ORIGINAL: nickelson87r
My first post ever on a RC forum so Im hoping for some help, I recently got my hands on a FREE dusty jug 2 and a old 2wd rs4, i dont know much about either of these cars as im only 22yrs old, ive owned mulitple rc cars ALL of which have been traxxas and I currently have a vxl 2wd slash. What Im asking is what do I need to get these dinosaurs going again? love my brushless slash but im also into anything classic! The jug appears to be missing the ESC and reciever? the rs4 appears to be all there? (speed gems motor on jug body) need a little help im used to RTRs, check out the pics please
-Allen
Wow, you weren't kidding when you said "dusty".
I could probably be of some help as I recently built a jugg2 out of spare parts and parts lots bought on e-bay. So, I know that truck blindfolded.
My Jugg2
From what I can tell through all of that dust is
1. Can't tell what the motors are unless I see a better picture of them once they've been cleaned. However I see that the motors are wired in series, which is usually used to extend run times.
2.The tires are originals which is good if they are in good condition(without cracks or holes/tears). Original Juggernaut/jugg2 tires tend to be rather expensive. If you need wheel nuts, it uses standard 4mm wheel nuts that most 1/10 scales use.
3.It has the stock non-dampened shocks, so it will ride very rough and bouncy. Juggernauts generally ride rough because of their leaf and coils springs. Tamiya made gold aluminum oil filled shocks for it(which were also used on the tlt-1), however they have become rare because the are popular to put on scale trucks. If you can't find any, standard 4" monster truck shocks can be fitted with very little modifications(just stand-offs so the shocks don't hit the chassis). Also removing the coil springs from the shocks will soften up the suspension.
You can see the Tamiya gold shocks on the chassis of my jugg2
You have the steering servo and motors, so it looks like you'll just need a receiver and esc.
What motors are in it? Need to know how many turns they are to know how much the esc needs to be rated for.
Edit: Also, I don't see the jugg's wheel hubs in the pics. Each wheel should have a brass splined hub and a black plastic one like shown below. If you don't have them, they are still in production on Tamiya's super clod buster, so they aren't hard to get.
