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Whoop-Fast's
Onroad E-Rustler
It all
started when my nextdoor neighbor bought his first hobby level R/C...a
Traxxas Rustler...As soon as I saw his truck, and the speed it had,
I just had to have one. So, I went and checked out the piggybank...after
counting my money over and over, just to be sure I had enough, I was
sure I had enough...So then it began...my life with my Rustler. I drove
my Rustler stock for a while, until I decided that it was not fast enough,
so I had to upgrade...At the time, there was no good source for information
about customizing Rustlers...but then along came this site, Ultimate
Traxxas, and dear god, was it ever great...within days, my rustler was
in the state you see it in now...on to the pictures!!!
Modifications
All images and descriptions by whoop_fast
(chillier3 in the Ultimate
Forums, chiller3@excite.com
by email).
** Be sure to click
on the images below to see the large, zoomed-in versions **
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This picture is of the front end of my Rustler, which I race
on a Ozite Carpet oval. As you can see, I have to run foam tires,
and have trememndous amounts of camber, in order to get any sort
of traction on the turns...at first this may look ridiculous,
but I gaurantee you that it works. It wasn't long before my front
shock tower broke...in fact, it was while I was racing on the
carpet oval. So, since my LHS was out of regualr Rustler shock
towers, I decided to go for this bad boy, which is actually an
old Traxxas SRT front shock tower. After a little modifying on
my part, I got it to fit, and it is great, because there is now
basically no front flex, so my handling is actually better.
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The class I race in requires you to use a stock motor, so I went
for the tried and true Trinity P2K Pro. I have it geared 26/78
when I am racing, which may sound ridiculous, but it actually
works, and my motor does not burn up. AS you can also see, I have
aluminum shocks on all four corners, which provide superior dampening.
The electronic speed control I have chosen to use is a Novak Fusion,
just because of size, and durability. I still use the stock Traxxas
TQ radio, and I use matched 2000 packs to race with, and Radioshack
200's to bash around with. You can also see some of the chassis
modifications I have done in this picture.
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This is an overhead shot, which clearly shows the extensive modifications
I made to my chassis. You can also see that I use Dean connectors
for my batteries, and straight solder my motor leads to my motr,
for superior electrical resistence compared to tamiya and bullet
connectors. In this picture you can also see the ounce of lead
weight I have on the left side of my chassis, since I am running
on an oval. The tire wear on the foams is also evident in theis
picture.
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This picture shows the large amount of small holes I made under
my battery, as well as the modifications I made to my A-arms.
You can also see my tool of choice for cutting up my Rustler...a
Dremel tool...
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This last picture shows what I did to my rear A-arms, as well
as how scuffed up my chassis is. My chassis is this scratched
because of the extremely low ride height I have to run to be competitive
on the oval. When I have everything on my car, including transponder,
my car is about 1 mm over the 3/4 of an inch ride height rule
at my track. With everything on my car, my
car weighs in at about 58 oz. This is still a little heavy for
my liking, but my gearing makes up for it.
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Epilogue
I hope you have enjoyed looking at my Rustler, any
comments or criticisms you have can be directed to my email at chiller3@excite.com.
I would also greatly appreciate it if you would stop by my site at http://www.rantcox.cjb.net.
Thanks a lot!!!
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