Here's the last of my updates for prepping this rig for our scale King of the Hammers event.
After I fried a spectrum receiver during a test run in a local creek because I didn't properly seal the balloon it was in I decided to take a old GoPro case that was beaten to shit in a race with my
Darksoul Baja 5B and cut off what was left of the mounting tabs and install my
Axial NVS light control box and a Spectrum SR3100 receiver in it. I used 3" servo lead extensions so I could seal up the wiring hole and still be able to change out the ESC. servo and aux (3rd channel) device easily. I have several spectrum receivers but the SR3100 is the only one that had the plug layout that worked perfect for this installation.
I like the GoPro case because I can open the back door on it and easily access the NVS control box and receiver.
I sealed up the holes with shoegoo.
You can never have enough lights so I asked my little buddy Brandon if he could make me a light bar for the cage of the Honcho that could easily fold down to get added clearance when needed. He made this thing and had it shipped to me in I think less then two weeks, all I had to do was figure the linkage part to hold the lights raised and lowered. I got some
Axial light bucket sets and a new
5 led light string to make up the 5 lights.
I used MRC links and added a bend in them then bolted one end to the Honcho cage then I installed 2 rod end ball stud to the light bar. To raise and lower the light bar I just pop off the rod ends at the light bar, move them over to each side then lower the light bar which holds the links in place, then I use a bungy cord to hold the light bar in the down position.
You can see with my new 3s 2200 lipo packs from
Cheapbatterypacks the GoPro camera mount base fits perfect on rear portion of the battery tray.
The new GoPro HD mounted, the difference in video quality in the HD Hero compared to the standard GoPro Hero cameras is insane, well worth the investment.
The last thing I had to do was make a tool box to hold my spare parts. I made one out of lexan to fit below the gas tank on the bed, I had to make sure it cleared the rear rock lights so I lost a little storage space from that. I cut the sides of the gas tank in the bed and just lift up on it so it hinges on the side nearest to the spare tire. I was able to fit all these spare parts in it: Two complete drive shafts with yokes, two front axles, two rear axles (one HD), two stub shafts, 2 bent rod ends, 2 straight rod ends, 12t pinion, 16t pinion, aluminum servo horn, and 1 C hub carrier. I zip tied a spare spur gear to the spare tire mount. I was in a hurry and couldn't get any good pics of the tool box.
