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B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 7:31 pm
by Tamlok
Picked this up off of ebay, wanted another project car (already did a B2 for 17.5 racing). Going to leave this one a little more stock (no big bores). Still not sure if I want to go with a brushless setup or dust off the old Novak Tempest that I had in my B2 back in the day.
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:26 am
by DomEOD
Looks like it's in a pretty good condition to start with. Luckily you scored the FT model.. I haven't seen one of those pop up for sale in a while.
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:53 am
by jwscab
There is something funny going on with that slipper clutch.
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 1:31 am
by keyesgood
You would want to try pick up some diff out drive . As I remember
They ware qick .
Or is it a shelf queen . ????
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:01 pm
by Tamlok
Old parts cleaned up, new parts on hand, tranny rebuilt, ready to start re-assembly.
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:29 pm
by DaveM
Nice!
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:48 pm
by Tamlok
Got her mostly together. Need another blue steering turnbuckle (came with one odd non-blue), battery strap, and electronics.
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:21 am
by Bottom Feeder
That's not just a B2 with B3 front arms?
Rear arms are B2, front caster blocks and spindles are B2, etc.
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 1:00 pm
by jwscab
like most b2/b3 cars, this might have been a b2 that got converted along the way.......
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 9:13 pm
by Tamlok
Very observant. I have to agree that it was a B2 that was converted. Wound up changing the rear arms and hubs to B3. I think I am going to get the correct B3 steering blocks, the ones on there have the wrong hinge pin, too long, and it is bothering me.
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 12:45 pm
by Tamlok
Finally got around to finishing her up. The car came with a Peak Racing Nightmare stock motor and the blue sticker color went with the factory team colored blue parts, so I went with the old school electronics. Only thing left to do is get a body painted.
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 4:21 pm
by broodenburg
nice!!
cool batterystrap by the way
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 5:49 pm
by Tamlok
Car did not come with a battery strap, saw this on sale at JConcepts.
https://www.jconcepts.net/shop/traxxas-slash-slash-4x4-monroe-carbon-fiber-battery-brace
Just cut the end off with a dremel and left a tail to slide into the rear shock tower.
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:58 pm
by Tamlok
Made a few changes to the build. Added a few more blue parts (shock caps, spring retainers), changed the battery strap (modified Exotek), Reedy MVP motor, and LRP electronics. Pretty satisfied with it, for now...
Re: B3 Find/Refurb
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:47 am
by broodenburg
nice pair of B3's !