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So I finally joined the crowd and got a rtr. Of course it didn’t even see a battery before I put a lift on and started tinkering. It has a lift, reconfigured links, longer shocks, reduced proline boggers, brass upgrades, brushless system and fresh paint. I just need to mount up the locked up wheels and it’s ready to go. My inspiration...the lift and tires and the fresh paint. Just needs some weathering and scale details as well.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c14e70879a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f350c4ce27.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c428bcc179.jpg


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That's awesome! What paint did you use?

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Tamiya paint...bright silver and dark metallic blue. I had the paint perfect the first time, then thought it was too dark, so I shot it with metallic blue. Unmasked it and the light shifted. Dammit! Too light. Remasked it and re-shot the dark blue. I'm happy with it now but my lines weren't as good the second time around. I also obviously painted the outside. RTR...Ready to Re-engineer! It's going to be a big ole beast on the trail...the way an old bronco should be!8)

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Those colors look so much better. Great job!

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I'm waiting on the clear 8010 body to show up anywhere. Great paint scheme and work you did to achieve it.

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Looks very sharp, you nailed the look you were after."thumbsup"

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That looks great! Boggers fit this truck so good.

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Looks soo good! Saw over the weekend a vendor has a scale reverse cowl that you can add to the hood to finish it to be 1:1

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Keep in mind, these are reduced boggers. They ended up being about 5 .1 inches. It helped mounting them as well. The bead just snapped into place. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e095b40b96.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ed0a1ffc27.jpg


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Please share!


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Was Power Shift RC. I don't see it on his store or FB page, but shot him a PM asking about it and shared the link to this build

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Hmm, I could use the cowl to hide the two screw holes of my magnetic mount.

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That’s what I was thinking. I didn’t go nuts with the body and left the holes.


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He's got a ClodBuster hood scoop on his site, but he had taller scoops at the USTE on the table that were prototypes. Shoot him a PM on facebook and he can get you hooked up!

https://store11415794.ecwid.com/Clod...coop-p95127506

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Is the body or suspension raised in that photo? The stock tires are 4.64" (according to Traxxas) and your 5.1" look the same size if not smaller than stock.

Ehh I'd avoid it. He's selling a part that was printed on an FDM printer with less than smaller layers.

Anybody with the slightest knowledge of 3D modeling could design a similar scoop in 10 minutes and upload it to Shapeways. It would probably cost more, but it would look much better.

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Jato,

The body is at stock position in the slider rails. The shocks are 110s. I had to play with the panhard and upper third link for clearance and no binding. The tires are definitely bigger than stock. The red and black picture is the big tires, the pretty pic is stock tires and wheels. Look again and you'll notice. "thumbsup"

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Theres a guy on Facebook from my Area in Michigan, Mark Stadler. He sells vacuum formed cowls.

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Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep it in mind, but I'm bound to find something laying around to build one. I've got plenty of lexan, a heat gun and a bad attitude. I'll post up in time. "thumbsup"

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So I finally got my wheels all locked up (pun intended!) and mounted. It’s sitting pretty now. Plenty of clearance for the big meats. I ran into a few problems after the lift though. With 110 shocks, the front diff cable is too short, so I hacked a chunk off and dropped it. I glued it with ABS glue. We’ll see if it holds. Otherwise I’ll fab something else up. I also addressed the bs micro servo problem and put a full size servo in. Fixed!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...38bb9300b3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8c21d5c784.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...45d8b99421.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...938ebdb1c5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5e9f1706f2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fe3131dd34.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0f605a5a87.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f93ac54c85.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...746837046a.jpg

Next up is figuring out the 4 channel locking situation and the aux wire for the mamba x.


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Hmmm. Can’t have a big bronco without a big bumper!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7681bc6232.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d74394cb5a.jpg


More to come.


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Just FYI, the rear diff lock cable is about 1" longer than the front so I would think you could install a rear cable up front and it might solve your cable problem.

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That is true...it would work fine, but then you have to buy it. My mod worked alright, but the abs glue didn't hold. I ended up using epoxy the second time around and once it was glued, drilled a longer pilot hole through the plastic and the epoxy. It should hold now. "thumbsup"

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So I had to change gears on the bumper. Time is slipping away. I decided to oick it up later when I can get it perfect. So I went with a big ugly tube one instead. I also fabbed up a windshield visor out of styrene. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...667d8680f0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d5a31840a9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d8b49524b4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...66af225b4e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...dc5fcafc96.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5c2ec4107f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...dd2712c492.jpg


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Awesome job so far. That is a killer color scheme and perfect choice on the tire/wheel combo.

I had the same question for the Mamba X Aux wire and the below video and thread answered my question. Hope that helps.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/elect...link-help.html

<a href="<iframe width=" 560"="" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fuS1mmWK5x4" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="">"><a href="<iframe width=" 560"="" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fuS1mmWK5x4" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fuS1mmWK5x4" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe>

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Thanks for the vid...I forgot to post up...that's exactly what I did. The only other thing I did was get a t-lock setup for the diff lockers. I didn't install it though. I skipped the rear locker and just used channel 4 and set new endpoints for the front locker. I figure all my other trucks have locked rear, and this has over under drive gears, so locked front will give me plenty of pull when it's engaged. "thumbsup"

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Finished bumper two, made a scale cb antenna out of a pen spring, body mount, airplane pushrod and some shrink wrap! Looks the part I think. Got the bumper all glued, sanded and painted and mounted magnets to secure the body instead of the body clips.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...811ad7f42b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...504e4a28c4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...476d38c226.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8ca940aeac.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9cef39225f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...de91b10cbb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...af2d91ff93.jpg


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Killer day wheelin! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e2db82c9b0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3cff778460.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b29ccb4911.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6295f63cac.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...03962f3a93.jpg


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Looks like a beast. What are the black wheels you have mounted in the black/red body photo?

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stock axial 10.2 kit wheels."thumbsup"

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Lookin Tough!!

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Solid work as usual, just started putting my defender together keeping it subtle and clean.

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Thanks Moe. I don't get to build much lately. But I love this truck! I have a couple of updgrades. Maybe I can post up if I get a chance. 8)

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Wow, looks great! Love the color.


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Just realized I never posted a vid of this. I never get time for scalers these days....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32dgPKcGdJM