supra_89t
Rock Stacker
As usual, the forum ate my original post...so here's the cliff's notes:
I'm new to the forum. I had an RC as a kid, but this is the first "real" RC I have ever had. I picked it up on Craigslist in January for $200 missing the interior and spare tire but with 2 batteries, a charger, transmitter, castle BEC, Savox servo (with a broken ear), Titan 21t 550 motor, homebrew swaybar, aluminum links, and aluminum body panels. She was in rough shape, but for $200?!? I couldn't say no.
Time and money are both tight, so I am building this thing on the cheap. Objectionably cheap, in some instances. I'll post pics up as I change things or break things. I am also going to keep a running tally on this page of expenditures for reference.
***UPDATE*** As it turns out, I am much less good at spending very little money than I originally thought. So, this is no longer really a "super" budget build. It is turning out to be more of a "try to find things used or on sale" build. I do have some low-cost ideas that I plan on putting into action, but the time required vs the cost of the parts seem to have an inverse relationship, and in that respect I seem to have more money than time, unfortunately.
Initial Purchase: $200
Vanquish Servo Mount: $15
Vanquish Servo Clamps: $9
Savox servo case: $9.50
"Spare tire" (1.9, but it'll do for now): $0 - donated by a buddy
Mamba Max Pro, Tenshock SC411 4000kv, Speed Passion Blaze 4600kv, GForce 2700kv, JRRacing servo and a sensor cable: $120
Hot Racing 10t steel pinion (too long, won't work) $9
4mm Bullet Connectors $11.50
Soldering Flux $9
Team Associated pinion gears 11t, 12t, 13t pack $25
Castle Field Link and Quick Connect $40
notajerryskid donated yeti wheels/tires $7 (shipping)
Axial Method wheels, hubs and hardware $29
Traxxas Jato rod ends $10
GMade XD piggyback shocks 4x103mm + 2x93mm $50
ZOP Power 4S 3500mah battery $29
iMax B6-AC charger $33
Low Voltage Alarm/Battery tester $3
XT60 to Deans adapter $2
Proline Hyrax tires $61
CI DD Comp/Med foams $43
Fast Eddy's AR60 bearing set $13
Venom Deans male charger adapter $8
Axial M4 Wheel nuts $3
Axial 0.5x6mm spacers $7
Bearings 10x15x4mm $7
Bearings 5x11x4mm $4
RX extension cables $7
Team Associated Green Slime $5
110% RC Blood gear lube $5
SSD Diamond delrin skid $15
SSD Diamond rear axle $60
Leather punch for venting tires $11
----------------------
Total: $860 as of 4/29/17
The day I got it: Screenshot from a slo-mo. Terrible green beadlocks and general shabbyness.
Custom light bar (the kids were asleep and I wanted to drive - desperate times call for desperate measures). You can see the rather boring plain white body panels.
The first thing I did was replace the plastic servo mount with an aluminum Vanquish mount, added servo clamps and replaced the servo case since one of the ears were broken off. The plastic servo mount was way too flexible.
I was not a fan of the color scheme, so over the last week or so I modified some two of the beadlock rings, painted the wheels and body, and dropped a "spare tire" donated by 2000UZJ on the back. I also topped off the shock oil in the front shocks. I like it much better this color. I realized too late that I forgot to deal with the inner beadlocks. Oh, well. Kids will do that to you. I'll fix them later.
New color scheme and modified beadlocks. I got tired of cutting, so I just painted the other two silver. You can't see both sides of the Bomber at the same time, so I am ok with it for now.
Finally got to drive her today.
I'm new to the forum. I had an RC as a kid, but this is the first "real" RC I have ever had. I picked it up on Craigslist in January for $200 missing the interior and spare tire but with 2 batteries, a charger, transmitter, castle BEC, Savox servo (with a broken ear), Titan 21t 550 motor, homebrew swaybar, aluminum links, and aluminum body panels. She was in rough shape, but for $200?!? I couldn't say no.
Time and money are both tight, so I am building this thing on the cheap. Objectionably cheap, in some instances. I'll post pics up as I change things or break things. I am also going to keep a running tally on this page of expenditures for reference.
***UPDATE*** As it turns out, I am much less good at spending very little money than I originally thought. So, this is no longer really a "super" budget build. It is turning out to be more of a "try to find things used or on sale" build. I do have some low-cost ideas that I plan on putting into action, but the time required vs the cost of the parts seem to have an inverse relationship, and in that respect I seem to have more money than time, unfortunately.
Initial Purchase: $200
Vanquish Servo Mount: $15
Vanquish Servo Clamps: $9
Savox servo case: $9.50
"Spare tire" (1.9, but it'll do for now): $0 - donated by a buddy
Mamba Max Pro, Tenshock SC411 4000kv, Speed Passion Blaze 4600kv, GForce 2700kv, JRRacing servo and a sensor cable: $120
Hot Racing 10t steel pinion (too long, won't work) $9
4mm Bullet Connectors $11.50
Soldering Flux $9
Team Associated pinion gears 11t, 12t, 13t pack $25
Castle Field Link and Quick Connect $40
notajerryskid donated yeti wheels/tires $7 (shipping)
Axial Method wheels, hubs and hardware $29
Traxxas Jato rod ends $10
GMade XD piggyback shocks 4x103mm + 2x93mm $50
ZOP Power 4S 3500mah battery $29
iMax B6-AC charger $33
Low Voltage Alarm/Battery tester $3
XT60 to Deans adapter $2
Proline Hyrax tires $61
CI DD Comp/Med foams $43
Fast Eddy's AR60 bearing set $13
Venom Deans male charger adapter $8
Axial M4 Wheel nuts $3
Axial 0.5x6mm spacers $7
Bearings 10x15x4mm $7
Bearings 5x11x4mm $4
RX extension cables $7
Team Associated Green Slime $5
110% RC Blood gear lube $5
SSD Diamond delrin skid $15
SSD Diamond rear axle $60
Leather punch for venting tires $11
----------------------
Total: $860 as of 4/29/17
The day I got it: Screenshot from a slo-mo. Terrible green beadlocks and general shabbyness.
Custom light bar (the kids were asleep and I wanted to drive - desperate times call for desperate measures). You can see the rather boring plain white body panels.
The first thing I did was replace the plastic servo mount with an aluminum Vanquish mount, added servo clamps and replaced the servo case since one of the ears were broken off. The plastic servo mount was way too flexible.
I was not a fan of the color scheme, so over the last week or so I modified some two of the beadlock rings, painted the wheels and body, and dropped a "spare tire" donated by 2000UZJ on the back. I also topped off the shock oil in the front shocks. I like it much better this color. I realized too late that I forgot to deal with the inner beadlocks. Oh, well. Kids will do that to you. I'll fix them later.
New color scheme and modified beadlocks. I got tired of cutting, so I just painted the other two silver. You can't see both sides of the Bomber at the same time, so I am ok with it for now.
Finally got to drive her today.
Last edited: