- Axial SCX10 Honcho -

[Lucky7]

Good to know. I have only dealt with Clodbuster motors, a CC01 motor and a venom 55t all of which had the wires attached. Kind of figured the higher end motors were wireless but wanted to confirm so I was not surprised.

[Dr. Kustom]

Took me awhile to check back at this thread due to poor internet connection. Winner and mycrors4 are both right, usually the high end motors does not comes with motor wires attached to the motor. One of the high end motor I know that comes with motor wires is the Holmes Hobbies Cobalt Puller.

Small update: I sold all my 1.9 wheels, and order some new 1.55 wheels yesterday, hopefully they will show up within a week or two.

[Dr. Kustom]

Update: So I sold the 2S Li-Po a few weeks ago, and upgraded to 3S, with deans plug conversion!



I also sold all my 1.9 wheels...to get those 1.55! RC4WD 1.55 OEM steel bead lock rims with 1.55 Mickey Thompson Baja Claw TTC tires.



Each rims were packaged separately.





Now that I switched to 3S Li-Po, I won't be able to mount it on the original location without raising the body mounts to the highest setting, and I don't want to mount the battery at the rear of the chassis, because I want to keep the truggy bed. So, it's time to relocate all the electronic.

I picked up a project enclosure box from RS, to store the receiver and 3Racing light kit. Before I place the receiver in the box, I put it in a balloon and zip tie the end of the balloon to keep the water out of it.



Now for the ESC, I'm still running the Holmes Hobbies TorqueMaster BR-XL, the one I got is waterproofed already. So I took the original receiver box that comes with the SCX10, and put the ESC in there, to keep the mud/sand off the heat sink and mount it all the way at the front of the chassis.



As for the battery, I could not mount it up front, due to how big the battery case is. So I mount it right above the receiver box.





Last but not least, new paint scheme!

[mycrors4]

omg, that paintjob is amazing GIMMEH!

[Dr. Kustom]

Originally Posted by mycrors4

omg, that paintjob is amazing GIMMEH!

Haha, thanks Chris! The new paint is done with Tamiya model paint, so they do chip, especially with the power this rig have now, the new paint is not gonna last long.

[Dr. Kustom]

Update: Stripped the spur gear again...



Picked up a replacement part, went back to 87T. Also got 2 sets of heavy duty bevel gears, 43/13.



It's been awhile since I open up the axles.



Stock 38/13 vs. harden steel 43/13.



Also relocate the electronics layout, original battery mount have been lowered by 1cm and split the electronics to the side, right above the rock sliders.

[Dr. Kustom]

Update: Picked up my replacement transmission case yesterday, and swap over all the parts to the new case.





Replaced the banana plugs to dean plugs for the motor wires.



Also installed some fog lights.







And trimmed up the front fenders a bit.

[Dr. Kustom]

Update: Made some wheel wells out of plastic container.

[Dr. Kustom]

Took it out for a run today, got it a bit dirty.

[[email protected]]

looking good with the fenders there, liking ur ride more everytime u post something

[Dr. Kustom]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

looking good with the fenders there, liking ur ride more everytime u post something

Thanks.


Update: Left the rig as is overnight, took off the lid this morning and most of the chassis is still pretty clean, the wheel wells did their jobs.



No mud got to the motor.







Took it out and quickly wash off the dried mud.



Then took my axles apart to install those new bevel gears that I just got in the mail today.



From left to right: 36/14, 38/13, 43/13



All lubed up and ready to go.



For more top speed, I also got a 81T spur gear.



New spur installed on the trans, foam filter installed on the motor.



Here's a short video of it in the woods yesterday.

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A quick test run after the gears swap.

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[Lucky7]

**** that thing has got some zip!

I just received an HH BR-XL and 13T Crawlmaster motor for my latest build. Its all set up and hopefully I can take it for a spin. If it works as good as it looks I am planning to get a 35T Torquemaster for my SCX10. I see you running the Cobalt Puller and and how zippy your truck is yet it seems to do slow very well. Thoughts and opinion on it? Advantage over a Torquemaster or Crawlmaster?

[xmodsNSX94]

I begin to love this thread more and more with every time i read it haha

few questions though, do the wheel wells affect maneuvers at all? like climbing rocks and stuff?
does the sponge filter affect motor performance? only i tried it once and it ruined my motor?

thanks in advance
NSX

[Dr. Kustom]

Originally Posted by Lucky7

**** that thing has got some zip!

I just received an HH BR-XL and 13T Crawlmaster motor for my latest build. Its all set up and hopefully I can take it for a spin. If it works as good as it looks I am planning to get a 35T Torquemaster for my SCX10. I see you running the Cobalt Puller and and how zippy your truck is yet it seems to do slow very well. Thoughts and opinion on it? Advantage over a Torquemaster or Crawlmaster?

I've tried out 3 different motors with many different gearing on this truck; Tekin Heavy Duty 35T, TorqueMaster Sport 45T and the Cobalt Puller 7T. The 35T and 45T are very similar, both are 540 size. They share the same motor cans, only differences are the armature they have in the can, the 35T have more top speed and the 45T have more torque. They are both very easy to re-build. Now for the Cobalt Puller 7T, it offers much higher top speed with very stable low end torque. It's a 550 size motor, the can is a bit longer than the 540, but it will still fit fine on the tranny without any problem. I've lowered the gear ratio on the axles and tranny to get the most speed out of it, and yet the 7T still offer a great low end throttle.

I haven't try the CrawlMaster motor, so I don't have any thoughts on that.

Originally Posted by xmodsNSX94

I begin to love this thread more and more with every time i read it haha

few questions though, do the wheel wells affect maneuvers at all? like climbing rocks and stuff?
does the sponge filter affect motor performance? only i tried it once and it ruined my motor?

thanks in advance
NSX

The wheel wells have no affect to the suspension. They are mounted high enough even when the suspension are fully compressed, the wheels will not rub against the wheel wells. There are also spacers behind the shocks mounting point, it off-set the shocks with the wheel wells. They does great job keeping the mud and water out of the motor and tranny.

So far, I haven't had any problem with the filter on the motor yet. Because the Cobalt Puller 7T motor have a big open area on the end bells, so the filter will keep the brushes dust off the chassis and keep the mud/water (if any) away from the brushes.

[Dr. Kustom]

Update: Been running my SCX10 in puddles.

YouTube Video

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After the run, I took the motor apart and re-build it. It definitely need a clean up and some new brushes.





Old brushes out.



New brushes in.





I also polished the comm.



Break in the motor after everything put back together.



It's ready to hit the trail again!

[mycrors4]

O.o im jellin'
i want that motor lol

[Dr. Kustom]

Originally Posted by mycrors4

O.o im jellin'
i want that motor lol

It's an awesome motor. But I'm still curious to see how well does a Brushless set up do with the SCX10.

Took the SCX10 to Central Park today, along with a friend and his heli.

[xmodsNSX94]

mind me asking what container you used for the wheel wells?
was it already curved in that shape or was there some bending/shaping from you?

thanks
NSX

[Dr. Kustom]

Originally Posted by xmodsNSX94

mind me asking what container you used for the wheel wells?
was it already curved in that shape or was there some bending/shaping from you?

thanks
NSX

You can use the Clorox bleach bottle or any round food container that have a flat bottom.



Update: Got the Castle Creation BEC installed. No more throttle cut off!







Took it out for a quick run, and broke the front bumper mount.







So I had to take the front bumper off.

[FloydfanYodaman]

Originally Posted by Dr. Kustom

great pics!!!...this one looks like my rig and the amount of snow we have just gotten at the mountain...35" in 1 day...100" this week...its been amazing

sorry about the bumper...at least you are using it and i am sure you will get it fixed shortly...or come up with something different/better...

sidenote: working on a craigslist trade...a set of my used offroad tires from my taco...for a wraith and maybe an axial scaler...fingers crossed...and toes too...