$200.00 in upgrades just spent and it broke again...

[twisted]

i just did a round of upgrades on my rtr yeti and i decided to take it out for a spin on 3s.

i bought:
strc steering arms and c hubs
strc rear lock outs
rpm front arms
front and rear hardened ring and pinions
beef tubes
kbess limiting straps

the 1st run after upgrades the buggy held up. 2nd run i went out and hit border (landscaping bricks) of the flower garden not even close to full speed and snapped the steering rack. ive hit that same border with other bashers and never had a problem.

oh well i guess. just a bit frustrating.

[twissted]

Yup! There fun to work on. If that is what your into. I like to build but not because it breaks! The Best part about the Yeti's to me is the buggy bodies that they come with. I like to put the bodies on things that I have built. Maybe this is something that you could try.

[EeePee]

Now I can tell you two apartss.

[twissted]

Oops!

[fyrstormer]

Bricks > RCs. More steering, less throttle.

[billy bones]

Heck my last trip to my lhs cost $170 with another $250 order coming on Friday.
Every now and again I watch 1:1 muddin to remind me how much more that cost, it helps a little but it reminds me of how much fun 1:1 was as well.
If I could still wrench I'd probably still be out there, now I'd be more worried about me breaking then the truck.

[twissted]

My next build is going to be the end all of high end bomb proof rc's. It's not small but will do all the off-road stuff with out breaking and is easy to clean and maintain. I have high hopes!
It will have 500.00 in Titanium from TecFlex and than there is the LUNSFORD TITANIUM MONSTER KIT and the HR stuff that will be added also. The Carbon fiber stuff I will cut and fab myself.

[twisted]

Originally Posted by twissted

My next build is going to be the end all of high end bomb proof rc's. It's not small but will do all the off-road stuff with out breaking and is easy to clean and maintain. I have high hopes!
It will have 500.00 in Titanium from TecFlex and than there is the LUNSFORD TITANIUM MONSTER KIT and the HR stuff that will be added also. The Carbon fiber stuff I will cut and fab myself.

more info?


i ended up making another 100.00 purchase tonight. i bought the strc steering rack and some springs as well as something else. isnt it bad when you can not remember what ya bought?

[smog]

Originally Posted by twisted

more info?


i ended up making another 100.00 purchase tonight. i bought the strc steering rack and some springs as well as something else. isnt it bad when you can not remember what ya bought?

I have bought many parts to replace parts that haven't broken yet. Some get installed and some just hang on my shop peg board. It is nice to have some pieces around that aren't all scratched up

[fyrstormer]

Originally Posted by twisted

more info?


i ended up making another 100.00 purchase tonight. i bought the strc steering rack and some springs as well as something else. isnt it bad when you can not remember what ya bought?

That's why I flag all of my order invoices in my email so they're at the top of my inbox at all times, and I can un-flag them as parts arrive.

[OkinawaCrawler]

Hard to be too upset, you didn't break anything you upgraded.

[redsawacs]

All the more reason to upgrade as you break....unless it was fluke damage.

[rustneversleeps]

Originally Posted by fyrstormer

That's why I flag all of my order invoices in my email so they're at the top of my inbox at all times, and I can un-flag them as parts arrive.

And i thought i was the only one that did this...

[crawlerpat]

that brings back memories from my Savage days, lol... 3 weeks of wait / work and $200 spent on the truck, 5 minutes out and something else's broken!
now I need a $10 part for my MRC and it's been down for 4 months