New Typhon Progress.

[LordChaos]

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to start a thread showing off the newest addition to my Arrma Garage.

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• LordChaos
• Jul 12, 2018

New Typhon v3 :)

Here is a brief rundown of whats been done prior to it's maiden run.

• Complete tear down
• Bulletproofing for all three diffs
• Fast Eddy bearing kit
• Hobbywing Max8 combo
• Associated hex extenders
• Voltage Hobbies Chassis braces, servo mount and steering rack
• Tekno 18t pinion
• Cut down a stock motor mount to make the front diff brace
• T-Bone front and rear bumpers
• Stole the Yeah racing fan/heatsink from my outcast
• Fiberglass tape+E6000+bedliner inside the body
• Grabbed a set of Duratrax Lockups to test cause they were cheap (not pictured)

During teardown I discovered the car was not in terrible shape and the rtr crew did a mostly ok job. Here are a few things of note from that process.

• Several loose screws
• A couple over-tightened screws resulting in stripped plastic threads
• Over use of lock-tite substance in several areas, front bearing on the rear diff case was caked full of it
• Mostly empty front diff
• 1 shock low on oil

I'll just say that there was enough wrong to make the teardown worth the effort but not so much wrong that I feel Arrma got rid of their quality control team. Also a huge shoutout to M.I.P for taking a lot of frustration out of the teardown/rebuild process. Cant stress enough the importance of a good set of hex drivers.

I am sure I will think of more later but here is the initial list of things I want to get done to it in the short term.

• High voltage capable receiver
• Savox 1210sg
• The rest of the things Voltage Hobbies makes for this buggy
• probably a new motor depending on how the hobbywing does
• probably some suspension changes
• Proline MX 28's

Here is a couple more pics to look at while I go drive it for the first time thanks for reading.

New Typhon

• LordChaos
• Jul 12, 2018

Typhon inside1

• LordChaos
• Jul 12, 2018

Typhon inside2

• LordChaos
• Jul 12, 2018

Typhon inside3

• LordChaos
• Jul 12, 2018

Typhon body inside

• LordChaos
• Jul 12, 2018
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Typhon under

• LordChaos
• Jul 12, 2018

 

[WoodiE]

Looks great @LordChaos. Nice list of upgrades and maintenance done.

Did you make those caps yourself or buy them somewhere?

 

[LordChaos]

Thats just the small cap pack that came with the max8 combo. Figured I would wire it in until I get a better one. Not at home right now but I think Killmode rc or something like that is making some top notch cap packs.