17.5 TRX-1

[TRX-1-3]

Howdy,

So I am having a revision here and am rebuilding this TRX-1. So far I've got the transmission rebuilt and I pressed on a steel top gear. It was a little notchy so I beveled the idler gear slightly and ran the trans in with a drill. It spins super-free now. I will put a HobbyWing 17.5 combo in this. I also have some parts to dye black. I have some lighter colored shock bodies and the lighter blue caps for it also.

Mark

[TRX-1-3]

Mark

[dave00beer]

Very cool!
Glad your doing something with it there Mark.

[Lonestar]

Gotta love the TRX3's outdrives and their conical shape. Awesome build!

[TRX-1-3]

Just an update with my TRX-1 "ish" runner. Just got it finished up with the electronics. Need to put some shorter shocks on the front. Was thinking about double deckering this thing somehow. We'll see.

Mark

[Lonestar]

Looking good - besides the speedo wires color

How about sharpie'ing black some of these colorful wires? ;')

[TRX-1-3]

No way! Those horrible colors are awesome. RC mania knows no bounds and I couldn't wait so I soldered up what came with the speedo. Green and pink though? Hmmmm...... keeping it that way for now but I understand how one could feel that way about my bright pink and green speedo wires.

Mark

[Mr. ED]

They compliment the fluo yellow a&l steering parts well, and actuaaly are pretty much in line with the coulours popular on rc cars in those days. Remember the fluo chassis offered for the rc10T?

[TRX-1-3]

I gotta solve a rear wheel offset / rubbing situation (probably the rear carriers I am using) and then the old hot pink wheels are going on it anyway. Horrible colors of history. Hot pink is one of them.

Mark

[Mr. ED]

Those wheels were standard for the Graupner radicator2 pro.
Switching to the 2.2 inch wheels of the Trx-3 will probably take away the rubbing issue

[TRX-1-3]

Well so here is an update:

Slammed an LRP Indy 600 in it and I have converted the front end to SuperWideTrack. We got RPM Nitro Rustler Front Arms with TCP caster blocks, SRT knuckles / steel axles. RPM rear arms, Raborn (10T) slipper, Thorp gearset, MIP CVD, Tamiya Dirt Tuned, with a crummy pack I soldered up.

Mark

[Mr. ED]

Any particular reason for this modification?

[TRX-1-3]

Just messing around. I want to set this thing up for carpet "off road". I was putting together my version of the TCP wide front configuration (the arms are impossible to find).

So the TRX-1 front can run short TRX-3 arms, regular long 1931s, and xlong RPM nitro rustler arms.

Looking good - besides the speedo wires color

How about sharpie'ing black some of these colorful wires? ;')

And besides, the speedo wires were the wrong colors.....

Mark