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can confirm the Absima spot light kit for thier rock van fits the FTX reciever, just fitted mine. Started on the two hitch too. pics when I finish 😄

good thinking forgot aboot absima! no portal cogs but, did notice thier spot light/bar leds are in stock!

So my rock vans portal cogs are slipping in one wheel, probably my own fault for pulling wheelies? but, out of stock every where! any body know if FMS cogs will work? Even then I can only find Treal an they look a bit chunkier than the FTX ones... Thanks all Jonathan

if these are the same as the power wagon & max smasher I'd reccomend first upgrade to be Ramp crab steering servo (from amazon), treal metal servo mount & metal steering links. Steering servo was the first thing to go on my max smasher but, Yeah very nice, definatly on my want list!!

In no way the fastest but, posting as after months of this gathering dust I finally got on a BP high an painted the sod! So stoaked on the results as this was my first 4 color job. I did do a patina layer after the first main color coat ann it came out so subtle! It made the over spray look intentional 😄 Proline 66 F150 crawler shell with numbers from Chingy!

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3dEcvuse9Z/?img_index=1 My PW. just over a year old now a ford F150 bob tail, Injora shell. Mods include Ramp crab steering servo with Trael ally mount & Injora brass steering links. Injora brass front an Treal Brass extanded rear high clearance links. Injora wheels an tyres with 7mm brass hex's front an 5mm rear. I have it set up soft springs on the rear an medium front. While this give me great climbing I'm deffo going back to medium rears as the super LCG snags on janky crawls. Next for this is a either a stripped down an lowered FMS PW shell or maybe a lexan atlas 6x6 shell for lighter wieght up top. Bloody love these little rigs!

O h yeah, forgot to post this https://www.instagram.com/p/C38RqRCsr_z/

good thinking, the bumper is pretty solid plastic but, yeah I didnt think of that. There is a cross brace that the body clips into. I'll give it a measure later. see if any other brands parts will fit..

Will do, had a little look an theres a solid bumber screwed to the body shell, with enough plastic to put a couple holes in. seems solid enough to tow a trailer....?

P.S all in all I spent aboot £90 & this Kamtec shell is great!

Hi All Well, I don't think we can be RC enthusiasts without at least one VW bugg 😄 . So here's my latest brfore & after & first RC Baja Beetle. It was a Maverick iON MT 1:18 truck that I picked up from model sport 'second hand' for £45 as a cheap don't care if it breaks kinda car. The original shell was cheap AF an broke straight away So, when browsing I found this 1:16 Kamtech on the eBay as well as the spoiler. Needed to raise the shell up to fit. Found some body post extender kits for the car as the same chassis is used on loads of different shells. This left a huge gap So, the "Roost gaurds" are 1:10 crawler ladders glued on. I've been told the front bumper mount screw is easily damaged, extended the roost gard to cover that. I was going to do a two tone paint job but, got impatiant an bottled out! Pretty stoaked on how it came out. Fast as it needs to be for it's little size & pulls wheelies when my vortex does'nt 😞 Just waiting for the rain to ef orf now. Jonathan

Got my Rock van EVO the weekend gone, bloody love it! It actually climbs better than my modded Power Wagon!! That was a bit of a shocker :'D made mine a Yota cos those stripes. Deffo gonna want longer shocks, doe anybody know if Injora/Treal fit? Was into the axle mounted servo mod but, seen online that that restricts suss travel.. The tyres are great, I can actually get them to squeal!!! An I think the climbing ability might be due to the wheels, or the bigger motor :'D One thing I'm deffo doing is a trailer to make it a tow van for my FMS's So anybody know of a tow hitch that fits? been on Injora an most of thiers seem to be for traxxis, will they fit? Any help appreciated. They're sold out now as well as all the upgrades so, seems like they're getting popular. P.S only gripe is it has bushings, I think every thing else is metal though? Jonathan

Hi sorry for the absolutley silly question but...... Has any ever put Arrma D Boots on a 1:10 tourer chasis like my FTX banzai? I know it's silly but I'm building a street truck/car park ragger with a crawler truck shell. Thing is I'm snapping wheels on the regular an want some wheels with all out strength Cheers

Hi All Long story short. I've bought the wrong truck so, I'm trying to turn my absima CR3.4 crawler into a bouncer. Problem is I'm destroying steering servos. Snapping the heads clean off. Gone through 3 in 2 days like, less than a hours driving. Admittedly they where cheap servos with brass heads. I do have 22mm wheel spacers on my 2.2 wheels. I have seen a YT vid that suggests wheel spacers are terrible for servos (and wheel swoop). I do like the spacers and my truck needs them for the 2.2's to clear the truck, HELL even the stock wheels had way to much wheel rub for my liking! I have a Power HD in the post that looks to have a steel head, paid aboot £35 so i'll see how long that one lasts. American Bouncer forums are suggesting servos WAY out of my price range. I was advised to remove the steering damper from the truck as they break servo heads but, I think I'm going to put it back on? (I'm starting to think these are just ***** trucks 😞 So.. before I buy an expensive servo, what's the opinion on the wheel spacers breaking the sevo heads, should I get rid go smaller sapcers, smaller wheels, are wider axles availible for the CR3.4. Should i look into a servo saver (i was advised against them)?? Thanks in advance for any opinions and help (complete newb since Jan 23) Jonathan

Popped up today, AWESOME dusty, roost conditions! Should've took my GoPro. Ran two LiPo's through the Vorteks but, didn't see anyone. Next time it rains I'm gonna start building. Just little stuff like moguls an rollers that can be gapped, make a better job of the little jumps that are allready there for bashing an see if I'm upsetting any one.