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Nothing is faster than a ball diff on dirt. In my testing I found ball diffs stay noticeably freer under load than gear diffs. You can feel this for yourself - hold a diff with an outdrive in each hand. Twist them to feel how much resistance the diff has. Next, press the main gear against a hard sol...

It's been a while since my last update so I suppose I'm a bit overdue for one. Since my last update I've had lots of fun racing this car, finding and fixing design issues, and dialing in a setup. Since the last update where I blacked the car out and switched to the LD2 body, I've spent some time wor...

Files have been released for a few weeks now - https://www.printables.com/model/890186-nickcnc-mid-motor-conversion-for-traxxas-bandit-ru Warning, though, the transmission cases have a bit of a design flaw that causes melted internals and stripped gears. I fixed the issue but haven't yet updated the...

I've played around with different front end setups to make sure I'm not too wide. At first I was using rustler/slash front axles with the stock 7.5mm wide hexes and TLR front wheels. This was on the very edge and perhaps a tad bit over the limit. I also needed a spacer on the outside of the wheel be...

Been running and tweaking this car for the last few weeks, figured its time for an update. First, I decided I was done with the hodge-podge mix of colors on the printed parts. I bought a roll of matte black PLA and reprinted just about everything. It looks great now with the all black color scheme! ...

Great built! I love the antenna tube - really adds to the old school feel. I want to add one to my bandit even though I don't need it at all. lol

5/3/2024 Race Update Last night I had this car out at Pit Stop hobbies for another Friday night race program. The car was much faster this week with the changes I had made. I beat my fast lap by 0.7s and I ran a 15/8:15 in the main compared to the 14/8:33 last week. Significant improvement. There we...

I had thought about slipper pad material, but I don't have any pads I can cut up and there's not a whole lot of room. I first used a 0.5mm metal washer and even that was too thick. The cardboard is perfect because it's thin and it squishes a bit like a spring. I tried a shock o-ring and that tore up...

Yeah, one thing I'm learning from this build is as much as buggy design has changed over the last 30 years, there really are just a few basics that if you get right, you'll have a pretty competitive buggy. As for the gear diff, my super secret setup is actually incredibly dumb in how simple it is. T...

Race day report! For the most part, this car did great on dirt! At least as good as anything I've driven on this track, which includes a very modern TLR 22 5.0, so already a huge success. And nothing (major) broke. My waterfall brace did break after a particularly bad crash, but it was a clean separ...

Bandit builds seem to be the "in thing" lately! Can't wait to see yours, sounds like it will be a good one. I know for sure that Associated 71127 front hex axles work with the TRX steering blocks. Really? I didn't know this. I always though the ae front axles weren't long enough to use wit...

Standup trans complete and ready to hit the track tonight! http://i.imgur.com/wqo2jbx.jpg The standup config definitely feels more planted running it around my basement track so I think I made the right call putting it on. Like I said, grip was really low when I went to the open practice at Pit Stop...

Been a few weeks since I've updated, but that's because I've been racing this car! I raced it on carpet two more times since the last post and even had a chance to take it out for a practice day on dirt! I made it out to Pit Stop Hobbies for the premiere of this year's track and while I couldn't sta...

Small update for today - I tweaked the design of the transmission case a bit. The main thing I did was beefing up where the shock tower mounts. I angled the back of the mount so its thicker towards the base. I also printed a new case in a PC blend filament which should be much more impact resistant ...

I took the Bandit out racing again this past Friday and this time nothing broke! I was able to run the car the entire night in the mod 2wd class and it drove really well. I managed to record the main by strapping a phone to my head - I'm sure I looked silly but the video came out great! EfJy_aDSuf0...