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**new at this -** 12.18.2006, 08:31 PM

hey everyone, i am a 41 year old newby at this. my 14 year old son has a truck and talked me into buying one. i have ran his alot and i can now see why there are so many people in this forum. they are a blast, well i will have my new truck in a few days and i bought a e-maxx. i ,of course can not leave anything alone, so in saying that, where should i start with mods and please be discriptive? so you know i live in a rural area and have a lot of hills and dirt around me. perfect for this. thanks alot and i appreciate all the help i can get.

GorillaMaxx360 · 12.18.2006, 08:32 PM

First off welcome to the fourms

GorillaMaxx360 · 12.18.2006, 08:34 PM

Next the most important thing to know before you buy anything would be a price range you would be willing to spend on your truck. If i and others know this we can better help you in your decisions.

**thank you -** 12.18.2006, 08:35 PM

thank you

sjcrss · 12.18.2006, 08:35 PM

What are your plans for the truck, ie cell count ect...... do you want it for racing/bashing .....if we had a little more info.....im sure alot of people would be able to help

12.18.2006, 08:36 PM

money is not really an object

12.18.2006, 08:38 PM

there are alot of locals racing near by and i think i would really like to participate and spank there tail.

GorillaMaxx360 · 12.18.2006, 08:48 PM

Alright if money is not an issue/object then we have a good place to start. If you are wanting to race you will want to go Brushless mabey something like the quark controller and a Lehner motor. As far as diffs go with the FLM combo bulks and HB diffs. also go with the RC monster differential. Another suspension upgrade would be the Unlimited Engineering suspension setups. Also get the carbon fiber GorillaMaxx chassis and and carbon fiber extension. go with the Ultimate Engineering 8mm CVDS with the Dace hex hubs. Those are just some of the best stuff money can buy. Other people should chime in and give there opinions. With the right setup and a good driver you can smoke them even if they are racing nitro.

Sylvester · 12.18.2006, 08:53 PM

With the setup posted above you would have a VERY good truck. A Lehner 1950 6T on 14 cells maybe even 16 cells would be very fast. Pretty much you will be having 2 trucks with all the spares from your emaxx ;)

GorillaMaxx360 · 12.18.2006, 08:56 PM

Thanks for the support just some stuff of the top on my head but of course if there are more small things involved those are just the just of them

12.18.2006, 08:59 PM

give it all to me, i am printing all this ,so i can go shopping. hope to have the truck thursday, play on thursday night and start fabs next week.

GorillaMaxx360 · 12.18.2006, 09:01 PM

Man your are serious ok will start on a list someone else help me with this i will help but i cant do it all on my own (BTW some of the stuff on this list might be out of stock) And you know where to buy this stuff right.

Sylvester · 12.18.2006, 09:01 PM

Its all in the rcmonster store. www.rc-monster.com Just looks around at the emaxx section. You should find quite some cool things in Mikes store. (Mike is the owner of the store and forum) Some things might not be listed, but you can email mike ( rcmonstermike@gmail.com ) and he can get you everything you need.

GorillaMaxx360 · 12.18.2006, 09:05 PM

yeah i will post my version of the perfect truck but your best bet is to email mike and tell him you are not on a budget and ask him to get you everything you need to build the best truck and he will help you PLEASE ask him he is very knowledgeable and will defiantly help you

12.18.2006, 09:06 PM

thanks guys , i will email him now