Finally - a 1/10 trophy truck built in the axial yeti

[joerc2013]

I always wanted a scale trophy truck but I dont have the skills, time and money like other guys who have build theirs from scratch. But I have a Yeti that has been sitting around for sometime. It has been waiting for the perfect parts to show up and I believe I found them. There are only a few simple modification to convert your Axial Yeti into a 1/10 Solid Axle trophy truck. There is more benefit to doing it this way since there already tons of aftermarket support on these parts I can replace any parts broken just like a yeti. Check It out. Part 1 video is up.

I am going to build this one just like the red bull trophy as picture below. This is going to be a lot fun. Most of the parts used are spares parts I have sitting around. I only had to buy the trailing arms and upper links which costed less than $20 total. But I am listing all parts just so anyone who may be interested to do the same.

Complete Parts List - This is truly a budget build if you already own a yeti with slash spare part sitting around
Body: Pro-Line Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Clear Body Slash PROC3344
Wheels Front: Pro-Line ProTrac Susp Kit Renegade 2.2"/3.0" 2727-03
Wheels Rear: Pro-Line Renegade 2.2"/3.0" Black Wheels 2725-03
Wheel Hex: Axial Aluminum Hub Narrow 12mm Black (4) AX30427
Tires: Pro-Line Trencher SC 2.2"/3.0" M3 Tire Slash 1159-02
Body Post: Traxxas Body Mount Front Rear TRA1914R
Rear Bumper: Traxxas Bumper Rear Slash 5836
Slash Turn Buckle Set (find on ebay)
Rear Suspension: Twin Hammer Trailing Arms + Axial Wraith Upper LInks
Axial Yeti Short Drive Shaft (Comes with the Kits in spare parts bag)

2/17/2016 Upgrade Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYmbijTXhk4

8/18 Beach Bashing Video
https://youtu.be/F7RHsJ7EDuI

7/22 Track day video
https://youtu.be/X_BOdvvqdr8

6/27/15 First Run Video
Youtube Link https://youtu.be/E7NOZbJEqtU

Youtube Video Link : https://youtu.be/u6AR_LteUd8

 

[mannyb1982]

interested keep them coming great built nice

 

[mannyb1982]

whaz the wheelbase now with the TH trailing arms

 

[A1Fiddler]

This is cool, never thought about the Yeti as a trophy truck but it's definitely a good platform.

 

[mrhobby100]

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/axial-yeti/531479-fxmans-sc8e-yeti.html

Real trophy trucks have a spool in the rear. I would leave the rear locked.

 

[joerc2013]

whaz the wheelbase now with the TH trailing arms

Axle to axle measured 330mm.

 

[mannyb1982]

thanks "thumbsup"

 

[joerc2013]

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/axial-yeti/531479-fxmans-sc8e-yeti.html

Real trophy trucks have a spool in the rear. I would leave the rear locked.

Fxman's was one of the inspiration for this build, I really wanted this trophy Rick to be 1/10 so that it can be ran alone side with my other 1/10 sc. Best yet there are lots more tire wheel and body options for 1/10.

 

[joerc2013]

Here is another red bull truck used for inspiration.

 

[joerc2013]

Getting the rear bumper attached was a breeze , snap on and a few bolts will keep it secured.

 

[m0nster]

look s great. what size tires are those? are they sct tires?

also what exact parts did you use for the rear bumper?

 

[joerc2013]

look s great. what size tires are those? are they sct tires?

also what exact parts did you use for the rear bumper?

Yes those are 2.2/3.0 sct wheels with proline trenchers m3. The bumper is a slash 2wd bumper, it snaps on perfectly I will secure it a few bolts tomorrow

 

[m0nster]

thanks! i've been hunting for this exact setup for my yeti when it arrives. how about wheel spacing? since the rear is narrower?

 

[joerc2013]

thanks! i've been hunting for this exact setup for my yeti when it arrives. how about wheel spacing? since the rear is narrower?

Yes I got the front and back track width fully lined up ~195 front and 200 rear. You watch the full video I showed in there how it was done using different wheels with different offsets and what it compares to the 1/10 sct body.

 

[m0nster]

perfect. thank you!

 

[joerc2013]

perfect. thank you!

You are welcome

 

[fxman]

Thanks for mentioning my rig ;-)

I went larger with mine (looks actually humongeous to me) instead of downsizing it. I like your approach a lot better though - in fact it looks a lot easier and you have more body options too. I don't really like the shape of the SC8 and originally wanted a BJ Baldwin one like the awesome CyconXC built.
I wanted to keep the method wheels on mine and enough room in the back for two wheels side by side. Don't know if you can run them on your setup (are your wheels still 12mm hex)? And, the much longer tail helped my Yeti to drive more stable and stop the bucking of the rear. I actually plan on stretching my wheelbase even more. Did you drives yours yet?

The good: I can take the body and cage off and turn it into a stock Yeti within five minutes ;-) I might want to try your version next "thumbsup"

P.S: Funny, I looked into the Red Bull paint scheme as well - had a can of metallic blue and silver laying around here!

 

[joerc2013]

Thanks to fxman for the initial inspiration on this mod. I downsized it just for the ford raptor body (my favorite truck) and more wheel option for the same reason. I am going to stick with the simple stock yeti tire mount for a single tire. I am running the 12mm hex from the scx10. There is no cutting or un-reversible mod done to get this is the good news if my heart suddenly want the original yeti back. Here is a shot of the stock cage with the slash bumper simple bolted on. This whole thing still looks very original.

 

[twisted]

those size tires actually look good on it.

 

[joerc2013]

Little bit more trophy truck at a time.