Fyrstormer's RC Blog

back to Fyrstormer's Garage I finished my Wraith build. I did a whole bunch of stuff to this vehicle in a short amount of time: - Replaced the motor - Rebuilt the transmission with hardened-steel gears - Replaced the 48-pitch pinion and spur gears with 32-pitch gears - Replaced the stock driveshafts with MIP hardened-steel driveshafts - Replaced the diff gears with Hot Racing hardened-steel gears (including an overdrive gear for the front axle, to improve "grab" when climbing and reduce "push" in corners) - Replaced the front dogbones with RC4WD CVDs - Replaced the stock plastic hubs with TopCAD aluminum hubs - Replaced the stock plastic front bumper supports with RC4WD aluminum supports - Replaced the stock wheels and tires with R35 Ripsaws mounted on Axial Walker Evans beadlocks (including Vanquish aluminum SLW spacers) - Added 2oz. Axial clamp-on weights in the front wheels, to lower the center of gravity a bit - Rebuilt the shocks with aluminum...

(this thread is mirrored at RCTech.net and at RCCrawler.com ) After seeing someone else do it, I got the idea to assemble the list of RCs I've owned and the information about them into a single thread. Here's my garage, listed (approximately) in order of purchase. - - - To start with, an overview: - - - 2013 Losi Mini Desert Truck Status: Sold Role: My first hobby-grade RC, Mini RWD parking-lot racer Noteworthy Mods: Losi dual-disc slipper clutch; steel gears; ball diff; headlights and taillight; larger tires from Associated RC18MT; ceramic/stainless bearings Build Thread: http://fyrstormer-rc.blogspot.com/2021/01/losi-mini-desert-truck.html Reason For Selling: Outgrew it Helion Animus 18tr Status: Sold Role: My second hobby-grade RC, Mini 4WD parking lot racer Noteworthy Mods: Stronger diff parts from Duratrax Vendetta; GPM aluminum steering knuckles for Associated RC18T; GPM aluminum shocks; larger tires from HSP 1/18 monster truck; ceramic/stainl...