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Well, after ordering numerous little itty bitty parts, numerous times, thinking I had everything I needed in my stock pile of extra parts 
, I FINALLY finished my Senton 6s build!! 
This was my 1st true build from scratch. Sure I stretched my Typhon, but that was basically removing parts in whole and putting on a LWB chassis. Truggified my other Typhon........easy Peasey! Upgrading a few parts and throwing a 4s esc/motor in my Infraction mega....no problem!
This was def a challenge for me. Frustrating at times ("Why won't this part fit!?!?" - "I swear I had this part/screw!!" - "Where the eff does this go???").
Most time consuming part for me was identifying screws to use. Some parts have screws that, well, "This fits, I'm gonna use it!"Going to the exploded view of the Typhon or Senton 6s (depending on which part I was putting on), finding the screw or part, clicking on link to get size or part number, digging through my JennysRC screw bag and my own large pile of assorted screws, measuring them (I suck at eye ballin' measurements 
), etc. Def a process.
Overall though it was satisfying seeing it come together. I still need to set epa, throttle, droop etc. It's supposed to be a little over 40 degrees here this weekend, so I'll get some vids of it's maiden voyage and post here. Hopefully nothing falls off!!!
Hindsight:
Next time (IF there is a next time lol) I will meticulously go through the exploded views and account for every little screw and piece to ensure I have everything.
I will NOT binge watch new shows, watch football or drink/smoke too much while doing it. Would have gone a lot faster!
I would like to give shout outs to @K-BASH , @3x9rtse and @Rcproponent for their Senton6s builds, threads, answers to other's questions and all of the great info I gathered from them (and others) while doing my research. 
And a special shout out goes to good ole' @Johnny b for being my motivator and cheerleader during this build. Even if he was sitting on his throne in his pit room bathroom while encouraging me!!
Mad respect to all of you that build truly from scratch!!!
Parts list: About 63.6% Typhon 6s/36.4% Senton 6s
Hope you all like it! Can't wait to run it!! GO ARRMA!!!!
, I FINALLY finished my Senton 6s build!! This was my 1st true build from scratch. Sure I stretched my Typhon, but that was basically removing parts in whole and putting on a LWB chassis. Truggified my other Typhon........easy Peasey! Upgrading a few parts and throwing a 4s esc/motor in my Infraction mega....no problem!
This was def a challenge for me. Frustrating at times ("Why won't this part fit!?!?" - "I swear I had this part/screw!!" - "Where the eff does this go???").
Most time consuming part for me was identifying screws to use. Some parts have screws that, well, "This fits, I'm gonna use it!"
Going to the exploded view of the Typhon or Senton 6s (depending on which part I was putting on), finding the screw or part, clicking on link to get size or part number, digging through my JennysRC screw bag and my own large pile of assorted screws, measuring them (I suck at eye ballin' measurements ), etc. Def a process.Overall though it was satisfying seeing it come together. I still need to set epa, throttle, droop etc. It's supposed to be a little over 40 degrees here this weekend, so I'll get some vids of it's maiden voyage and post here.
Hopefully nothing falls off!!! Hindsight:
Next time (IF there is a next time lol) I will meticulously go through the exploded views and account for every little screw and piece to ensure I have everything.
I will NOT binge watch new shows, watch football or drink/smoke too much while doing it. Would have gone a lot faster!
I would like to give shout outs to @K-BASH , @3x9rtse and @Rcproponent for their Senton6s builds, threads, answers to other's questions and all of the great info I gathered from them (and others) while doing my research.
And a special shout out goes to good ole' @Johnny b for being my motivator and cheerleader during this build. Even if he was sitting on his throne in his pit room bathroom while encouraging me!!
Mad respect to all of you that build truly from scratch!!!
Parts list: About 63.6% Typhon 6s/36.4% Senton 6s
- Typhon chassis wrapped in CF look wrap on both sides. 1st time using a heated wrap and it def didn't turn out perfect, but still looks good imo
- TLR black motor mount with new flanged screws (had the original red one on 1st, but wanted to black it out best I could)
- Typhon BLX rear shocks on the front and rear
- Typhon BLX diffs, arms, steering, hubs, sway bars, etc.
- Power Hobby dual fan motor mount
- 3x 40mm Surpass Rocket fans....2x motor...1x on esc fan bracket holder created by @Tex Koder
- Aluminum servo mount/horn/linkage
- Aluminum center diff support
- Arrma metal center diff case
- M2C F/R chassis braces
- Fast Eddy Bearings
- R6FG receiver
- Senton 6s (S6S) F/R bumper sets
- S6S side guards
- S6S center diff mount
- S6S body mounts
- S6S roll cage top
- S6S rear wing - rattle canned black
- Original S6S green and black body
- S6S Basher Queen CF shock towers and steering plates
- HobbyStar HBW 4724HV brushless servo
- Firma 150A 2050kv esc/motor combo
- Power Hobby Raptor 1/10- 17mm belted SCT tires
- 60f/300c/30r Diff oil
- 50T metal spur with 15T Tekno pinion
Hope you all like it! Can't wait to run it!! GO ARRMA!!!!
I know I pushed you hard at times but I've come to realize what a scatterbrain you are and just wanted to help you stay focused! Nothing personal. Looking forward to seeing some vids of the beauty stretching her legs! Again, BRAVO! IM SO HAPPY!!
Now that I've built a couple from the ground up I know how frustrating it can be waiting for parts, having to take something apart 4 times to get it to work correctly, or just plain not sure what piece goes where. But in the end, when she powers up & actually drives properly it's that much more rewarding than just taking it out of a box & plugging in a battery!! Can't wait to see some video of that thing tearing up your track! Enjoy that sucker, looks like it'll be a ripper 
