My 20 Year Old Nitro Hawk Restore Project has come to a finish, i got the Nitro Hawk a year later after its debut for my 12th birthday in 1993... Im still going, got a few more to restore, ive been on a roll lately with the traxxas vintages... I did...
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This is the Version 1 i bought from eBay and used it to complete a full restoration of my original, and then decided to restore this one as well :)
the chassis is in great shape no extra holes. painted body looks like it can be stripped very easy since its flaking off. also has a&l steering cranks. added a traxxas steering servo. will clean up and repaint soon. DSCN4004.jpg DSCN4005.jpg...
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Car looks great!
I have 2 I am working on, one black and one white. I just got some nicer (TRX3) wheels on my white one.
Bodies will be next but probably only from TBG.
I have these and wondered if these kits would fit a custom build up im working on. Mostly rustler aftermarket parts i think,all the parts have no label except the traxxas bags in multiple boxes i just received 2 days ago.So you guys are more up on...
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Finally took some parts out the bag.Had to use two diff kits to make one complete,dang bags missing bunch small parts.I have a built tranny but its a used case,Still tryn find a new blue annoed GPM trans case and some kinda aluminum chassis to go...
I have been looking at the forums for a long time an I finally decided to join.
My first hobby grade car was a Traxxas Rad2 (kit) which I sold to get my RC10 World's Car. I still have the World's Car, but I had to rebuild my Rad2 (Custom) which I...
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don't think tbg does but I'm pretty sure the best bodies for these Cobraken on this board has and does combine shipping.
Here are a few pics of my other TRX-1 builds. One is almost complete. Still looking for parts to finish up.
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Isn't there a non-rare alternative like using black or used parts just to put together a racer that represents the functional aspect of the TRX-1?
there is that alternative but some of the guys around here that have some of the most impressive cars...
Hey guys, I will be posting a build thread that starts and most likely ends tomorrow. What started as a buggy lost in some dudes garage turns into the ultimate dune buggy!
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I agree man, I should take advantage of having 3feet of snow out side. :wink:
I would like to know what set of springs I can use on the TRX1 / Eagle LS shocks ?
Original spring set seems to be hard to find, or uncomplete.
Does Associated sets fits well ?
What's the good solution for rear and front ?
Hugues
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Great answer, very clear.
I think it is a good shock solution for racing back my eagle LS.
My actual shocks are eeven not teflon coated. Just a question of budget at the moment. Racing will be for summer 2014, and I still need some extra parts....
Well I decided too start racing again, but I don't have the money too buy another race truck at the moment. So I dug my old Traxxas Stampede body out and decided too run it. So I looked around my shed for anything that might be Pede related too run...
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I hate it when kids get a hold of super powerful trucks. It has never ended well for any party involved.
Hey guys, While I got my Blue Eagle LS thread/project going, I just scored this TRX-1.
I'm pretty stoked about finding this one, Got it for a very fair price IMO. $75.00 shipped!
I had a TRX-1 back in the early 90's, beat the snot out of it, it...
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Oh yeah gotta love those sick 90's colors huh..... :lol:
Just got the body here today, and it's in great shape, just one little 1/4 crack near the left front tower area. The front body mount whole isnt even cut out. I'm gonna try and keep the...
This was the last RC car I used during my racing days back in 91-92. I really liked the car and was happy with the performance. After seeing them on a regular basis and passing them up for years, I finally decided to look for one to build. Now the...
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SOB, you guys are right. I just happen to have a set of Losi axels here at the house. Let me get them mounted to the Traxxas sliders to see if it will work. Will post results.
Anyone got any idea how common this kit was? I don't recall a worlds edition, the TRX1 I remember had blue shocks
I just picked this one up from my old boss of a hobby store that closed many years ago. I remember it sitting on the shelf forever....
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I had a Worlds kit from bitd and my kit came with the stock traxxas tires and wheels and also Pro-Line tires. A friend of mine bought one at the same time as me and same place, his only had Pro-Line tires. Only reason I remember this.
alright, as some of you kn ow i scored a nib eagle. always wanted one, now i got one. so, here we go with the build thread. :mrgreen:
staring with the A bag, this mainly consists on the trans. the ball diff comes pre built, so it takes no time to...
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i sold this car off to a fellow board member a few years ago. with the lack of pictures and info needed to build it up as a faithful replica to the original, i just lost interest in it. plus lets face it, i'm an AE guy. :wink:
Lighten Up .
Make your truck as light as possible. Usually the plastic parts are fine and they give a little. With plastic parts you won't have to worry as much about screw backing out and having to use...
Traxxas provides the silicon grease for the nylon gears but I was wondering what grease the delrin on aluminum likes and also how often should you open the gearbox to re grease? Should you fill the case with grease or just light on the gears or any...
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It's always been my understanding that no grease is needed unless there are two or more metal gears. So the delrin/aluminum/nylon combo you're using doesn't need any. I tend to put just a tiny bit of ball diff lube on though. It's gonna happen...
I'm ready to place a sizeable (10-ish bodies) order with TBG. Among other things, I need a body for a Blue Eagle LSII, and I'm *thinking* (ouch, it hurts!!! :lol: ) that the Nitro Hawk would be a direct fit...
I have a 4x4 Stampede vxl. I bought used off fEbay. Looks like it was Used a bunch and bashed a bit. cleaned dust, dirt, sand out of bullet connectors on v3. Then took 5000mah 2 cell lipo fully charged. Hook it all up. Hold truck by chassis and pull...
Hello everyone. Over that past several months I have been working with Composite Craft developing a design for a chassis set for the vintage Traxxas TRX-1! This set will consist of a main lower chassis, upper chassis deck, front & rear shock towers,...
This is my black TRX-1 project that I'm working on. This has been made mostly from available black TRX-1 parts. I used associated battery cups and TRX-3 front arms. I have a new motor plate that I'm thinking about removing the blue anodizing and...
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It is great to see the work you have been doing on your elusive TRX-1. Are you still working on a white version of the TRX-1? Still looking for parts? I've been keeping an eye out for you, but no luck so far. I've seen your postings on RCTech. Good...
I've been in this hobby a long time and it's no secret that many companies use the same kit under different names...but this one is strange! The Traxxas nitro hawk/street/buggy kits were all the same basic chassis and layout, but I've never seen...
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That is a nice collection of vintage Traxxas rigs. I especially like your grill shelving unit . Thanks for the posting... I was working on a collection of vintage cars, but I recently left my Wife and a good chunk of my collection :twisted: ....
Are they still in business? I cant find their website. They had some pretty cool stuff. I love their gears. I would like to see if they are making any new stuff
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You can find the occasional Thorp part for old Traxxas vehicles, but I haven't seen a ball diff in years. Usually the idlear delrin gears and the top shaft delrin gears are what show up on ebay.
It's a shame too as I have one of their ball diffs...
HI!... Well I'm kinda between projects right now so I started to work on a Traxxas E-REVO that I picked up off a buddy a few years ago. This will be a runner/basher. I have another E-REVO that I use only for top speed runs, so this one will be a...
I just picked up a Traxxas hawk2 what's the difference if any to a hawk?
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That's a sweet looking hawk, I have one just like it only mine needs a lot of cleaning, I picked up a hawk on ebay a long time ago for a donor, it may prove to be useful for my hawk 2 project
I finally won an auction. I have been scalped every time the last couple years. Well this time I went all in and finally won this RAD2. I already emailed fiber lyte to have a new TRX1 chassis made and I'll be purchasing a new body and wing from TBG....
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Its a scr8p class :P .
You'll find a literal ton of stuff in the rc10 section about woin. And its spreading to others like kyosho, losi ,etc.
Does anyone have any Spec Class racing with Traxxas vehicles in their areas going on? Something to pull in the entry level folks?
With all the support of 1-1 motorsports Traxxas has to be selling a ton of vehicles and the LHS is always doing work...
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The old Traxxas cars/trucks were awesome. They had a good reputation, but unfortunately just never took off like AE or Losi did. The rustler/stampede/bandit platform too me are basically entry level versions of the old Traxxas race vehicles. They...
I found this on Craiglist and I've been tempted to get it but I don't know much about the nitro hawk anyways I thought you guys would enjoy it. My wife's birthday is just around the corner maybe I can convince her that she needs it :lol:
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thats in really nice shape for that kind of money. It might even be in good enuf shape that the pan isn't bent like 95% of them out there.
the nitro hawk made for a great oval truck 8)
Todd
I decided to clean up the Bullet. I tore it down entirely and cleaned every surface, corner, inside, and outside. I also peroxided the whites. It is in great shape for such an old buggy. I was reminded of how clunky the steering mechanism is, mainly...
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Yes two pieces effectively one. Very flexible system and quite unique. You sure seem angry at those little pieces.
Angry? Hardly. I just don't like over-engineering. I couldn't care less one way or the other about Traxxas. For that matter, the...
this under $150 price point is great(still too much for no bearings and a crappy radio but better then $220). trying to get someone into rc with a 25 year old stampede with a monster jam body and a am radio for $220 is a joke.. duratrax has been...
so while I was hunting down some parts for my velineon 3500 motor. I was checking the exploded views of the motor and noticed that the bearings listed to go into the motor are 5x11x4. The problem is every rebuild kit i see says 5x11x5. Any ideas on...
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Yeah, they use the typical size of 5x11, ones you posted, key difference though, is that they use a high-speed metal shielded bearing. You can get away with the typical rubber sealed bearing, but it's not going to last very long.
Can anyone tell me the approx. lengths from eye to eye of these shocks?
Also is it really true that these fit all the following traxxas models - i.e. are the stock shocks of all these models literally identical? Saw this list on an ebay posting....
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Yes, all those cars really use the same length shocks.
The fronts are roughly 3.5 and the rears are 4 .
Any ideas of the purpose of the yellow sticker on the front of the Bullet chassis underside? I've seen it on most but not all Bullets. I was wondering if it ever had writing on it (but now faded), or is it just a yellow sticker?
Not knowing keeps...
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radio crystal color?
Another member said there were others colors besides yellow, so crystal color is a good idea. And, the pic I posted was from a RTR Bullet.
Can someone verify if this is a Traxxas Blue Eagle LS2. I got this in 1992-1993. I graduated high school and then went off to college and there were no local tracks so I did not run it much. I last ran it in 1999.
Very excited about this truck! Overall the truck arrived from Ebay in very good shape with almost every part included. It looked like the truck was used only once or twice then collected dust for 20 years.
I am going to use the Team Blue Groove...
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TBG now sells a repro of that body. Probably the only way to go nowadays. I bought my body directly from Traxxas a couple/few years ago and the guy told me it was the last one. They didn't have any decal sheets, but I managed to find one on ebay...
I got a maxx in today. The truck will not kick into forward untill it's at a high rpm. The truck has new spur, slipper pegs, and clutch shoes. I adjusted the slipper nut from tight to loose with no change. Dude said he messed with the 2nd speed...
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I hear ya. But at least they spent the original 2k at the store. I sell completely rebuilt Maxx 2.5's freshly rebuilt and rtr for $175. locally. They drive them around for a month, beat the snot out of them, and then call me up saying I sold them a...
so while I was rebuilding the velineon 3500, I was looking on the inside of the motor and seeing a white build on the copper wires.
any idea what it is and how to remove it?
edit...corrosion.
so how to remove from the motor hmm...
I'll need to...
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guess i should give an update, I ended up just running it (motor housing) in an ultra sonic cleaner with a few cleaners, dish soap & some floor cleaner. I let it run for an hour or so. Dried it out with a micro fiber cloth so it didnt leave lint or...
so ive had a rustler vxl for a few years now. Well recently, ive started having an issue where its starting to pull in one direction no matter how i tweek the steering. My guess is its the differential so I'm wondering if there is any advice you...
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when i said figuratively ripped it a new one. I destroyed the wheelie bar. Ripped the rear left arm off the car. pull a good bit of the shock tower with it. Bent the motor all the way down the middle. Destroyed a wheel, I'm guessing at impact, some...
The talented and beautiful young ladies representing the TRAXXAS line of products working hard in Dodge City Kansas. The girls were everywhere including interviewing drivers and singing the national anthem among everything else they did in the cold...
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Looks to me like you were rolling and flipping your car on purpose...again and again. I wonder why? :lol:
LOL - Yeah that was actually the cute little blonde on the drivers stand in those shots driving. She was pretty good the track was just dry...
Ok so I have both a xl1 stampede and rustler. Both running a 19t pinion and the same spur gear. The rustler is running a 20t traxxas stinger and a novak explorer 2 and a matched cell battery. The pede is running an old stock no name black can motor...
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If this black can motor is the rebuildable kind, it could very well be a trinity onyx series (mod) motor minus it's label. At one time trinity coded thier motors by color. The onyx series was painted black. It was a 14t double wound motor....and...
I have always been a huge fan of the Traxxas TCP/SRT. These vehicles were Traxxas’s last attempt at 1/10th scale competitive buggy and truck kits, before they started to focus on RTR vehicles. I decided it was time to give both of my vehicles the...
I always knew I'd be adding the TRX-1 to my RC family, but I didnt expect to get one now. My neighbor got this in trade, and hes not interested in vintage RC so I traded him a few things for it...
Although its in good condition, its got some...
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Good info..thanks guys. There is a diff rebuild kit for the Blue Eagle LS on ebay right now. Will it work for this TRX1? If so Id rather buy the kit instead of having to hunt down all the items I need.
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