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This conversion looks awesome!! i've been on the look out for a donor truck too. one thing i did want to know was, are there any differences between the original rustler (black version) or the newer VXL (grey)?

Nice one Jamie!

I'll be keen to hear how it goes, i've been reading through your thread, though not in super detail and i think theres a shelfer mixed in there too, can you put up a little run down of the specs of your buggy that you'll be racing, options used etc?

All the best with it!

He rubbed the colour off the springs so people wouldn't know which colour spring he was running, he'd leave a small trace of the colour up one end so he could still identify which weight spring he was pulling out of his tool box Its argued that by removing the paint, it made the spring slightly soft...

Thanks to Klavy69 for adding part numbers to the original post etc, just added badnats slider driveshaft replacement using integy bandit hardware

So as my CVDs are cracked and because i wanted something stronger, i decided to try the Integy ones and it is a nearly direct fit with the stok rear hubs ... and a direct fit with the RPM rear hubs : http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/badnat62/C26506ORANGE_zpsulcgjbka.jpg ... but fits well on t...

Dremel it out Cheers mate, i had thought of that, i was worried that it might go through the chassis. have you seen it done? is there enough meat on the bottom of the chassis so it wont create holes underneath? Losi xx kid, i had a look at that thread you linked but i couldnt see much in the way of...

Just a general question for people running XX buggies or trucks with stick lipos. How are you getting around the "step" part inside the battery tunnel that narrows the width down to around 42-43 mm which is narrower than standard stick packs. i want the pack to sit as low in the chassis as...

Hi Bill Welcome to the site yes the rere cvds also fit the mid, you'd need to get the hexes and pins too as they were smart enough to not use the friction hex setup on the rere i agree with the comments of others here too, i bought an ok car and a parts car, put the best bits together, got a couple ...

Yes very interesting, then it looks like an astute series front bulkhead mixed with on road arms

re the gearing

Generally brushless need a taller ratio than its comparable brushed motor so if i were choosing, i'd be going with the 2wd box rather than the truck one but great build either way!!

Hi I'm sorry to bring this thread back from the dead but i have a tekin mid buggy in great condition and had been thinking on doing it as a truck and wanted to know the kit differences Based on the above, it appears the only things that were different between the truck kit and buggy were the rear ar...

Thanks very much for bringing this build back to life, some great ideas and tips

The car look fantastic!!

I want a carbon chassis for my TRX1 now!!!

cheers guys!

info added

if anyone can add any specific part numbers to any of the info above it would be great too

Mikey

Hi Guys!!

great info here so far, i've put the into the main post in some sort of logical order and we'll go from there, let me know if its all good so far

cheers

Mikey

Hi guys I feel that something that's missing in this area is a consolidated thread that people can refer to when searching for parts or mods for their TRX-1s. Before I go on, I am anything but a guru on the car, i picked up a couple of them and raced one at a vintage meeting in October and am keen t...