RC Prodigy

Hey guys, check this out! Tower hobbies has the Overdrive ST for sale!!!

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LXVA59**&P=7

ICrashThings

They even have a decent replacement part list....

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=DTXD92**&P=Z

hmmmm thats cool.

87goldtub_rc10

I have two of them. One is a stock basher and the other has some mods. I think this truck has potential, although I wish it had a slipper clutch like the MT2. From the posts i've read - you can expect to replace the front/rear diff gears bc of the direct drive. There are some things that I found helpful. I put CVDs in the back. I notched the chassis to let the arms fully extend. I pulled the stock mill and pipe out for a trx 2.5R with a revo pipe. This way any body fits and the exhaust goes around back and out right in front of the a-arm in the wheel well. Sorry I don't have it in to show you guys. The stock steering is actually better than the aluminum stuff, which I had to machine to fit and work properly. The aluminum mods don't fit very well - I was disappointed with the fit and quality of the aluminum suspension parts. I had to shim each outside bearing in the hubs to get rid of the excessive play. I used aluminum 1/8th rivet back plates. I am currently working on some anti roll bars for the rear just for the hell of it.

For spur gears, the stock ones are 56/60. The maximum st 2 speed uses the same spurs, but different tooth count - 48/52 which you can get in steel:

http://www.duragears.com/pdtst.htm

Also the Megatech Tempest Gladiator is basically the same truck with only minor differences. They have a lot of parts that are interchangeable. The inside diameter of the spurs are the same so they should work - 38/42 tooth so it would provide insane topend. Tower has these in steel as well. I am going to try the plastic ones soon. Maybe it would hit 60?

RC Prodigy

Quite possibly, I have a Maximum ST with O.S. .18 CV-RX and an 18T CB and 52T Spurgear and it'll still burn the tires at take off and easily hits 55. I can't find a bigger CB so I can't make it go any faster

ThunderbirdJunkie

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I don't think the Overdrive is BACK
i think they're just still selling the old ones that never sold.

Kemo

Hence the "limited quantities". Suprised someone managed to find that lol.

87goldtub_rc10

They have been going on ebay for $50-$100 used. I would rather buy an HPI MT2 18SS if I was going to buy a new 1/10th 4wd.

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Yup. more power, just add electronics
although the Max OD is pretty spiffy