First Cralwer..........HPI Crawler King
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First Cralwer..........HPI Crawler King
Here is my HPI Crawler King. Been slowly upgrading it over the last few months. I did remove the transmission slipper clutch, new front mounted servo on the axle, and new hardened front gear set from the HPI MT 12. Then I added some Sedona tires for when I want to crawl more and then also have some TSL Super Swampers for when I want to have a little more realistic look.
I did add my Castle Sidewinder SV2 and since it don't need to be a comp type crawler I added a 4600 Castle brushless motor and turned it way down. When I want so added fun I turn it up a little but never all the way as I don't feel like tearing things too much so I try not to get to carried away.
I did add my Castle Sidewinder SV2 and since it don't need to be a comp type crawler I added a 4600 Castle brushless motor and turned it way down. When I want so added fun I turn it up a little but never all the way as I don't feel like tearing things too much so I try not to get to carried away.
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Once I changed the steering to on the axle, put in the front heavy duty ring and pinion gears and removed the slipper setup in the transmission it has been great. I have not done any other repairs to the drive line and I have no troubles since. I have about 7 hours of running on it. The purple stuff I did mainly for looks and a little strength to. A little bling is always nice.
Been very happy it with it once I did those little mods. I have about 50 bucks in the front ring and pinion setup and 20 for the front servo mount setup. The Slipper removal I did with no money out of pocket. I did the mod that is posted from another website to remove the slipper. Took about 1 hour and thats mainly taking out and reinstalling the transmission. Ring and pinion took less that 30 minutes to do. Servo setup I think took maybe 10 minutes. Since then been a great fun crawler.
Been very happy it with it once I did those little mods. I have about 50 bucks in the front ring and pinion setup and 20 for the front servo mount setup. The Slipper removal I did with no money out of pocket. I did the mod that is posted from another website to remove the slipper. Took about 1 hour and thats mainly taking out and reinstalling the transmission. Ring and pinion took less that 30 minutes to do. Servo setup I think took maybe 10 minutes. Since then been a great fun crawler.
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Well I took out the Castle 4600 and ended up going with the Traxxas brushed motor. It feels great to me as now I have the perfect amout of speed for some fun, and climbing longer hills with some wheel spin but plenty enough power and control for the lower speed stuff. I turned the EPA down to 85% and its just where I want it. Not enough to really tear it up but enough to have maximum fun. Now its just charge batteries and run. After I put the new motor it I ran another 45 minutes and me and my buddy Tim had a blast.
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Hey, i was wondering whats the point of having your servo angled?
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Nice looking machine dude.
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Nice looking truck. We are in the process of building one as well but it will not be that nice.
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Was actually doing some hill climbing with it in. Oh man was it a blast watching the mulch fly.
Since I put the Traxxas motor in I have been mainly just running and running the truck. Lots of time on it with no problems. Once I went thru it when new and fixed a few things it has been bullet proof.
Going to start working on a new Axial (I think SCX10) with all new STRC components on it. Been using STRC parts for years on many of my other cars/trucks and they have been awesome. Parts worked great on my Crawler King so will continue to use them on Axial project I will start in the next month or so. Will get a thread posted once i get started.
Since I put the Traxxas motor in I have been mainly just running and running the truck. Lots of time on it with no problems. Once I went thru it when new and fixed a few things it has been bullet proof.
Going to start working on a new Axial (I think SCX10) with all new STRC components on it. Been using STRC parts for years on many of my other cars/trucks and they have been awesome. Parts worked great on my Crawler King so will continue to use them on Axial project I will start in the next month or so. Will get a thread posted once i get started.