Duke's Banana build

[raul duke]

Managed to pry a Top Banana chassis away from Del Monte at the last comp in a futile effort to unlock his driving secrets. Nice work on the chassis Jake very clean. Thanks to the quick turnaround in parts from RCP the work begins.

RCP straight axle adapter
RCP super max clearence knuckles
RC4wd SS straight axle
Fat Rock axle C's
EZ Design's axle truss
Mini LST shocks
AX-10 tranny w/ VF dig
Hacker brushless motor
Vanquish Revovler wheels
Mamba Max
5955 TG steering servo
Custom delrin lower links
Custom carbon uppers
Excaliber 3c lipo
Custom MikeyMike grappler lid
Panther tires

On the rack startin to put my links together.


Decided to try mini lst shocks this time around, put some du bro ball ends on them to get the extra length I needed.


Time for tranny installation.


Lots of work left. Finish the upper links get some delrin lowers. Almost forgot how fun new builds are.

[Rockpiledriver]

Ohhh ahhhh....

Do you have the wheels yet?

[raul duke]

Originally Posted by Rockpiledriver

Ohhh ahhhh....

Do you have the wheels yet?

Right after I posted this the doorbell rang and low and behold it WAS the UPS guy with my wheels. These things are SWEET, will post pics soon. Be on the look out for a tire order Brian these beast's deserve some new claws.

[quattros]

Looks good Duke I started on mine

[speed goat]

I have been running mine for a couple of weeks.Jake's design is a winner

[Del Monte]

Nice!! I was just looking at some mlst shocks today and thinking they would look great on the Banana.
I would drop your upper links down to the bottom set of holes in the rear though...

I can't wait to see how it turns out

[raul duke]

VP Revolvers. Very solid construstion and well thought out. Attention to detail is priority from the package to the wheels inside. Ordered on wednesday reacieved today also very nice. Can't wait to get these on the rocks.

[Tanis]

You're going to love those wheels, my claws practically mounted themselves
Your banana looks like it should perform well. Watching Jake's work the rocks is very cool to watch on vid.

[BILLYGOAT]

X2 Those Wheels Are Incredibly Easy To Mount (claws).just Got Mine Today. Mounted And On The Rocks In Less Than An Hour .

[raul duke]

Got a little more work done. Finished the upper links still need to get the lowers done, gonna try delrin strights in the front and bents in the rear. Got the VF dig workin pretty good, had to run the link on the inside of the servo arm to get it to work smooth. The hardest part so far was stuffin all my electrics into that tiny chassis.





I decided I would try out the M3 badlands since I got a killer deal on them. Super easy to mount on the VP revolvers as I think any tire would, again great wheel.



A few test laps around the house reminded me why I did not like the Crawlmaster motor. Think I may have to give the Revolver Black a go. That, get a new body that I will hack the crap out of and stick a better servo up front and this truck a winner, well at least a runner.

[Nabil]

i will trade you my revolver black for that crawlmaster

oh, and your winning. by build is at a standstill until a super secret part comes in

[calcat430d]

what foams are you running in those m3s .

[raul duke]

Originally Posted by e-hills4x4

i will trade you my revolver black for that crawlmaster

I will trade ya if it's in good shape.

Originally Posted by calcat430d

what foams are you running in those m3s .

I am runnin the Ace's doughnut's up front and some Losi foam in the rear.

[rc4x4crawler]

Originally Posted by raul duke

I will trade ya if it's in good shape.



I am runnin the Ace's doughnut's up front and some Losi foam in the rear.

Do you think the crawlmaster has any more power than the revolver? Im buildin a banana in the axial thread. I havent got the revolver quite dialed in with the mamaba 25 but it doesnt seem to have as much power as my 55t did. Thanks.

[Rockpiledriver]

Yo Duke that thing is sick! The wheels finish it up perfect. Hey I need your phone number pm it to me please.

[raul duke]

Took it out a couple days ago for some testing. I am really enjoying the low cog, climbs very well. Need to play with springs, oil and weight to get a better all around combo. Overall I am pleased with the performance. Some testing pics.







The VP wheels held their own. There was concern of the scalloped edges of the rings catching on stuf but I did not experience any. More to come as the parts flow in.

[raul duke]

The more this build comes together the more I like it. Got the electrics all sorted and cleaned up. Went with the Mamba max,3c lipo and a Hacker motor Quattros turned me onto way back when, it's rated at 1060kv and has a good amount of torque to it. A lot more power than I had on the SW3. Still waiting for my delrin links so I took matters into my own hands, not to hard after all.





A little flex shot. After a little trail and error I think these little mini Lst shocks are gonna work out fine.



Finally got to run a pack worth and it performs as well if not better than my SW3 comp rig. This rig is almost the opposite of the SW3, lower cog(body height is 1.25" lower), narrow stance(.50" narrower) and twice the weight.



Can't wait to rock my new custom lid and try out those new Panther tires. I may decide to run her in the SoCal series final, we will see.

[quattros]

Good work on the links. I can't believe you got that motor in with the stock plate.
PS the Allen is cool

[Nabil]

so how you liking the 3s dave? they got more in today

[Tupers]

You've got a great looking truck there. I want to get a set of thoose wheels just for the box they come in. Hows the VF working for you I'm thinking of getting one for my black jack.