Just got my new Vorteks in the mail today. My 2 year old picked the color and she was pretty excited to see it. The design of this truck is really awesome and although I'm not exactly a pink kind of guy, I love the color scheme all the same. I'm from Maryland, so I love purple and the Ravens so there's that.
Me and the kiddo took some of the car apart, mainly the axles to add some loctite 243. I also added the 20t pinion it came with and installed a Hot Racing motor plate while I was at it. I was saving it for my Big Rock, but I can always buy another. Figured a new plate with a faster gear would be more beneficial. And if something happens to my Big Rock's plate, I have a spare now.
If anyone else out there has a Vorteks, and has done anything to it beyond the standard preventive maintenance every speed runner and basher does prior to it's first run, please let me know. My sister already gave me an idea for a build theme after this body takes a dump. Originally we were going to go with a Ninja Turtles theme as a "blast from the past" thing, but I was always a huge Sonic the Hedgehog fan. So I'm going with that instead. I even have him tattooed on my forearm. It's only fitting for a car designed for speed. Super stoked for this new project!
P.S. Please disregard the mess that is slightly visible on the floor. My daughter thinks it's hilarious to throw my folded laundry on the floor while I try to put it away.
Me and the kiddo took some of the car apart, mainly the axles to add some loctite 243. I also added the 20t pinion it came with and installed a Hot Racing motor plate while I was at it. I was saving it for my Big Rock, but I can always buy another. Figured a new plate with a faster gear would be more beneficial. And if something happens to my Big Rock's plate, I have a spare now.
If anyone else out there has a Vorteks, and has done anything to it beyond the standard preventive maintenance every speed runner and basher does prior to it's first run, please let me know. My sister already gave me an idea for a build theme after this body takes a dump. Originally we were going to go with a Ninja Turtles theme as a "blast from the past" thing, but I was always a huge Sonic the Hedgehog fan. So I'm going with that instead. I even have him tattooed on my forearm. It's only fitting for a car designed for speed. Super stoked for this new project!
P.S. Please disregard the mess that is slightly visible on the floor. My daughter thinks it's hilarious to throw my folded laundry on the floor while I try to put it away.