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02-21-2014, 04:38 PM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Santa Rosa
Posts: 8
| Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body
Hi all, I've been perusing these forums for quite some time now and thought I should chip in on a build thread. So what I have done is taken a Mad Torque RTR kit and done some customization. All in all I'm in to it around $500 Custom one off (made by me) crawler body Fast Eddies axial AX10 hub bearings Proline trencher 4.0 tires, tread cut, modified bead to fit axial rims Axial Beadlock 40's Custom carbon fiber skid plate Atomik 50t Modified fireball motors Converted to turnigy 4000mah LiPo w/alarm Turnigy 24kg servo HR rear steering knuckles (Axial AX10) ST Racing concepts front knuckles (Axial AX10) Integy Billet Winch w/remote Custom made Pull Pal Exceed rc 115mm aluminum shocks On the way: RC4WD 4" led light bar Tell me what you think! Last edited by srosamechanic; 02-25-2014 at 11:56 PM. Reason: added info |
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02-21-2014, 09:12 PM | #2 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Arizona
Posts: 74
| Re: Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body
Good to see more Mad Torques being built up! how much does that body weigh?
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02-21-2014, 11:27 PM | #3 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Santa Rosa
Posts: 8
| Re: Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body
I havent actually weighed it but I am guessing a little under a pound. The wheels I think added more weight. It doesnt get top heavy surprisingly. Still gets almost 100% vertical before tipping back.
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02-21-2014, 11:31 PM | #4 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Santa Rosa
Posts: 8
| Re: Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body
Im kind of new to the forums. Think I posted directly on the thread instead of replying to you
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02-22-2014, 07:21 AM | #5 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Here
Posts: 150
| Re: Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body
Nice fab work. Why carbon fiber on the front skid plate instead of Alu? I know it sure does look a lot cooler but I would think Al would be more durable there.
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02-22-2014, 08:33 AM | #6 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Santa Rosa
Posts: 8
| Re: Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body You are absolutely right about the aluminum! I love how carbon fiber looks and I had a roll floating around. When this is all bashed up I have extra aluminum from the body that will be a skid plate. I also bought an extra bumper mount to cut short for the rear to attach a skid plate.
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02-25-2014, 10:29 PM | #7 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Santa Rosa
Posts: 8
| Re: Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body
*UPDATE* I took your guy's advice and went aluminum for the skid plates. Much better. I got my light bar but wasn't able to mount it as one led was bad. Well thursday I will have the new one. |
02-27-2014, 08:31 PM | #8 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Santa Rosa
Posts: 8
| Re: Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body
I weighed the body and winch @ 4 oz. Less than I thought. Working on getting a castle bec working. Stock receiver is @ 5.5v. My light bar needs 7.4v. Waiting on a castle link to program it. Waiting is always the hardest part of a build am I right?
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10-31-2015, 06:09 PM | #9 |
Newbie Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lawrenceville
Posts: 19
| Re: Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body
I really like your MT! I just bought one,and I'm looking at mods to improve the steering power. The stock servo works,but it's kinda weak! What motors are you running on your MT? Any problems with gear failure?
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11-03-2015, 09:48 AM | #10 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: Folsom
Posts: 1,867
| Re: Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body
If you lower the body...... by internal limiting the shocks, or mounting them lower. The angle is pretty good but if the moved like an inch toward the tire you'd be golden. you'll lower COG and get some better climbing out of it too.
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12-17-2015, 12:16 PM | #11 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: San Diego
Posts: 8
| Budget Mad Torque Build / Custom body
How do you like the aluminum shocks compared to the stock plastic ones? These plastic ones seem like they take too long to recover...
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