Just picked up an ECX Barrage

[wwaveform]

So I picked up this lightly-used 1/12 ECX Barrage. Been keen to get into 1/12 crawlers. It was all entirely stock, but so far I've swapped the motor for a 37T crawler motor out of my Axial UTB18, full droop on the suspension, 3D printed full-size battery tray, and some General Grabbers from my old Element Trailrunner. In time I want to make a Jeep Wrangler TJ body for it.

I'm new to the Barrage platform and ECX crawlers in general. Anything I should probably look out for? Any hop-ups that I must install?

 

[Devwon]

Great starter rig or swb chassis for a build. I'd start here http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/general-scale-talk/595660-hillbillys-barrage-upgrade-bible.html

 

[JimK]

Nice find! The Barrage is a fun little truck. I had one for awhile and handed it off to my son in law who still uses it. There is a few good threads here on the forum that show some changes guys made to their Barrages. Looking forward to seeing what you do to yours.

 

[lonleycreeper]

Congrats on the Barrage! I built one with a 10" wb Newbright TJ body... It performed good with the stock motor and I ran it for a few years stock.

It went to my friend later who drove it for a while before upgrading to a scx10. Then it went to another friend who finally blew up the axle gears. It now lives on scx10II axles...

 

[Jim85IROC]

the only "Must do" right from the beginning is to replace the cheap plastic lockers with metal ones. Aside from that, it's a pretty durable little truck. It's so light that it can't really break itself.

I did a video with my Barrage when I was on a business trip to California, and I broke one of the lockers while filming the video. I replaced the plastic lockers with new metal units that night in my hotel room.

 

[wwaveform]

Thanks everyone for the advice! I can't wait to get tinkering with it

 

[ferp420]

I'll add to the must have upgrades for these lmc clone axles
aluminum chubs if it dident come with them some brands are including them some don't

 

[wwaveform]

Hop-up axles were the one thing I really wanted to find. I'm not a fan of how ECX designed the upper link mounts. Seems like that part would break pretty easily. Good to know AR44 axles can be made to fit.