KingBobs RC18T

[KingBob]

Figured I should probably post some pics of my newly blinged up 18T.

Gonna paint up a new body this weekend too.



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[opAsx]

now i have to go change my hop up list so mine ownt look like yours :(

damnit even the 18mt wheels have to go :'(

looks good tho, i like the rx/motor and servo on one side llike that. i have to wait for my new servo to arrive before my rx will fit.

what are your impressions of the FT shocks? im looking to replace mine with hot options shocks as the FT ones dont seem to give me the right amount of options (they seem to just run out before desired stiffness (llike my wife :'( ) and when i want to lower it i have to pretty much rely on no rebound as the springs wont be compressed at all and are sitting way too loose on the shock.

[James]

BLINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ! nice one rob!!! cant wait to see it (behind my mini-t) at the next race!

ahahahahah !silly

[anson]

Hows that bumper going for you? You get it more for the bling?

[KingBob]

BEHIND the mini-t? HA! not likely!

That bumper seems fine, it is mostly bling though, would probably bend in the kind of impact my 18t is likely to recieve !yikes

Probably put the stock one on for racing.

I found the shocks to bind a little, not so hot. Gonna put 3racing ones on when they come out.

Have GPM gearboxes on the way too, should arrive friday. Can't decide between an SSG chassis, or an ali one. Gonna be silver though, all the way.

[justo316]

Now that's a reason to get an RC18T.

The only thing I have never liked is the blue carbon fibre battery brace. Other than that, it's inspiraitonal man.

[anson]

Tell us how the gearboxes go, my friend ordered some with his rc18t. Have you considered the T-Bone bumper? http://www.beatyourtruck.com/prodreview-tbonebumpers.html
My friend was running this on his 18t, had a baaaad crash and snapped the front bumper, but the rest of the car is fine. He has another bumper int he mail (lifetime replacement warrenty, upto 3 replacements)

[anson]

http://www.one18th.com/GetGallery6111.htm
custom CF pan chassis + brace.

[KingBob]

That bumper looks too big, would work like a shovel. Nice chassis though. I'm waiting to see if 3racing are going to be replacing the upper deck on the 18T, otherwise i'll get the GPM one. Gear cases should be fine, have titanium diffs anyway, so should all be nice snd strong.

Just waiting on someone to bring out delrin diff gears!

[KingBob]

Oh, and i'll be replacing the blue battery strap with the 3racing ssg one.

[opAsx]

where are the chassis for the rc18t? i have been checking the online shops like mad and there donw seem to be any :(

[James]

the bigger tyres look mad. definate advantage over mini-t sized tyres. way better handling no doubt!

50 ways to spend your entire pay cheque (or three) on an RC18T, by Kingbob. haha

[James]

I'd consider building an RC18.. but maybe wait till you can build one from scratch just out of aftermarket parts, hah haaaa (what i shoulda done with the mini-T)

[Bowling Ball]

50 ways to spend your entire pay cheque (or three) on an RC18T, by Kingbob. haha

HA! Now I don't feel so bad! People say I spend too much on R/C gear

Nice looking truck there Kingbob. Still think you should have brought an E-Maxx :P

BB !silly

[opAsx]

E-MAXX!!!!!!!!!!!

[BALISTC]

Very nice ;)

I do like the RC18Ts, but I'm kinda glad I kept my Mini-T at the same time :D

[KingBob]

Well, as far as i know there is only 1 available chassis, which is CF by holeshot engineering.

GPM have made an ali one, but it's their "economy" version, pics on the gpm website.. 3racing are making an ssg chassis for it, but there are no pics anywhere yet.

I have a rule, 1 RC vehicle/year. Maybe an emaxx next year :P

[opAsx]

hehe why not a rc18, mini-t and a emaxx this year :P

i really like your front bumper (was the same one i chose) but i think i will stick to mainly blue aluminium parts for now with silver parts in the minimum.

id like a c/f chassis more than an ally one simply for wieght alone.

[KingBob]

I want to see the GPM non-economy version ali chassis first, all ali would be nice :D

if not, 3racing ssg, as long as the ali bits on it are silver.

[opAsx]

true that.

i was going to go all silver til i saw yours so i t would match my mini-t

now im going mainly blue and some silver.

i wish they would do burnt anodized orange... that would be sooo sexy, im almost tempted to buy one of the anodizing kits and do it myself :|

[KingBob]

If you order direct from GPM, they will anodize in whatever colour you want. I think they so silver, titanium, gold, black, red, blue, purple, and some other colours.

[opAsx]

ooooohhhhhhh yeas!!!!!!!!!!

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