i gave up on my budget conversion and bought a used flux

[scarletboa]

i got another hour of runtime in yesterday and i am loving this truck more and more. i didn't break anything this time. i think the diff internals busted because the 4 screws that go into the ring gear and diff cup were loose and there might have been some play in the gear mesh. i better check the screws in the front diff as well because i'm sure they are loose too.

i'm surprised the truck does standing backflips on 4s. i am running a RC-M 18t pinion with the stock spur gear and after 2 runs, the gear is wearing down and there is a bunch of pinion gear dust all around it. the gear is pretty old, but i haven't had any issues before because it was always paired with a plastic spur gear until now. i wonder if mike will be willing to replace it if i send a pic or two of it. it wouldn't really be worth warrantying it if i had to send in the worn out one.

other than the tires having some crazy side-bite, i really like this truck. it's everything i wanted my nitro savage to be, only better

well, my nitro savage body is nearing the end of its life and the savage xl body it came with is too long, so i need to find a new body. i'm not too concerned with the looks of the body, i just want it to last as long as possible. i was thinking about getting the baja bug style body from proline because the round shape of it looks less prone to cracking. i am also looking at the axial diablo body because it is .060" thick and it is only $25. it doesn't look to bad either.