Hello from NE

[Simon D]

Hi guys, my daughter and I are new to RC, she's had many a 'toy' one from shops when she's younger, she's upgraded to an FTX Bugsta Brushless, firstly man this thing in my experience is fast! Luckily we have open spaces to let loose with it. I wss wondering if anyone could suggest any upgrades to the parts such as suspension holders etc as I understand these are designed to fail to minimise damage (currently in shop having 2 front ones replaced) and if anyone could point me in the direction of some decent tutorials as id like to be able to do some basic repairs myself with her so it's not in the shop for days at a time. Hope you're all safe and well in this maddest of times. 

Simon

[53HRA]

Hello and welcome to MSUK  

[Stormbringer]

Welcome to the forum 

[.AJ.]

Welcome aboard 👍 

[Simon D]

Cheers for the welcome, sadly the FTX Bugsta is still in shop (backlog) hopefully it'll be back in a day or 2, have any of you guys upgraded the stock parts to aluminum ones? 

[Lone-wolf]

Hello and welcome, plenty of info regarding upgrades and loads of video on youtube

[Simon D]

2 minutes ago, Jack Reacher said:

Hello and welcome, plenty of info regarding upgrades and loads of video on youtube

Thanks Jack, 

 

Just early days here with me and daughter, hopefully once the car is back we can get to grips with it a and build up some driving time. Just on searching through lots of threads etc and YouTube vids 

[oodboo]

Hi, welcome to the forum. Have you had a go at fixing it yourself? Should be fairly easy.

[Fat Freddy]

17 hours ago, Simon D said:

Cheers for the welcome, sadly the FTX Bugsta is still in shop (backlog) hopefully it'll be back in a day or 2, have any of you guys upgraded the stock parts to aluminum ones? 

Personally I’d avoid aluminium parts. Expensive and if bent, knackered. Plastics might break easier but are cheap as chips to replace. Carbon top plate is worth the money though. 

[Yrkoon]

welcome 

 

the trouble with some alloy parts is you are putting the strain of an impact further up the chain so to speak, typically suspension arms should be plastic, but parts like these are fine : https://ftx-rc.com/index.php?_route_=rc-hop-ups/ftx-surge-option-parts/ftx-surge-aluminium-front-c-hub-carrier

or https://ftx-rc.com/index.php?_route_=rc-hop-ups/ftx-surge-option-parts/ftx-surge-aluminium-suspension-arm-lower-braces-fr-rr-4pcs

 

just using them as an example and have made my surge usable 

 

avoid parts like https://ftx-rc.com/index.php?_route_=rc-hop-ups/ftx-surge-option-parts/ftx-surge-aluminium-rear-lower-suspension-arms

 

alloy arms is a no no 

 

plastic will flex whereas alloy will send the force of an impact up to the next weakest bit and also if alloy bends it is even weaker if bent back.

 

edit :

 

 

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/fastrax-multi-driver-set/rc-car-products/370422

that tool should cover most of what you need, and some normal allen keys for places you cannot directly fit a big straight one and a mini spanner 

 

get some of this https://www.modelsport.co.uk/zap-technology-z-42-thread-locker/rc-car-products/14329

use it on screws that screw into metal threads etc, avoid wheels flying off by dabbing a wee bit into the wheel nut before screwing in, creates a nice tight bind but never use on plastic, plastic doesnt like it, only metal to metal 

Edited July 22, 2020 by Yrkoon

[Goddinaw]

Welcome to the forum!
There is a really good thread for vantage and carnage owners - the Bugsta is almost identical to the carnage.
I’d agree that most aluminium parts are not a great idea but for the Bugsta I did get the aluminium suspension arm holders: front and rear. The front and rear are different though, so don’t buy two the same!

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/ftx-aluminium-front-suspension-holders-vantage-carnage/rc-car-products/365798

There are different views on this forum though so I’d check the owner’s thread for advice. I put the aluminium chassis on too, but this is heavier (which makes everything else more likely to break in a crash as noted above). The reason is the front bumper mount screws into a tiny piece of the chassis and so breaks off on the plastic one, in my experience.

The Bugsta is really easy to work on - must be one of the easiest RCs of all to work on. I’d just give it a go - take bits off carefully and put the screws with the part they held and you should be able to reassemble. But there will always be YouTube if you get stuck.

At some point you might want to put a stronger steering servo on as it has big wheels and does steer better with a more powerful one.

Enjoy the Bugsta - it is a fun car.


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[Simon D]

On 22/07/2020 at 02:51, Yrkoon said:

welcome 

 

the trouble with some alloy parts is you are putting the strain of an impact further up the chain so to speak, typically suspension arms should be plastic, but parts like these are fine : https://ftx-rc.com/index.php?_route_=rc-hop-ups/ftx-surge-option-parts/ftx-surge-aluminium-front-c-hub-carrier

or https://ftx-rc.com/index.php?_route_=rc-hop-ups/ftx-surge-option-parts/ftx-surge-aluminium-suspension-arm-lower-braces-fr-rr-4pcs

 

just using them as an example and have made my surge usable 

 

avoid parts like https://ftx-rc.com/index.php?_route_=rc-hop-ups/ftx-surge-option-parts/ftx-surge-aluminium-rear-lower-suspension-arms

 

alloy arms is a no no 

 

plastic will flex whereas alloy will send the force of an impact up to the next weakest bit and also if alloy bends it is even weaker if bent back.

 

edit :

 

 

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/fastrax-multi-driver-set/rc-car-products/370422

that tool should cover most of what you need, and some normal allen keys for places you cannot directly fit a big straight one and a mini spanner 

 

get some of this https://www.modelsport.co.uk/zap-technology-z-42-thread-locker/rc-car-products/14329

use it on screws that screw into metal threads etc, avoid wheels flying off by dabbing a wee bit into the wheel nut before screwing in, creates a nice tight bind but never use on plastic, plastic doesnt like it, only metal to metal 

Cheers yrkoon. Really appreciate that mate, just ordered a few bits and bobs for us including a very similar tool, some spare suspension holders etc, just stuck with plastic for now till we get to grips with it all. Were enjoying it a lot 😁

[Yrkoon]

no worries glad to help 

 

long nose pliers are pretty useful as well, and awesome to know you's are having fun