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back to Fyrstormer's Garage My Bullet is finished. I have a little 1/16-scale Turnigy Nitro Buggy, which is great fun, but eventually I found myself wanting a nitro-powered vehicle that could actually handle running off-road. I didn't want to go 1/8 scale because I have no space for a vehicle that large, but I knew a large wheel diameter was a requirement for running in grass. The Bullet presented a good compromise -- a 1/10-scale vehicle with 1/8-scale wheels, and 4WD too. I opted for the ST version, which really only differs from the MT version in that the ST body actually fits down onto the chassis properly, instead of being hoisted-up by extra-tall body posts. The Bullet comes from the factory with a .18 engine, and I used that engine for several months, but eventually I realized I couldn't tune it to produce enough power to run on grass without risking severe overheating on every run. I'm sure it would've been fine if I had a dirt track to run on, bu...

back to Fyrstormer's Garage (originally posted on UltimateRC.com on 2014-03-18) This one has been a long time coming, thanks partly to the Slow Boat From China (i.e. shipping delays), partly to a really bad crash around New Year's that left the vehicle totally inoperable, and partly to my own persnickosity. (yes, I made that word up; "persnicketiness" wasn't fun enough.) Nonetheless, with the final problem solved, I can finally say this one is finished -- and just in time too, because my girlfriend is moving in and I no longer have the luxury of leaving RC car parts scattered all over the floor of my study for months. The list of upgrades to this vehicle is...long. I replaced the stock engine with a Picco P-0 with .085 cubic inches of bone-crushing power (if you're a moth, anyway), I rebuilt the clutch about ten times until I found springs that worked well and didn't break every third run, I replaced the stock exhaust with a mandrel-bent job from...

(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...