The Beater Builds Thread
08-02-2008, 10:48 PM
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ORIGINAL: j.m.
takedown! i'm suprised!
Why would you mod the CC hydra 120!?!?!?!
You mean you don't want watercooling on your emaxx?
takedown! i'm suprised!
Why would you mod the CC hydra 120!?!?!?!
You mean you don't want watercooling on your emaxx?
08-03-2008, 09:36 AM
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RE: The Beater Builds Thread
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it goes too fast to get dirt on it.
it goes too fast to get dirt on it.
I have seen where he drives in videos and stuff, its mostly grass and pavement, so I can understand why its not dirty.
08-03-2008, 10:14 AM
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RE: The Beater Builds Thread
I jusy ordered rpm arms(blue) all around for my pede and an rpm wide bumper(blue)and steel idler and diff gear. When it gets here the pede will be a true beater
08-03-2008, 10:51 AM
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RE: The Beater Builds Thread
ORIGINAL: Krawlin
Ummm, haha?
I have seen where he drives in videos and stuff, its mostly grass and pavement, so I can understand why its not dirty.
ORIGINAL: j.m.
it goes too fast to get dirt on it.
it goes too fast to get dirt on it.
I have seen where he drives in videos and stuff, its mostly grass and pavement, so I can understand why its not dirty.
08-03-2008, 11:26 AM
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Chippythekid, sorry, but that rustler isn't a beater..... its only got 1 durability upgrade, and it may be beat up, but its not a beater truck. Get some RPM arms for it, then you can call it a tough beater truck.
Chippythekid, sorry, but that rustler isn't a beater..... its only got 1 durability upgrade, and it may be beat up, but its not a beater truck. Get some RPM arms for it, then you can call it a tough beater truck.
Haha. I'll get some when them stock suckers snap(not sure if they ever will lol). And idk if you can tell in those pics but the bumper is missing chunks here and there and the bottom looks like sumone took 50 grit sand paper to it. And no there are not any other durablitly ups, but when sumthin breaks it will be upgraded, but until such time the stock stuff is pretty beefy.
08-04-2008, 11:15 AM
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just go brushless and see what happens.
I bash just like takedown. Mostly in grass and street. Just my yard and stuff, so my truck never really gets dirty. But i occasionally drive on a baseball diamond and stuff but then i just drive on pavement and all the dirt blows off. There is dirt caked on the under side of my body though from shock oil and dirt lol
I bash just like takedown. Mostly in grass and street. Just my yard and stuff, so my truck never really gets dirty. But i occasionally drive on a baseball diamond and stuff but then i just drive on pavement and all the dirt blows off. There is dirt caked on the under side of my body though from shock oil and dirt lol
08-04-2008, 11:59 AM
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Heres my newest addition to the beater family. Custom E-maxx with a 50-55 600kv outrunner in direct drive setup to eliminate the tranny on 4s lipo along with a modded Hydra 120a CC esc...
Heres my newest addition to the beater family. Custom E-maxx with a 50-55 600kv outrunner in direct drive setup to eliminate the tranny on 4s lipo along with a modded Hydra 120a CC esc...
08-04-2008, 12:00 PM
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ORIGINAL: fusebmx13
just go brushless and see what happens.
I bash just like takedown. Mostly in grass and street. Just my yard and stuff, so my truck never really gets dirty. But i occasionally drive on a baseball diamond and stuff but then i just drive on pavement and all the dirt blows off. There is dirt caked on the under side of my body though from shock oil and dirt lol
just go brushless and see what happens.
I bash just like takedown. Mostly in grass and street. Just my yard and stuff, so my truck never really gets dirty. But i occasionally drive on a baseball diamond and stuff but then i just drive on pavement and all the dirt blows off. There is dirt caked on the under side of my body though from shock oil and dirt lol
You pede look great! with that body.
08-04-2008, 12:04 PM
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Heres a few of mine. Its pretty nice at the moment. I have some old worn out dirt hawgs that im using lol they work great and i seem to have found the sweet spot on my motor. It doesnt have as much speed with the talonz but the dirt hawgs seem to be like a rocket with 40 mph wheelie. I dont use swami bars, they are to expensive for what you get. I would just bend the sucker anyways lol
Some associated trucks are tough. My friend has a gt2 and i dont like it that much but the stock arms are stronger than the rpm ones. We have jumped it over 70 feet and nothing broke landing upside down.
I now have 2s lipo for it.
Heres a few of mine. Its pretty nice at the moment. I have some old worn out dirt hawgs that im using lol they work great and i seem to have found the sweet spot on my motor
. It doesnt have as much speed with the talonz but the dirt hawgs seem to be like a rocket with 40 mph wheelie. I dont use swami bars, they are to expensive for what you get. I would just bend the sucker anyways lol Some associated trucks are tough. My friend has a gt2 and i dont like it that much but the stock arms are stronger than the rpm ones. We have jumped it over 70 feet and nothing broke landing upside down.
I now have 2s lipo for it.
08-04-2008, 12:21 PM
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so i just ordered the [link=http://r-cstore.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=222]rc-solutions[/link] roll cage for my maxx. im hoping it will get here thursday or friday and ill let yall know how it works out.
08-04-2008, 02:02 PM
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RE: The Beater Builds Thread
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So how is your "spark bar" working?
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Heres a few of mine. Its pretty nice at the moment. I have some old worn out dirt hawgs that im using lol they work great and i seem to have found the sweet spot on my motor. It doesnt have as much speed with the talonz but the dirt hawgs seem to be like a rocket with 40 mph wheelie. I dont use swami bars, they are to expensive for what you get. I would just bend the sucker anyways lol
Some associated trucks are tough. My friend has a gt2 and i dont like it that much but the stock arms are stronger than the rpm ones. We have jumped it over 70 feet and nothing broke landing upside down.
I now have 2s lipo for it.
Heres a few of mine. Its pretty nice at the moment. I have some old worn out dirt hawgs that im using lol they work great and i seem to have found the sweet spot on my motor
. It doesnt have as much speed with the talonz but the dirt hawgs seem to be like a rocket with 40 mph wheelie. I dont use swami bars, they are to expensive for what you get. I would just bend the sucker anyways lol Some associated trucks are tough. My friend has a gt2 and i dont like it that much but the stock arms are stronger than the rpm ones. We have jumped it over 70 feet and nothing broke landing upside down.
I now have 2s lipo for it.
08-04-2008, 03:30 PM
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ORIGINAL: ShadowKiller
so i just ordered the [link=http://r-cstore.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=222]rc-solutions[/link] roll cage for my maxx. im hoping it will get here thursday or friday and ill let yall know how it works out.
so i just ordered the [link=http://r-cstore.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=222]rc-solutions[/link] roll cage for my maxx. im hoping it will get here thursday or friday and ill let yall know how it works out.
08-04-2008, 08:45 PM
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Today my orders from RC-monster and Towerhobbies came ( RC-monster: FLM front E-maxx skidplate, FLM rear E-maxx skidplate, FLM front E-maxx bulkhead, FLM front Rustler VXL skidplate) ( Towerhobbies: RPM chrome front E-maxx bumper, Integy blue aluminum front bumper/skidplate for Rustler VXL) It only took about 1 hour and a half to take apart the whole front of the E-maxx, and another 1-2 hours to put on the FLM skidplates and FLM bulkhead, it was not an easy task, but not only does the FLM look great but it is now great protection for my truck. Also for the Rustler VXL, I know that the FLM skidplate/front bumper is backwards, and also the Integy skidplate/front bumper is not supposed to be with the FLM, but where the FLM is it actually has a small lip so when you land hard the lip catches the truck so it does not bottom out, so the whole front of the Rustler is pretty durable now I'd say, same goes for the E-maxx.
08-04-2008, 08:49 PM
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I know the RPM bumper is upside down Chris, I need it like that, and I purposely put the FLM skid on the Rustler like that for a reason.
08-04-2008, 09:02 PM
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I put it like that on purpose, I need the bigger part on top in front of the body, the smaller part can go down in front of the skidplate, there really isnt an upside down-rightside up way, who cares.
08-04-2008, 09:09 PM
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Yeah thanks, they do look good, and I doubt I will bend FLM skids, but if by some rare chance I do bend them, there is a lifetime warranty, so it's all good.
08-04-2008, 09:15 PM
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Yeah. that's why I ordered 'em together, because that POS stock bumper snapped at one side and I couldnt screw it in anymore, and it was so pliable, RPM is awesome, it's just plastic but like 1,000x tougher than the stock E-maxx bumper, I heard that Integy aluminum is not so good, but my dad likes it and it's pretty durable so far, we had a bash earlier, and nothing broke (for once) lol