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It's been a while but I'm back to working on my MM Rustler project. I've decided to design a new version which is why I've started this new thread. It's been a long time since I started my original mid motor conversion and in that time I've gotten...

So, inspired by MXACRES on YouTube I’m building a Bandit from the ground up because I figure if I bought the buggy whole, I’d wind up replacing everything eventually, so why not just build it from the ground up with good parts to begin with(?)....

Started into a Bullet refresh this weekend. Original plan was to go all out, and get the best of everything, but found out most of the parts I had (from two parts cars) cleaned up pretty well, so just decided to refresh it, and only replace what was...

Im definitely Team Tamiya but traxxas had some beautiful stadium trucks. I dont like traxxas new builds even tho I hear they are very tough and have great quality parts but to me they lack the style of their older models so when I saw the traxxas...

Well, with my pile of parts it turns out I have collected enough parts to put together 90% of another truck. I always liked the looks of Kyosho ST's, so this is the hodgepodge I came up with.

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It's basically left over...

I recently got a wild hair and decided to pull my old nitro hawk out and give it a bit of a freshen up. My uncle gave this to me probably 20 years ago. Back then I modified it for a standard style crank, and put a disc brake setup on from a nitro...

Point of no return. Bags cut open.
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Hydrating the nylon parts.
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I don't think I will be peroxiding any parts. IIRC, some of the parts (rear bulkhead, trans. case, etc.) are what...

I'm gonna build something like this:

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Looks like a TRX-1 on a TRX-3 prototype chassis from the limited pics. So not going to be a true replica.

Color...

Looking for another set of springs that will fit old Traxxas Blue Eagle or SRT shocks. The two sets of springs I currently have on my SRT and my bro's Blue Eagle have an O.D. of 16.5mm. My old AE springs are 15.5mm O.D. and new Traxxas springs (part...

I think I'm going to have a lot of trouble finding a complete TRX-1 gearbox for my buggy. While searching, it looked to me like I might be able to make a Bandit gearbox work. I actually thinking of a modified RPM Bandit gearbox so I would get an...

Hey guys does anyone know if these will fit a blue eagle ls

Cheers adrian

stay tuned for some pics and info :)

So I found a box in my garage. An old Traxxas Bullet model that's been stored and not run for a very long time. I can't find the transmitter for the radio, and who knows if the battery can even be charged any more......

Picked up this TRX-1 over the summer. The 2WD collection is nearly complete!

The diff and shocks are dry and tires are cracked. But, it's in good shape and should clean up well. The bottom deck has only a couple minor skuffs and looks like it was...

Hi guys

I feel that something that's missing in this area is a consolidated thread that people can refer to when searching for parts or mods for their TRX-1s. Before I go on, I am anything but a guru on the car, i picked up a couple of them and...

This is sort of a branch off from the Mini Jrx2 thread. Jeff pointed me to some Traxxas Hawk cad files and being as the hawk was my first performance RC I have been considering making a mini version of it as I have been designing all these parts for...

A while ago I picked up my son a Traxxas Slash kit for his birthday to introduce him to a proper hobby build. The build made me reminisce of the Traxxas Hawk 2 and Traxxas TRX-3 I had back in the day, before I stepped away from the hobby years ago....

My sons are getting into rc racing so it has rekindled my love for the hobby. I bought a RC10B6.4 for o race but I decided to break out my original rc cars from when I was a kid. This TRX-1 was my very first rc car that I saved up for and bought as...

I'm searching for motor plate dust covers for both my Blue Eagle and SRT. The Traxxas parts lists for both trucks indicate dust cover part #1987. While searching I'm also finding dust cover part #1988, which all have been clear. And the #1987 dust...

Picked up my 3rd Nitro Nawk. I had no choice. Nostalgia got the best of me!

The Nitro Chicken was my first nitro, and first stadium truck as a teenager. Mine was an early gen-1 with Image engine and aluminum recoil housing. Man I loved that truck!...

Howdy,

Have enough extras to start another TRX3. There will be some cannibalising of my mostly complete TRX3 but this will be swapping out used parts and keep new ones new. Some hop-ups. Want to put a Lethal Weapon in it but will have to talk to...

Howdy, so I acquired a TRX-T Eagle with a Blue Eagle trans upgrade. My current thought(s) on the matter is/are:

Runner with a mix of vintage and modern/still available/compatible/equivalent parts.....

Like a TRX-SRT-T Condor or something. No Blue...

I put this up on rctech also but I wanted to see what you guys thought. Not an original idea just something I thought would be fun to mess with.
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540 motor plate on amazon...

This will be a TRX1 built with modern electronics and setup for modern tracks. I am still trying to learn all of the intricacies of the TRX1 cars, but I know I lucked out with the donor car I bought for this build.

The donor was built quite well,...

So digging through so stuff at my step dads house. I found my old bullet trx 10 from when I was a kid, probably 6 or 7. I haven't ran this since the mid 90s I'm guessing. But I remember how much fun I had with it, and with my step dad. Now that my...

Will clutch bells from other makes/models fit the Nitro Hawk/Buggy/Street, or are their long crank clutch bells proprietary?

For example, will #4120 fit (bell for n rustler/pede), or a bell for 10GT?

Guessing 10GT used standard sized bearings and...

I'm going to be re-anodizing a couple sets of Traxxas blue shock bodies and caps for my TRX1 and N Hawk. I'm trying to determine if they should be 'type II' soft anodized or 'type III' hard anodized. Also trying to determine if they'll need to be...

Ok so I was fortunate enough to score an NIB TRX-1 from a member here at a very reasonable price. Thanks. You know who you are.

What do I do with it? I mean when I build it. I already have a from NOS parts shelfer, but building this one to run...

This is my actual first hobby grade RC. It was a great truck. I later got my RC10T, and then sold this Hawk to my cousin. A couple of years ago, he gave it back!

I've been wanting to rebuild it, but first I wanted to find new wheels and tires. That...

It's been quite a while since I posted something new so here is my Composite Craft TRX-1. Just finished it up to this point here
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With some electronics
LRP Indy 600
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Anyone know the differences between the Traxxas Image .12 and TRX .12 engines? Parts interchangeable?

I picked up this Sledgehammer a while back, and it has finally ended up in the work queue. Bought it form the original owner who lived a couple of hours away. I could tell he loved the truck, and it came with a tackle box full of spares, and I could...

A while back, I bought a large lot of cars, mixed in was a 10T with a 'sparkly' chassis. Dug around and found it was a company in the 90s that did this glitter infused graphite parts. DA Graphite. Logged it away in my brain and went on building,...

So my new Bandit XL-5/VXL hybrid is basically done, and since I can't leave well enough alone, I had to mess with it already. :)

Being a longtime fan of RPM products, I picked up one of their gearbox housings in black. It looks cool, it fits...

Hi.

I´m selling my original Traxxas TRX1, all original few scratches from use.

I have a friend who wants to buy it, what would a fair prise for him and also for me?

In advance thank you for the help.

Hello Friends,

Does anyone know of readily (or not too hardly...) available pistons that work in the old-school (trx-1, Eagle and the likes) traxxas shocks?

The AE pistons are bigger as I found out... the shock bodies are a very similar size...

How much money should I pay for a 1990s rustler in good condition with working motor and esc I'm doing a retro mod and switching motor and esc to xl-5 and traxxas brushed motor and going to change the transmitter to traxxas as well I'm trying to do...

So- I have a original Eagle with the painted chassis on the shelf already- and then I found this slightly different chassis. It was obviously a truck at one time as the price tag is still on it. It has the extra holes for the Pro trans that the...

I made a dumb rookie mistake before doing enough research and tried dying my sledgehammer gearbox with hot water, thus warping it. As I'm sure a lot of you know, the part Traxxas 1681 is near impossible to find, and I'd rather not buy an entire...

I was recently very very fortunate to get chatting to a gent who used to be heavily involved in the upper-echelons of Traxxas UK, and after quite a bit of discussion he agreed to send me some of the remaining Traxxas parts he has left over from his...

Got bored last year, built another Rustler.

Only thing Traxxas is chassis, links, gears, body & mounts.

Made battery mount to run a shorty pack, mounted the esc behind the battery.

Made the esc tray and battery mount out of an old chassis so the...

The pandemic has been taxing my patience and wallet for the past 16 months. I decided to build a collection of sets of cars from a few different manufactures-EX) RC10, RC10T, RC10L, TC3, etc. I've been focusing the most on vintage Traxxas as of late...

I got my Traxxas Nitro sport 2wd running finally after getting the rear sorted out and a new carb.. So, it runs well but the brakes are a mystery. I know how they work but the main bent wire setup that presses the plates together keeps dropping so...

Not a difficult conversion, but since the TRX3 front bulkhead is so hard to find I used a Rustler/Bandit clip in whole. The rear is stock Bandit with a Nitro Stampede bulkhead (will need spacers) or a TRX-3 will bolt right up as well. I'll made a...