Finally Pulled the Trigger and Bought a Second Car

[Diem Turner]

I'd been thinking about getting a SWB car for speed running and track use the past weeks and, after much contemplation, decided on the Hobao VTE. During my research I stumbled upon an ad for a modded out VTE on Ebay classifieds that fit the bill. So I sold my Elektron AnalogFour synthesizer and turned around and bought the car. I think I got a great deal considering the part upgrades and the fact that everything is brand new and has never been run. I paid 480€ (~$500) for the package. So what I got was:

Hobao VTE
Scorched RC Carbon Fiber GT Chassis
Scorched RC Titanium Spool
Scorched RC Titanium Center Drive Shafts
Scorched RC Titanium CVDs and Dog Bones
Scorched RC Diff Lockers F/R
Carbon Fiber Center Torsion Brace
Carbon Fiber Shock Towers F/R
One Set CONTACT Foams
Deltaplastik 1/8 2mm Dome Body
All the original parts (chassis, diffs, etc.)

A brief build thread will be posted in the coming days. Let the good times roll!!

 

[Smilinbri]

I'd been thinking about getting a SWB car for speed running and track use the past weeks and, after much contemplation, decided on the Hobao VTE. During my research I stumbled upon an ad for a modded out VTE on Ebay classifieds that fit the bill. So I sold my Elektron AnalogFour synthesizer and turned around and bought the car. I think I got a great deal considering the part upgrades and the fact that everything is brand new and has never been run. I paid 480€ (~$500) for the package. So what I got was:

Hobao VTE
Scorched RC Carbon Fiber GT Chassis
Scorched RC Titanium Spool
Scorched RC Titanium Center Drive Shafts
Scorched RC Titanium CVDs and Dog Bones
Scorched RC Diff Lockers F/R
Carbon Fiber Center Torsion Brace
Carbon Fiber Shock Towers F/R
One Set CONTACT Foams
Deltaplastik 1/8 2mm Dome Body
All the original parts (chassis, diffs, etc.)
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A brief build thread will be posted in the coming days. Let the good times roll!!

Sweet!! Def looks like a great deal!! Congrats!!

 

[Cereal_killer]

I knew it! from the other post! Congratulations! Can’t wait to see what you achieve with it!

 

[LicketySplit]

Nice! About time.

 

[SrC]

Hell yeah about time.
You got a nice kit there.
I'm happy for you.

 

[Diem Turner]

IKR? Thanks fellas, appreciate it.

 

[ChrisC]

Happy Bashing Bro!

 

[Moirae]

Awesome deal! Is that the size of a typhon?

 

[Diem Turner]

Awesome deal! Is that the size of a typhon?

I think so, yeah. 325mm wheelbase, 310mm track width.

 

[Mikeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal]

Very nice, enjoy. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. I almost bought the VS2E last week but decided to wait and see what kind of BF offers show up.

 

[Diem Turner]

Here are a couple more pictures. I'm loving this thing already and I haven't even driven it. The C-hubs and steering linkage is free from any sort of slop, which is nice.

 

[Acidsnow]

Quite the deal! @Diem Turner lookin forward to seein what comes of this!

 

[dk10438]

Such a sweet deal. Congrats bro!

 

[Lennart]

That looks like a pretty nice chassis. What electronics do you plan on using?
And will there be some track running on the dormagen rc track next year?

 

[Diem Turner]

That looks like a pretty nice chassis. What electronics do you plan on using?
And will there be some track running on the dormagen rc track next year?

Yeah, I love the chassis from Scorched. They're a thing of beauty.

I'm going to do some initial testing and setup with a Spektrum 150A ESC and 4074 motor. Once I've got everything dialed those will be swapped out for a Castle 1721 and XLX2. For control I'll be using a Futaba 4PX & 304 receiver.

I had planned on it, yes.

 

[King blitz]

Yeah, I love the chassis from Scorched. They're a thing of beauty.

I'm going to do some initial testing and setup with a Spektrum 150A ESC and 4074 motor. Once I've got everything dialed those will be swapped out for a Castle 1721 and XLX2. For control I'll be using a Futaba 4PX & 304 receiver.

I had planned on it, yes.

Good luck .it's a nice chassis.looking forward to your build thread on this

 

[dk10438]

Yeah, I love the chassis from Scorched. They're a thing of beauty.

I'm going to do some initial testing and setup with a Spektrum 150A ESC and 4074 motor. Once I've got everything dialed those will be swapped out for a Castle 1721 and XLX2. For control I'll be using a Futaba 4PX & 304 receiver.

I had planned on it, yes.

I'm curious why you're using your 4Px instead of your 7Px?

 

[Diem Turner]

I'm curious why you're using your 4Px instead of your 7Px?

Because I have it and want to use it. I won't be using any telemetry on this car, no gyros, nothing fancy. From the perspective of how the Tx feels in your hands, they're pretty much indistinguishable.

 

[SrC]

I think so, yeah. 325mm wheelbase, 310mm track width.

It's a proper GT scale chassis??

 

[Diem Turner]

It's a proper GT scale chassis??

I think so? It's Scorched RC's GT chassis so I assumed that it was.

Edit: Ah wait. If you're asking whether it's a flat pan chassis or has a kick-up, then it's the former. The VTE has no kick-up. If I'm not mistaken that would make it a non-GT chassis by official definition, correct? I just double checked and Scorched refers to it as a GT width chassis.