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[XSRCdesign]

I didn't even bother running those gears. Through hot racing steel gears in.

[tedo]

Yes,
I stripped my idler (middle trans gear) the first day. Luckily I had a steel RR one in the tool box. That and the bearing in the spur, its been holing up fine for a couple weeks.

That said, It's adult driven... I'm not stupid when the truck is in a bind.. Or slam it into reverse. I have my brakes set up pretty soft on my radio, so its slows slowly.

Truck looks awesome by the way.

[chino]

Originally Posted by tedo

Yes,
I stripped my idler (middle trans gear) the first day. Luckily I had a steel RR one in the tool box. That and the bearing in the spur, its been holing up fine for a couple weeks.

That said, It's adult driven... I'm not stupid when the truck is in a bind.. Or slam it into reverse. I have my brakes set up pretty soft on my radio, so its slows slowly.

Truck looks awesome by the way.

Thanks.

I've been doing RC the better part of 15 years now, and this is my first brushless system in a basher. I ran 17.5T brushless Novak systems in my short course vehicles when I used to race indoor, but that's the extent of my brushless experience. Even my crawlers and scalers all still use brushed motors.

I've never had a motor and ESC this powerful in a truck before. I think I underestimated how powerful the Velineon system actually is. I'm actually babying this truck more than any I've had prior. I'm using the stock radio and I'm debating turning the reverse function on the ESC off as I've accidentally hit reverse twice at speed already.

[chino]

Originally Posted by XSRCdesign

I didn't even bother running those gears. Through hot racing steel gears in.

Are your diffs holding up?

[XSRCdesign]

Originally Posted by chino

Are you're diffs holding up?

I replaced the ring an pinions, but the spiders are yes. At this point the center driveshafts are the weak link.

[chino]

I got out last night and drove the truck for about 25 minutes with the new steel spur and steel gears in the transmission. What an improvement! That tranny must have been slipping since the get go (or my slipper was too loose) because the power was on instant demand last night.

I still haven't really hammered down on the throttle from a dead stop, but even at 10 mph or so, it has no problem getting on it's lid from too much of it. The truck is actually a delight to drive as long as you have throttle control. It handles incredibly well for a solid axle rig, and it gets itself out of hairy situations pretty easily. There were a lot of hits last night that I thought were going to break something for sure, and the truck just seemed to find the flex and suspension it needed to keep all four tires down.I'm very impressed with this machine. I haven't had this much fun driving a new vehicle in a long time. It feels so fresh.

My girlfriend and I have Friday off for a camping trip that we decided not to take. I recruited her as camera lady for the morning at a local park. Hopefully I can have a cool little video up by Friday evening.

[chino]

It's been a while since I've updated this thread. I've made lots of changes.

This was easily the most complicated body I've ever done. Never even masked before this attempt. I usually just paint solid colors. I think it came out pretty good with the exception of some goofs here and there.

[mikemcE]

Tape or liquid mask ?
Great job


Hang up and Drive

[BJoe]

How does that thing run with a VXL and 3s? My stretched Wheely King with a similar combo (23/93 gearing, IIRC) and the Proline 2.6" Destroyer/Brawler combo is downright violent, even from a roll!

[chino]

Originally Posted by mikemcE

Tape or liquid mask ?
Great job


Hang up and Drive

Thanks! I used Tamiya masking paper.

TowerHobbies.com | Tamiya Masking Sticker Sheet (Plain Type) (5)

[chino]

Originally Posted by BJoe

How does that thing run with a VXL and 3s? My stretched Wheely King with a similar combo (23/93 gearing, IIRC) and the Proline 2.6" Destroyer/Brawler combo is downright violent, even from a roll!

I haven't run it yet with the larger tires, so I can't speak to those, but with the stock tires equipped it went like hell.

[snowman13]

That bar though.....