I have spent the last 5 years beefing up the stock transmission in this truck trying to make it hold brushless power, I even went as far as to machine out the diff housing. Well I got sick of replacing parts over the years and decided to swap out a Traxxas full steel VXL transmission. It took a bit of work to get it to fit and work right but it is by far the best mod I have done to it.

Now.......

It uses traxxas driveshafts(had to modify the hubs).

Can handle all the power I wanna throw at it.

But best of all, it looks bone stock.

This truck is now 23 years old but runs like a bat out of hell. Using the same motor, speed control, transmission etc on my stampede I can get 74mph w/11.1v lipo on radar using a brick to keep the front end down. This chassis is lighter and has much better weight balance and center of gravity so I think 85mph shouldnt be a problem just I wont be using the body it took 2 days to paint to try it out.

 

nice!


hey out of curiosity, do you own a Slash? is the wheelbase of that body about right for a Slash or is it a little small?

 

I was actually just racing it a few days ago with my best friend who has a slash. The slash is a much bigger truck and this body would look funny on it. However HPI now makes an Ivan Stewart body truck for the same size trucks with the same decal scheme, you just have to paint it. I have seen them on ebay for around $30 and theres no shortage.

 

hey do you still have the old transmission & parts?


if you're not going to use it, i was wondering if i could trouble you for a small plastic peice that is broken on mine, (accidentally put it together without the 5x8 inner bearings, broke the retainer)

 

painted it years ago in my teens, was going from memory on the paint scheme,

its a little off but i kinda like it,


oh, and you mentioned LiPo's have you run them in this? if so where do you put them?

 

Awesome, looks great!

 

So now I've cloned it to look like my 88