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Originally Posted by TexasSP
I have been searching both, it's just I know the guys better here than there.
I have looked at so many submerged vehicles in pics and videos it has caught me. There are a lot of nice and expensive kits but I plan to do more work myself and save some cash rather than wrap up 2k in a kit.
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Yup, better to save money than spend it!!!
I am just finishing up my f350 water vehicle. I am using a regular tamiya silver can brushed motor, with a tamiya speed control. It is the cheap one that is thrown in with many of their kits. I dipped it in plier handle coating to seal it up. Also did the same with the steering servo, and put a greased o-ring under the servo horn. I will put a balloon around the receiver, and silicone the end where the wires come out. I also plastic dipped the lipo, an old maxamps 5000 2s pack. That should cover the electronics.
I also packed the trans and diffs with grease, and run bushings in the axles, sealed bearings in the tranny. I plan to wire up some lights and maybe add a few scale accesories to make it look better. It has a bedliner sprayed body right now, so it will never look great. I plan to bash it hard, so that is ok with me!