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Thunaer

You never fail until you stop trying
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Arrma RC's
  1. Kraton EXB
  2. Notorious
Hi Folks,

First things first.
Sry for my bad English, its not my native Language. :)

now, let me introduce my Noto.
I've got this at the end of March this year.

-Out of the Box:
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After the first Ride.
(Its my first Stunt Truck, so i have to learn how to drive this thingy)
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1,5 Months, and a couple of Repairs later:
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After this Bashing i had a lot to Replace and Repair...and so it begun...^^

I broke, nearby, every Stock piece on this car.
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Fun Fact: the very last piece i broke, was the Stock Wingmount.

...to be Continued...
 
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First i did replace the Radio to a Noble NB4

Then i have started to Tune this Truck.
Here a List of all i have done so far:

Hot Racing:
Front/Rear Gearbox with Covers
Diff Carrier 3x
Servo Saver
Servo Arm
Steereing Blocks
Rear Hubs
Center Diff Cover

One pakage, withe HR Hinge Pin Holder got lost, so for now i go with GPM Parts.
I can not decide whitch ones i should choose. M2C or CRCU.

M2C Racing:
Outcast Goliath Chassis
ESC Plate
Rear Center Brace
Front Center Brace
Hinge Pins
Kraton EXB Rear Shock Tower
Front Shock Tower
Rear Tower Braces
Shock Caps
Stand Offs
Droop Screws

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CRCU Front Upper Hinge Pin Holder
PPS Motor Mount
Orange Tekno Springs (front & Rear)
Tekno Wing
M3 Ackermann Bar
M3 Diffmount
M3 Skid with POS Bumber (Rear)
RPM Arms (front & rear)
RPM Wingmount
RPM Front Bumper
RPM Mudguards (Arms)
POS Center Mudguard
Basherqueen Carbon Center Brace
Basherqueen Carbon Servo Mount
GPM Hinge Pin Holders (FF,FR - RF,RR)
GPM Drive Shafts (front)
GPM Caro Mounts
GPM Front Suspension Link Stabilizer
Pro Line Caro holders
Team Corally CS-5226 Servo
Nitro Hobbies Heatsink with 2 Fans
JS-Parts Gearbox Seals
Tekjo Carrier seals
Probody Unbreakable Body
ArrmaSkinz Chassis Protector
FlySky Temp Sensor
Jims Bearings

i have changed the transmission to 46/16,
also the Gear oil to 50/100/50, and i have rebuild my Shocks with M2C Shock Caps and filled them with 1000cst Shaockoil.

I have also cleaned, allmost every red thing in this Truck, except the Servo and the HR Hub nuts, i don't want to disassemble that.

My To do list:
Tekno Rod ends
Tekno pivot balls
Hinge Pin Holders
Lunsford Titanium Turnbuckles (5mm)
40x40x28 Fans for Motor and ESC

Here some more Pics:
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I have glued the Temp Sensor to the Heatsink, so the Sensor is touching the Motor.
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For the Clean Look and to prevent safety issues, i have hidden all the wires (Servo, Temp Sensor, Fans) under the ESC Palte.
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i have seen on YT that the Screws on that RPM Bumper sometimes tear out, so i add a few washers, will see if this works.^^
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At the Moment, my Noto is at 98% of my plan.
And this is how it looks now:

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But, this Story has no Happy End...(for now)

On Saturday I have finished this Build, so it was the best time to take it out for a ride on Sunday.
After a few minutes of trying and checking everything, i did my first fast run.

...i tried ^^
after 5 mins i tried full throttle...and bam this hppened:

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Shame on me, i sped that much of money for parts (i maybe will never use) but i didnt buy me another set of Wheels. *facepalm*
So i have now to wait a couple of days until the new wheels arrive.

Again, sorry for my bad english, i hope you guys (and girls) understand what i had to tell. ;)

Have a nice Day
Thunaer

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WOW what a post, she looks awesome, oh and your English is excellent
Great job!!! Welcome to the forum, and your English is great. I was born in the USA and Mines not that good. 😂

edit: what else is left to replace besides the wheels 😂 lol
Thank you guys.

I need just a few parts for now.
Rod ends/pivot balls
Turnbuckles
Hinge Pin Holders
and some stronger fans

just waitin till this parts will arrive...
 
I recently got some of these fans and love them, I needed some 30mm m3 screws and I did drill out the screw holes in the fans slightly for a better fit.

edit: I bought these fans at: Aliexpress
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I bought the fan mounts and fan covers here:

https://shop.alza-racing.com/en/19-universal-parts
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and the screws was easiest for me to get these from Amazon:
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075CFBHWV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So that’s my fan experiences, 😂 it didn’t seem like as much before I posted it all, but the fans are like 18,000rpm @12v and pretty quiet in my experience
 
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Very cool and detailed story 😎 thanks for sharing! Looks like you’ve made some great upgrade choices… I have a lot of hinge pin block setups and my two favorite are crcu and voltage hobbies (in the states and somewhat sketchy shipping practices so I can’t suggest them just thought I’d mention my liking for them)

sorry to hear about your quick tire blowout :( that’s sucks! Hope your new wheels arrive soon. 👍🏻
 
I recently got some of these fans and love them, I needed some 30mm m3 screws and I did drill out the screw holes in the fans slightly for a better fit.

I bought the fan mounts and fan covers here:

https://shop.alza-racing.com/en/19-universal-parts

and the screws was easiest for me to get these from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075CFBHWV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So that’s my fan experiences, 😂 it didn’t seem like as much before I posted it all, but the fans are like 18,000rpm @12v and pretty quiet in my experience
Fun Fact, i have ordered the same Fans.^^
And also the Fanmounts from Alza.
I didnt had the Screws on my plan, so thanks for this.

Very cool and detailed story 😎 thanks for sharing! Looks like you’ve made some great upgrade choices… I have a lot of hinge pin block setups and my two favorite are crcu and voltage hobbies (in the states and somewhat sketchy shipping practices so I can’t suggest them just thought I’d mention my liking for them)

sorry to hear about your quick tire blowout :( that’s sucks! Hope your new wheels arrive soon. 👍🏻
Thank you buddy.
Im from Germany, i know the struggle with orders from the other side of this world. ^^
I think, i will give CRCU a try. Thank you for your opinion.

The tracking says, my tires will arrive tommorow. its not that bad.
 
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Hi,

short Recap of my last Bashing Sessions.

I forgot to give Loctite on the Center Bar and on one Hingepin.
The hingepin get loose, and after it pops out it also bend a little.
Shame on me...
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My bigest fault, this time, i have forgotten to check the screws on all four hubs, every single screw get loose, one get lost.
That gave me an slop out of hell.:ROFLMAO:
Shame on me for this too...
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I have also killed another tire.
And i have stripped the screws out of the wheeliebar and trough the wing. (that stock washers are really crap)
And, oh jeah, both Batterystrips are torn.

But at least, nothing from the upgrades broke, every thing held wery well.
Im impressed.

I've made a short video of my durability test.
i know its a little boring, but at least maybe someone is interested in seeing this.

Have a nice day,
Thunaer
 
Hi all, i Hope you all had a nice Weekend,

Last Week, on Sunday I went, in the beautiful weather, once again on a skatepark....Skateparks do not like me.^^

The Noto is really nice to drive, very agile, super traction, jumps ran super even high backflips were no problem.
Until I, on a run-up, have misjudged me in the worst way and run frontal into an edge of a ramp (about 30cm high), at full speed.
Oh man...I have sometimes really a talent...

Short damage report:
The battery compartment is completely torn out, including the receiver...
Both batteries have dissolved...
The switch has fallen off...
The servo mount is torn off, fortunately only the screws that go through the chassis...
The ESC is torn off...
The front lower pin holders are broken. The front one is a bit bent, the rear one has the screws torn out that go through the chassis....(GPM)
And I managed to bend the engine mount....

The good news:
The M2C chassis is not bent (not even a little bit).
The RPM Bumper held perfectly, even though all 4 bolts were bent, because the whole diff housing moved backwards.
The diff housing survived without damage.
Also everything else is still intact and straight.

Shout out to Mich Looper, your Parts are realy Awesome.

A few Pics of that mess:
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So, back to the Workbench...:LOL:

i have managed to fix all of this.
Yesterday i went again to the same Skatepark, here is a short video of my little Bashing session.
Unfortunately, it ended quickly, with a teared off Motor wire. (Maybe something i missed to Fix)


Have a nice day you all,
Thunaer
 
Hi Together,

short Update on my Noto.
I have Changed the Front Turnbuckles to 5mm Lunsword Titanium Turnuckles.
Them are lighter and more Stable.
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I have also finished the Fans, now i have three of them.
I soldered all of them together and add an Ballancer Connector, i have also put an another Lipo Battery to.
Its an 3S 1600mAh Lipo, and it fits into the Roll Hoop.
To charge it, i have soldered an EC5 Plug to it, so i can take the whole Roll Hopp out of the Car.
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Wish you al a nice Sunday.
Stay Safe
Thunaer
 
Nicely built!!! It kinda makes you think after buying everything aftermarket, why did we even buy the Arrma kit to start with? Lol I’ve seen so many builds that have very little of the stock parts left or if thy are they have been replaced a couple times lol…
 
Nicely built!!! It kinda makes you think after buying everything aftermarket, why did we even buy the Arrma kit to start with? Lol I’ve seen so many builds that have very little of the stock parts left or if thy are they have been replaced a couple times lol…
I think so too.
That's my plan for my Kraton. To start with everything Aftermarket and after that, just to Buy the missing Parts.
 
Hi Together,

Another short Update on my Noto

After i Grilled my Stock Motor i had to decide what i will put in.
It is the Ezrun Max6/4985 Combo i have Chosen.
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It was not that hard to put it into my Noto, but its realy tightly.
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But, it fits, looks great and has a lot of Power. (WTF)

I had to Cut off a little of the Sideguards to Fit the Motor and also the Fans.
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For the First Run on this Beast, i had only my Old Gearing 46/17, it is still a real Monster.
The Belted Trenchers start Balooning, even when i push the Trigger just a few milimeters.
Now i wait for new Diff Oil, will try 60/300/30 versus 50/100/50 (i have now in)
I will also switch the Pinion to 19, maybe 20 (will see what makes me Happy)

But, im the master of fu..ing things up, this Time i Have mounted the YeahRacing Heatsink and needed longer Screws.
After everything was tighted wery well, i didnt see the Screws are Touching the Rear Dogbone. (#facepalm)
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Im glad nothing broke.

Wishing you all a Nice Day
Thunaer

PS: Another short Testing Vid.
Its not Spectacular, i didnt had much Time and didnt want to Breake something.;)
 
Great combo! I have the same in my kraton 6s exb and it rips.. I’m using 50/18 gears and it’s plenty fast for me to do standing back flips. I never even hit full throttle in my yard lol 😂 I wish my back would physically let me go more places to bash, but it just won’t yet. But I’m getting stronger very slowly. Luckily I love the building side of this hobby. And the videos and research. I love thinking things up, or solutions. Even if after I find a solution, if I find someone else already figured it out, I’m not upset cause I figured it out also lol 😂 (great minds and all) anyway sorry about the long winded post
 
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