Florida man approves- the stupidity in this state is stupefying :eek:
I got the paint for another project but hated the color also. Now it's growing on me...
Rear arms are from an old Rustler project, painted with color flip paint.
Motor wires are reversed because the whole diff/motor assy. is...
Big change of concept on the FrankenBandit.
I decided the red body was just too stupid, so I got a JConcepts 0043 Illuzion body to replace it. (BTW, red body still fits... maybe my Xmas rig?).
Rebuilt the front bumper area using a Traxxas 9420 Front Bumper from a Drag Slash, with a custom cut...
It's a blast! I put some Duratrax SpeedTreads on it and now it's all about throttle control. With the long/wide wheelbase and improved CG it sticks great and with a little "goose" you can kick the rear out with control as much as you want. Drifts like a beast! It's got a gyro and that really...
Some updates on the project...
I used a Chinesium front shock tower and bulkhead to add weight to the front. Bad choice.
Operator induced unplanned change of direction caused a curb impact head on at full speed. Car quit, me= OH NO!
No obvious damage, so I pulled the body and the battery had...
I just may do that. Either one big scallop or three smaller ones.
:thumbs-up::D:D:D That's what my wife said... even tho we live in FLA ya never know....
May be awhile before I will be able to do vids, but I'm planning on it
After building my Rat Rod https://www.rctalk.com/forum/threads/new-build-project-rat-rod-rustler.137088/ I was impressed on how easy it is to stretch a Bandit chassis.
Having a TON of Traxxas parts in the bin, I decided to build an extended chassis mid-motor "thing" just to see how well it...