Originally Posted by tom2tone (Post 10161328)

Ok guys, got the truck today from UPS :nod: Before I tear into it, is there any things I should be looking out for during the build? I also got my clutch basket today in the mail and ordered the garodisc.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Steve737 (Post 10161725)

Since you've been reading and asking, you should be good. Check the diffs, disassemble the shocks and use loctite, which is a well known issue with the rtr.

Originally Posted by Evil Genius jr. (Post 10161872)

the rear end is bounce on landings. From my limited knowledge that means go up in oil. However I already have 30. should I go up or change something else?

Originally Posted by Evil Genius jr. (Post 10161928)

ECH, I have the red SC10 in sportsman. Wasn't there last Saturday and cant come this Saturday. Mid-terms :(.
I mostly had trouble in the rhythm section but when viewing my truck at home I found the rear to bounce a lot.

Originally Posted by FRONTI3R (Post 10160916)

he would of asked

FYI. Canadians speak English... we just don't spell all our words the same way you do. ;)

Originally Posted by old&slow (Post 10160832)

Yup it was "one of those nights " for me had been since turkey day since I last hit the track and I was prepped ready for some fun.

I had just installed a brand new esc in my truck ,did a full complete teardown and overhaul , dropped in the rc shox ball diff, ack bar and was all fired up to see how it would run. Like wise with the losi 8ights, did full rebuild over hauls , got the rc shox 2 stagers in with new oil as well as the diffs , new jr 9100t servo in as I cooked one last run out due to a backed off servo saver that caused 300oz + of binding and fried the unit .

So I was ready for a fun night of dialing them in in prep to hit the races this weekend

Then the fun began , got a couple laps on 1st losi I must not have used enough lock tight on shock piston screw , but it comes loose after 2 laps , pulls shaft , dumps oil everywhere and beats shaft into everything for half a lap. ok bench that onefor now .

Truck time , get it going , 1st lap ball diff to loose , in to tighten , ok now it feels kind of wierd with new ack bar , in to chance ackerman angle , out for another lap. to much ride height , in and adjust , out again and hey this thing is feeling ok now, 3 laps into the fun new experience for me

Needless to say the esc was pretty fired up also about this maiden voyage. Got in about 3 laps when i came into the double -double rythem section all was good on first double , but when I set down and got back into throttle for second double the excitment began. The truck came to a quick stop , jerked and shoook like a tweaker on payday , then came the slight hint of the magic white smoke , then the full on mushroom cloud errupted. By the time i was able to run over and grab ole smoke dawg the small LRH facility had been filled with smoke with that oh so distintive smell of cooked electronics. I call it the smell of money as it was a couple hundy that went up in the wrong kind of smoke. So I was able to reach in and switch off , nothing, still smoking and getting hotter and I am waiting for the flames to arrive , i grab the deans wires and proceed to burn my tender little fingers and when I do get it unplugged it also had unsoldered itself from the esc.

So now that I have EVERYONES atttention at the track ,even the slackers in the office come out to see whats cookin , I take my smokey little hooptie to pits to investigate the future investment. I am treated to the view of a very black and unsually twisted up from the heat esc , a belt cover that is mildly heat deformed and that overwhelming stench. The body is pitched into the dumpster as it smells like hell and has a super sweet black tumor on top from the heat deforming it , and my center tray has a nice shiney black corner that has been heat treated / glazed and that imbedded stench.

so stack that stink bomb up with the silicon oozing losi with the blown out corner and grab the last survivor , my outdoor set up 8ight.

Give her a hug and a kiss and beg her to treat me right as I have been at the track now for 2 hrs and have run about 8 laps and have got about a hours work to do on losi 1 and about 200 bucks and a hr work to do on truck .

Out she goes on the tight track of LRH ( not her best here as she is set up for big outdoor revelation) man handle her around for two laps when she decides to jump on the death wagon and out of the blue the plastic bell crank on the servo saver decides it wants to become 3 pieces instead of one . Sweet as our ole friends from Queen once sang another one bites the dust .

So I drag the last of my fallen soldiers to the pit toss it into the now growing money /time mound of oozing silicon and smell of electical death. I pack up all my pit set up and toss it into my truck along with the mass of rc destruction.

I go back in and live my rc dream vicariously through the others running problem free lap after lap untill I tuck my tail between my legs and head home .

NOW WHAT IS THE TRICK TO GETTIN RID OF THAT SMELL OF ELECTRONICS DEATH. MY REAL TRUCK REEKS OF IT AS DOES MY GARAGE. ANY TRICKS OR DO i RUN IT AS TEAM THE SMELL OF MONEY OR DO i GET NEW CENTER SECTION.

Smellin like death and spendin money
O&S

Originally Posted by Evil Genius jr. (Post 10162173)

Sorry, that was a little unclear. The chassis is bottoming out too easily resulting in bouncing. I have 5mm in up travel limiters (no boots are stock rubber limiters, just 5mm of tubing).

Thanks! I will do that.

Originally Posted by Chad Smith (Post 10162401)

Ok what rear spring are you running? And what shock locations on the rear?