Popular Post Bert_w164 Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 The mental health aspect is really interesting, for me personally tinkering and building helps curb ADHD boredom massively. Unless there's something to tinker or modify I get bored it's why the 8xe went within days of owning it, everything just worked nicely and no room to tinker with fixed mount etc. The 4.0T on the other hand and I'm all excited and feeling the buzz. @Kpowell911bless you and the Mrs, super kind and decent thing to do 👍🏽 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post supersavage Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 Found some small skate/BMX ramps buried in the shed. Not the biggest ramps but they're about perfect for "scale" monster truck driving. Unfortunately the body took more of a beating as I discovered that the back of the ramps are perfect for back flips 😂Really want to get down the park but I have to choose between road rash or dog mess so chose road rash as the amount of dog mess over the park is ridiculous 🤬 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post .AJ. Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 Busted out the soldering iron 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post .AJ. Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 All set and programmed I need a shorter sensor cable and then I can get the rx wiring a bit neater 👌 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Borked Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 I have 4WD again now! Rebuilt the front diff with a new spur gear and pinion bearing, and added an extra shim to the pinion shaft to take the slop out of it. Shimmed all the wheel bearings to reduce the wheel wobbliness. Massive difference… it’s much more predictable now and drives much straighter. Also got an ESC programming card, so I’ve reduced the braking force to try to extend the life of the front diff. I’m pretty sure most of the spur gear damage is from heavy and poorly timed braking 😅 Also I reduced the neutral zone on the trigger to it’s minimum value and added a touch of drag brake. I’m not sure if I like the drag brake or not, but it’s nice to be able to have a play with it. Looking at @.AJ.s photos, I need to do something about my wiring next! I know the Carnage isn’t the coolest RC, but I flipping love this thing 😁😁😁 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Redback Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 Went out for a play / testing. Bronco now has rear underdrive and rear brass + more brass on the front steering. Sitting now at 4.2kg seems just about right, doesnt seem to like to roll on its side as much. Solid front axle gatekeeper did well, the tires are horrible but now they are wearing in they are becoming much better at holding on. Also upped the overdrive from stock to all the way. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borked Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, Redback said: Went out for a play / testing. Bronco now has rear underdrive and rear brass + more brass on the front steering. Sitting now at 4.2kg seems just about right, doesnt seem to like to roll on its side as much. Solid front axle gatekeeper did well, the tires are horrible but now they are wearing in they are becoming much better at holding on. Also upped the overdrive from stock to all the way. That crawler at the bottom is cool as ****! What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Borked said: That crawler at the bottom is cool as ****! What is it? Gday Borked, love the ftx's too! I recently found ftx diffs and axial diffs fit on each others housings, maybe they will fit in the ftx diff housings, im running an axial spur on an ftx housing im my axial yeti, just a warning the diffs are the weak point once sorted its the front drive shaft cv pins that will shear, i wonder if the yeti / currie driveshafts will fit the ftx outlaw (same parts as carnage) if so it will allow accsess to much stronger front drive line parts at twice the price 😕 The car your asking about is an Element RC Gatekeeper, looks good performs ok, theres better out there, im really not impressed with the steering angles and flex in the plastics at the moment. Edited July 30, 2022 by Redback 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borked Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 27 minutes ago, Redback said: Gday Borked, love the ftx's too! I recently found ftx diffs and axial diffs fit on each others housings, maybe they will fit in the ftx diff housings, im running an axial spur on an ftx housing im my axial yeti, just a warning the diffs are the weak point once sorted its the front drive shaft cv pins that will shear, i wonder if the yeti / currie driveshafts will fit the ftx outlaw (same parts as carnage) if so it will allow accsess to much stronger front drive line parts at twice the price 😕 The car your asking about is an Element RC Gatekeeper, looks good performs ok, theres better out there, im really not impressed with the steering angles and flex in the plastics at the moment. Hi Redback! That’s really interesting about the axial diffs… thanks for the info! I don’t mind spending twice as much is it lasts more than twice as long. I’ve been through at least 3 front diff spur gears, so am certainly interested in upgrades, even if they cost a few quid. I know precisely zero about RC crawlers, I just thought the one at the bottom looked really cool, like a real rock bouncer. Shame it’s not as good as it looks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanveer Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 20 hours ago, supersavage said: Found some small skate/BMX ramps buried in the shed. Not the biggest ramps but they're about perfect for "scale" monster truck driving. Unfortunately the body took more of a beating as I discovered that the back of the ramps are perfect for back flips 😂Really want to get down the park but I have to choose between road rash or dog mess so chose road rash as the amount of dog mess over the park is ridiculous 🤬 Nice little spot to bash on bouskell park don't think that's too far from you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, tanveer said: Nice little spot to bash on bouskell park don't think that's too far from you Will have to see if I can find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanveer Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Just now, supersavage said: Will have to see if I can find it Just through the carpark on the right, couple of nice little jumps under the trees. None of the dog walkers go down that bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, tanveer said: Just through the carpark on the right, couple of nice little jumps under the trees. None of the dog walkers go down that bit Just found it on google maps, didn't know there was a park there lol usually go to the shops regularly around there so will have to stick a battery on charge and throw the truck in the truck next time I go shopping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanveer Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 24 minutes ago, supersavage said: Just found it on google maps, didn't know there was a park there lol usually go to the shops regularly around there so will have to stick a battery on charge and throw the truck in the truck next time I go shopping. Thats exactly what I do😂 quick stop there everytime I nip into aldi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lone-wolf Posted July 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) Finished modding the Texan for now, so shocks mounted upright, made a pair of chassis brace`s, longer links taking wheelbase to 310mm, removed fake exhaust, mounted spare tyre low down , cut a drive shaft down in length to get 4WD with longer wheelbase still got Alloy rear axle to fit at some point cheap set of black deep dish wheels, looking forward to trying it out Edited July 31, 2022 by Jack Reacher 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Looking pretty smart there mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borked Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 After seeing some tidy wiring on this thread the other day, I thought I’d try to tidy the Carnage’s wiring. The main aim was to move the receiver, power switch and capacitor pack off of the upper plate as I remove this quite often for maintenance, and also just make it look a bit tidier. Starting point: I put the servo cable in some heat shrink, gaffer taped it to the bottom of the servo and tucked it all behind. Moved the receiver down to the chassis. The ESC was a bit trickier. The power switch has a bit of an awkward length cable, and there’s not really anywhere for it. I’ve plonked it on top of the servo for now, but I’m not entirely happy with that location. Same goes for the cap pack… the wires are a bit too short for it to go anywhere. Hence it being currently being attached to the battery cable. The motor cables are also a bit too long so I think I’m going to shorten them. I think I’m probably going to find a place for the cap pack on the battery side of the chassis but I’ll need to make the wires longer first. I’ve also got some servo connectors coming so I can shorten the servo and esc receiver cables, rather than just wrapping them up and hiding them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GMballistic Posted July 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2022 I've been modifying a 1/10th scale SWorkz S14-3 buggy that I bought from @mak01 as I am turning it into another speed run RC. Hoping to use it for some of the various battery cell count classes that my other speed run RC's don't fit into. Before First things I did was to clean and strip the whole buggy down. I've rebuilt the diffs with 100K oil and made a centre spool from the slipper clutch to suit a Mod 1 gear pinion gear. I've also rebuilt all the suspension with added limiters inside the shock bodies as well as outside to get the ride height nice n' low. Thicker oil in those too as well as a new set of harder springs on the back. Pretty pleased with how the builds progressing so far ~ made a carbon fibre rear wing for it too as all my cars run carbon wings that I've made myself. As it sits now. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windz1000r Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 2 hours ago, GMballistic said: I've been modifying a 1/10th scale SWorkz S14-3 buggy that I bought from @mak01 as I am turning it into another speed run RC. Hoping to use it for some of the various battery cell count classes that my other speed run RC's don't fit into. Before First things I did was to clean and strip the whole buggy down. I've rebuilt the diffs with 100K oil and made a centre spool from the slipper clutch to suit a Mod 1 gear pinion gear. I've also rebuilt all the suspension with added limiters inside the shock bodies as well as outside to get the ride height nice n' low. Thicker oil in those too as well as a new set of harder springs on the back. Pretty pleased with how the builds progressing so far ~ made a carbon fibre rear wing for it too as all my cars run carbon wings that I've made myself. As it sits now. What sort of speed are you hoping to get out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post supersavage Posted August 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2022 Managed to find a dog mess free zone down the park. Then proceeded to drive the LMT how I told myself I would never drive it 🙃 Most definitely destroyed the body now 🤣 Would've gotten some better pics while I was out but I started attracting some undesirables. 5 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 20 hours ago, windz1000r said: What sort of speed are you hoping to get out of it This one is going to be starting off in the 1 cell class so I'm hoping for over 100mph but we'll have to see how it goes. I'm used to higher speeds than that usually but then that's with my 1/8th (6S) scale Typhon buggy and 1/7th (8S) scale Limitless which are imho easier to make go fast. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Borked Posted August 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2022 As you may have seen in the other thread, the postie brought me some receiver/servo terminals and a crimp tool, so I got busy using them! Got a wee little cable on the servo now: Also decided to shorten the motor wires - they were crazy long before, but I think I might've gone a bit short! I'm not very happy with my soldering there either, but at least it's hidden behind some heat shrink: I decided to move the receiver a bit too, as it gives better cable runs for the motor wires: Overall, I'm reasonably happy with it. I think I'll end up re-doing the motor wires at some point, but need a beefier soldering iron first. This is how much I ended up chopping out of the servo and ESC receiver cables, and the motor wires: Also added some "drift stitching" to the bodyshell. I've got a nicer shell, but haven't gotten around to reinforcing it yet, so I just keep this one going! Next job is probably securing the cap pack somewhere sensible. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCake Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 A quick strip of the Big Rock to see what broke at the weekend. One very sad looking input gear! Have ordered a replacement which appears to have an updated part number. Hoping the new one is a bit stronger as I don't really think this should have failed from a wheelie!? Car is totally stock and not even touched the punch settings. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windz1000r Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 39 minutes ago, MrCake said: A quick strip of the Big Rock to see what broke at the weekend. One very sad looking input gear! Have ordered a replacement which appears to have an updated part number. Hoping the new one is a bit stronger as I don't really think this should have failed from a wheelie!? Car is totally stock and not even touched the punch settings. Yup that looks broken that's for sure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Borked Posted August 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 2, 2022 Quite an eventful evening of RC. Met up with my mate with his Arrma Bigrock, his WL toys buggy and my Carnage. Started out poorly with me driving the Carnage into the back of his buggy, bending his rear hinge pin and popping his lower arm out 😔 That was before I even got down the road to say hello 🙄 Good start… Next was a raz around a gravel car park with a couple of islands in the middle. Almost immediately my mate hit a set bag of concrete that someone had fly tipped on the far side of one of the islands. Ripped off his front wheel off the Arrma! Snapped the hub! Nightmare. Been there 5 mins and both his cars were broken. He drove the Arrma around on 3 wheels for a while which was pretty funny and still rapid! Then we attempted to fix the WL toys buggy and do some speed runs. The Carnage did ok, better than I expected. 26mph on 2s and 41mph on 3s. The WL toys buggy was much faster. 40mph on 2s and 60mph on 3s. It could go faster, but it was all over the place because of the bent and poorly repaired suspension. Then the Carnage decided to be 2wd again… The dowel pin from the front of the prop shaft popped out. RWD carnage is super fun though, so just carried on with that for a bit. Then I was drifting around in some gravel on 3s and it just died. I think I’ve popped the ESC. The steering still works but nothing from the throttle. When I plug in the battery and switch it on it doesn’t do its 2s/3s beeps. So 3 broken cars in 2 hours. Bit of an expensive evening! 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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