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Hiya all, My first post here so I hope I've done this correctly. I bought this second-hand SCX10ii at the start of last year to give RC crawling a go. I have really enjoyed crawling, trailing and tinkering. Learnt a lot from breaking things, not many original parts left. Built to match a Hotwheels. Parts list: -Proline BF Goodrick KM3s in G8 compound -Injora Beadlock Wheels -Injora Front Bumper -Injora Roof Rack + Light Bar -Injora Inner Fenders -Injora Cherokee XJ Hard Body -Injora Brass Steering Knuckles -Injora Brass Diff Covers -Injora Interior -Custom Number Plates (Found on eBay, wanted matching plates with my real XJ) -Han Solo (Because I couldn't find Indiana Jones.) -90mm Desert Lizard 2 Stage Internal Spring Dampeners (I bought this rig second-hand on eBay, rear shocks had been replaced with ridiculous ones. I wanted a matching set all around and something I could run a droop setup with.) -Hobbywing QuicRun Fusion FOC 1800kv (Drowned the stock motor with excessive dips in rivers and the sea, was recommended this upgrade by a friend.) -Savox - SW0231MG+ (I bought this servo when I killed the stock one. However this servo never worked properly for me, it was somehow causing full throttle blips and I could never work out why. I have been running a stock TRX4 servo for the time being, do not recommend it at all as it struggles to even turn on grass.) -Injora High Voltage Waterproof 30kg Digital Servo (I have ordered this but not yet fitted, have tried the larger 35kg in another build and have been impressed. I would have bought the same but none were in stock at the time, I might swap them around as this is the heavier of the 2 rigs.) -Zeee 5200mah 2s LiPo Batteries x3 (I was running it with a 3250mah battery that came with it for the longest time, struggled to last an hour.) Comments and Questions: -I wanted this rig to look reasonably scale but not give up too much crawling performance. I thought putting a hard body on would ruin this but was pleasantly surprised to find it very capable, if not more than it was with a lexan body. Always looking for more upgrade recommendations. -I originally tried mounting the hard body hinged at the back with 4 magnets at the front, but this didn't hold up well to the thrashing it took on the trail. Was getting frustrated with the body being pulled off by foliage so swapped it to a very jank clipping system that I cobbled together, can show more on this if anyone is interested. -The wing mirrors on hard body took some heavy hits and snapped off fairly quickly. I found drilling a hole through the body and screwing a bolt with some small o-rings into the mirrors worked to re-attach them. It also seems to provide some shock absorption to direct impacts, as they haven't come off again yet. -Bigger batteries have helped improve runtime, but this rigs efficiency seems terrible compared to my friend's TRX4. Both run the same batteries, the same Hobbywing QuicRun and are geared similarly. I reckon mine lasts about an hour and a half whereas his will go nearly double that. -This is run on stoney beaches most of the time and the links underneath have taken a beating, had to bend them back by standing on them or with pliers. Any recommendations for upgraded ones would be appreciated, higher clearance ones might help their longevity. -The hard body has also seen better days as I don't go easy on it, chips in the paint have exposed the white plastic beneath. I want to try weathering it with brown paint to cover this up, am looking for any tips or examples of this being done on a well used rig. Thanks all for your time 🙂 Cheers, Al.

Here's the fitting Here's the quick test

Well that title was a mouthful....