Juice's Stampedin 'Pede
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 4:41 pm
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 it and found an old new in package GH aluminum front bulkhead. Sweet good start already. Then I went too Hobbytown too look at tires since I need those badly, but they were out. I noticed a clearance section and BAM. There was a brand new Jconcepts F-350 body for stampede sitting there with a price tag of $1.39. Yeah that was the correct price. They needed too get rid of it and I needed a body. So off too a good start so far.
I looked thru all my parts and found the Proline Slash Protrac front and rear lower control arms that I was going too put on her Slash, but instead mounted them on the 'Pede. The rear arms are the same length as the stock but the fronts are about 3/8"-1/2" wider.
I also rebuilt the shocks and used 40wt oil front and 35wt rear. Then cleaned the gearcase and lubed it back up with just enough grease too protect the gears, but none extra too keep it spinning as freely as possible.
As Andy had found out racing the 'Pede it's a great handling truck, but only if you can keep the front end down. I wanted too add weight too the front end without adding a bunch of stick weight everywhere and at the same time taking out any slop as I can. So I looked on Ebay and won a bid for an Extreme racing aluminum front shock tower. This thing is pretty freakin sweet. Has 7 upper shock mount locations instead of the stock tower which has one location. It also has five different camber link locations as opposed to the two locations on the stock tower. The bulkhed and front tower combined only add a few ounces too the front of the truck, but that's close too what I would add using stick on weights.
I painted the body I got which will be replaced soon. This will become the basher body and I will be using a jconcepts Rustler body for racing since it's lower profile and sleeker. I used Slash front and rear body mounts too lower the body about 1 1/2" total. It looks much better that way.
I mounted the stock old 1994 chevron tires on it that are pretty bald. I wasthinking that the track has a brand new layout and every time the track is changed we run slicks for the traction it has so these being basically bald would be a good fit.
The front protrac suspension arms being longer meant that I would need too havfe longer front turnbuckles and steering links. The truck had the plastic fixed camber links before and I wanted too change those anyway. So I used the camber links from my daughters Slash on the rear and and front. For the steering found that my Groundpounder 4 links were almost the perfect length. So I threw those on. They are 3 times the thickness of the stock steering links and weigh an ounce less. That's easier for the servo and improves the durability of the truck overall. I need too get the Long RPM traxxas rod ends though as the stock GP ones are a little short. I might end up having Brett make me some custom length links for the turnbuckles.
I installed my LRP TC spec esc, Team Powers 10.5T sensored brushless motor, Team Orion high speed servo, and my Transponder and headed too the track too do some practicing.
I put the truck on the track and everyone tried too give me a hard time about driving a 'Pede instead of a "real" truck. Until I took off that is. I flew around the first couple turns extremely fast and then the steering broke. Pull it off the track and found the GP 4 link bar had backed out of the rod end. So I put some electrical tape on the 4 link rod and screwed the end back on. Instant quick fix. Went out again and started running the truck. I chased down a couple sc-10's and the guys on the drivers stand said in shock they couldn't be passed by a traxxas. So I didn't "pass" them, I waited until the chicane and jumped over them.
I went for a little bit longer and then a kid that had no business driving a MMP powered 4x4 slash jumped a pipe and slammed me into the wall and snapped my front shocks. It was an accident for sure, but the kid is 4years old with a 60mph truck. Highly irresponsible on his dad's end. They changed him into a 2wd slash with training mode on and he did a lot better.
So now I have too rebuild the shocks again. I need too get longer rpm rod ends so I can adjust my camber and toe. Right now everything is at really weird angle so the truck is way too twitchy. If I can't get the rod ends by Friday then I will put the stock front arms on until I get the new ends. There's a Halloween race this coming weekend and I want that too be my return back to racing.
It was fun wtching the 'Pede do it's thing on the track. I definitelu need better tires though as even being sorn out the tires are just too hard of a compound. It was sliding around way too much. I have extra wheels so I might buy some tires at the track, but they will be a tad smaller in diameter so it will look a little weird.
Here's some pics.
I looked thru all my parts and found the Proline Slash Protrac front and rear lower control arms that I was going too put on her Slash, but instead mounted them on the 'Pede. The rear arms are the same length as the stock but the fronts are about 3/8"-1/2" wider.
I also rebuilt the shocks and used 40wt oil front and 35wt rear. Then cleaned the gearcase and lubed it back up with just enough grease too protect the gears, but none extra too keep it spinning as freely as possible.
As Andy had found out racing the 'Pede it's a great handling truck, but only if you can keep the front end down. I wanted too add weight too the front end without adding a bunch of stick weight everywhere and at the same time taking out any slop as I can. So I looked on Ebay and won a bid for an Extreme racing aluminum front shock tower. This thing is pretty freakin sweet. Has 7 upper shock mount locations instead of the stock tower which has one location. It also has five different camber link locations as opposed to the two locations on the stock tower. The bulkhed and front tower combined only add a few ounces too the front of the truck, but that's close too what I would add using stick on weights.
I painted the body I got which will be replaced soon. This will become the basher body and I will be using a jconcepts Rustler body for racing since it's lower profile and sleeker. I used Slash front and rear body mounts too lower the body about 1 1/2" total. It looks much better that way.
I mounted the stock old 1994 chevron tires on it that are pretty bald. I wasthinking that the track has a brand new layout and every time the track is changed we run slicks for the traction it has so these being basically bald would be a good fit.
The front protrac suspension arms being longer meant that I would need too havfe longer front turnbuckles and steering links. The truck had the plastic fixed camber links before and I wanted too change those anyway. So I used the camber links from my daughters Slash on the rear and and front. For the steering found that my Groundpounder 4 links were almost the perfect length. So I threw those on. They are 3 times the thickness of the stock steering links and weigh an ounce less. That's easier for the servo and improves the durability of the truck overall. I need too get the Long RPM traxxas rod ends though as the stock GP ones are a little short. I might end up having Brett make me some custom length links for the turnbuckles.
I installed my LRP TC spec esc, Team Powers 10.5T sensored brushless motor, Team Orion high speed servo, and my Transponder and headed too the track too do some practicing.
I put the truck on the track and everyone tried too give me a hard time about driving a 'Pede instead of a "real" truck. Until I took off that is. I flew around the first couple turns extremely fast and then the steering broke. Pull it off the track and found the GP 4 link bar had backed out of the rod end. So I put some electrical tape on the 4 link rod and screwed the end back on. Instant quick fix. Went out again and started running the truck. I chased down a couple sc-10's and the guys on the drivers stand said in shock they couldn't be passed by a traxxas. So I didn't "pass" them, I waited until the chicane and jumped over them.
I went for a little bit longer and then a kid that had no business driving a MMP powered 4x4 slash jumped a pipe and slammed me into the wall and snapped my front shocks. It was an accident for sure, but the kid is 4years old with a 60mph truck. Highly irresponsible on his dad's end. They changed him into a 2wd slash with training mode on and he did a lot better.So now I have too rebuild the shocks again. I need too get longer rpm rod ends so I can adjust my camber and toe. Right now everything is at really weird angle so the truck is way too twitchy. If I can't get the rod ends by Friday then I will put the stock front arms on until I get the new ends. There's a Halloween race this coming weekend and I want that too be my return back to racing.
It was fun wtching the 'Pede do it's thing on the track. I definitelu need better tires though as even being sorn out the tires are just too hard of a compound. It was sliding around way too much. I have extra wheels so I might buy some tires at the track, but they will be a tad smaller in diameter so it will look a little weird.
Here's some pics.