I've been good how about you

@@mikesdungeon8398 Okay now. First half of year was hell. Wife had surgery, then a freak accident that put her in hospital and rehab for months, leaving me to take care of the house and her 90-year-old mother. Got thru that, then a period of crushing depression, but MOSTLY better. Thanks for checking!

@@richardletaw4068 as someone who deals with depression on a daily basis I completely understand, I hope everything goes well from here on out man. good to hear from you.

Same thing 30.5cc.

Thanks

I actually already have one, I just have to do some maintenance on it. During my break it got severely overgrown with grass 😅.

The Traxxas bandit is tougher than I thought it would be.

i miss that dude , he had good content

I'm hoping that the center diff will help prevent that a little.

A gasket came with the kit I bought.

Yea it's definitely not a truck you can go slow with. If you try you wind up burning up a clutch. But it launches way harder lol. You definitely have to learn to corner a little different with it but as somebody who just bashes I like it perfectly fine.

@@mikesdungeon8398 yea am the odd ball i like putting around and blasting i guess i wont it all lol if it was not so darn expensive i would cram electrics in mine .sweet running truck you have God bless

@@overbuiltautomotive1299 I would definitely love to do an electric 5th scale build but it's just too expensive lol

@@mikesdungeon8398 yep

it's because of the idiotic "upgrade" mentality and lack of basic understanding what high rpm clutch does. All they see is big number and think it's better 😂 I also actively looked for low rpm clutch spring, like 5 or 6k can't remember it's much better. Probably stock zenoah.spring or some aftermarket. It's white. Once warmed starts moving almost immediately above idle

Honestly I don't remember, I filmed this video a while back and it's just been to long. Sorry.

That's a tough question to answer lol I don't own an arrma 3s truck but I do see people posting about them on Facebook. The two common things I see on the 3s line is shredded diffs (the ring and pinion gears are plastic) and snapped chassis around the front of the truck. Both of these problems could be a common issue or it may just be people pushing the truck harder than it's designed to be pushed. As I said I don't own a 3s truck from Arma but I do own a Kraton 6s and that thing is a tank lol

@@mikesdungeon8398 Thanks for answering, in that case I will continue my plans to buy the Baja Rey

And thank you for watching it's greatly appreciated 😄👍

It's almost undrivable with it off 🤣. I have it down low.

And thank you for watching 😄👍

Thank you

They are VG racing springs.

@@mikesdungeon8398 I keep putting off buying those what do you think of them are they worth it?

Unfortunately I haven't ran them yet. Still waiting on electronics 😅. But I do know that everyone I asked recommended them to me when I was asking about stiffer springs for this build.

So I've actually removed my body mounts completely. I'm using velcro strips down the side of the chassis and on the inside of the body to hold it to the truck. In order to do this you have to make sure that your body fits properly over your chassis or else the sides are going to look weird. (You'll have to tuck them in a little to stick the velcro together). And make sure to thoroughly clean the chassis and inside of the body of all dirt and finger grease before sticking the velcro to it. And I would recommend giving it at least 24 hours to fully adhere before you start driving it.

@@mikesdungeon8398 how’s it run? Is there much difference in the HCG and the LCG in handling? Trying to decide if I want to just convert mine (HCG) or get a donor car.

@@chrisroe5988 overall the lcg is going to handle better just simply because it has a lower center of gravity. The lcg chassis is also skinnier so the body you use (if you're going to use Velcro) needs to also be skinnier to fit the chassis. If you're just going to use standard body posts it's not as big of a deal. Just make sure the body will clear your electronics and battery. It took me quite a while to find a body that I liked for mine, at the end of the day I just joined a bunch of groups on Facebook and looked at others setups and used that to pick the body that would work well for my chassis and electronics. Unfortunately I can't speak on how mine runs just yet because I still haven't gotten electronics for it 😅. So many other things have been going on in life right now that I just haven't had the time or money. However the system I plan on putting in it is going to be 6s capable and 8th scale and I plan on running it on 4s. So it's going to run like a bat outta hell, the only question is will the drivetrain hold up 😂

@@mikesdungeon8398 I understand completely. Thank you sir

Those would be stampede arm guards. I've had them on this truck for years lol. And before I switched to the new shocks I also had shock shaft guards as well. Which are these plastic guards that cover the shocks to prevent rocks from chipping the shock shaft, which will tear your o-rings and make your shocks leak. Both are great upgrades especially since the arm guards actually countersink the screws inside of them keeping rocks from damaging your screw heads.

@@mikesdungeon8398 thank you sir ! Love all the info you’re putting out. I’m currently looking at doing this very same thing. In the process of watching all the videos on this project.

@@chrisroe5988 you're welcome.

@@mikesdungeon8398 do the guards hit the chassis?

Not on my truck they don't. They have zero modifications done to them and they fit perfectly. I even recently swapped them over to my new Traxxas heavy duty arms and they still fit fine. So far I've had them on stock slash 4x4 arms, RPM slash 4x4 arms, and now the Traxxas heavy duty arms. I've had zero problems with them, And NEVER broke one, they've never hit the chassis, at least not that I've noticed. However with the 17mm buggy wheels I have they do rub the inside of the rim and limit steering angle a bit, it's not terrible but its noticable. Keep in mind this is a slash 4x4, the two wheel drive is a completely different platform. But overall I have zero complaints about the arm guards, and they've been on this truck a LONG time. This is the original slash 4x4 that came with the 2pole brushless system, and they have been on it since I bought this truck new lol.

Not personally. However I did watch a video recently where the guy said the mesh was way too tight from the factory.

Unfortunately poor little Marley is afraid of just about everything. But I make sure to constantly spoil her lol