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Thanks for the kind words! Since I'm here I guess I can give a small update. I've decided to go super modern and take inspiration from the B7 and more recently the new 22x. Last fall I designed a 5 gear transmission to use indoor on carpet and ran that all winter. I had some issues with other parts ...

I'm active on other places around the web, but the only place I talk about my design nowadays in on my youtube channel. And obviously I do still poke in here from time to time but that's just because there's an insane amount of knowledge here and the builds are some of the best around.

It's just another way for RC companies to make money at this point, and TBH I'm fine with it. I don't personally concern myself with the value of the one "vintage" car I actually own. It's my T3 from when I started racing as a kid and I've held on to it all these years because for me the v...

Very cool project. Planning on building a racing Rustler based off of your design. Do you think that the chassis needs any wheelbase changes or should it just be good to go wheelbase-wise? Thanks! Sorry the delay, I'm not too active on these forums anymore. The stock Rustler and Bandit both use the...

Nothing is faster than a ball diff on dirt. In my testing I found ball diffs stay noticeably freer under load than gear diffs. You can feel this for yourself - hold a diff with an outdrive in each hand. Twist them to feel how much resistance the diff has. Next, press the main gear against a hard sol...

It's been a while since my last update so I suppose I'm a bit overdue for one. Since my last update I've had lots of fun racing this car, finding and fixing design issues, and dialing in a setup. Since the last update where I blacked the car out and switched to the LD2 body, I've spent some time wor...

Files have been released for a few weeks now - https://www.printables.com/model/890186-nickcnc-mid-motor-conversion-for-traxxas-bandit-ru Warning, though, the transmission cases have a bit of a design flaw that causes melted internals and stripped gears. I fixed the issue but haven't yet updated the...

I've played around with different front end setups to make sure I'm not too wide. At first I was using rustler/slash front axles with the stock 7.5mm wide hexes and TLR front wheels. This was on the very edge and perhaps a tad bit over the limit. I also needed a spacer on the outside of the wheel be...

Been running and tweaking this car for the last few weeks, figured its time for an update. First, I decided I was done with the hodge-podge mix of colors on the printed parts. I bought a roll of matte black PLA and reprinted just about everything. It looks great now with the all black color scheme! ...

Great built! I love the antenna tube - really adds to the old school feel. I want to add one to my bandit even though I don't need it at all. lol

5/3/2024 Race Update Last night I had this car out at Pit Stop hobbies for another Friday night race program. The car was much faster this week with the changes I had made. I beat my fast lap by 0.7s and I ran a 15/8:15 in the main compared to the 14/8:33 last week. Significant improvement. There we...

I had thought about slipper pad material, but I don't have any pads I can cut up and there's not a whole lot of room. I first used a 0.5mm metal washer and even that was too thick. The cardboard is perfect because it's thin and it squishes a bit like a spring. I tried a shock o-ring and that tore up...

Yeah, one thing I'm learning from this build is as much as buggy design has changed over the last 30 years, there really are just a few basics that if you get right, you'll have a pretty competitive buggy. As for the gear diff, my super secret setup is actually incredibly dumb in how simple it is. T...

Race day report! For the most part, this car did great on dirt! At least as good as anything I've driven on this track, which includes a very modern TLR 22 5.0, so already a huge success. And nothing (major) broke. My waterfall brace did break after a particularly bad crash, but it was a clean separ...

Bandit builds seem to be the "in thing" lately! Can't wait to see yours, sounds like it will be a good one. I know for sure that Associated 71127 front hex axles work with the TRX steering blocks. Really? I didn't know this. I always though the ae front axles weren't long enough to use wit...