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markturbo · 09-20-2018, 03:00 PM

Had my first part failure, 3rd time using truck, rear diff was locked.

JatoTheRipper · 09-26-2018, 07:48 AM

What's the cheapest price you've seen these kits? They are on sale right now for $220 shipped from China. This is the assembly kit not the RTR.

Jeepiac · 09-30-2018, 03:25 PM

Alright, in a moment of weakness I ordered one of these damn things. Now what to to with it when it gets here.

2mtech · 09-30-2018, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeepiac

Alright, in a moment of weakness I ordered one of these damn things. Now what to to with it when it gets here.

Knowing your history there's no easy answer to that!

Jeepiac · 09-30-2018, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 2mtech

Knowing your history there's no easy answer to that!

I'm not sure how to take that comment

2mtech · 09-30-2018, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeepiac

I'm not sure how to take that comment

Let's see what you do with it and we'll discuss.

Jeepiac · 09-30-2018, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 2mtech

Let's see what you do with it and we'll discuss.

Deal

Skroober · 10-05-2018, 09:23 AM

Are the parts interchangeable with the Tamiya?

sawback · 10-05-2018, 02:02 PM

I just ordered one just to destroy it, this will be fun

bash down rocks maybe concrete steps, light on fire, roof drop, lastly salt water bath

odomandr · 10-05-2018, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Skroober

Are the parts interchangeable with the Tamiya?

Don't have the tamiya to compare but YouTuber Ampro and rceveryday have stated them to be the same

ussprinceton2004 · 10-06-2018, 07:15 AM

I'd like to see more videos of you guys running these on any surface

Jeckler · 10-14-2018, 06:27 PM

Saw this thread yesterday morning, ordered a white one from ToucanHobby on eBay last night.

Jeckler · 10-20-2018, 01:00 PM

Got it on Thursday afternoon. First impressions:
The parts/tool bag wasn't zipped shut so the spares were scattered everywhere throughout the box, but everything was there, including the extra grub screw for the driveshafts/lock the diff (which I've done to the rear)
The shocks suck. All the oil that was once in them... isn't anymore. But it was all over the boots. There must not have been a whole lot to begin with though, as the body didn't have drips on it, nor the tires or bottom on the styrofoam coffin the truck comes in. I tried rebuilding one and it simply doesn't hold oil. I'm tempted to try some x-rings. I did remove the external springs from all 4 though.
One rear body post is stripped in the mount. I'll probably just glue it in.
The shift servo saver is crap. The spring has no real spring, it just bends, then is loose. Will pick up something else.
My plan is to pick up a Mountain Rider/Mountaineer rear window and remove the sleeper, as I've never liked it. Not sure if I'll put a rollbar in the bed or not.

Overall, being a third to a quarter the cost of the real thing, I'm happy with it.

Jeepiac · 10-21-2018, 10:25 AM

I got mine about 2 weeks ago. Looked it over and decided its just as junky as the real thing. I restacked the springs, so they would actually flex and took it out for a bash. Transmission shifted really nice, but other than that I was like, meh. Sooooo, I figured I would convert it to a crawler. Started looking into axle, hub and wheel mods, and decided to chuck the axles fir something else. Sooooo, I narrowed the rear of the frame, raised the transmission, changed over to Sawback springs and Kamodo axles. Other than the front output on the transmission hanging to low, I think it will now be a fun and usable little rig. Damn, I just about started a build thread lol.

Jeckler · 10-21-2018, 12:59 PM

Looks good. What wheel/tire combo is that?

Jeepiac · 10-21-2018, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeckler

Looks good. What wheel/tire combo is that?

Tires are RC4WD Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ's. Wheels are good ol' China wheels. Great C1 combo.

rcradio · 10-27-2018, 02:05 PM

Hi, pulled the trigger today. 229$ free shipping for RTR, banggod promo until 1. Nov.

https://www.banggood.com/HG-P407-2_4...r_warehouse=CN

Let's see what we get

minitrucker · 10-28-2018, 10:37 PM

Hell, for 250 shipped I cant pass that up even though I know it cant crawl for shit. Guess that's not the point of this truck. Thanks for the heads up mang!

rcradio · 11-06-2018, 11:42 AM

Well, dropped to 210$ free shipping until 11.11.

What's next?

JatoTheRipper · 11-06-2018, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeepiac

Tires are RC4WD Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ's. Wheels are good ol' China wheels. Great C1 combo.

Those Chinese wheels just so happen to be clones of discontinued RC4WD wheels.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcradio

Well, dropped to 210$ free shipping until 11.11.

What's next?

Damn, that's tough to pass up!

09-20-2018, 03:00 PM	#321
markturbo Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Saint John, NB Canada Posts: 165	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May Had my first part failure, 3rd time using truck, rear diff was locked.

09-26-2018, 07:48 AM	#322
JatoTheRipper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA Posts: 13,935	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May What's the cheapest price you've seen these kits? They are on sale right now for $220 shipped from China. This is the assembly kit not the RTR.

09-30-2018, 03:25 PM	#323
Jeepiac Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In the sticks Posts: 913	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May Alright, in a moment of weakness I ordered one of these damn things. Now what to to with it when it gets here.

10-05-2018, 09:23 AM	#328
Skroober Newbie Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: SE WI Posts: 17	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May Are the parts interchangeable with the Tamiya?

10-05-2018, 02:02 PM	#329
sawback Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: online Posts: 87	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May I just ordered one just to destroy it, this will be fun bash down rocks maybe concrete steps, light on fire, roof drop, lastly salt water bath

10-06-2018, 07:15 AM	#331
ussprinceton2004 RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Durham, NC, USA Posts: 1,164	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May I'd like to see more videos of you guys running these on any surface

10-14-2018, 06:27 PM	#332
Jeckler Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 597	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May Saw this thread yesterday morning, ordered a white one from ToucanHobby on eBay last night.

10-20-2018, 01:00 PM	#333
Jeckler Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 597	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May Got it on Thursday afternoon. First impressions: The parts/tool bag wasn't zipped shut so the spares were scattered everywhere throughout the box, but everything was there, including the extra grub screw for the driveshafts/lock the diff (which I've done to the rear) The shocks suck. All the oil that was once in them... isn't anymore. But it was all over the boots. There must not have been a whole lot to begin with though, as the body didn't have drips on it, nor the tires or bottom on the styrofoam coffin the truck comes in. I tried rebuilding one and it simply doesn't hold oil. I'm tempted to try some x-rings. I did remove the external springs from all 4 though. One rear body post is stripped in the mount. I'll probably just glue it in. The shift servo saver is crap. The spring has no real spring, it just bends, then is loose. Will pick up something else. My plan is to pick up a Mountain Rider/Mountaineer rear window and remove the sleeper, as I've never liked it. Not sure if I'll put a rollbar in the bed or not. Overall, being a third to a quarter the cost of the real thing, I'm happy with it.

10-21-2018, 10:25 AM	#334
Jeepiac Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In the sticks Posts: 913	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May I got mine about 2 weeks ago. Looked it over and decided its just as junky as the real thing. I restacked the springs, so they would actually flex and took it out for a bash. Transmission shifted really nice, but other than that I was like, meh. Sooooo, I figured I would convert it to a crawler. Started looking into axle, hub and wheel mods, and decided to chuck the axles fir something else. Sooooo, I narrowed the rear of the frame, raised the transmission, changed over to Sawback springs and Kamodo axles. Other than the front output on the transmission hanging to low, I think it will now be a fun and usable little rig. Damn, I just about started a build thread lol. Attached Images

10-21-2018, 12:59 PM	#335
Jeckler Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 597	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May Looks good. What wheel/tire combo is that?

10-27-2018, 02:05 PM	#337
rcradio Newbie Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Ljubljana, Europe Posts: 24	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May Hi, pulled the trigger today. 229$ free shipping for RTR, banggod promo until 1. Nov. https://www.banggood.com/HG-P407-2_4...r_warehouse=CN Let's see what we get

10-28-2018, 10:37 PM	#338
minitrucker Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Phoenix Posts: 139	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May Hell, for 250 shipped I cant pass that up even though I know it cant crawl for shit. Guess that's not the point of this truck. Thanks for the heads up mang!

11-06-2018, 11:42 AM	#339
rcradio Newbie Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Ljubljana, Europe Posts: 24	Re: Knockoff Tamiya mountaineer coming soon on this May Well, dropped to 210$ free shipping until 11.11. What's next?

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