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OK i started out with a PTI 12 pro when i got it new in the box i see it has many flaws so i got right to work.

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Frist thing i did was replace some links to start with just the uper because im geting custom made bent lower links when doing this i see the stock rod ends are junk they are like a hard plastic can brake realy easy so im now changing over to traxxas rod ends.
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next came a new moter and esc i went all out and got the novak brushless goat system
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when that did not do the job i went with an HPI gear reduction unit

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I still have more parts in the mail like the rocker rims that are 1lb each and my chisel G8 tires ill up date with pics when get the rest of my parts

Nice brushless setup! Wish I could work on mine... Damn part hasnt come and its been past 2 weeks... :-(

what part you order and from where

Its a nice truck free Its coming along nice.
I can't wait to drive it :D

I can't wait to see it what it looks like after you get your tires and rims on it.

I ordered an input shaft and CV coupling set from PTI. I guess it got lost in the mail since it's been three weeks... Anyways I re-ordered it... I have my build ready to go but it's amazing how such a small peice of plastic can hold you back! Makes me go crazy!:x

Very nicely done! I love it when the install looks as clean as it does.

Question: Does the pro version come with locked diffs? Any chance they come with the metal gears?

Unfortunatly no metal gears from what I was told... But the locked diffs are there yes.

sorry guys i been a way the pro dose not have the metal gears i wish it did but hay its not a bad truck when you get all the bugs worked out to bad im still working on all the bugs i think im doing away wit pti frame and rails and it will be a scale crawler soon and motor plate on this thing is junk it wont hold no real torq

Sorry to hear man... Hopefuly my experience goes well as I have not tested the final product yet... What happens with the motor plate???

motor plate will flex under real torq

ouch that sukz... Well I did a test today and guess what!? My esc made a popping noise which meant it just got fried and an axle snapped... LOL I can never win... :-(

wow sorry to hear my axails hold up fine and i have the novak brushless goat what you do to your axel and how

When I had my PTI I snapped an axle housing in half off a three foot drop.:shock: It wasn't even a full drop it tumbled down and somewere along the way it broke. But other then that it was a pretty nice crawler. I think the pro comes with the upgraded motor plate.

Im not sure what may have caused it but my guess is it happened when my esc was flaking out. I would guess during the time when it went reverse then forward out of nowhere??? I dunno... Anyways I have a Tazer 15t as a temporary until my brother sells me his rooster. Do you guys know of any dogbones other than PTI that will fit???

Also sorry to confuse I meant to say my dogbone snapped not my axle... LOL

NICE!!! i love the brushless setup

Yes, I think it's HPI touring car that the PTI uses the same dogbones. Also team associated or MIP should have them. Take your dogbone in to your local hobby shop and ask them to try and match it. Hope this helps."thumbsup"

Dogbones for the HPI Super Nitro RS4 fit.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXLV96&P=7

I'd just upgrade to the PTI CVDs.

http://www.ptiracing.net/hop-up.php4

Thanks for the info guys. I will actualy try to match the part at a LHS. I kind of dont want to wait a week for dogbones... I tried it out with one dead axle and managed to climb this chair that I couldnt climb before the 12 extension kit. Happy with performace but I'll be damn if my dogbone snaps again...