Suits' - Arrma TLR ***Woodland Basher Update - 17/08/22***

[Ant.p]

30 minutes ago, beyondRC said:

Love the VSe and a very capable platform. Always loved the Hobao stuff since the nitro hyper 7 days.

 

Will discuss gearing and options with you Ant when I see you for the Typhon as I have wanted to make it into a 100mph+ car for ages now but never had a place to run those speeds where I used to live but hopefully now will be a good time as we have some good locations. 

 

It be may doable on stock electronics setup but an upgrade will probably make things so much easier and less grief. 

It’s gonna be a rece between the 3 of us as I’ve not managed 100mph yet either. Although maths suggest mine is geared up and capable of. - I just need the correct conditions (and to grow a pair!)

The industrial estate we went to recently is definitely suitable and is a good option. Will be good to try out your spot next though 

 

[beyondRC]

4 minutes ago, Ant.p said:

It’s gonna be a rece between the 3 of us as I’ve not managed 100mph yet either. Although maths suggest mine is geared up and capable of. - I just need the correct conditions (and to grow a pair!)

The industrial estate we went to recently is definitely suitable and is a good option. Will be good to try out your spot next though 

 

I want to check that industrial estate out definitely sounds promising! Looking forward 👍

[Suits]

There is no way I'll be reaching 100mph anytime soon lads, I'm going to take it nice and slow to start with.

 

Besides, I could only get a 17/18/19T pinions but that's cool.

 

Will be fun to see how it develops over time for sure though.

 

 

Had a quick run out with the boy this evening over the local woods, which @Shergar very kindly pointed out the other week.

 

He had the 3S Granite (50% throttle for the boy mind) and I took out my TRX4 for the first time in a while and really enjoyed it bouncing along , even found a cool little crawler wall...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Suits]

23 hours ago, Kpowell911 said:

Does the 4985 motor fit in this?

 

So, I installed the motor and pinion tonight, once the hardware arrived. I'd only really nipped it all in before just to see what was what and if it all fitted.

 

To get the motor to fit with its mount attached you have to removed the side plastic tray from the chassis but once you've done that it all fits very well.

 

I could only get a 19T pinion, anything larger will be a few weeks away but this will be a cool place to start I think.

 

 

 

 

 

Gear mesh...

 

 

Will tackle the ESC install another evening, no rush........

 

Edited April 30, 2022 by Suits

[Suits]

I am totally winging this by the way, so if I'm doing anything silly, or of anyone has any advice, it's very welcome 😃.

[Kpowell911]

Thats going to be carnage!

[Suits]

22 hours ago, Kpowell911 said:

Thats going to be carnage!

Hahahaha, I hope not 😄.

 

last thing I want is a wreck on my hands.

[Suits]

Did nothing over the week on the car, however, today I've made good progress.

 

This morning I trimmed up the ESC plate and fitted the MAX6 as best I could with motor wires, starter button and general space being at a premium.

 

 

 

I then messed about with the receiver wires and laid it all out a few times, different paths, ways, etc.. until I was happy with the routes and clearances from the drivetrain.

 

Once I was happy, I fixed the receiver in place and fed the antenna into the tube in the tub, tidied it up and out the lid on.

 

Now, I did find the the weather strip on the side entry of the receiver box was annoying and in the end I didn't use it, this car will mainly be run in the dry for now and if and when I do bash it or don something else with it I'll consider re-fitting the weather strip later,

 

 

 

Once that was all sorted, I connected a few batteries to make sure wall was responding and going in the right direction before I finally began the final fix.

 

 

 

Had trouble with finding somewhere to fit the starter button, so I chose the centre diff housing, as that was the best option currently, it seems to clear the bodyshell by a mile, however, again when I choose it maybe bash this about a bit I may have to re-consider the  positioning but honestly its fine.

 

All I have to do now is set the end points, steering rates and other calibration and I'm ready to get it running.

 

This has been such an enjoyable process, putting this together, reading about stuff and taking my time to understand what I'm doing. It was rather intimidating to be honest but for a first time, so far, it's been great.

 

Now to see how it goes.

 

 

 

 

[.AJ.]

Sweet build and it will absolutely rip with that combo👌 

[Kpowell911]

Youve done a wonderful job of that. Very tidy!

[Stormbringer]

Nice neat installation mate 

[Suits]

Looks like I'm ready to go now.

 

Out with the Boys this weekend and hoping to give the TLR some carpark action and see how she handles out of the box. That said, if the weather can hold off raining for an evening this week I'll see if I can get it out and see if it goes as it should before the weekend.

 

The only tweaks I've done to the car is set the rear wing for speed stability but left the chassis as is. I'll drive it first and see if I want adjust anything from there.

 

Had a bit of an issue binding the Sanwa RX6, the manual says to wait for a solid blue light to indicate successful binding but mine just stays solid red. Every other part of the process goes as documented it just doesn't go blue. That said, I've managed to set my end points, throttle rates and I think all is set and ready to go.

 

Going to pick up some road tyres this week and a few little bits and bobs.

 

I'm going to hold off bashing this for a while and just use it as a carpark/road car, see how she handles, performs and just enjoy it.

 

Had such a great time learning about and putting this car together, as a relative noob its such a rewarding experience. 

 

[Suits]

Couldn't handle the football last night, so went out and ran the TRL for the first time.

 

Sadly the industrial estate I went too was having a late evening and was rammo, so I had to make do with an awfully pot-holed loose surface road.

 

I grabbed a very crude video of it, just in case it caught fire or it ploughed into a curb (sorry about the audio, I don't really know what I'm doing) which I know is always fun to see 😆.

 

Overall everything seems fine, it's very punchy, handles very well, steering could be a bit quicker and the temps all seemed reasonable.

 

It does feel very soft,  I'll stiffen the shocks a little to give a bit more feel through the chassis and get some different wheels and tyres as these have some super sidewall flex which isn't what I'm looking for at the moment.

 

BUT, it runs and it runs well, it's great fun to drive , very responsive and smooth compared to my other bashers.

 

Plan now is to go out with the lads on the weekend with their buggy's and see if I can get a base speed rating from it, as well as learn from the others who are much more experienced than myself.

 

 

[Suits]

Not really updated this much, just had so much going on, anyway here's a quick update.

 

 

So, after running the car in a Park & Ride for a while and being happy with it, it just kind of sat there whilst I was out bashing.

 

I've since decided to bash it a little as it would get much more use, short version - it's great fun.

 

Been out with it in the woods about five times now as a basher and even took it to Arc Raceway last weekend, where it performed very well as a semi racer.

 

I left the car as it was really, just switched out the Hoon's for the DBoots it came on and just went straight on the dirt and jumps. The motor pulls great and seems to be handling the abuse well, as does the rest of the car really.

 

I did pull out a rear bottom suspension mount with a silly landing and cartwheel, but simple fix.

 

RPM do a front bumper that I squeezed on to offer a bit more front end deflection. The woods where we bash regularly has a lot of roots coming through due to the dry weather and a few times it's just caught the car dead, this adds a good deal more protection to the car and look pretty cool I think.

 

We threw a GPS on it, just to see what it's pulling now and it topped out at 62MPH which is great fun, as the acceleration and punch it has is significant.

 

My mate Ricky also filmed a little piece on it for his RC channel, which was very embarrassing but was great fun and we got some good footage of the car.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 17, 2022 by Suits