OSRC
I wanna be Dave
Never made an Element thread, which is odd since I have a bunch of them. Or maybe I did and don't remember. Anyway, I figured I'd make one thread to ramble about all of them.
Let's meet the players: First, I've got the Sendero. Started as a builders kit and picked up the body set. The most modded of the bunch, this is my best performing scale truck, hands down.
Then there's the IFS Sport... maybe a sin to put a TRX body on the Element, but it fit the IFS front well. Still running the IFS1 setup, haven't really seen the need to upgrade to the IFS2 yet.
Then there's the Wrecto, which does have its own thread since it's a bit unique.
And finally, I picked up a Bushido over the winter. I had planned to take off all the body parts and swap them over to the Enduro, but I didn't have the heart to tear down my best runner. I had some nice axles left over from swapping the AR60's over to the Ecto, so I put them on here, dropped in my electronics, swapped out the wheels and took it for a spin.
Starting at the test rock... it was not meant to be! Couldn't even get up the side. Though most of my truck make this look pretty easy, even a stock TRX4 has a tough time. New tires, temps in the mid 40's... we'll give it a pass for now. But I'll be back..
Tons of torque twist...
And gobs of butter smooth suspension travel. It all made for a somewhat rollicking ride going down the trail. But it looked cool doing it.
Common theme of the day. Short WB and a heavy, tall body meant the roof already got a workout.
Still, I liked wheeling it. Super agile and love the look. So I came home and started tearing down trucks. Basically it's what I meant to do in the first place. Decided to swap the Bushido body and all it's assorted parts over the Sendero chassis, and rebuild the original Bushido chassis back to stock. I'll put the Sendero body on it and hopefully sell it off. No sane person needs 4 Elements.
After a day of wrenching and watching the Phoenix race (Christopher Bell again, really?? About as exciting as warm mayonnaise) I was left with a super modded Bushido, and 1.5 sets of very nice Element axles.
I bought these wheels and tires for the Optic, but they looked a bit small to me. They match perfectly the color of the Bushido. I think it looks pretty badass! Going to go back and open a can on that test rock next time. I hope. I think I'll put some of the decals on too, it looks a bit plain.
Oh, and I should probably glue the wipers... they were all over the place.
Let's meet the players: First, I've got the Sendero. Started as a builders kit and picked up the body set. The most modded of the bunch, this is my best performing scale truck, hands down.
Then there's the IFS Sport... maybe a sin to put a TRX body on the Element, but it fit the IFS front well. Still running the IFS1 setup, haven't really seen the need to upgrade to the IFS2 yet.
Then there's the Wrecto, which does have its own thread since it's a bit unique.
And finally, I picked up a Bushido over the winter. I had planned to take off all the body parts and swap them over to the Enduro, but I didn't have the heart to tear down my best runner. I had some nice axles left over from swapping the AR60's over to the Ecto, so I put them on here, dropped in my electronics, swapped out the wheels and took it for a spin.
Starting at the test rock... it was not meant to be! Couldn't even get up the side. Though most of my truck make this look pretty easy, even a stock TRX4 has a tough time. New tires, temps in the mid 40's... we'll give it a pass for now. But I'll be back..
Tons of torque twist...
And gobs of butter smooth suspension travel. It all made for a somewhat rollicking ride going down the trail. But it looked cool doing it.
Common theme of the day. Short WB and a heavy, tall body meant the roof already got a workout.
Still, I liked wheeling it. Super agile and love the look. So I came home and started tearing down trucks. Basically it's what I meant to do in the first place. Decided to swap the Bushido body and all it's assorted parts over the Sendero chassis, and rebuild the original Bushido chassis back to stock. I'll put the Sendero body on it and hopefully sell it off. No sane person needs 4 Elements.
After a day of wrenching and watching the Phoenix race (Christopher Bell again, really?? About as exciting as warm mayonnaise) I was left with a super modded Bushido, and 1.5 sets of very nice Element axles.
I bought these wheels and tires for the Optic, but they looked a bit small to me. They match perfectly the color of the Bushido. I think it looks pretty badass! Going to go back and open a can on that test rock next time. I hope. I think I'll put some of the decals on too, it looks a bit plain.
Oh, and I should probably glue the wipers... they were all over the place.
