Outcast The Outcast lives again!

[arborvitian]

After being down for a long time, maybe a month, the 4S V2 Outcast lives again! I did a custom shell, which turned out beautifully. Then I realized that there was a layer of protective film all over the outside, and I had just stuck all the decals to that. Smart. I is smart.

There's nothing really custom about this truck other than the shell, but I wanted to show it off anyway. I have a lot of hours in this truck. Rebuilt shock due to broken rod. New front bumper. New wheelie bar. New wing. I just got it back up after completing a chassis swap, and I had one screw missing and two screws left over.

 

[Ron Burgandy]

Nice
Anytime I have extra nuts and bolts I always tell myself I must have put new ones in somewhere!!!
the stickers on the protective wrap sounds like something I would do!!!!

 

[Dan B.]

Are you ready to scratch it up? I’d probably stare at it for awhile first! Nice job, cool truck.

 

[arborvitian]

Are you ready to scratch it up? I’d probably stare at it for awhile first! Nice job, cool truck.

I hit the brakes too hard at the top of a hill on pavement, and slid about 300' on the roof. Pristine no longer, I find I don't really care that I scratched it all up. It still looks wicked, and I love having a body in a color I've never seen. When I trash this one, I really should put some effort into reinforcing the next one. Also, I'm putting serious thought into trying the "Real Steel" paint scheme the Notorious has. I'm going to do a Notorious body (see my other build thread) and try to replicate that paint scheme, and if it turns out well, I'll do that on my next Outcast body in metallic purple.

Daphne got annoyed when I turtled on a brick and got stuck.

Nice
Anytime I have extra nuts and bolts I always tell myself I must have put new ones in somewhere!!!
the stickers on the protective wrap sounds like something I would do!!!!

I actually did use some new screws somewhere, which is the infuriating thing about trying to figure out if they are left-over screws, or just screws I replaced. I did the chassis swap over three days, and I don't even remember where I used the new screws, or if I used them on the Outcast or the Notorious. If I left them out of anything important, I'll figure it out sooner or later.

The missing screw is one of the long ones that goes into the diff housing. How did I lose that?! Shrug. I left it out of the rear diff for now, since the front is the one that takes all the abuse, and I've got spare screws ordered.

 

[305HemiGuy]

Man some roof rails would've saved you the heartache of scratching up that beautiful body

 

[arborvitian]

Man some roof rails would've saved you the heartache of scratching up that beautiful body

I really need to take the time to figure out some roof rails for both the 4S Outcast and 6S Notorious. That's where I take 88.6% of my damage.

 

[arborvitian]

So my new screws came in today, and I instantly found the old one. It was behind my chair.

I took the Outcast out, and managed to break it in a way that didn't require new parts. I bet I couldn't do this again if you paid me. I ripped the wing off without really hurting the wing, and the screws were still there. Next time, I'll probably break the wing, because I reinstalled it with some domed metal washers I had left over from a part that didn't work out.

 

[arborvitian]

I blew out yet another dBoots backflip, driving through a grassy field. The tires that come on the 1/10 Outcast are a weird size, and there aren't many options. I decided to roll the dice on some Chinese no-names at $43 for a set of four. The jury is still out on them, but they held up for two packs, anyway.

Not depicted, I also reinforced the body with Gorilla tape in all the areas that were taking heavy abuse.

 

[Dan B.]

I need to break out the Gorilla tape as well for a couple of my rigs. Tires don’t look half bad for the money!

 

[305HemiGuy]

I blew out yet another dBoots backflip, driving through a grassy field. The tires that come on the 1/10 Outcast are a weird size, and there aren't many options. I decided to roll the dice on some Chinese no-names at $43 for a set of four. The jury is still out on them, but they held up for two packs, anyway.

Not depicted, I also reinforced the body with Gorilla tape in all the areas that were taking heavy abuse.

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Man I really like the wheels on those new tires. Hopefully they hold up. It's always a 50/50 gamble with the generic Chinese stuff.

 

[Bee1]

Ok, I have been looking for "bash parts" roof rails and some sort of bull bar for a couple of vehicles. Where do I find good bits?
I tried hard to not scrape up my notorious but it was inevitable!!
Before I run the 1/5 outcast I want to protect it as best I can.