Fricker08 gets a Ripper

[B-MOW71]

Congrats on the Ripper buy! I believe I have seen pictures of this one in the past. Wow, 8 owners previously! She gets around!

Looking forward to seeing this build take shape. You don't see too many Ripper build threads these days. Well...maybe I've never seen a Ripper build thread!

 

[Fricker08]

Congrats on the Ripper buy! I believe I have seen pictures of this one in the past. Wow, 8 owners previously! She gets around!

Looking forward to seeing this build take shape. You don't see too many Ripper build threads these days. Well...maybe I've never seen a Ripper build thread!

Come to find out it’s been more like 10 previous owners. Sure is going to be tough to out the first scratches in her.. maybe haha
You know.. I searched on here and I believe the scale “builder” guy has one in the 1.9 section if I’m not mistaken

 

[Fricker08]

Little bit of an update, can’t remember exactly where I left off but I tore the axles down and installed a fast Eddie’s bearing kit. Turns out there’s Hot Racing gears in the front axle. Unfortunately. Those are staying for now. I ended up grabbing a black 3 gear after realizing that the one in it was a supershafty older bombproof. And didn’t have a decent spur cover. Then it had a black dig, well a guy I know offered to swap my black case for his blue case.. that’s where things took off.
It’s now getting blue knuckles, black enduro’s with blue skarn rings and hopefully a blue servo horn. I was able to grab a black servo armor as well. It didn’t fit around the shv500 so I swapped it for an shv650. I’m impatiently waiting for the last few parts to show up so I decided to mount the axles under it tonight.
Ended up going with the s8e shocks to keep the vanquish theme, need to mount driveshafts and tweak the rear sway bar links a bit. But man I can’t wait to run it

 

[indybama]

Man, thats lookin pretty sweet fricker! Almost to nice to run it lol

 

[Speedy-Triple]

Ripper is looking great ... you are giving it a proper redo. cant wait!!!

 

[Fricker08]

I’ve got a slider, still needs some tuning and a couple little things addressed but man I’m getting excited. I hooked power to it a couple nights ago. Then tonight I got the wiring tidied up, then I went ahead and mounted the panels up. I’m still waiting for my beadlock rings and a servo horn as well as a radiator from JE designs. But most of that should be here Friday and I can start wrapping this thing up for now.

 

[twade984]

Absolutely sick man

 

[Fallen]

Man, I'd be itching to drive that too. Looks like you'll be having a lot of fun in a few days.

 

[tedo]

Incredible rebuid.

What power plant you putting in there? A Tekin Roc 3100 would be hella fun in this rig.

 

[indybama]

Man, shes lookin even better after a makeover

 

[Fricker08]

Thanks guys! Tedo, I had a brand new Holmes hobbies ble esc and v1 puller pro 2100kv motor that I mounted up. See how it goes before deciding if I want to try something else. Was originally going to run a Holmes shv500v3 but it didn’t fit with the servo armor so I settled with the shv650

 

[Fricker08]

Another small update.. man I’m glad I reached out to JE designs. Also despite what some people think.. that rc3wd fuel cell looks pretty damn good

 

[Fricker08]

Well here we are for now.. I’ve got some new Proline Km3’s stuff with lil nova’s mounted up on the Enduro’s with blue Skarn rings and scale hardware. Matching spare and all.. s8e shocks got rebuilt with the hard anodized bodies, I may need some stiffer springs. Ehile
I was there I reworked the sway bar as well. I was fortunate enough the grab a blue servo horn. I’m so incredibly happy with how everything turned out. Hope you guys enjoy some pics. I have to double check the weight but it’s not as bad as you think

 

[twade984]

Absolutely sick man

 

[Speedy-Triple]

such a good looking ripper .... colors look dope ... driver helmets should get some color and scheme to make them pop just a bit.

 

[Fricker08]

such a good looking ripper .... colors look dope ... driver helmets should get some color and scheme to make them pop just a bit.

Funny you say that, I want to detail up the interior a little and paint the helmets blue n silver like the old redbull helmets. Thanks man, I’m real happy with it

 

[B-MOW71]

Beautiful! I'm even more jealous now!