Originally Posted by
Wease
I just put my new RC8Be kit together this past weekend, but didn't get a chance to run it yet. Received the kit on Friday afternoon at 4 pm and pulled an all-nighter to finish up everything which included kit build, tire gluing, electronics install, configure & test, and finished with painting the body at 4am.
Hey, when you have a 1 year old kid, the only free time is when he's sleeping
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I went with the Tekin RX8/1900kv combo, and an Orion 4S 40C 5100 mAh hard case Lipo. Based on some research here, I went with a 19 tooth pinion to start.
This is my first electric 1/8 scale buggy and I was a bit surprised to see a plastic spur gear. Is there a good reason the kit doesn't use a metal spur gear like it's nitro cousin?
I also own an RC8B nitro so I should have plenty of spare parts on hand. Are there any parts specific to the electric version that I should have on hand as spares?
In my experience grab a wing mount kit right away. Mine hasn't broken yet but my buddy PanicRev broke his first time outdoors. The kits we got came with plastic stand-offs and the replacement kit comes with machined aluminum ones. Not sure why the FACTORY TEAM kit didn't come with the aluminum parts.
Also a spare set of dog bones is a must. Some folks are seeing these bend (myself included) due to a flaw in the outdrives on the front and rear diffs. To fix this problem take a dremel and remove about 2-3mm off the inside of the slots in the outdrives.
Also a set of extra set-screws is a must along with (I'd say) any of the screws that go into the bottom of the chassis.
That's all that I can think of right now.