2.2 nissan in the water...

[chris_dishmon]

no frills or special editing in this vid, sorry. not many vids with peeps really getting their trucks wet except for those crazy oregon guys. so here's a few spec on my submersible.


axial truck(diffs and trans packed with marine grease)
645MG (dielectric grease and plasti-dipped)
Rx(dielectric grease and balloon)
traxxas xl5(soon to get replaced with an LRP Runner, because these actually are waterproof)
novak 45 turn motor

my rig:



the action:

[ANoodle]

How did you make your truck waterproof?

[DRN]

Originally Posted by ANoodle

How did you make your truck waterproof?

He mentions what he did in his post.

[aprobert1981]

hey where did you find the titan body. My brother-in-law is looking for one.

[chris_dishmon]

Originally Posted by aprobert1981

hey where did you find the titan body. My brother-in-law is looking for one.

i picked it up at a hobby shop but i believe it's a Parma body.

[chris_dishmon]

Originally Posted by DRN

He mentions what he did in his post.

yeah, what he said.

[smm_cbf]

Nice! Pretty cool feeling driving underwater I use to do it all the time until my rx box started leaking.. Truck looks good BTW

[chris_dishmon]

thanks for the comments. i've found the traxxas speed controls haven't worked to well even though they are advertised as waterproof. i'm switching to the LRP runner series. i've had one in my wife's wheely king and i could scuba all day long. i got two xl5's in both the rigs and they have gotten to where they won't even program after about 5 runs. granted i don't drive my truck in water every run either. maybe a few dips fully submerged and that's about it. tried switching electronics around and still nothing. traxxas should advertise them as "water resistant" not waterproof but i guess waterproof sells better than resistant. screw you traxxas.

[chris_dishmon]

Originally Posted by smm_cbf

Nice! Pretty cool feeling driving underwater I use to do it all the time until my rx box started leaking.. Truck looks good BTW

i find it's best to buy the biggest tube of dielectric grease you can from your local auto parts store and cram that puppy full.

[umop apisdn]

Originally Posted by chris_dishmon

i got two xl5's in both the rigs and they have gotten to where they won't even program after about 5 runs. granted i don't drive my truck in water every run either. maybe a few dips fully submerged and that's about it. tried switching electronics around and still nothing. traxxas should advertise them as "water resistant" not waterproof but i guess waterproof sells better than resistant. screw you traxxas.

I'm having the same issue myself. I've not even had my truck close to being submerged and it's started cutting out...sucks to hear you're having issues, I was hoping it was something else with the truck and not the esc since I too thought it was Water-proof. I shit on you, Traxxas.

[brianw]

Originally Posted by aprobert1981

hey where did you find the titan body. My brother-in-law is looking for one.

parma makes it. tower sells it.