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Nice work!

Thanks guys!

Next on the check list is making CF plates to relocate the body mounts to the GT2 positions, make a CF chassis brace/battery holder and mounting the electronics.
A test drive on Friday before wrapping it up for Christmas would be awesome!

The body stays clear for now.. We are giving the kid a gift card to the hobby store so he can go pick out his own colors and help paint it.

I made 2 posts to hold the pack in place, a cf brace to keep motor/trans from lifting under acceleration and a cf battery strap.
Another trip to the LHS got me some thumb screws for the battery strap and some new body mounts.
I also made a cf plate to move the body mounts in and back close to the shock tower so they line up with the marked spots on the GT2 body.




Up front I found out you can keep the stock GT front body pegs if you replace the bracket with a flat piece of CF.
I need to make up a new taller piece of CF plate that I'll shape into a mini shock tower looking piece to mount the pegs on.



Over all the GT2 body is fitting nicely.

How is this for weight distribution?

I have a 1/16 ball drive in the center pan bolt.


I took it for a test drive tonight.
This thing is more fun than a bucket of monkeys.
Gearing is spot on. Runs straight and quick for a stock brush motor.

All the electronics are in.. I need to clean up the battery and motor wiring but it's a runner..
I hijacked the Futaba MC 210CB ESC from the gold pan and put in the FlySky FS-GT2B radio.

I also redesigned the rear body post mount.. This is much cleaner and gets the posts right over the shock tower just like the GT2.

Done! I got the front CF body mount wrapped up this morning.

Very cool project your boy is really going to have a nice truck to play with. Keep us posted on how well it does.

First trip out he busted a shock rod end and broke the bumper.
#7217 is the part to get right?
LHS should have that in stock tomorrow..

Is the RPM 70332 wide front bumper a good one?

sschering wrote:

Is the RPM 70332 wide front bumper a good one?

I have one new in the package and your more then welcome to it. I don't have a use for it.

SFC K wrote:

sschering wrote:

Is the RPM 70332 wide front bumper a good one?

I have one new in the package and your more then welcome to it. I don't have a use for it.

You got PM.. thanks!

First day was kinda rough on the truck.. I tried to take him to a nice wide open space but he still found something to ram into
No damage other than the bumper and shock mount.. We were still able to run 2 packs through it having to put the shock back on a few times and by the end he was getting much better. We finished up over at the skate park. It's a blast on the half pipe and flies like a champ..

We'll get it patched up, painted and try to hit the local track on Sunday.

New bumper is here thanks to SFC K.

Fits great!





Happy kid with his finished truck

That body and wheels make it look like a 1/18 size truck. Turned out sweet.

Thanks.. I just need to figure out what I'll do next.. Either fix up the gold pan or whip up a few carbon pans and see if I can trade up enough parts to build a 10T or another GT.

I have a few parts left over from upgrades and conversions on the GT. 4 shocks off ebay in the mail yesterday and a T2 body on the shelf.
piece by piece or find another roller for cheap.

sschering wrote:New bumper is here thanks to SFC K.

Fits great!

Your Welcome! It looks great on there! I do like the look of those tires mounted on there as well!

Those tires do look slick. How does it perform compared to traditional stadium truck tires?