Gosuto
Resident Redneck
Hey everyone, I decided to make a project thread for the truck. I bought a pre-owned Nitro Stampede and as I quickly learned, there were a few things that weren't disclosed (and I didn't know to look for). No problem, I love a good challenge!
- Phase 1 is pretty simple: make it run and run right. Like I said, I bought it pre-owned. There was a Spektrum SR3300T Rx inside all wired up and ready to rock, but unbeknownst to me...it doesn't work with the Traxxas Tx. Second thing I've come across, the spur gear is completely ground down to nubs (pic below). Fortunately those are cheap and a good friend of mine already recommended keeping a few in the toolbox just in case. Other than that, the engine fires up just fine with the EZ Start2 system and idles great (huge relief).
- Phase 2 is making the body redneck pretty. No, not pretty like your sister when you took her to prom...I mean camouflaged! The current body is banged up a bit and bright yellow (not my thing), but the LED lighting is a nice touch and I'll move it over to the new body.
- Phase 3 is go fast and tuning. Saving this for last because I still have a bit to learn here and the last thing I want to do is drop cash on the wrong/poor-quality parts and then I'm replacing an engine. So I'll have more details on that as I go.