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You will. A local guy has a twin axle trailer I may pick up so the Phoenix can tow the Twin Hammers along the trail, to the climbs.

One more update before I put the Twin Hammers up on the shelf and swap to the Phoenix that is supposed to be delivered tomorrow. Shift RRS installed with a Loso 1337 Servo Horn and Traxxas 36mm links (56mm OAL threaded down to 55mm). Those quick observers probably also notes I un-mirrored...

Despite progress slowing while I wait on shipping, there was a little progress today. I got the Manta bellcrank adapter mounted up, and the crank arms on, but the 55mm rod I ordered was 75mm, so the cracks aren't tied together... I ordered a couple of actual 55mm eye-to-eye links to fill the...

Made some progress over the last few days. Built the adapter plate for the 3 gear. Unfortunately it will require different front and rear driveshafts, so those are on order. Additionally the servo horn and center link for the bellcrank adapter have been ordered, and once all of those pieces...

ok The next big steps are going to be building the bellcrank adapter and the adapter plate for the 3-gear transmission. After that, electronics and tuning.

Aluminum body mounted! I found one at 0.025" on ebay, and it seems like the perfect thickness. Very light weight, and super easy to deform. I also mounted up a steel skid with a monstrous aluminum chin plate. Hopefully this'll help with any hard front impacts, and add a little extra front...

More progress! Front part done! I swapped in Hot Racing C-Hubs to help the kingpin retaining grubs, and Hot Racing rockers for the additional adjustments they provide to the suspension geometry. Mounted Cage built, wheels mounted, and the transmission placed. New body is on the way, but...

I will likely be ordering an aluminum body set tomorrow sometime, but I want to find the thinnest panels for weight savings, and for the scarring on rollovers. So far I have found some 0.040" and 0.025", but that's it. I think it'll look good paired with the stainless screws, too.

Rise! Rise my glorious creation! (So it begins...) Starting with a cheap Injora 3 gear transmission (I couldn't find any original Axial AX10 transmissions online). Mirrored! There was some significant modification to mirror the transmission since the cheapness showed so hard. It is...

Agreed, especially since they will scar with rollovers and such. I was hoping to resurrect the body more for "original"-ness than anything.

A few days of scrubbing, and the breakdown and cleaning is finally done! The remaining large parts are done, and the new paint is fully stripped off the original body panels. Admittedly, I didn't do the best job, but it still looks WAY better than it did. I am still considering picking up some...

The cleaning continues. I sorted out most of the hardware, and it isn't good news... I can save most of the model-specific hardware, if not all, but the majority of the generic screws are corroded go an almost unusable state. I'll have to either find some more screw multi-packs and keep the...

What rig? 🤣 It isn't assembled at all yet! Stay tuned, it I can get the rest of it built, I can start putting the chassis back together!

A quick status update before I break to make dinner: I did it!! It took a TON of work, but I finally managed to get the front diff un-stuck. A word to the wise, if there is a need to lock a diff, do NOT use Silly Putty, use silicone earplugs instead. I went ahead and cleaned up and...

A little more progress for tonight Shocks reassembled (minus springs, perches, and preload collars). I still need to decide on a fluid density and fill them as well. The O-rings were pretty rigid, so I'm not sure how well they'll hold fluid. I also reassembled the rear spool, and started...

Looking around, I can't seem to find any front diff parts... Bad news. I may be in for a loooong few nights of chipping out the front diff with a dental pick. If I don't, it isn't the end of the world, considering that I'll just be locking the front diff anyways. I would just rather do it right...

Exploded Views. Hardware will be a bit more difficult, with having to match screw sizes and lengths, especially with all the mismatched and just plain wrong screws used, but I'll get it figured out. Exploded Views for the V1 is attached. I can't find any for the V2 (Which this one is, easily...

I made some progress on the breakdown and whatnot. Fully separated into big parts, little parts, hardware, shocks, diffs, and CVDs As I broke it all down to the most minimum components, I found EVERY bearing was completely shot. I later broke down all the smaller components into their...

I like how you think I have any knowledge that is worth learning 🤣 I'm going to take the same approach I have with rebuilding engines. Tonight will be sorting and cleaning, since I have the whole thing broken down to smallest parts already (excluding 1 stripped grub screw in the transmission 😑 )

While waiting for the Phoenix I have backordered to arrive... (AMain has a stupid backorder policy that is NOT 1st come 1st serve) I have decided to try and resurrect an old and completely roasted Twin Hammers I have happened across! I have a couple of planned mods I'd like to look into, and...