B-MOW's Vanquish VRD Carbon

[B-MOW71]

Originally Posted by indybama

Tropics? I wish lol. Its been down in the 20s n 30s every night this week n may 60 at the highest during the day. But, it is supposed to be back in the 70 the next week or so, which will be nice for hertiage day, swap meet n car show this weekend

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Oh damn! I see the premature cold spell came to visit you too!

70’s is much better and the temps here will rise back into the 50’s. That grass covering snow we had on Halloween almost had me packing my bags and heading south!


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[MaX-D]

What's in the D-bag?

Sorry.....I had to.

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[B-MOW71]

Originally Posted by MaX-D

What's in the D-bag?

Sorry.....I had to.

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Ha! Yeah, that bag is coming shortly!

[SteveB1]

Very interesting. I have axles built and will be using a chassis mounted servo with one of our custom mounts. I decided to go with the Fusion 2300 as well, so I'm just waiting for it to arrive. Still up in the air about the body. Maybe a deadbolt?

[B-MOW71]

Originally Posted by SteveB1

Very interesting. I have axles built and will be using a chassis mounted servo with one of our custom mounts. I decided to go with the Fusion 2300 as well, so I'm just waiting for it to arrive. Still up in the air about the body. Maybe a deadbolt?

I thought about adding the chassis mounts and running a chassis mounted servo, but all of my rigs are CMS, so I decided to stick with the SOA since it will be different.

I did plan on running my unused Cliffhanger body, but decided to order something new and different. It’ll be here Wednesday.


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[smog]

Originally Posted by B-MOW71

Well, I think it is official. So just between you and me, I'm going all in on the Zuul body. Yeah, the Element Zuul! The more I see that body the more I'm really liking it.

But...but, I'm not going to leave it in stock form. More to come on that later when it arrives!

Cool, good choice. I think it’s a great body. On a functional level isn’t it basically an Ecto with fenders(which will likely have to come off)? It’s a body I look forward to throwing on a build at some point.

Did you ever solve the mystery of the ‘Stance’ body listed on VP’s optional parts list?

[SteveB1]

I'm gonna drag my feet a bit on the body and see how you guys come out with your builds. Looking forward to how they turn out.



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[B-MOW71]

Originally Posted by smog

Cool, good choice. I think it’s a great body. On a functional level isn’t it basically an Ecto with fenders(which will likely have to come off)? It’s a body I look forward to throwing on a build at some point.

Did you ever solve the mystery of the ‘Stance’ body listed on VP’s optional parts list?

Yeah, it's basically an Ecto rear end with a FJ45 front end. I'm hoping to keep some or all of the front fenders to keep the look. It'll all depend on tire rub.

You know, I've never really heard anything about the Stance body. I'm shocked that nobody really even asked about it on FB. Or at least I haven't seen any ask about it yet. I'm sure it will be some sort of comp body that plays well with the VRD chassis.

Originally Posted by SteveB1

I'm gonna drag my feet a bit on the body and see how you guys come out with your builds. Looking forward to how they turn out.

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At the speed I'm building this, you may pass me by!

I'm really hoping the weather stays decent here so that I can get the body cut, mounted and painted!

[twade984]

I think that’s a good choice for this chassis. Not my cup of tea necessarily, but it should be very capable for sure

Also, I’m sure you will make it look it’s best with your paint and detailing


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[Goro Majima]

Following for some more progression!

[SteveB1]

Originally Posted by B-MOW71

Yeah, it's basically an Ecto rear end with a FJ45 front end. I'm hoping to keep some or all of the front fenders to keep the look. It'll all depend on tire rub.

You know, I've never really heard anything about the Stance body. I'm shocked that nobody really even asked about it on FB. Or at least I haven't seen any ask about it yet. I'm sure it will be some sort of comp body that plays well with the VRD chassis.



At the speed I'm building this, you may pass me by!

I'm really hoping the weather stays decent here so that I can get the body cut, mounted and painted!

Ha.! maybe so. My paint won't be as fancy as you guys, but I'll try to bump up my game this time and use more than one color. ..

[B-MOW71]

Originally Posted by twade984

I think that’s a good choice for this chassis. Not my cup of tea necessarily, but it should be very capable for sure

Also, I’m sure you will make it look it’s best with your paint and detailing

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I'll see what I can do with it. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Goro Majima

Following for some more progression!

Thanks for following! Real life problems has derailed this build. New updates coming tonight or tomorrow.

Originally Posted by SteveB1

Ha.! maybe so. My paint won't be as fancy as you guys, but I'll try to bump up my game this time and use more than one color. ..

[B-MOW71]

Hey MaX-D, here's the D-Bag! Well, back to building. This build has been delayed in order to take care of real life issues, and now it's back.

On the Bag D, the VFD transmission. This VFD is more similar to the trans that came with the VS4-10 Pro. This new version of the VRD VFD now comes in a lightweight spec. It comes with lightweight machined chromoly gears, lightweight alum motor plate, alum bearing plates and built in 21% overdrive.

This kit does includes the plastic faux transmission housing that can be installed if desired. I opted not to use it in this build.






Here's a look at the new lightweight machined gears installed.








There is an optional plastic electronics tray that can be added to the left side of the trans instead of the supplied alum standoffs that come with the kit.

Also, the plastic gear cover now has a more tapered design to give more clearance to the front axle and axle mounted servo.

[twade984]

She’s a thing of beauty!


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[B-MOW71]

Here are the weights of items so far.

Upper and lower links: 5.3 oz./150.25 grams




Aluminum sliders: 1.9 oz./53.86 grams




VFD with skid w/o motor: 8.3 oz./235.30 grams




Complete chassis rails w/o skid: 3.9 oz./110.56 grams




Complete chassis rails with skid and VFD: 1 lbs. 3.9 oz./564.16 grams

[JatoTheRipper]

Very cool kit. Looks like a fun build too!

I recently started getting the itch to come back. I went hunting for a VS4-10 Pro in clear and heard they were discontinued, but I have seen conflicting information from Harley.

[twade984]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Very cool kit. Looks like a fun build too!

I recently started getting the itch to come back. I went hunting for a VS4-10 Pro in clear and heard they were discontinued, but I have seen conflicting information from Harley.

From what I’ve seen they are for sure discontinued, but you may be able to find some in stock here or there. I could be wrong though

I did just see one sell on fb for $600 nib. If you wanted one I’d definitely get one sooner than later.

Brian thanks for sharing weights. I definitely noticed how light the vfd bag was when I opened my kit up.


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[B-MOW71]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Very cool kit. Looks like a fun build too!

I recently started getting the itch to come back. I went hunting for a VS4-10 Pro in clear and heard they were discontinued, but I have seen conflicting information from Harley.

Jato!! Great to hear from you! RCC has missed your beaming smile! Hope all is going as well as can be for you.

This VS4-10 Pro and/or the new VRD Carbon would look really good on your bench and it just may relieve that itch.

As @twade said, I do believe that the Pro and Ultra are discontinued just like the Origin. I heard Josh say that they stashed some kits of each to send out with this years TOF holiday extravaganza. Might be worth taking a shot at that to get a PRO if you've had a recent streak of good luck! I have heard that some hobby shops do have some left, but may be hard to track them down.

Hope to see a new build from you!

Originally Posted by twade984

Brian thanks for sharing weights. I definitely noticed how light the vfd bag was when I opened my kit up.

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No problem! I thought some would like to know. I was surprised at how light some of these were. This build will probably be one of my lightest. I'll be interested to see how the total weight compares to my GSpeed V3 rig.

[B-MOW71]

This build hasn't been forgotten. It's just waiting on ordered items and the guy building it to find some time!

So as it sits now, I've installed a set of OG 101 Methods that have never found a home on any of my rigs yet. I'm going to try and make them stay on this build. They will get a different set of performing tires sometime in the future.

The Element Zuul body is here and trimmed. For now it is at rest on top of the VRD.

Also threw in a NSDRC RS-500B as a placeholder until I decided on a permanent servo. Attached the Special Edition 2023 Breast Cancer Awareness Edition Servo Horn.

[B-MOW71]

I wasn't planning on this, but it's here. The Vanquish Stance body in clear has arrived. I figured I better get one before they're gone! I heard these are a hot seller now and may be out of stock for awhile.

I probably set the Stance and the Zuul body up to run on this chassis. We'll see. I'm hoping to get these taped up and painted this weekend. It's supposed to be fairly warm here in Ohio this weekend. It may be the last chance I have before the deep freeze blows in for good!