What disassembly did he do?

That Servo guard was the first thing I bought before I even drove mine

@@extremercbashers9975 Smart.

Going to keep to bronco body

a g6?

the plastic gears are my concern even though they are mod 1. will have to wait and see how they hold up to sum brushless power

Workable for sure and most people won’t notice it.

There are many design deficiencies that are to no fault to anyone but Redcat. Hopefully the aftermarket fixes them.

This is very true, they are not scale in most all applications. People seem to overlook that often but I’m very much on your side of the fence when it comes to that. I don’t think they’re right for every application.

Redcat sent him that for free so that he could review it. It's good cheap advertising for them.

Dealers have not gotten delivery as of yet, just those that do the reviews and partners that helped bring the Gen 8 to life...

@@TVsGringoStarr wasn't quite sure, he did say a couple weeks back that he ordered one.

I did preorder one, and then Redcat contacted be and sent a media version. So the one I bought hasn’t shipped yet.

quality sure isn't there with traxxas or the aftermarket support. I'd spend the extra 60 bucks and go with the trx sport over this especially after hearing about the bumpsteer issue

not interested... lol

@@xristoskalandrias2834 you could, FUCK OFF THEN !!

RC IT ALL what’s your point mate ? Yes Hemistorm is a legend but I don’t see telling somebody to fuck off is relevant to our hobby 👎🏽

@@vincelemasurier7464 did I tell somebody to fuck off did I?

I agree with Vince, whats with that? Do you talk to people like that in person? If so, props to you! If not... well...

BOTAJELL Was your Dad's factory turbocharged? They only did that for the 1980 MY. I think the engine was made by Nissan, SD33 and SD33T. Dodge also used this engine in the same time frame.

Ron Underwood yes bro wow your bringing me back man! I can still smell it like if it was yesterday! It was a Nisan Diesel not much HP but it had great torque because my dad used to pull out many stumps with it and I remember one time he used to have a big dump truck for his home improvement business and one of his workers got it stuck in the mud of the property of a new construction site it just sank into the ground like if it was quicksand because of the weight and my dad used the Scout to pull that bitch out and it did it without any problems or stressing out the engine! I remember it like if it was yesterday and I remember my dad going outside walking over to the front hubs turning the knob on them to lock up the front DIFFs before pulling it out. My dad also used it to go hunting and take it in the woods because he had no ATVs at the time and in the summer take the top off and take my family to the beach on Sundays . He had his customized with special lights and diamond plate door steps and fender flares and it had an air compressor in it for air horn and to fill up tires . I think this is why I have my GMC DENALI Duramax Diesel all hooked up like he did to his Scout? It was much harder those days because things had to be custom hand built unlike today with bolt on parts available for my truck! His Scout2 had two styles of life because it was refurbished once by him. There’s was the 80’s style and then the early 90’s style before it rusted away and was taken away! Engine always ran and would have lasted until today guaranteed that bitch can not be killed ! I want to make 2 replicas 2 styles of my dads truck ! 80s time and early 90s time this is why I need clear bodies for it. I have this truck in my head I can see it and still remember the smell 80s and 90s. There are many more memories but now you can see how special this new Gen 8 will be for me . I will have a few of them. Next E-word crawler I want is one like my truck 2011 GMC 2500 Duramax Denali . Do you know of any kits out there with this Body? I’ll buy it today!

@@BOTAJELL Cannot help you on the body. I have never done any RC. I clicked to this site when I saw the Scout picture. I sold these new back in the day. Never did sell a diesel tho. IMHO the Scout was one tough unit. The gas V-345 approx 6.0L had gobs of low end torque. The auto trans was a Chrysler 727 torque flight. I beat the snot out of a couple of these and they just wouldn't die. Used a 4 cyl 196, approx 4L to go whitewater kayaking for several years. Had a posi rear and the close ratio 4 spd. Drop the TC into low and it went anywhere i needed to go. On one trip to the Gauley river in W Va heavy rain washed out the shuttle road while we were on the river. Rafters stuck there, other kayakers stuck there, buses held up. A zoo. Topo map showed remnants of a logging trail going the other direction. Figured WTH and headed off, 6 kayaks on the roof and six people inside. About 5 miles at 2 to 10 mph but we made it. Biggest obstacle was a K5 Blazer that had gotton hung trying to cross a washed out culvert. His angle of approach wasn't steep enough. Neither was angle of departure. He was basically hung up on his frt and rr bumpers. I was able to ooze around and not drop off the right shoulder. Couldn't help him because nobody had any straps or chains. Guess he got out eventually. I think I am going to buy the orange one just because it is a Scout. I had 3, orange, blue (the 4 cyl) and brown. BTW look up Sherman Balch. He factory raced a scout in the late 80's. Good luck with your builds!

Ron Underwood thank you Sir 💥🤝💥👊💥👍💥was great talking to you ! This is good gear ⚙️ head talk and I’m all about that ! Most new generation don’t know how to speak gear ⚙️ or engine talk anymore only computer crap or electronics lol 😂 happy new year to you God Bless!

Trying to say that bulge is acceptable is ridiculous. There are trucks with this same portal design with a lower COG and NO BULGE. That aspect was a poor design choice. The designers are inexperienced in this market, I would bet huge money they don’t make that mistake on the next one.

That comparison doesn't make much sense. That truck is 50% more expensive.

No, the bump should have never happened. Plenty of designers have found ways to keep the belly flat and the CG low. This was a mistake.

Crawler Innovations Lil Novas

Portals are cool but always have their own disadvantages as well. We’ll see how these do over time.

From the beta testing on the portals that many many people tried. The bearing were never an issue. The weak gear was found to be the issue and it was replaced with a beefier one piece for the new ones

With the weak gears they were using the stress may not have been moved down the system. This weak bearing will need to be upgraded to hold power. If someone only uses stock-ish brushed power then it will live for longer of course.

Quite ironic after Redcat released a video about finding their own path and starting a bright new future. I figured their truck would be a rip off of another one, but this is very obvious. I would not be surprised if Traxxas takes them to court.

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The portal axles have been vetted. They appear to be the beta portals I have on my Gen 7. So no worries there. The truck seems solid and has a lot of well thought out designs. I will be purchasing one based on my Gen 7 experience. No it's not my only rig, 1 of 14.

I have the Gen 7 and it gets beat on. This rig will be fine.

eric rush I think at this point, it’s almost expected that an owner will swap RTR’s tires and wheels out for a better tire and beadlocks as a first upgrade. Yea a few kits come with decent tires, but there are still many better options out there along with most hobbyists already have many other sets of tires and wheels to swap out.

these swampers are not very good in my opinion especially if they're the same compound as the gen7. That's always the first upgrade I invest in if I don't have an extra set.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8hlitmZrdvGg5c.html found the video concerning preproduction versus production about the portals

No, this is exactly how they are coming. These are the updated parts.

Mike, they have already made the changes to the gears. I was/am a beta tester for the portal axles, and the new gears are light-years ahead of the original ones.

@@puzzleluvr I noticed that in his newest video. just misunderstood him on this one. thx

@@mikej8832 no prob, just wanted to make sure you had correct info. 😉

They’ll definitely need to get dealers on board with stocking all the new parts, since none of it is reverse compatible. But I think that will happen soon.

Thanks.

C rating and capacity are a function of the output. Even a 20c 5000mah pack would do fine.

It was recommended to use a 2s lipo right out of the box. A 5000 mAh 20C should be plenty for the stock setup.

You should definitely be running a proper foam in the tires. The stock memory foams are terrible but you should definitely be running something.

@@HarleyDesignsInc Will my truck be alright without the foams in the tires I am still running the stock tires and foams

You should just put the stock foams back in.

@@HarleyDesignsInc Ok I will do that

TRX I would say.

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Raising that transfer case will require raising the battery, and that will be bad for CoG. It's all a trade off.

@@BudgetRC_Channel I am sure if somebody makes a smooth bottom mount that raises the center gear box you can probably use a smaller battery and relocate it if you want to. somebody will make it I am pretty sure.

Having the protrusion from the skid is a huge issue and is not something that can be overlooked. The battery may have to move but the skid has to be fixed.

@@HarleyDesignsInc Yes I have a few trucks even toy grade I tested and when they have that little lump hanging down like the gen 8 has on the bottom from the center gearbox they get hung up on it and the truck starts swaying and rocking back and forth left and right on it on the rocks and then breaks free. Unlike a smooth bottom that glides right over the objects.

It's a very personal thing but for someone who's looking for a first crawler an SCX10ii or a TRX4 is a better option. The cheapest versions of those are only $30 more. For someone who already owns an SCX10ii or a TRX4, the Gen8 doesn't of much else and a leafsprung truck or something on smaller tires (Trailfinder2 is the obvious option here) would be a more interesting option. But this truck will probably sell well. Saving a few bucks and getting some minor problems in trade doesn't bother most, if it did everyone would be driving a VS4-10.

Mod 1 describes the pitch of the teeth aka the depth of the gear. Axial started with 48p then moved to 32p. Mod 1 is deeper than 48p

That is a "Metric" pitch value. MOD1 or MODULE 1 gears have bigger teeths than 32 pitch gears, which are similar to 0,8 MOD and 48p gears are similar to 0,6 MOD gears. The biggest i've seen in a RC was MOD 1.5 gears.

You’ll need to switch to the standard body posts at that time.

You can find them used on Ebay, or look on facebook market place , 180$ used , 200-250 new. I love the gen 7 too btw it's an amazing truck , have friends with axials , traxxas , vattera etc and theres no where they go I cant

Ikr 👊he s does a good review , i can see that bearing giving me a problem in the future and now ik , my 1st crawler i even made fun crawlers when i was younger now i see how cool they are .

I was going dremel wheel well but i thought they w e re lile that on 1:1