Typhon Tricked-out Typhon TRL (100-hour build)

[RC-Dude]

Too nice to drive....

 

[K8$_Fiffmon*]

Tricked-out Typhon TLR​

Disassembled my Typhon TLR... four months and 100 hours later, here she is:

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Aftermarket parts manufacturers (in alphabetical order):

• 3dRC (wing mount)
• Alza Racing (motor fan mount & CF cover)
• AvidRC (titanium droop screws)
• Basherqueen (many parts)
• Castle Creations (motor/ ESC)
• Fast Eddy (ceramic bearings)
• Flysky GT-5 (transmitter & receiver)
• Game Changer RC (motor fans)
• Hot Racing (servo link)
• Kluber Staburags NBU 12 (bearing grease that Boca uses)
• Lucid RC (ESC fan)
• Lunsford Racing (titanium parts)
• M2C racing (many parts)
• MaxAmps (batteries)
• McMaster-Carr (diff pins, knurled grub screws)
• murat-rc (lights & shock socks)
• PPS (motor mount)
• Pro-line (tires & body saver)
• Promodeler (servo)
• Radical RC (bash bar & wing retainer)
• Robinson Racing (spur & pinion)
• RPM (shock rod ends)
• Scorched Parts (many parts)
• Shapeways (3d printing)
• T-Bone Racing (bumpers f/r)
• Tekjo (diff gaskets)
• Tekno (wheel nuts)
• Thingiverse (3d designs)
• Traxxas (rod end balls)
• TRC RC (bearings)
• Vitavon (many parts)
• Probably forgetting some...

Some build notes:

• Vitavon 7075 aluminum steering rack & Akerman bar (super smooth)
• Vitavon 7075 front hubs & scorched earth "lightened" 7075 rear hubs
• Promodeler Servo 635 oz-in torque/ 0.042 sec/ 60° (DS635BLHV)
  • Made in the USA (go look at their DS845BLH vs. the SB-2290SG Savox comparison *you'll never go back*)
• Promodeler 7075 25t servo horn (beefy)
• 3d-printed motor support
• 3d-printed flexible wing mount (3dRC)
• 3d-printed extended body mounts (gave me the ability to add dual 40mm low-profile fans to the motor)
• 3d-printed custom ESC cage for Castle Mamba Monster X (Google "CS-Design, Shapeways")
• Scorched earth titanium steering top plate, driveshafts, links, pivot balls, lower suspension pins, etc.)
• Ceramic motor bearings (TBR RC)
• Complete ceramic bearing kit (Fast Eddy)
• Pivot balls have a special gold coating to reduce friction and wear
• Lunsford titanium screws (high-stress areas)
• Lunsford titanium flat servo screws (they are pretty cool)
• Lunsford custom-cut titanium hinge pins
• Basherqueen ESC mounting plate
• Sorbothane pad under the ESC
• Anti-vibration silicon fan gaskets for 40mm fans
• Flysky GT-5 transmitter & receiver (very programmable... very impressed)
• Low-profile Game Changer fans
• Running the servo directly from a separate battery (have never done this before... amazing benefits)
• Custom rear mud guards (eBay: jj78rc)
• 7075 "Bash bar" chassis support bar from Radical RC
• M2C Racing (all the goodies... Delrin shock balls, 7075 chassis braces, Mojave/ Typhon wheel hexes, ZRS zero rebound shock caps, etc.)
• Talion rear springs/ Mojave front springs
• Fully shimmed diffs & hardened pins from McMaster-Carr
• Added a shock tower brace to support the body on roll-overs and upside-down landings
• Shoe glue/ drywall tap/ padding for brace/ Pro-Line body saver
• 1/10 scale monster truck 2.8 wheels & tires (the M2C racing hexes and the Scorched Parts rear hubs helped with clearance)
• 1/4 inch rubber matting in the battery tray
• 2mm rubber bump stops on the shock rods (they just start to touch with chassis slap)
• Prob forgetting some things...

This is the first RC car that I've built from the ground up. I left a few things I left stock like the hinge pin holders and the shock towers. Not sure if that will be a problem or not. I just finished this build last night at midnight (just need to add some dry lube). Luckily, I have lights on it and was able to do a street shakedown to tune steering & to get some of the bugs out...

The only thing I couldn't really figure out is the diff fluid weights; (don't laugh) — I'm running 7k in the rear, 100k center, and 5k in the front... I posted another topic to ask how vehicle weight relates to diff oil weight (if, at all) but don't see any responses, yet! I'm not an expert like some of the guys in this forum.

Big thanks to RCDude81 and Rich Duperbash for the inspiration for this build. I've never actually bashed an RC like them, but I thought "hey, that looks fun"—and that's what inspired my build. East Tactics and Razor RC are awesome, too. Who are your favorite YouTubers? Who do you learn the most from? Who do you like to watch for entertainment?

Feel free to give advice... or to ask questions. Hoping this post sparks some great conversations.

- Gregg

That build is super beast. I've seen it in action and it's scary fast.

 

[Dbx]

Great build Gregg!

 

[obessedwithrc]

That build is super beast. I've seen it in action and it's scary fast.

@K8$_Fiffmon* Yes it is!

 

[obessedwithrc]

That build is super beast. I've seen it in action and it's scary fast.

It screams on 6s!