What Should I Purchase?

[Dillpickle]

At this time I have about 700 dollars to spend on a new RC crawler and I already have 2 ax-10's and a honcho. I was wondering how much money it would cost and what electronics and accesories I would use to build a scale of my Dads new XRRA buggy he is building. Also, what size tubing I should use to build a chassis. If pictures are needed for this, I will post some but as of now None are in our computer documents. (I'm 13 years old) I have not built any RC Crawlers from the ground up so i pretty much have no idea what i'm doing. If anyone could make a list of items i would need to build a scale from the ground up and price range, that would be great.
Thanks, Dillon

 

[jason]

to build a scale of my Dads new XRRA buggy he is building.

Hate to tell your dad, but XRRA is gone, waste of building a new buggy if that is what he was building for.

 

[Dillpickle]

XRRA is dead. I ment to say an XRRA "styled" buggy. We plan to run Ecourse.

 

[runout_mick]

Are you set up for tools yet? If not, that will probably eat a large chunk of your budget.

 

[biggin69]

What the heck is a 13 year old doing with $700 to blow on a crawler?


Anyway, look around and you will find all of the info you ned to know on this wonderful site!

 

[country_crawler]

What the heck is a 13 year old doing with $700 to blow on a crawler?


Anyway, look around and you will find all of the info you ned to know on this wonderful site!

The same reason a 14 year old had $2000 + to blow on 2 rigs. :mrgreen:

 

[ittybitty]

XRRA is dead. I ment to say an XRRA "styled" buggy. We plan to run Ecourse.

I believe he means ECORS...and this is him and his dad's FTOY...I got mixed up who he was the first time around...my bad I wasn't thinking about the fact you're in Chapin...that would've answered my question as to who you are.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27YDkMa2aD8

 

[Dillpickle]

That sammy is Dillon. Seen him all the time. I drive an f-toy. (f-toy 507)

 

[MnRockCrawler]

Why would you waste your time swapping a rotary motor INTO something? Most of the Rx7's Ive seen that are built, have been swapped out with a Ls1.

 

[ittybitty]

Why would you waste your time swapping a rotary motor INTO something? Most of the Rx7's Ive seen that are built, have been swapped out with a Ls1.

You're exactly right. The RX7 doesn't build the power that a rock crawler needs in the low end. It's an old model RX7 motor too...still running the stock carburetor.

 

[Eric R]

What to buy

Proline has a nice tuber frame and frame panels for the Axial AX 10 model rc crawler this is made out of plastic. Still COLD in Lapeer Michigan Eric R