All things R/C

[Smitty335]

Depends. On the crawler I find a setup that I like and stick with it. Racing I would absolutely run different preload depending on track type, surface, and how blown out it was.

Blown out term is?

 

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[Adam490]

I was going through the buggy to give it a run down after a few hours of running. I noticed a weird squeak that I attributed to dust in the bearings when I was driving it back to the house this afternoon. Found that the steering plates that mount on the hubs are rubbing on the wheels:

About to be dremel time.

 

[Adam490]

Blown out term is?

Track surface. Like a motocross track, you'll end up with braking bumps and holes in the faces of the jumps from accelerating. Super hard pack doesn't need much ride height where a super blown out, dusty track will need more.

 

[Ridinfool]

Really cool little trail buggy. The rear shocks need probably double the suggested viscosity (30wt is what came with it, I am going to try 50wt). This ESC/Motor combo is awesome though.

I’m curious, is the ESC actually in the motor can?

 

[Smitty335]

Track surface. Like a motocross track, you'll end up with braking bumps and holes in the faces of the jumps from accelerating. Super hard pack doesn't need much ride height where a super blown out, dusty track will need more.

And you do these adjustments between heats?

 

[Adam490]

I’m curious, is the ESC actually in the motor can?

Yep. Let me go find a 540 and I'll take a pic

 

[Adam490]

And you do these adjustments between heats?

Yep. At a big race it's typically two days. Qualifying the first day and the mains the next. If you only run one class you'll have a few hours between qualifiers to work on your machine and make any repairs/setup tweaks that you need. They'll usually do some track maintenance after qualifying, but if you are in the Pro A-Main it's typically the last race of the day and the track is pretty beat up. Usually makes for a really fun race since you have to change up the lines you've taken for all of qualifying.

 

[Adam490]

I’m curious, is the ESC actually in the motor can?

Here you go, it is a little longer than a standard 540:

Brushless 17.5T

Standard 540 brushed:

540 brushless versus 540 brushed just for s***s and giggles:

 

[Ridinfool]

Here you go, it is a little longer than a standard 540:

Brushless 17.5T

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Standard 540 brushed:

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540 brushless versus 540 brushed just for s***s and giggles:

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So that’s the ESC on the end of the motor can, that sweet.

 

[Ridinfool]

I’m thinking about building my next one, was thinking of using the SCX10 builders kit like @Mopower58 is doing, and was thinking about using that motor.

 

[Adam490]

I’m thinking about building my next one, was thinking of using the SCX10 builders kit like @Mopower58 is doing, and was thinking about using that motor.

I'd definitely recommend it. I think the hobby shop in New Orleans actually has an SCX10 raw builders kit on clearance. I'll check it out tomorrow and let you know if you want. Bringing the kid to let her pick out a body so we can paint it for her truck.

I want to say they had it for $169?

 

[Adam490]

Dammit... This thing looks awesome

 

[Todd627]

Dammit... This thing looks awesome

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What is a "rock bouncer"?

 

[Fatsquatch]

What is a "rock bouncer"?

Rock crawler - generally designed to go slowly/carefully/deliberately over obstacles not breaking anything
Rock bouncer - generally designed for "hold my beer"/WFO/make it or break/hammer down/pedal to the metal make it over the obstacle or drag the pieces/parts back to the trailer you failure

Okay...so maybe not exactly that extreme in the RC world but a bouncer is go over an obstacle with speed and let the suspension take the abuse vs a crawler slow and steady wins the race if you pick the right line approach.

 

[Adam490]

What is a "rock bouncer"?

What ^^^^^ he said

 

[Adam490]

Checked at the hobby shop when I was there today to let the little one pick out a body and some paint. They have the SCX10 III kit on clearance for $309 (from $369) and the raw builder kit was the regular old $199.

Kid picked out a Jeep Gladiator and some neon pink and purple paint

@Mopower58 I tried to get her to go with that Ram body but she wanted a Jeep

 

[Smitty335]

Checked at the hobby shop when I was there today to let the little one pick out a body and some paint. They have the SCX10 III kit on clearance for $309 (from $369) and the raw builder kit was the regular old $199.

Kid picked out a Jeep Gladiator and some neon pink and purple paint

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@Mopower58 I tried to get her to go with that Ram body but she wanted a Jeep

It would be great to see the step by step process on the paint job? So thats a brushed on paint?

 

[Adam490]

It would be great to see the step by step process on the paint job? So thats a brushed on paint?

Airbrush only for the paint. The liquid mask can be applied with a brush or a spray gun. I bought a cheap spray gun from harbor freight just to spray this stuff but couldn't find it. Used a foam brush to apply

My kitchen table looks like a chop shop at the moment

 

[Adam490]

These are the colors she picked out

 

[Adam490]

Gonna do the Cars "eyes" on the front windshield