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Old 10-30-2014, 07:19 AM   #1
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This is first attempt at posting a build thread so we will see how many times I get in trouble for posting in the wrong spot!! My son and I have had several RC Cars over the years but we have always gone with the RTR models. I decided to go with a kit on this one and am very happy with the end result! I do wish I had gone a little different route with my ESC and motor choices but nothing a little more $$ can't fix!
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Old 10-30-2014, 07:23 AM   #2
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The site when I first opened the box was just a little on the daunting side! So many bags full of parts and pieces so I quickly got organized and laid everything out for easy access
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Old 10-30-2014, 07:34 AM   #3
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After getting everything laid out I put together my first piece! I was about 45 minutes in at this point but now that I had a good lay of the land I knew it would go fairly fast so I dug in and got to work! I started on the kit at about 9:30 PM and worked on it until 3 AM. At 5 ½ hours in it was starting to look like I knew what I was doing.
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Old 10-30-2014, 08:23 AM   #4
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A quick and easy mod to lower the battery is trim those plastic spacers that hold up the battery tray until the tray rests on top of the receiver box. This lowers the weight of the battery and allows the body to sit lower.

There are other mods to mount the battery but trimming the spacers is the easiest and takes about 30 seconds worth of effort.
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Old 10-30-2014, 09:33 AM   #5
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Looking good. Appreciate it because I'm building the same kit.

When upgrading parts from what comes in the kit (aluminum chubs, knuckles, CVD's, lockers, shock hoops....) I've had to make some changes on the fly, mostly to hardware being used, but it's coming together nicely.

Looks like you've already installed and removed the cross brace in front of the servo horn. I had problems with it too. I fabricated something out of flat stock brass and am just waiting for it to be finished at the powder coating shop. I'll post pics in my "trouble with..." thread and can put a link here if you're interested.

Thanks for the chopping down the posts tip, svt923. The brace I made required me to chop down the front one substantially but now that you mention it, I could probably chop the two rear ones and eliminate the front one altogether.
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Old 10-30-2014, 12:25 PM   #6
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I'll post pics in my "trouble with..." thread and can put a link here if you're interested.
Problem and now solution identified here --

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Old 10-30-2014, 08:43 PM   #7
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I lowered the battery tray to set right on the receiver box the day I finished the kit. I'll post pictures of the rest here soon!
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Old 10-30-2014, 10:08 PM   #8
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The posts that come for the battery mount are way too long! Also, the front brace hit my steering servo horn so I took it out all together and secured the battery try to the top of the receiver box. There is an extra hole in the tray. I drilled a small pilot hole thru the hole and into the receiver box so I could secure the tray that way instead of from the front. It works perfect!

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Old 10-30-2014, 10:18 PM   #9
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After doing a little research on the receiver the hobby shop sold me I decided to return it and go with this Castle Sidewinder SV3. The main reason I went with this was because it is waterproof and has a drag brake. The Traxxas XL5 is waterproof but has zero drag brake. As it turns out the SV3 only has up to a 40% drag brake and I'm not exited about that. The Axial AE-5 is not only waterproof but also has 100% drake brake making it possible to hold you at a complete stop when not on the throttle. My sons SCX10 is much easier to control on hills and rocks because of his AE-5 ESC!
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Old 10-30-2014, 10:24 PM   #10
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I hunted all over for a tan like this or an olive drab color like the commando green but couldn't find anything that would work for my body. So I decided to just go with white like the body displayed on the box..

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Old 10-30-2014, 10:27 PM   #11
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I decided to put the ESC toward the back of the frame to allow for more room up by the motor.
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Old 10-30-2014, 10:29 PM   #12
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Here is mine setting next to my sons modified RTR Deadbolt SCX10.
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Old 10-30-2014, 10:39 PM   #13
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After getting to this point there were a couple things I didn't like and wanted to modify. The first issue is that the body sets too high because it hits the top of the transmission. So I did a quick modification on this to get the body down two holes on the body pegs!



After cutting a small hole in the body I placed a sticker over it so it wasn't as noticeable. The end result is worth it being able to get the body down!


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Old 10-30-2014, 10:42 PM   #14
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Good job!
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Old 10-30-2014, 10:43 PM   #15
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You will also notice in one of the pictures the dry wall tape and shoegoo! This is a trick we have been using on the Traxxas Slash short course bodies for about a year. I noticed that the weak points on this body are right behind the rear body posts. By putting on drywall tape and shoegoo you can keep the body from cracking in the weak areas.
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Old 10-30-2014, 10:50 PM   #16
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I bought some LED's to put on the body but decided to just put them in the front bumper and drilled some holes in the rear cross brace for the tail lights. I am planning on doing lights in the light bar as well but didn't want to have a bunch of wires attached to the body.
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Old 10-30-2014, 10:55 PM   #17
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Here are some pictures of its first night outdoors! Not so shiny and new anymore but that's what you built them for!
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Old 10-30-2014, 10:57 PM   #18
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Old 10-30-2014, 11:01 PM   #19
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I decided to throw away another $100 on bead locks and Pit Bull tires just for fun! They are definitely a little softer and better than the factory tires but probably not the best place to spend a $100
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Old 10-30-2014, 11:06 PM   #20
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This glass is setting at a 57 degree incline. The stock tires climbed it at 55 degrees but my sons will climb this same 57 degree incline with stock tires. Might have something to do with his Tekin T35 motor being so smooth!

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