snapmech

Hi im new to the forums. I read here alot but this is my first post. Im trying to identify a truck I picked up for cheap. I dont know much about it. Ill post up some photos hopefully you truck wizards can tell me what it is. The engine says 3.5 on it.

trax de max

it's a TMaxx or SMaxx, I'm not a nitro guy but looks like narrow a arms and a new engine.

snapmech

Thanks for the response. The engine seems to be seized. I tried pulling on the pull starter to see if it would turn over. But it wont move.

snapmech

Anyone else have any input?

mjg3

it looks like its an early tmaxx is the steering servo and reciever box as rough as they look in the photo??????

JoeMaxx

This is an original TMaxx frame used to have one and still have a Wide Max that was built in 2002. It has been very much modified...... Battery box has been removed and Throttle electronics modified to fit a different Slide Carb Engine. This thing has been rigged to fit another engine that was never meant to go into a TMAXX. You have a rare find here from someone that was fairly sloppy at moving stuff than making it run. They seemed to butcher it a bit to make it all fit.

It will be easy to put it back with a TRX 3.3 or TRX 2.5 and will not require lots of parts just a TRX 2.5r Conversion kit still available from Traxxas, new battery box, Servo Mounts and linkages. Nice thing is if you wanted to restore it to a TMaxx you can because all the TRX 2.5r Parts will fit this Truck only thing is the 2.5 Slide Carb Conversion Kit is needed to install a TRX 3.3 or TRX 2.5r engine. Good luck with this project truck.