Back with a keeper! NIB Quad Rider EV build
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:58 am
I have been looking at these kits for a long time - 4 years or so when I first got back into RC. Said F it, if I'm getting back in I'm getting the kit I've wanted, but couldn't justify the cost of a NIB kit. Said F it 2 weeks ago, and started looking for kits..
After a week of nothing but staring at the 1 pic on RCmotomaniacs, I finally found one local of all places - a heavily used, and beat nitro that was converted to electric. Struck a deal to pick it up the following weekend (2.5 hour drive so had to wait til the weekend).
2 days after making that deal I'm on eBay searching for parts, vintage electronics, and searched expensive first, and BAM and NIB Quad Rider EV kit pops up on the top of the page. $100 shipped cheaper than RCmoto. Emailed the seller an offer, which went unanswered, so I thought about it for a day, and pulled the trigger on it next night.. Seller didn't confirm it was complete but all the important stuff was there, and uncut/modified. (Paid $475 shipped for it), and super excited to build/rebuild this kit finally!
Immediately after buying the kit, I started searching for parts in the 1997-2003 range, and settled on this setup after not getting to lucky on Facebook or finding any real decent parts/motors on eBay-
Novak GT7 ESC
P2K2 Epic 27t stock motor
Trinity Kinwald Dirtinator 13x2 motor
Kyosho Scorpion 12mm hex 2.2 5 spoke wheels
Reproduction Tecnacraft Scorpion 1.75/1.9 4 spoke wheels (going to mod to fit)
Unknown vintage knobby 1.5/1.9 tires
Futaba MJ T2PHKA TX/FP-R122JE RX/S148 servo
Fast Eddie bearing kit
New Orion 3000mah 7.2 NiMH batteries (2)
Still need -
32p pinions
2.2 tires
Make scale nerf bars/ foot nets
New scale shocks (AE or similar once I figure out the lengths they need to be)
New turnbuckles/rod ends
JConcepts 1.7 Double Dee's (anyone have a pair they will sell??)
After a week of nothing but staring at the 1 pic on RCmotomaniacs, I finally found one local of all places - a heavily used, and beat nitro that was converted to electric. Struck a deal to pick it up the following weekend (2.5 hour drive so had to wait til the weekend).
2 days after making that deal I'm on eBay searching for parts, vintage electronics, and searched expensive first, and BAM and NIB Quad Rider EV kit pops up on the top of the page. $100 shipped cheaper than RCmoto. Emailed the seller an offer, which went unanswered, so I thought about it for a day, and pulled the trigger on it next night.. Seller didn't confirm it was complete but all the important stuff was there, and uncut/modified. (Paid $475 shipped for it), and super excited to build/rebuild this kit finally!
Immediately after buying the kit, I started searching for parts in the 1997-2003 range, and settled on this setup after not getting to lucky on Facebook or finding any real decent parts/motors on eBay-
Novak GT7 ESC
P2K2 Epic 27t stock motor
Trinity Kinwald Dirtinator 13x2 motor
Kyosho Scorpion 12mm hex 2.2 5 spoke wheels
Reproduction Tecnacraft Scorpion 1.75/1.9 4 spoke wheels (going to mod to fit)
Unknown vintage knobby 1.5/1.9 tires
Futaba MJ T2PHKA TX/FP-R122JE RX/S148 servo
Fast Eddie bearing kit
New Orion 3000mah 7.2 NiMH batteries (2)
Still need -
32p pinions
2.2 tires
Make scale nerf bars/ foot nets
New scale shocks (AE or similar once I figure out the lengths they need to be)
New turnbuckles/rod ends
JConcepts 1.7 Double Dee's (anyone have a pair they will sell??)
They are a seriously cool rc, no doubt, but I'm too cheap.