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Couldn't resist a quick back yard run earlier. Sadly, the chevrons were useless! Left out to melt in the garage... Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

I'd say 170 will only fit with modification. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

still for sale?

Will these fit a slash 2wd or stampede battery tray,? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

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Looking for a cheap 2wd Slash roller or nearly-complete chassis for my son to use at the skate park. I have a spare ESC, motor and RX but no servo. Wheels/tyres not essential either. Alternatively if a Slash 4x4 is available at the right price I'm interested, he can then use my 2wd.

Zannu was selling one a few days ago. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Just to add some perspective here, I agree the Traxxas prices are salty, however I'm of the opinion that it all comes down to parts support. I've never had any problem getting parts for any Traxxas. Some occasional issues with HPI (and I prefer the way HPI are built, for what its worth). I would be more concerned going further off-piste though. Back in December I bought a secondhand 2wd Slash for £70 on this forum . Cost another £12 for a full set of bearings, and some enjoyable bench time doing a complete rebuild on it. I then junked the brushed motor and stuck a £50 trackstar brushless combo in it. Now it's fast enough for bashing and plenty of fun, plus it's reliable. I dont need to worry about it skidding 40 feet on the body shell, unlike if I bought a new one. So far it's broken just one part (bearing carrier) despite my 7yo son driving it and planting it into various obstacles at 30mph. What gets broke will be replaced with RPM equivalent. Total cost for a 2wd brushless around £130. Granted, buying s/h from ebay would be much more of a lottery. I see similar RCs going for this type of money on here though and would not hesitate if I was in the market. Parts support is everything in my book.

Thanks. I actually bought and fitted a new shaft so I do have a spare. That pin is usually broken as a result of tightening the slipper too much. On my last slash I did just that and replaced the pin with a piece of drill bit steel which was fine, the original pin being hollow. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Interested if still available.

I have one, wasn't planning on parting with it. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

My interest in RC was sparked when, as a child of the 70's/80's there was a lad at the top of our street a few years older that had an original Wild Willy. It was so much better than anything radio controlled I'd ever seen, and being a Tamiya it had a touch of the exotic about it too. Tamiya were the real deal. Fast forward to the late 90's and my first actual RC was a Tamiya - a Fighter RX buggy to be precise. Loved building it, always felt it could be faster though and it was very particular about what surface you could use it on. I then got into 'proper' RCs in the last 6 years with a few SCTs, HPI Savage etc. Bought a Lunchbox kit to build and loved it, that old tamiya magic was still there. Definitely crude and a world apart from todays RTRs but when it was built it was so much fun. A tamiya seems to work best with the sport tuned motor and 2S lipo. The Lunchie handles that really badly which is perfect, it doesn't break but just wheelies and tumbles everywhere. The kids treat it like a pet. Lately I've really fancied going back to where it started and getting myself a Wild Willy 2 kit. Tamiya's definitely have character and are more than the sum of their parts.

Bearings now in and there's still play. Bearing recess doesn't seem oval or distorted in any way so the finger is pointing towards wear on the shaft itself. Got another shaft coming so that coupled with new bearings should sort the issue. Gearbox and the RC generally needed bearings anyway so it's all worthwhile and it will be better able to handle brushless, perhaps even 3s.

Thanks for the link. I'll take a look. First item (other thread) seems to be to replace all the bearings, I did notice two of the wheel bearings had seen better days but on stripping the gearbox last night it seems there's a fair bit of play on the spur shaft bearing so I've ordered a complete set. I'm hoping to get a brushless combo next month so I'll see how money's going and if I can stretch to the EZRUN...

Here's my daily driver, 4.2 supercharged v8 Not quite an M5 but it'll do for me and is lovely to drive.

Ok, I can get a bearing kit and do the whole shebang. What's this about shims, what do I need to do there?

Hi all, a question from the bench tonight. Decided to strip the gearbox on this here slash before I inflict brushless on it. Looks mostly ok but the top shaft (indicated) has a fair bit of wiggle. The bearing seats fine but the shaft has maybe 3mm of play at the other side where the spur bolts in place. Doesn't seem right to me surely? Is this a sign the bearings are shot? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Sod it, GT85 it is then Thanks to the help from this thread I cleaned up my Slash 2wd and my Savage XS last night, both of which were mucky after a wet bash last weekend. After letting the mud dry off, I used a dishcleaning brush and a smaller brush to get the dirt off, quick GT85 followed by maintenance and they're ready to go. Incidentally, I'm very very impressed how little dirt there was on the Savage XS compared to the Slash. Seems like that SCT bodyshell on the Slash helps direct dirt into the truck!

I recently bought a Slash 2wd which I've been working my way through, and running it to expose any problem areas. About to go through the gearbox/diff tonight but generally it seems fine. Since it's still running the stock brushed XL5/Titan setup I want to replace that with a brushless, but I am on a budget. On the last Slash I owned, I fitted a Turnigy 3520kv 4-pole combo, sensorless with an 80A ESC. It went well but sat on the shelf as soon as my Savage Flux landed not long after, so I didn't get much time with it before I ultimately sold it. I still have the programming card which apparently is essential to improving the performance of this setup. I am looking to buy that same combo again. It's coming in for less than £60. My plan is to run it on 2s, mainly because I don't want to be fixing 3s breakages all the time. Top speed above a certain level is unimportant, what I want is strong acceleration (therefore torque) and maybe wheelies so the 3520 seems the right variant to go for on the surface of it. So, my reason for posting is first to check I am going for the right combo/kv rating, and secondly if anyone has any tips or recommendations of other combos that I would do well to look at for similar money. Any help appreciated.

Someone on another thread recently was saying to avoid spraying electrics with GT85, but they didn't say why? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Had a nice little first bash with my newly acquired Slash 2wd just to work out where the problems are. Put two packs through it with zero issues, temps are fine, was good fun despite it only having the stock brushed motor. Also having been away from RC for a while I had to bring my skills back up to speed, so inevitably there were a few high speed impacts but the slash took them all with no breakages. Impressive! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

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Spent the last couple of hours going through a slash 2wd I recently bought off here. Have given it a general tidy up, adjusted the shock positions, replaced the noisy Titan 21t motor with a spare I had, stuck a Flysky 2.4 Rx in there and soldered a Deans connector onto the XL5 ESC. Will be going brushless soon on it if it runs ok but just wanted to check how the gearbox and servo perform and whether there are any misc problems. Just charging a lipo up then will give it a spin hopefully! Seems to be on the speed gearing 23/86 and the grub screw is rounded so I fully expect the pinion to halt play. Will be replacing with a 16/90 anyway for general bashing.

Any suspicion on the source of the noise? Motor or gearbox? Not bothered if it's the motor as I have a spare Titan can I could drop in it until I convert it to brushless. Do you have any photos with the body off? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

I have an unused MSC from my Tamiya Fighter rx. I put an ESC in it and run it on 2s. You'll have to wait a couple of weeks though as we're moving house and everything is boxed up. If you don't get sorted drop us a pm after Xmas. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk