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    Default Fiero's TRX1, parts car turned stock class hero.

    This thread is a long time coming. I built this car over 2 and a half years ago and since then has become the most wonderful car i own. It is the most pleasureable to drive, it has tq'd almost every saturday its been raced and won most of those times. In 2 years it has seen maybe 4 added or changed parts. I could go on and on about how good this car has been to me but ill just move on to the pictures and all that other crap.

    I just recently moved to the 3rd body on the car. Same as the last 2, a McAllister racing "luminator", designed for use with the old rc10 lowering kit they sold bitd, they will still pop them on request. It has such a dramatic (positive) areodynamic effect on the car that my setup does not work at all without it, it has zero grip without it.







    The last body was an original production body, it didnt last long, the lexan used back then was thinner and i have a tendency to come up behind people too fast in this car, they spin out trying to move and i play follow the leader. All the same it was a great looking body.



    before that was the original body i did up for the car, was retired after i had won a bare footed 50 lap hot dog race (eat a hot dog, put on your shoes and sprint to the drivers stand and run 50 laps)




    not much else to say about the body, besides some minor variations in the way i cut them and i did up the rear air dams they are the same thing.

    The chassis is much the same story, after about a month long project with lots of fiddling and a few different parts i came up with what has essentially been the same. Even the setup hasnt changed much at all in 2 years. A few tweeks here and there are all ive needed to stay competative with track condition changes.

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    some things to note, i had a bearing sieze recently in my speed passion 17.5 endbell so after trouble shooting the hobbyking 45amp esc and motor to find it i accidentally burned up my esc. im now running a reedy black box 410 with ceramic bearings in the motor (because i can)


    a run down on parts:

    rear tower is a speed workz(?) blue eagle ls/losi jrx2 oval conversion tower. The front tower is a one-off fiero man job with lower mounts also a one-off i did. The lower front mounts were also my first time really playing with a thread tap. Up until then i just drilled a hole and used a bolt long enough to thread a nut on the orther side.



    the front lower mounts were originally plastic but aluminum proved to last longer. (Newer pic)



    Steering is being done by a worn out 2nd hand futaba s3003 and hooked up to a set of A&L rc10 bell cranks with rpm 4-40 ends and stock trx steel links (currently rusted to hell). Isnt the fastest setup but it keeps the car from feeling twitchy in the middle of the turn and the rack assembly has proven to be very reliable and smooth. Originally the plan was the yellow classic style A&L bell cranks but the aluminum set had a more workable geometry.



    The chassis started life as a clapped out old parts car on the traxxas forums that i grabbed up as soon as i saw them.



    gearbox was the same story, i gutted it, dyed it black and stripped the anno off the motor plate. In the box went a steel top gear and a machined aluminum gear with a trx3 black diff gear. Eventually i also went to mip carbite diff balls intended for the rc10gt. the trx 2.14 and the ae 2.60 share the same number of balls in the diff so i got lucky on that'n.

    Back up front i added a carbon front arm brace, that generation of traxxas cars (eagle, hawk 2, LS, and trx1) all use these crappy split bulkheads that break the first time you clip something, always at the same mold seam too. This is an easy mod to fix the issue. Had to use longer himge pins too. I believe they are rc10gt front inner pins. It works so well they only were replaced recently because i moved over to strc locking pins. They are still strait as an arrow.



    owi g to the nature of my builds my body mounts are a mougly collection. Front bumper/mount is an rpm bumper for the slash 4x4 or jato and the posts are rc10gt, center set are also rc10gt with the newest posts being made on a lathe from delrin at a buddies place. Rears again, associated.

    Taking to time now, ill mention the hardware, where i could stainless or aluminum is ised. Reason being, we treat our clay with calcium chloride which rusts the heck out of everything. The hardware strength in a car like this isnt s big of a deal to me as maintnence is.


    Not much else to talk about. Its a great little car that has earned a permanant spot in my fleet. Feel free to ask questions yall


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    Default Re: Fiero's TRX1, parts car turned stock class hero.

    Glad to see a thread about one of your cars. That is a really cool body. I've always wanted to mess with an on-road car but don't really have anywhere to.
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    7:31 PM [SHORTBUS25] same diff its looks the same
    7:53 PM [SHORTBUS25] i think the pinion is a 78t

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    Default Re: Fiero's TRX1, parts car turned stock class hero.

    Team SPC lipos woot! I like mine too.....
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    Very cool car, and story behind it. Excellent job on the build.
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    Default Re: Fiero's TRX1, parts car turned stock class hero.

    Awsome ride...
    Just bash it!..

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    Default Re: Fiero's TRX1, parts car turned stock class hero.

    Yeah, i dont know the total ownership histor of the car but its passed through atleast 2 other traxxas vintage collectors hands on the trx forums and that it was originally an ebay parts car. I like to imagine it was destined for me, nobody wanted it till i came along and made it whole again.

    Id love to get a few more and build a 2wd racing fleet out of them, one mid motor with upright, lowered tc shocks for blue/black groove oval and another setup as a resto-mod new age offroad setup. Mostly for shelf duty service.

    Not sure what project im going to post about next, my 1/8th electric dirt latemodel, my rc10 worlds rere, or my dynotech sprint car. Ive got a few others as well but staying inside the oval theme for now.
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    Default Re: Fiero's TRX1, parts car turned stock class hero.

    The rc10 world's would be a cool one to see.
    7:30 PM [SHORTBUS25] yea i knwo how to google y do i need it for
    7:30 PM [SHORTBUS25] i dont have no question for u
    7:30 PM [SHORTBUS25] to goggle
    7:31 PM [fishyblob] its google, not goggle
    7:31 PM [fishyblob] you wear goggles, google is a number
    7:31 PM [fishyblob] sheesh
    7:31 PM [SHORTBUS25] same diff its looks the same
    7:53 PM [SHORTBUS25] i think the pinion is a 78t

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    DUDE
    That was so 80...
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    Default Re: Fiero's TRX1, parts car turned stock class hero.

    the rc10 is still a work in progress, its a roller atm but when i move this summer there is a parking lot oval i want to race at, they have an run-whatcha-brung class the rc10 would be perfect for, gonna do a low end bl setup and a full mcallister racing lowering kit. Ought to be killer!


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    That sounds great. I'm looking forward to seeing that.
    7:30 PM [SHORTBUS25] yea i knwo how to google y do i need it for
    7:30 PM [SHORTBUS25] i dont have no question for u
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    7:31 PM [fishyblob] you wear goggles, google is a number
    7:31 PM [fishyblob] sheesh
    7:31 PM [SHORTBUS25] same diff its looks the same
    7:53 PM [SHORTBUS25] i think the pinion is a 78t

    Quote Originally Posted by cbaker65 View Post
    DUDE
    That was so 80...
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    Default Re: Fiero's TRX1, parts car turned stock class hero.

    Somebody just ordered a tuned D3.5 from express motorsports. 90 dollars for a little slip of paper and a picture on my clubs facebook. I want a world beater.


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    Woo hoo. Sounds like that car is gonna fly with that motor in it.
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    7:31 PM [fishyblob] you wear goggles, google is a number
    7:31 PM [fishyblob] sheesh
    7:31 PM [SHORTBUS25] same diff its looks the same
    7:53 PM [SHORTBUS25] i think the pinion is a 78t

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    DUDE
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    Oh she's smokin fast. Put the motor in this morning and ran a few laps around the street. **** near crapped myself!


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    Default Re: Fiero's TRX1, parts car turned stock class hero.

    Everyone loves an underdog, and turning up to a race with something that looks like it belongs in the early 80's and been competitive!

    Well done man, just gors to show that you dont need the latest RC equipment to win races!

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    First week out out there with the new motor, took a solid 2nd, was struggling hard with a push coming into the turn, car was fast and i think that is why i had the push, it would come in so fast that i couldnt let off soon enough to dive into the turn correctly. Track was fast too.


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    Second is very respectable!

    how will you go about solving the "push"? can you not get a set of mini pin tyres for the front too? what surface do you race on?

    Congrats on the second place though!

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    Oh setup is easy, i have a few options (i built the car to be very adjustable) i can go down a pound on my springs, i can change the angle to the outter shock mount, or i can play with oil and preload. Ive already got prolone m3 holeshots on the front and they have killer bite. I think part of the issue is the front left is lifting at times. It looks cool but does me no favors. Ultimately I need to be able to transfer more weight to the front when the car enters the turn.


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    is there no way to fit a sway bar / anti roll bar setup to the model?

    Also WOOO i just became a gold level member lmao

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    Default Re: Fiero's TRX1, parts car turned stock class hero.

    Actually yes there are monuts on the arms and bulkhead and i considered it but id rather change springs as im rubbish with sway bar tuning.


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    I'm not a suspension doctor but a stiffer rear swaybar and a touch softer springs on the front might help eliminate the tricycle in the corners. If you dont already have them I have seen coathangers used fairly successfully as swaybars. maybe even a bit of preload on your RR spring might help keep that front inside tire planted... don't take my word for it though, I'm just a lowly basher. lol
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    That's a cool running picture. Would be cool to see a video of a race.
    7:30 PM [SHORTBUS25] yea i knwo how to google y do i need it for
    7:30 PM [SHORTBUS25] i dont have no question for u
    7:30 PM [SHORTBUS25] to goggle
    7:31 PM [fishyblob] its google, not goggle
    7:31 PM [fishyblob] you wear goggles, google is a number
    7:31 PM [fishyblob] sheesh
    7:31 PM [SHORTBUS25] same diff its looks the same
    7:53 PM [SHORTBUS25] i think the pinion is a 78t

    Quote Originally Posted by cbaker65 View Post
    DUDE
    That was so 80...
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