R/C car general thread?

[ktraver97ss]

Werd, I just spent $140 on 2 batts, a bag, and a charger.

 

[GLADIATOR]

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[Bob Kazamakis]

I had a nitro rc10gt........that shit was fast with a sirio motor. Would kill tires so fucking fast though

 

[ktraver97ss]

Fuck..the more I dig into this thing the more worn ass shit and missing parts I find. I think I am about to go full potato on it. Already $200+ in parts and batteries and about to order a good $50 more. Might as well just do it all at once and make this thing capable of running with the new tech with a sensored esc and brushless motor.

 

[ktraver97ss]

My junk from ~1994

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Amazing how simple those are.

So few parts.

This was a weekly event when I was hitting the track or bashing all the time.

 

[ktraver97ss]

ahhh F that lol. Yeah, after I started messing with it I began to remember how it all goes together. Pretty damn simple and it works. Going to try to spend a bit of time cleaning up the chassis and continuing to disassemble tonight. Decided to upgrade to cva axles and wide track front so I can run newer wheel/tire combos. Planning on just rebuilding the diff and trans and lubing it, but Ill prob take it apart and find wear. My brother just put together a monster truck that should be able to do about 50mph. Being me, I must one up him and be faster but im trying real hard to wait till next month.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

ahhh F that lol. Yeah, after I started messing with it I began to remember how it all goes together. Pretty damn simple and it works. Going to try to spend a bit of time cleaning up the chassis and continuing to disassemble tonight. Decided to upgrade to cva axles and wide track front so I can run newer wheel/tire combos. Planning on just rebuilding the diff and trans and lubing it, but Ill prob take it apart and find wear. My brother just put together a monster truck that should be able to do about 50mph. Being me, I must one up him and be faster but im trying real hard to wait till next month.

That wont' be hard with a RC10T. Those are light enough that your power system doesn't have to be outragous. You could do a 3S lipo setup and it would easily do 50mph, probably closer to 60-70. Tires that don't want to explode at those speeds will be harder.

 

[ktraver97ss]

Ooops...just ordered Atomik Red 540 9.5T 3600kv Brushless Sensored Motor 120A ESC Combo

Going to be running Turnigy 3S 5000mah 60-120C. Think I can hit 60 with the right gearing? Keeping it stock for now to see how it acts before decided if I need to gear up or down.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

TowerHobbies.com | Associated 1/10 RC10T4.2 BL LiPo Combo RTR Red/White

 

[ktraver97ss]

Oh I know that would have made more sense and have been cheaper, but I wanted to use the one from when I was a kid

 

[torquelover]

Run without the body first for speed runs. My kid's truck body acts like a parachute/wing over 40 or so and takes flight.

 

[ktraver97ss]

Yeah I was thinking that, may also buy a new one I can bust up and not destroy that sweet skull paint job lol

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Yeah I was thinking that, may also buy a new one I can bust up and not destroy that sweet skull paint job lol

I'm still really fond of the General Lee paint job for trucks. I know its not the most complex, but I like it.

 

[ktraver97ss]

I would totally rock that, know anyone that does paint jobs like that?

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

I would totally rock that, know anyone that does paint jobs like that?

I had a guy at Al's Hobby Shop do it for me. since i lacked the air brushing skills to do it.

I can learn to do it, I'm just lazy and will happily use the window stickers, then just paint the whole thing one color. I'm lazy that way since I'll end up destroying the body during bashing.

There are tons of tutorials out there.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I just do single color paint jobs because my bodies usually get destroyed

 

[ktraver97ss]

This thing is killing me, just dropped another $80 on trans/diff gears and bearings. Think Ill have an issue running an aluminum diff gear and steel idler gear? I guess meshing alum with steel is not ideal, but I feel with the power going onto this the plastic idler is going to fail pretty quick.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I'm sure the aluminum will get chewed up quicker but you'll crash and break something else way before that

They don't have a steel diff gear?

 

[ktraver97ss]

No, its weird, I can only find the diff gear in aluminum and the idler in steel. Looking at my spend on this build I could have bought a new truck that was almost as fast for about half. lmao

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

The Traxxas XO-1, now the fastest out of the box RC car that you don't need two hands to drive.

 

[VenomousDSG]

They've come a long way with electric RC cars, damn. I remember my Traxxas Rustler, i had both the electric and nitro ones, and either of them barely got above 30 or so.

I still have a Nitro 4-tec, that thing can do about 70mph. I used to have so much R/C shit, but sold it all. This was always my favorite. Built it about 8 years ago. 85'' wingspan

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Road cars are so boring.......

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Road cars are so boring.......

Except when they can do Zero to 60mph in under 2.5 seconds. Then they get exciting. Gotta drive them where they were meant to be driven, on an actual course where it can put your skills to work.

If people drove my 1/7th scale Lambo on track they'd be way more focused on controlling the car vs just flat out straight line speed. It does that to, insanely well.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Still boring.