plumbed in & mounted lol


Had to use the tabs on radiator so I mounted rear lights with clear bulbs to give rear lighting.

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Foam test! CI standard dueces wild with swampers.

Side hill shot...

Excellent sidewall with crawling ability & can turn wide open without tire wrap!

The tire foam combo is working great!



Getting MT claws or BFG's next to run & test against swampers on other wheels to compare both tires, same foams. I can say the swampers are doing really well taking steep grade climbs & side hill ability is very good also, we see how the tire I choose does???

[scx10comp]

Man that looks good like the set up

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Originally Posted by scx10comp

Man that looks good like the set up

Thanx!!!

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Couple poser & action shots...



A lil air!!!

& while I got it tore down added some (eyeball engineering) link mounts & pan brace...Ty Duuuuuude & always Rick With SS!!!


Sorry not best pic

Added spacer on one side cause I'm running 3 link.
Can't wait to test these out, read & heard good reviews. Needed no interior mods & perfect pinion angle(not shown) in top mounting holes!!!

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Got some parts in today!!!
HH servo & brushless 3100 kv

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Had to add some stiffeners to the upper link mounts to support more!!! I noticed a lil wiggling in front diff with three link, not as bad in rear with 4link but added f/r to cure all movement!!!


After goin to HH (brushless) a few things have GOT LOOSE!!!

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How much has this rig stuck you with?

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After the test/tune-build/rebuild prob in the neighborhood of $2500???

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This build has over a $1000 & don't include elec,front gearbox,tires/wheels.stock wraith stuff(two doors & skid)!!!


Minus the min it springs???

Two sweet pieces on this ifs build will be the DMG chassis & SS Bomp proof trans!!!
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It don't take long to sink a $$$ in any rig but do it right first time helps!!!
This will be a new thread coming soon "BANSHEE" ifs build.