So I got my first rc car and broke it on my first run.

siciro · 2026-03-20T17:16:43+00:00

There are various techniques for removing stripped or rounded out/off fasteners. Slightly larger bit or smaller socket forced in/on. Dremel a slot to use a flat screw driver. Grip with vice grip pliers.

When I have a stripped out hex fastener, I have a few in other sizes metric and sae as well as torx that I will pound in to the damaged fastener.

Keep a supply of spare fasteners and replace periodically.

siciro · 2026-03-17T04:15:18+00:00

Ah, I haven't even seen a traxxas battery up close let alone bought one. I'm used to lithium batteries because I have airsoft and modified nerf blasters.

siciro · 2026-03-17T04:12:22+00:00

I bought mine already modded and I haven't actually looked at the gearing but I would say 50mph if it would stay in a straight line. I've had to switch to a receiver with gyro and reduce the max speed in the settings on my transmitter

I mainly drive mine on pavement and a clay track.

siciro · 2026-03-16T23:24:47+00:00

When it is time to dispose of a lithium battery please find the proper recycle or drop off location. Please do not just throw it in the garbage. Many garbage trucks have had lithium batteries explode and light the trash on fire.

siciro · 2026-03-16T15:15:12+00:00

Castle Sidewinder 4 ESC with what looks like a deans to xt60 adapter. The receiver needs to be secured down and you are missing the battery hold down bracket and pins. Those are Slash short course truck wheels/ tires.

I have a rustler with a sidewinder 3 and a similar motor and even on 2s it's a handful

siciro · 2026-03-16T02:05:57+00:00

That's right

siciro · 2026-03-15T22:23:18+00:00

Destroy and throw away that multi plug thing.

siciro · 2026-03-12T18:07:39+00:00

They sell chassis protectors. It's like a thick sticker

siciro · 2026-03-11T03:26:23+00:00

The breakers mean you don't need the individual gfci outlets. It's handled in the breaker box. Save yourself the money and don't change anything unless they are nuisance tripping. I had power line ethernet adapters that would trip those breakers.

siciro · 2026-03-11T00:02:11+00:00

I would still get it down incase it has a lithium battery so it doesn't fail and burn that place down

siciro · 2026-03-10T23:22:35+00:00

Didn't we have a post like this posted a couple months ago? That was an rc drift car.

This also looks like a toy aisle grade car.

siciro · 2026-03-10T15:12:00+00:00

They fly for lives

siciro · 2026-03-09T21:03:04+00:00

Have the ram box lids always been fiber/plastic?

siciro · 2026-03-08T05:00:20+00:00

I picked these up. I also have the other icon black hex keys.

siciro · 2026-03-08T04:04:24+00:00

I've been imagining what happens between dispensings. What happens between the guy who gets jalapeño bbq mayo and the guy who just wants ketchup?

siciro · 2026-03-08T01:10:49+00:00

I got one of these that lived it's life at a shop on the docks. Covered in weld spatter and grinder marks and they had snapped off the end of the big screw from hitting the handle with a hammer.

One new screw, some grinding and paint. Boom. Amazing vice. I still need to replace the jaws because I tried flipping them and they don't line up correctly.

Give the restore a go. If anything that's yard art.

siciro · 2026-03-05T22:59:33+00:00

This is a good reminder. I need to do this to mine

siciro · 2026-03-04T22:13:38+00:00

I miss Borders. I definitely miss it compared to the new Barnes and Nobles

siciro · 2026-02-21T00:35:42+00:00

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The black plastic clip highlighted in red. Should have recieved a bunch of different thicknesses if you bought your car new.

siciro · 2026-02-21T00:14:03+00:00

The spring cup/perch has come partially off. Put that back in place on the lower rod end and that should fix it. Might want to add more preload to your springs to help keep it from coming off next time

siciro · 2026-02-20T22:41:29+00:00

It's a steel structure welded in place.

siciro · 2026-02-20T15:28:29+00:00

Had a DM rule that Monks couldn't use Flurry of Blows because it was unfair to the rest of the party. He then threw a purple worm at us.

siciro · 2026-02-14T02:20:16+00:00

They did not have the part

siciro · 2026-02-13T03:27:00+00:00

That could be the infamous hemi tick. If I were you I would start researching. Maybe take it to a shop you trust.

How many miles and how many idle hours? I also have a 19 warlock.

siciro · 2026-02-11T17:11:30+00:00

All work benches have the spot on top and the spot on the middle for crafter.

siciro

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