jaejw1

well first i tested out 2 motors...
the gh4700 with 16/45 gearing
the gh3600 with 19/45 gearing
well the gh3600 came out on top.. much faster and cooler than the gh4700

landing,jumping,roughness...
the truggy handled everything well.. my only complaints.. those damn droop limiters.. these things are great for carpet racers but for those wanting to go real offroading,, you need the droop limiters cut off.. that way if a section of the track is a lil too rough then the front end wont face plant into anything.. also it will help keep front end traction to the ground when you are shooting down the straights..
the shock oil will need to be changed to something a lil heavier... also there is a section of the track where the buggy had a hard time goin over.. i would have to punch it so the front wheels would be slightly lifted to prevent any froward flips..

some set up changes.. made the car a lil longer.. wheelbase.. and adjusted caaster and added more by pushing the upper arm back... and also 3-degree rear toe in..

tires/wheels...
they worked out great.. good clearance. and looked every bit the part.. only problem there isnt a great deal of usable traction at certain points of the track,, i will have to treat these tires for sure.. i hope proline comes out with some truggy crime fighters.. then that would be great..

servo of choice is the hitec 625mg..

overall i love this lil thing... not as much as the buggy... but i did spend 2 months of continuos practice and trying different things out before i mastered the performance of the car.. and i think this truggy will need less time but will still need some time on the track to perfect everything

i will provide pics later on tonight

KRO

So is it different than the Vendetta buggy , besides the body and tires ? Or did they do like AE did ?

jaejw1

larger shocks.. completely different arms and upper arms for the front and rear.. cvd's longer.. truck seems to be longer and it is definately wider..

KRO

Cool ! My son has a Vendetta and I liked the way its built , but I am not much of a buggy fan ...... Might have to pick one of these up , but the other thing I didnt like were hop ups were pretty expensive for his Vendetta , I expect it will be the same for this ......

jaejw1

where did you buy the hop ups.. and what did you hop up.. the only thing that is needed is the servo hold down.. steel cvd's (atomic from rcmart.com) ,alloy knuckles , ball diffs and maybe a carbon battery hold down

jaejw1

here are better pics.. i didnt have the macro setting on the camera on the first set..

KRO

He bought the alloy CVD's and graphite shock towers from Hobby Town , the CVD's were 30 a pair and the towers were like 14 each .

GravityJunkie

Could you take some pics with the body off?

jaejw1

the graphite towers are junk and expensive.. i hope you got the steel cvd's.. and not the bl;ue alloy

jaejw1

it is the exact same thing as the detta... but if you like to see the arms i can take pics of that.. the arms are the only noticeable thing that is different

Racing T

those are the the rims from the kyosho mini inferno st or are duratrax?

jaejw1

did more testing today..
cut off the droop limiters
added 100wt shock oil front and back
rear bottom shock mount inside
sprayed tires with wd40

holy crap.. i loved driving this thing... so much better than the buggy.. they both have their place in racing.. the truggy to handle the rough stuff and the buggy is the track is smooth a fast...

cutting off the droop limiters allowed the buggy to still have some steering while WOT down the back straight and also keeping the fornt tires touching while going over the mine field... never once did the truggy nose dive into any of the bumps..

the buggy flew and landed better today than yesterday... it didnt thump as hard upon landing and landing from certain heights made just a slight noise unlike the buggy,,,

tire grip was improved.. it slid when i needed it to and kept a perfect line when needed.. i still wish i could have some crime fighters made then this thing would be perfect..

im going to give the buggy a lil rest for now so i can master the truggy..

i also let a sponsored driver handle the controls.. and they loved it.. a lil harder to drive than the buggy but still tons of fun.. it actuall was able to keep up with a mod buggy from the back straight and through the sweeper (the sweeper is where the minefield is)

GravityJunkie

I have just started looking at the Vendetta line, so I haven't seen a picture of a normal Vendetta with the body off. If you could post a pic of yours that would be great.

jaejw1

http://www.one18th.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42004

check out the ppics.. they are more detailed than what i can provide

GravityJunkie

Thanks much.

jaejw1

i havent been able to get videos of it but for those that dont know... this things drives JUST like ,, and looks just like a 8th scale truggy.. and this is coming from someone that races them not myself.. it is just too fun to drive..

and it doesnt have the same problems as the detta.. the only bad thing at the moment is .. no parts

Racing T

does it uses the same plastic driveshafth as the ones from the detta and quake?

Dokioto

This looks like a very nice Truggy...

jaejw1

pretty much the same except longer..

Racing T

and they break as easy at the ones from the detta/quake or they hold up?

jaejw1

they hold up better than the original ones.. i did break one.. but i made my own until parts come out for them.. easy fix took about 20 minutes just for one.. maybe less time

jaejw1

well i put the rear anti sway bars on it.. and it seem to give it a quicker turn in at manageable speeds... while keepping the rear wheels down on fast sweeps.. next i will be doing the front

im going to be playing with the shock oil a bit.. using light weight diff oil and mixing it in.. 100wt is just not doing it