Just the MMX8s alone was $389. It was a K6 EXB to Mojave chassis conversion so there was a few items there and you can't save the very little amount you save to get a "beefcake" kit. I also did a PPS motor mount, JBI hub extenders, front and rear aluminum bulkheads and 3 aluminum diff cups. Mojave body, mounts, front and rear tbone bumpers, bearing kit, aluminum servo mount and arm, reef's servo..... it adds up quick man. There is lot more to a build then just a beefcake kit!I don't even understand how you can put 3k into a rig. Isn't the m2c beefcake kit like 500? what else is there to put money into besides that? Must be why I have so many rigs and almost none of them actually have aftermarket upgrades except electronics. I do want to beefcake at least one of them at some point though
EXTRA MONEY!
Exactly my point. I rather have moderately Upgraded rigs that run good enough. And have many different rigs to drive. Makes no sense to shoot a whole load into one rig. It won't be any more durable at some point. Wasting several hundred+ $$ in the process.I don't even understand how you can put 3k into a rig. Isn't the m2c beefcake kit like 500? what else is there to put money into besides that? Must be why I have so many rigs and almost none of them actually have aftermarket upgrades except electronics. I do want to beefcake at least one of them at some point though
There will always be $$ required for the basics. BB sets, All the wearable parts etc. Tires/wheels etc. Incidental cheap parts that are meant to wear and break. ( sacrificial parts) You need coin to maintain any rig. I don't count those parts in my budget. It is an operating expense. No getting around it. Just that some of the $Upgrades$ out there are a waste, functionally speaking. Some even worse than the standard Plastic parts. ( think Alloy Arms
) Causing more expensive damage. Experience with Your rig will reveal this with time.
I only have space in my home for 1 rig right now. I only did what we're considered weak points and also I converted from a K6 to a Mojave chassis. I also did aluminum diff housings and cups. I haven't converted 2 of the 3 cups yet. One was leaking. I'll replace the other 2 cups when I rebuild them. I don't think I did anything "unnecessary". I could have waited until I broke things but I figured I'd build a tank first and go from there but I still spent A LOT of money on it.Exactly my point. I rather have moderately Upgraded rigs that run good enough. And have many different rigs to drive. Makes no sense to shoot a whole load into one rig. It won't be any more durable at some point. Wasting several hundred+ $$ in the process.
Just because the RC Upgrade industry offers all these parts doesn't mean you need or even want them most of the time.
$3k is ludicrous for a an Arrma 8s rig or any 1/8 rig. Yes some do this, no doubt.
Look into what Real large scale RC rigs cost. Better brands in the large scale segment. Better to drop big coin into something like that if into True 1/5 scale. 8s rigs are just too heavy out the box. Keep adding weight to it for supposed durability, and well, you are going backwards. Breaking more as you add the pounds.
Just chasing a ghost at some point. And your wallet will be crying. Poor return on the Upgrade Investment. Bling only. A Heavy paper weight for the shelf.
Sucks when you drive less because it breaks so frequently.
There will always be $$ required for the basics. BB sets, All the wearable parts etc. Tires/wheels etc. Incidental cheap parts that are meant to wear and break. ( sacrificial parts) You need coin to maintain any rig. I don't count those parts in my budget. It is an operating expense. No getting around it. Just that some of the $Upgrades$ out there are a waste, functionally speaking. Some even worse than the standard Plastic parts. ( think Alloy Arms
Remember that some of the Cheaper plastic parts are Sacrificial parts. You want them. As you learn to drive better, they will break less. Don't expect the whole rig to be Alloy and think it will be more durable and indestructable.. Not. It will become a pig.
Just Looking nice in pix and on the shelf.
Yup, but if you do the M2C beefcake kit AND THEN go to Scorched for the titanium driveshafts etc. AND go to Vitavon for the diffs, hubs, beadlocks etc. it adds up quicklyI don't even understand how you can put 3k into a rig. Isn't the m2c beefcake kit like 500? what else is there to put money into besides that? Must be why I have so many rigs and almost none of them actually have aftermarket upgrades except electronics. I do want to beefcake at least one of them at some point though
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I feel your pain on the K6. I’m building one right now and I’ve got well over 2K in it and I’m still thinking about upgrading all the drive shafts to M2C, plus I have yet to purchase a new body for it or the tires I want to run.
I hear ya.....I won't fault someone for doing it if they want, but I'm just glad my wife understands what I do and she enjoys it from time to time as well....
Between upgrades, better tires, M2C chassis, etc. My build is around $3k easily. But it's pretty much a flying tank. I rarely break my EXB K8S when I land correctly on all 4 wheels (and I do land bad too often). Was it worth it? Yes! My jumps are around 20ft to 26ft. I do some construction hashing too, which is a terrible terrain, but my rig can taken itI am finishing up a full build on a K6 EXB. I converted it to a Mojave chassis. It has almost every available upgrade. Most of the parts are M2C. Some are HR. I have somewhere around $3000 into it. I am wondering... How much would it cost to "fully build" a K8 or O8 EXB?
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