Starscream Monster truck

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Started out as a Ground Pounder and now its evolved a bit.

Barbarian Chassis with swaybars
GP axles with hardened gears, 1m diff oil, pinion bearing mods and freestyle braces
MIP driveshafts
Aluminum SCx trans with all steel gears
32p Kimbrough 54t spur
XD Piggyback shocks
turnigy 959 servos
MMP
CCBEC
Hobbywing 4000kv sensored motor
Kyosho Madforce tires on some kind of 17mm wheel.

 

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that last pic looks stretched and I have no idea why.

 

[mudbeast2]

Very cool, I just ordered the same chassis. It should be a fun build.

 

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mine went together well. Since my axles have centered diffs I made a mount to center the trans output.

 

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[floundern45rc]

Are your links on the same mounting screw? How does it handle like that?

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Yeah same screw on the axle and at chassis. It's wrong to do it this way and reduces flex quite a bit due to binding but on an MT it doesn't hurt anything and it keeps the ends from breaking every time it lands wrong. As far as vertical travel it's works perfectly but I'd never do this on a scaler where articulation is needed. Also of note this chassis has really stuff swaybars at both ends so there is almost no flex anyways.