Hey yall. Someone told me this was what all the cool kids are doing with these build posts, and since I'm the creator of cool....yeah. you get it.
Let me help my fellow members of the "Absolutely ZERO Attention Span/Patience" Club with the TLDR
Added
HR 12mm hex hubs- (Removed)
Arrma 4S 57T Metal Spur Gear (ARA310945)
HR Big Bore Shocks- (Removed)
Pro-Line Racing Powerstroke Shocks (PRO635900/PRO635901)
Duratrax Sidearm MT- got a crazy deal on them. and although I haven't run them yet, I have concerns about rubbing with this width tire- (Removed)
Pro-Line body mounts (PRO637500) because I HATE body clips
Arrma Centerline chassis brace
Pro-Line Trencher 2.8 MTD (PRO117010)
RPM A Arms F/R (80762/80842) for the winter
RCAWD 12mm hex +10mm hub extensions
GLOBACT Aluminum bellcrank and steering link kit
Metal shock towers- for the extra shock adjustments (enroute RC Madlabz)
And definitely a Wing, because my 7 year old said "Chicks dig it, dad"
M2C Chassis Brace
RCAWD Alloy Bell Crank and drag link
25k servo
Kimbrough 124 servo saver
RCAWD Alloy A Arms
Dual heat sink clamp fan mount
1 Rocketfan, and another delivering today along with the JST-Y splitter
On Deck
Traxxas 5525 Rod Ends
Upgraded metal motor plate
LED lighting kit (Recommendations welcome)
Metal hubs in the future? (Recommendations welcome)
Full Metal Diff's (Recommendations welcome)
In case you're not familiar with my Introduce yourself post, let me briefly catch you up. So, I'm back into this after a 25 year layoff now that my boys are old enough to enjoy it as well, and our first Arrma truck (BRCC V3) got delivered last Saturday night just in time for me to do a couple of things before our first skatepark bash session with it. I didn't take pics of the shock install, but I had a set of big bore shocks for the BRCC from RCAWD and installed them. I also threw some loctite on the axle ends (thanks @razorrc for the Top 5 things to upgrade video). Other than that, nothing else was done for the first bash. Fast forward to the next day + three jumps.....
Landed in grass on all fours, but still broke the RR shock tower and A Arm. Oh well, I planned to add all kinds of parts to this rig anyway. The replacement RPM A Arms, shock tower, Proline shocks, 57T metal spur gear, and 12mm hubs got to my local Hobby Shop (ALWAYS buy local) and I installed everything last night. Here's how she went to bed.
Digging the look with the MT tires, but if I'm going to run this size tire, I will need hub extensions. Nothing drastic, probably 5mm at the most. Center brace and parts, Trenchers, body mounts, and Typhon wing will deliver to the shop tomorrow. I'm planning on installing everything over the next few days and will update then. Thanks for checking in, and if you have any recommendations, or opinions on which brand parts to look at in my upgrades list above, please feel free to comment.
Oh, and here's my tool kit because I think it's cool. One stop shop for any tool I'd need while out and about bashing. I have a similar set up for all of my golf club building tools, so it was simple to set this up having an idea of what I wanted the kit to be. If I missed anything that should be in the bag/s, chime in. Thanks.
-Shank
Main pouch
Center pouch
Outer pouch holding various spare parts, spare hardware, and all my grease and fluids.
Let me help my fellow members of the "Absolutely ZERO Attention Span/Patience" Club with the TLDR
Added
HR 12mm hex hubs- (Removed)
Arrma 4S 57T Metal Spur Gear (ARA310945)
HR Big Bore Shocks- (Removed)
Pro-Line Racing Powerstroke Shocks (PRO635900/PRO635901)
Duratrax Sidearm MT- got a crazy deal on them. and although I haven't run them yet, I have concerns about rubbing with this width tire- (Removed)
Pro-Line body mounts (PRO637500) because I HATE body clips
Arrma Centerline chassis brace
Pro-Line Trencher 2.8 MTD (PRO117010)
RPM A Arms F/R (80762/80842) for the winter
RCAWD 12mm hex +10mm hub extensions
GLOBACT Aluminum bellcrank and steering link kit
Metal shock towers- for the extra shock adjustments (enroute RC Madlabz)
And definitely a Wing, because my 7 year old said "Chicks dig it, dad"
M2C Chassis Brace
RCAWD Alloy Bell Crank and drag link
25k servo
Kimbrough 124 servo saver
RCAWD Alloy A Arms
Dual heat sink clamp fan mount
1 Rocketfan, and another delivering today along with the JST-Y splitter
On Deck
Traxxas 5525 Rod Ends
Upgraded metal motor plate
LED lighting kit (Recommendations welcome)
Metal hubs in the future? (Recommendations welcome)
Full Metal Diff's (Recommendations welcome)
In case you're not familiar with my Introduce yourself post, let me briefly catch you up. So, I'm back into this after a 25 year layoff now that my boys are old enough to enjoy it as well, and our first Arrma truck (BRCC V3) got delivered last Saturday night just in time for me to do a couple of things before our first skatepark bash session with it. I didn't take pics of the shock install, but I had a set of big bore shocks for the BRCC from RCAWD and installed them. I also threw some loctite on the axle ends (thanks @razorrc for the Top 5 things to upgrade video). Other than that, nothing else was done for the first bash. Fast forward to the next day + three jumps.....
Landed in grass on all fours, but still broke the RR shock tower and A Arm. Oh well, I planned to add all kinds of parts to this rig anyway. The replacement RPM A Arms, shock tower, Proline shocks, 57T metal spur gear, and 12mm hubs got to my local Hobby Shop (ALWAYS buy local) and I installed everything last night. Here's how she went to bed.
Digging the look with the MT tires, but if I'm going to run this size tire, I will need hub extensions. Nothing drastic, probably 5mm at the most. Center brace and parts, Trenchers, body mounts, and Typhon wing will deliver to the shop tomorrow. I'm planning on installing everything over the next few days and will update then. Thanks for checking in, and if you have any recommendations, or opinions on which brand parts to look at in my upgrades list above, please feel free to comment.
Oh, and here's my tool kit because I think it's cool. One stop shop for any tool I'd need while out and about bashing. I have a similar set up for all of my golf club building tools, so it was simple to set this up having an idea of what I wanted the kit to be. If I missed anything that should be in the bag/s, chime in. Thanks.
-Shank
Main pouch
Center pouch
Outer pouch holding various spare parts, spare hardware, and all my grease and fluids.
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