RC_County_Crawler Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Just now, Andy-Roo said: The two speed can be fitted to this transmission as an upgrade, yes. But that’s not something I’ll be doing. https://www.modelsport.co.uk/axial-scx10-transmission-set-complete/rc-car-products/409568 Ah, I see. Thanks 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlC Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Nice job, when do I get bored? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badcrumble Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 An in-depth 'this is how I did it' is never boring to me, especially when you detail the pitfalls and how you get round them so thank you! Just what I needed with my Sunday morning coffee! Now, off to look at my truck... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 On 03/07/2020 at 12:16, DartmoorTrails said: I want a forward motor setup as well; do share what you find as the one I'd looked at was $150!!! Ludicrous money for a small machined piece of aluminium and transfer case. Nice work on weathering the fuel cell; I just painted the braces bit in matt black and sanded the red cell. Yours looks way better mate, good work. As stimpy mentioned above, that's a lot of weight to be hoisting up there on the backend, along with the cage do you now find it a little heavy in the rear? One of the cheapest bestest front motor mounts is using the base boggo scx /AX transmission then flipping the motor and spacing it out..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DartmoorTrails Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 05/07/2020 at 13:39, stimpy said: One of the cheapest bestest front motor mounts is using the base boggo scx /AX transmission then flipping the motor and spacing it out..... So the motor will then be spaced out like 1/2 inch or something on the same side as the spur? Sorry, having difficulty visualising this! If it is this route I can certainly give it a go but i'd be concerned there's not enough contact area between the motor and the mount plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, DartmoorTrails said: So the motor will then be spaced out like 1/2 inch or something on the same side as the spur? Sorry, having difficulty visualising this! If it is this route I can certainly give it a go but i'd be concerned there's not enough contact area between the motor and the mount plate. theres a few ways of doing it... Best to look on youth / RCC. But basically yes opt 1 just spacer out*, option 2 you make a new support that is also spattered but bridges to either side of the cassis for max strength. Ideally you want to cut this out of carbon for the best lightness and stiffness ratio.. Don't forget that you also don't have to mount your tranny on the skid where the manufacturer may want you to, can always move it forward also - but obviously everything we alter has a knock on effect elsewhere. All this also depends upon your usage - if you're doing a lot of climbing etc then great, but if you're trailing mudding then these sorts of mods don't work out necessarily... * If you were to try this option personally I would either use as larger diameter spacers as possible else I reckon she may flex a bit... Edited July 7, 2020 by stimpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Morning folks.. A quick update, well...quick by my standards anyway! 😆 This wasn’t something I was planning on but I came across these while looking for something else on RCBITZ, and being only £20 they were ‘slung’ into the basket.. SSD stainless steel lower links. The Axial kit links are very light, which is good if you have a lightweight rig...but if you have a lardy rig with say...a heavy roll cage, then you’d probably want to counteract that high up weight somehow. I thought these heavy links would help with the CoG, along with the new transmission I recently fitted. See...I can do quick updates! 😂 The usual high quality from SSD, and a spare rod end is included in the pack.. Job done ✅ There is another small mod that I did..to the Bowhouse battery tray. I use fairly small packs, 1300 or 1600mAh which I seem to have trouble holding in place on the tray - yes, my rig makes regular use of its roll cage! So I cut a small piece of anti-slip matting which I Shoegooed into place on the tray. This should hep keep my packs in place..hopefully. I’m hoping to get out on Friday morning to see how it handles with the new transmission and link setup. That’s if the universe doesn’t conspire against me, like it has been lately 🤪 Thats all for now folks.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DartmoorTrails Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 A word of warning on those SSD links Andy; the thread is very short so you may, if you decide to get all jumpy(!) break a rod end as the thread 'only' goes in like 6mm or something. Damn annoying they supply such short threads given how fine all their other stuff is. I had the problem on my Bomber, which granted was quite lively. But forewarned and all that - take some spares on your travels! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 4 hours ago, DartmoorTrails said: A word of warning on those SSD links Andy; the thread is very short so you may, if you decide to get all jumpy(!) break a rod end as the thread 'only' goes in like 6mm or something. Damn annoying they supply such short threads given how fine all their other stuff is. I had the problem on my Bomber, which granted was quite lively. But forewarned and all that - take some spares on your travels! I did think that the inserts were a little short at the time, so I’ve set them up with more thread in the rod end, than the link. Hopefully that’ll be okay, but thanks for the heads up 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andy-Roo Posted July 26, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2020 Morning folks! I actually got out for a run with the 10.2 on Wednesday and I’m really happy with how how it performs. It’s really well planted and very stable and the new transmission is super smooth and quiet, for the most part - it does have a slight ‘ticking’ when under load. It’s not loud enough to be annoying but I will try and fix it at some point - maybe with a set of SSD gears in the T-case. I didn’t get many pics on Wednesday but so this isn’t just me waffling, here’s what I did take. Im hoping to get out again this week and have a proper go on some challenging sections. That’s all for now 👍 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DartmoorTrails Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Looks great Andy; the paintjob really suits it. Can you get aftermarket grills for that though? I reckon that'd set it off top notch mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 7 hours ago, DartmoorTrails said: Looks great Andy; the paintjob really suits it. Can you get aftermarket grills for that though? I reckon that'd set it off top notch mate. Thanks @DartmoorTrails👍 I did look on Shapeways for a printed grill but drew a blank. However, I have a P-L 1978 Chevy K10 body that I’m planning on fitting at some point, along with a lighter cage, and I think a printed grill is available for the K10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andy-Roo Posted April 24, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2024 Afternoon all. It’s been a while.. I dug my 10.2 out of its retirement ‘home’ (a box in the spare room) the other day…and I’m thinking a resurrection is on the cards 🤔 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted April 24, 2024 Share Posted April 24, 2024 10 minutes ago, Andy-Roo said: Afternoon all. It’s been a while.. I dug my 10.2 out of its retirement ‘home’ (a box in the spare room) the other day…and I’m thinking a resurrection is on the cards 🤔 Sounds like a good idea to me. I use mine regularly, good trucks👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andy-Roo Posted April 27, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2024 And so it begins… This was going to be a quick and easy refresh - a new body (that I bought 3yrs ago) and a new set of wheels (that bought last week)…but that plan didn’t last long 🤣 So nothing had changed with my 10.2 since my last update 3yrs ago.. It’s funny seeing my first attempt at roll cage again…WAAAYY TOOO heavy but I learned a lot about brazing. The new MST JP1 body still looks great to me. But those old wheels have gotta go! Money can’t buy you love..but it can buy you new wheels 😃 This is where my cunning plan started to go sideways. I trimmed the body when I first got it, but hadn’t noticed it didn’t really line up that well on the chassis - it’s not a mile out but it would bug me not sitting square on the frame. I don’t think it’s the body that’s twisted, I think it’s the chassis - I mean, it has more holes in it than a second hand dart board and has been apart more times than I can remember! So I decided a new chassis was called for and after a bit ‘surfing’ I’ve settled on the Rock Pirates Interceptor chassis along with some other goodies from RPRC…the shipping is £25 regardless, so might as well cover all the bases and make the most of it. Anyway, that’s it for now folks 😃 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted April 27, 2024 Share Posted April 27, 2024 Nice wheels very blingy 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted April 27, 2024 Author Share Posted April 27, 2024 1 hour ago, Stormbringer said: Nice wheels very blingy 😎 They are, and will suit the Jeep body really well…I hope 🤞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted April 28, 2024 Share Posted April 28, 2024 Looking good 👍, like that body👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted May 11, 2024 Author Share Posted May 11, 2024 Evening all.. My RPRC care package arrived yesterday and I have to say, the quality is excellent 👍 Time to dive in.. I wasn’t sure if this skid would be okay.. A bazillion screws later.. That skid fitted okay. So far so good.. The Interceptor chassis is a little shorter than the OG Axial, and because I’m using the 5 gear trans, not the 3 gear, my servo/battery mount clashed…so a hack saw sorted that out. Sorted.. The back end went together with no issues.. Now, obviously this had being going far to well up until this point but putting the front end on saw my first problem-namely the panhard mount. The Interceptor chassis comes with a separate panhard mount and this is where the problem is. Because I’m being stubborn using my Shapeways servo/battery mount (which doesn’t fit the new chassis as well as I’d hoped) I cannot screw the panhard mount through the chassis rail into the servo mount. This means I’ll need to cut some of the servo mount away and nut and bolt the panhard mount to the chassis. But….I think there could be clearance issues with the fixings and the servo horn. I could just buy the RPRC machined servo mount, which has threaded holes for the panhard mount to screw to, but then I’d lose my battery mount. So, I could just get RPRC mini battery tray but that won’t fit because I’m using the 5 gear trans. It was at this point I was instructed by ‘she who must be obeyed’ to hurry up and light the BBQ 🤣 I’ll figure it out later…cold beers and BBQ meat come first 😋 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 11, 2024 Share Posted May 11, 2024 Hope you enjoyed the barbie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted May 14, 2024 Author Share Posted May 14, 2024 On 11/05/2024 at 21:33, Stormbringer said: Hope you enjoyed the barbie Sorry bud, only just seen this 😆 We did, twas lovely ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted May 14, 2024 Author Share Posted May 14, 2024 So, after giving the servo/panhard mount situation some thought I decided to go all in-so I’m going back to the 3 gear trans along with a Vader flat skid, RP servo/winch mount, an RP battery tray and some high clearance links with a 12.8 WB. So it’s another couple weeks waiting for parts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted May 25, 2024 Author Share Posted May 25, 2024 Evening all, I’ve had a bunch of deliveries and this build is really coming together now. Mechanically, all I’m waiting on now is the HCRC high clearance links and a VP 3 gear trans-the links have 3-4 week lead time and the trans was last minute decision that’s in the post (I’d forgotten how ugly the stock Axial 3 gear trans is). Back to the beginning. Almost. Vader skid Fitting the boat side sliders was surprisingly tricky, due to the upswept angle of the sliders.. A ball end Allan key was needed here.. It’s starting to look good now, but I know this has all got to come apart again when the links arrive. The panhard mount situation is now officially resolved! Now, the servo mount didn’t look right, thought it was the wrong one at first but no, that how it is..just pinch it up. The Vade skid can cause the rear links to bind.. So I fitted a link riser.. Problem solved. I fitted the OG trans to see if the driveshafts had any clearance issues and also to see if the motor cleared the battery tray. After a bit repositioning of the shocks both front and rear suspension has full compression and no binding. I’ve not fitted the motor/ESC yet because I’m not sure if I’ll stick with my silky smooth HH bruised setup or go brushless. The body does look good but I’m going to chop it about. I’m thinking around 20-25mm off the bottom seal line to lower the body down onto the chassis then cut the arches out for clearance. What do you guys think? I'm not sure about the wheels now, either 🤣 Thats it for this instalment. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 25, 2024 Share Posted May 25, 2024 Wow mate thats an awesome build 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted May 25, 2024 Share Posted May 25, 2024 @Andy-Roo Very nice build, looking good. What brushless motor / esc are you thinking of using? I'd probably take some of the arches, I always hate doing it but it's essential on a build like this. If I'm honest I'd change the wheels to some steelies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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