Duratrax raze buggy conversion

I picked up a Duratrax raze buggy and truggy for a song earlier this week from a guy getting out of the hobby. My intention was to get into nitro to brushless conversions using something pretty cheap yet durable. I know it's not the best quality, but figure for a starter build, what the heck.







Both vehicles are in really good shape. I've stripped out all the nitro parts (anyone want some nitro motors for cheap :D!) and am now working on cleaning and rebuilding the diffs. Due to my work schedule, this will be a long build, so don't wait up for me

Next steps:

1. Rebuild diffs and shocks
2. Clean and sell off all nitro parts
3. Strip and clean both vehicles
4. Replace all phillips hardware with metrix hex
5. Pick up some easy off and bye bye blue anodized parts

I've got a raze buggy mount on its way (or in the mill) from Mike. My plans for electronics are MMM/2650kv combo on 4s lipo.

I'm still undecided on what to do with the truggy beyond cleaning it up. Since many of the parts are interchangeable with the buggy, I might keep it just for spare parts. On the other hand, the wheelbase is the same as the Slash, so I may switch it over to buggy arms to bring in the track width and see if I can't convert it over to a 4WD CORR electric truck. Very doubtful I'll build it up as a truggy, they've just never appealed to me.