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17.5 TRX-1
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:48 pm
by 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
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:18 pm
by TRX-1-3
Mark
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 7:56 pm
by dave00beer
Very cool!
Glad your doing something with it there Mark.
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:42 am
by Lonestar
Gotta love the TRX3's outdrives and their conical shape. Awesome build!
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:37 pm
by 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
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:09 am
by Lonestar
Looking good - besides the speedo wires color
How about sharpie'ing black some of these colorful wires? ;')
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:16 am
by 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
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:40 pm
by 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?
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:12 pm
by 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
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 7:58 am
by 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
Re: TRX-1 Runner
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 1:21 pm
by 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
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 9:13 pm
by Mr. ED
Any particular reason for this modification?
Re: TRX-1 "ish"
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:24 pm
by 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.
Lonestar wrote: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