everclear1984 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Here are a few shots from my first outing with the Scout and venture into the world of crawlers. I found it incredibly frustrating at first but the better I got the more I enjoyed it. I'm glad I ran it stock before making and mods, it gave me a good idea of what needs doing and why. The wheels need weighting for sure and the body could do with being mounted a bit lower. It arrived with a leaking shock but I'll be doing the fuel tube mod as soon as the replacement arrives. Other than that I think all I need is a more suitable battery as the 5000mah lipo I'm currently using is way too heavy and there's no way of mounting it lower down. Anyway, here are the pics - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 I got busy making a few improvements last night, just the cheap/free mods for now. I've done the fuel tube mod, 10mm on each shock, took a dremel to the bump stops on the steering knuckles, countersunk the bolt that they stop against and bent out the front bar that catches on the diff case. These small changes have given me so much more steering that I've actually had to dial it back a bit. I've also removed the bumpers and the tabs they mount on and fitted a small 3s lipo on top of the servo. I managed to get out for an hour today and the changes are very noticeable, it now sails over rocks where it was snagging or falling over backwards before! Since getting home I've butchered my spare shell to get it as low as possible, it looks very usable now Next up - wheel weights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 Just a couple more updates I've weighted the tyres with wheel balancing weights, 160g in the front & 100g in the rear. It's made a huge difference when climbing. I've also bent the rear links for extra clearance, not sure how much of a difference that's made yet. I'm loving this little car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirralnitronoob Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 some great pics there buddy, Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghazghul Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I really need to give my Scout a service and take it to the woods. Thanks for the motivational photos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Just a little update. The battery tray has now been removed to lower the COG even more and I've moved the lower links inboard. I didn't do a very tidy job of the links but the improvement is immediately noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Some more pics (taken before the recent changes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 I've not made many changes recently, apart from cutting 3 coils off of each spring. The Scout is still running strong and putting a big grin on my face. I'll be taking it out tomorrow so hopefully I'll have some more recent pics to share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob bark Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I'm looking at buying a maverick scout to start crawling!! Have been lookin on eBay an have found a vaterra twin hammers what would be a better option!!!!?? Any help would be much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 I can't help you there I'm afraid, the Scout is my first crawler. I love it though, I go out crawling with 2 Scouts and an SCX10 and I can honestly say the Scouts don't get left behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob bark Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Cheers dude scout it is I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted September 3, 2016 Author Share Posted September 3, 2016 (edited) Update. I was having trouble with the front left C hub snapping, to the point where I got through 4 in 2 days! There doesn't seem to be a direct replacement aluminium hub so I picked up a set of cheap scx10 knock offs. A bit of modding and they fit perfectly Oh and I fitted some Hot Bodies Rovers. Testing will have to wait til next week. Edited September 3, 2016 by everclear1984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Keep a eye on your servo now, the rovers offer mountains of grip and start to strangle the servo for all the power it can produce. glad your enjoying the slower side of the hobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 Thanks for the pointer. I swapped the servo out for a 15kg Turnigy jobby, hopefully it's up to the job. I never had any issues with the stock servo, I just figured some extra torque can't be a bad thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 I got busy in the garage last night and converted the Scout to 4ws. I already had a spare servo and made a servo plate and mounts from a piece of ally I had laying around. There was no need for extra cables as I have a 4 channel radio with channel mixing. I gave it a test yesterday and although I really like it I might go back to regular 2ws. I finally got my Scout to the point where it's been 100% reliable for the past dozen or so runs and having 4ws just gives me something else to worry about breaking lol. Here's a little vid showing how it handles now - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghazghul Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 On 9/3/2016 at 06:53, everclear1984 said: Oh and I fitted some Hot Bodies Rovers. Testing will have to wait til next week. If you countersink that hole and use a matching bolt you'll get a fair bit more steering lock. With Rovers you'll probably start hitting the tires on body or shocks though. Still need to get mine out more often... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 I countersunk the plastic hubs but but don't feel the need to with these. The Rover rub on the shock springs as it is lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geehawk Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Is that a crack in the bottom lug of your steering arm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 9 minutes ago, Geehawk said: Is that a crack in the bottom lug of your steering arm? Yes, it's been like that for months and seems to be holding. I'll upgrade them to aluminium when it eventually goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirralnitronoob Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 reading through these made me buy my first crawler last week,only £20 i paid for it but i need an esc Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 So the stock plastic rear diff locker finally gave out today and I'm supposed to meeting with a couple of friends this weekend so I had to come up with a quick fix. I had some Axial lockers laying around that I bought a while ago but couldn't be bothered to fit so I decided to give it a go. First off I removed the moulded plastic from inside of the diff case, this was probably the most difficult part as I was using a dremel and really didn't want to damage the case. The Axial locker then simply dropped in Next I had to take the dremel to the Scout axles as they're too thick to fit into the Axial locker Perfect fit and no more rounded lockers, now I just need to find the energy to do the front! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 First time out in a few weeks, I picked up a cheapo Chinese Gopro knock off and was keen to try it out. Seriously impressed with the quality so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geehawk Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Love the ending 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Long time since I added to this thread, no further breakages to report, the Scout is still going strong. Here's a little vid from last weekend 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunny Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 On 03/09/2016 at 06:53, everclear1984 said: Update. I was having trouble with the front left C hub snapping, to the point where I got through 4 in 2 days! There doesn't seem to be a direct replacement aluminium hub so I picked up a set of cheap scx10 knock offs. A bit of modding and they fit perfectly Oh and I fitted some Hot Bodies Rovers. Testing will have to wait til next week. Have you got a link to those hubs please as I am going to fit weights to my tyres which will no doubt lead to a lot of stress on the c hubs. Also did moving the links inboard require a lot of cutting etc? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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