Awesome, I get to go buy a dremel a grinding tip AND buy new gears. Sounds like my lucky day. *sarcastic*

What ring and pinion ratio are you running, and what spur, I can help you find the right pinion.

No clue. Sorry I didn't get any kind of information about this truck when it was shipped back to me.

All I know is the center is a hotbodies diff and the front and rear are both stock X SS diffs.

Send mike an e-mail I'm sure he will remember the pinion size. You may be able to use a drill or file to make the flat spot as well. There is also a loctite for pinions which I posted about in the other thread. I don't know how well it would work though.

RC cars will always have some stupid little problem with them if they are custom made. just try and fix them without getting too mad.

you can probably send the new to mike and he will make you a flat spot.

i would think.

Yeah I shot him an e-mail and all is getting sorted out, I'm about to order a few pinions to see if I can lower the motor temps as they were way too high the first go-around and Im waiting on my buddy to get back from vacation so I can use his dremmel. Thanks for the input and help.

Edit: I already appologized to Mike if I was a little harsh as this weekend was pretty bad for me and this was like the icing on the cake. I've come to realise that with custom creations a few mistakes can and will be made as the business I'm in requires everything to be 100% custom also (cabinetry) and sometimes things just don't turn out the way they're supposed to. Anyways, hopefully I'll have some new photos up and possibly a video once I get everything sorted out with the motor temp problem.

...inspiring truck...could you let us know the pinon and spur gear sizes once you know them...thanks...

...Also been following this thread for a while and am glad you are still able to enjoy your truck 2Fast...Albeit frustrating as hell :D

13/51 or 14/51 pinion spur as delivered(don't remember exactly). 50k center diff oil on a Hot Bodies LSP diff. I suspect the constant diff unloading as described is a major factor in the motor heat(similar to running the motor unloaded if the front tires are in a constant state of ballooning). 100k diff oil would be a nice place to start with the adjustments. :)

I would recommend the following:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXBZN2&P=SM

The 51T spur gear will bolt to it without any modifications. It will make your truck handle much better. I use it on my BPP truck and 2 of my buggies. It also has helped in keeping my front diff alive.

funny. tower's description lists 'Four Mounging Holes'. what's a mounging hole? is that what helps the truck handle better lutach? :rofl:

waaaaaay too many funny definitions are bubbling in my head. i'll keep 'em there and spare you guys from my lame humor. :happy:

If you own a 1/8 scale truggy or buggy you will know the the MOD1 51T spur has Four mounting holes that attachs to the diff casing. It will not allow the front wheel to unload and cause the vehicle to understeer. It will send power to the front and rear equally. The solid center also helps when you get to a corner too fast and you can actually brake deep and use some controlled throttle to help steer the vehicle around the corner. I used to race karts in Brasil and it was a nice trick to learn. It is funny how I can use it in my R/Cs as well.

I got a few questions for you guys, today I ran my truck and noticed that it's cogging really badly in forward AND in reverse, now it only cogs when I barely have the throttle pulled back but it never used to do this so I'm sort of concerned. Another thing I'm noticing is that if I'm going in forward and use the brake and try to go forward again it wont let me until I apply the brakes again.. Anyone know what could be causing this, I'm thinking its a punch control setting and the brake delay setting? I dont have a temp guage yet but the motor was pretty hot maybe 160F or so, the ESC was a little above warm I'd say around 130F or so. Batts were warm to the touch.

Oh yeah and forgot to mention i'm running 14/51 and every time the forward, brake, no forward, brake, then forward thing would happen the esc would have a red blinking light going off then I'd hit the brakes and it would go to yellow and it would drive fine. I seem to have lost my ESC manual so I can't figure out what exactly its doing or how to reprogram it.

Anyone interested in this truck as a roller? If so I'll let it go for cheap cheap cheap. PM Me and we'll work out a deal.

Well I decided to keep the roller for display purposes. All electronics are for sale I'm offering them here before I put them on ebay. I'm letting them go for dirt cheap. PM me if anyone wants anything. I'll cover shipping.


1) Futaba 3PM 2.4Ghz Radio w/Rx
2) Castle Creations BEC
3) Hitec 5955TG servo (320oz./in.)
4) Neu 1515/2.5D motor w/ 14-tooth pinion
5) Quark Monster Pro 125B ESC
6) 2s & 3s Apogee Li-Mn 5800mAh batteries (if bought together I will throw in an Astro Flight Blinky balancer)
7) Hyperion EOS 1210i charger

Due to the nature of this hobby everything is sold as is without warranty or return. Everything works, no DOA's.

Sorry to hear your selling it dude. That's a great truck.

very nice

Radio, batteries, and charger are still available if anyone wants them I'll give'em an amazing deal as its the last of the electronics i've got. Get'em quick they're cheaper than dirt and still brand new!