Archive for the ‘Offroad’ Category

Team XRay M18MT Kit Build and First Impressions

Friday, April 24th, 2009

I recently acquired a Team XRay M18MT + Power Pack kit from Hobby Extreme in Red Deer. (Thanks Tim!)  It is the old model that still had the Pro-Line Cadillac Escalade body and Masher style tires as opposed to the new kit that has the Pro-Line Hummer body and step-pin style tires. Everything else in this kit is absolutely identical to the kits sold today. 

I’d previously built an XRay M18 Pro so the build was very familiar.  XRay uses the same basic parts for their entire 1/18th (M18) line.  The main differences between each model is the main chassis, a-arms, and driveshafts.  All XRay M18s use the same adjustable ball differential/shaft drive set up that makes for a very smooth drivetrain and snappy acceleration.  The M18T and M18MT have very few differences.  The M18MT differs by having larger wheels than the M18T, four shock towers and eight shocks as opposed to having two shock towers and four shocks on the M18T, and the M18MT forgoes the roll bars so as not to affect ground clearance. 

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Crawling in Red Deer

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Here’s some pictures from a recent Crawling bash session in Red Deer on Tuesday the 23rd.

RC Group Pic

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

This is my entire collection of RC Cars to date

RC Group Picture 1

RC Group Picture 1

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Traxxas E-Revo Buildup

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
E-Revo Dual Mambas

E-Revo Dual Mambas

This has been my RC project as of late.  A Traxxas E-Revo with the following Hop-Ups:

  • Dual Mamba Max ESCs
  • Dual Mamba 5700KV Motors
  • RPM A-Arms (Front)
  • RPM Tru-Track Rear
  • Spektrum DX3R Transmitter/Receiver
  • Orange/Gold Springs on Progressive-2 Rockers
  • Traxxas Sway Bar Kit
  • HPI Phaltline Wheels/Tires (For On-Road)
  • Proline Racing Crime Fighter Wheels/Tires (For Dirt Track Racing)

 

Build Information and Pictures after the jump:

 

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Duratrax Evader BX

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Duratrax Evader BX

I didn’t purchase this car with high expectations. I expected a mid level electric RC car that I’d have to put some decent coin into to make it work the way I wanted to. I was wrong.

I opened the box to be pleasantly surprised by the quality of the build and the parts. Admittedly I didn’t do the research I should have before buying this car so all the extras came as a surprise to me. The car already had all the common upgrades installed:

  • CVD Driveshafts
  • Aluminum Oil Shocks
  • Adjustable Ball Differential
  • Adjustable Slipper Clutch
  • FM Receiver and Controller designed by Futaba
  • Ball Bearings all the way around
  • Metric Hex Screws

And a few other things that are probably worth mentioning but I haven’t thought of them yet.

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