Timestamps UTB18 build update: 1:27 Close look at the brushless kit: 5:49 Installation: 11:10 First impressions: 15:42 Slow crawl test: 18:06 Course runs: 19:53 Final thoughts: 25:37

@ryanbowker2782

Жыл бұрын

Rather than timestamps you should look into chapters on KZread. They embed themselves right into the player itself. Just thought I'd mention it, great videos!

@Jack_2752

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanbowker2782 I agree, this seems to work better since you can just fast forward. 👍🏿

@m.reiter407

Жыл бұрын

Hello, I run te exakt same electronic setup with the gt5 and the stinger. I have the same problems with the glitchiness... When you have a solution for this problem Show me (us) your esc settings pls . Greets from Bavaria Markus

@KTMKID450

Жыл бұрын

This lil cappy and you have costed me a few bucks$$$$$. I love this new hobby. Thanks Bro....

Predator sounds like a great name for this build. With all the new dimensions you added with the upgrade components, its gonna be nice when you hit the sweet spot for your style of crawling! Then all you need is a Predator themed paint job!! Great video, and keep them coming!!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I like your thinking!

I just put this system in my rig ,with 3s ,and put a 1/18 scale chevy v8 where the gas tank was .Love this little Crawler! Keep up the GOOD WORK!!!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!! I need to get a 3S for it. That’s one thing I haven’t tried yet!

I don't have a Capra but I did a brushless conversion on my Bomber RR10 and a smaller pinion for sure helps correct the "Twicthy-ness" thank you for always sharing builds with us!!!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I will check out the pinion options for this as I am still struggling with the throttle curve. Thanks for watching!

I got a neighbor who swears by Flysky, so much so, he has it in his RCs that he has left. Lol Just surprised that you can run multiple RCs off that unit, just......WOW!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Up to 20 on it I think!

@RCCrawlerz209

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers That's what I would imagine

Literally just looking up brushless options for the UTB18, and then this video pops up!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing!

Such an epic little Rig! I’m planning on getting one when I have the money.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

It’s so great. Worth every penny!

@Jack_2752

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers sounds great! I’ll keep saving! Sometimes saving is hard to do when you have to draw the line between essential and fun. Especially when RC seems essential some times.😂 what an addiction.

I know this is an old video but the creaking is from the drivelines. Metals ones fix it and also make it a lot smoother. Much less slop in them than the plastics! I noticed the creaking in your Beetle conversion video as well. Thanks for all the vids, been watching all the UTB ones!

I love my gt5. I use the same one on all my trucks. You can also adjust throttle curve and many other things and it also has a gyro, so essentially DSC. At this price the radio is one of the best bang for the buck.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t even scratched the surface of its capabilities and I already like it! I need to dig into those functions 👍🏻

I'm really liking the looks of the utb18. Real nice rig!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s been a blast building it!

I love this rig! Nice upgrades and definitely a critical component for this platform. The internal shocks seem to unload prematurely while articulating. I'm able to incline 60 degrees with suspension tuning. Good job! Keep it up.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I feel like even with the soft spring the shocks are too springy. I might try trimming the length

Awesome build! Definitely going to do the diffs, links, and steering parts you did. The parts look so high quality.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am dropping another video on this later today with the new titanium chassis kit. This rig is a beast.

Just got that motor esc combo in my utb 18 It's amazing, the Bluetooth tunability is a great tool. I'm running 3s

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I gotta try 3S. It must be super snappy!

That creaking is the front driveshaft coupler, on the transmission end. The metal pin inside the u-joint rubs inside on the plastic. A little gun oil solved the creaking.

LOL, I was wondering if you were gonna mention "the creak"! Everyone I know has it develop. especially once you put some torque through it. i think its a driveshaft area thing... The build is coming along nicely. Such a great platform!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

The infamous creak! I am just glad I'm not the only one experiencing it! Part of the charm of the rig I guess lol

Furitek is the only way to go. Good choice with the flysky, you can run up to 20 rigs on it. You can also use a lipo battery instead of AA's. I use it with my 1/24 scale also . I hope you like the gt5 . Awesome video Adam 👍

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! So far I really enjoy it! The lipo battery capability is awesome!!

The GT5 is a rocking radio! You will love it.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I adore it. Probably my favorite all around setup

I need a utb18 now

Did you test the motor/ esc as it came? I tested mine stock & the throttle was touchy & even though it crawled slow it seemed to jump to another gear noticeably but after I tuned it & adjusted the drag brake it’s much smoother now. It’s nice to have the phone app to adjust the settings that’s kind of mind blowing.

I wrote off the Capra18 initially but with the right parts this thing is actually pretty sweet! I'd love to see a rear steer walk through someday maybe

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I’m going to do rear steer soon I hope!

@mattsmith5432

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers I have rear steer on mine and with the FSGT5 it is super easy. I put the rear servo on channel 6 and steer with the pot on top. I run left-handed so right hand is throttle and left is both steering, front and rear. I run Reefs 422 HD v2 on both front and rear. Mamba Micro X2 and Holmes Revolver rather than the Furitek although I couldn't say one is better than the other. Wish I could post pics here. Maybe will email them to you. At the end of the day, love my UTB18.

@CRAZYBUILD349

Жыл бұрын

not that hard to do, and you would love it!!

@scottyh72

Жыл бұрын

Rear steer is easy with an upgraded radio. The axle comes built. You just bolt on a servo and switch out the axles. I run a GT7, so I can move a knob located next to the grip. Super easy to use. I don't need to take either of my hands off the radio to do any switching or steering.

You know these custom car shops that pick up some expensive cars and custom make them for customers. Like they do it two ways: 1. Your style 2. Custom made based on customer requests. You can actually do that to any RC fan that would pay the price. Trust me, I would love to have at least 1 or 2 of the rigs you have and I'm from a different country where RC isn't popular and hobby grade cars don't get traction. Imagine what you can do locally! Just a thought! Great built btw!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ve thought about that, but I’m really limited on time. If I was going to do it, it would have to be a business model where I control the supply. Building one build a month and putting it up for auction or something like that. I don’t have the bandwidth to take request’s unfortunately

@JohnyPatrick

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers when you do decide to make one a month and create a business model and find the time, reserve the first one for me. I'd love to have one of your builds. 😇

I wish the wires on the Lizard pro were longer, I ended up mounting the ESC under the battery tray with double sided tape, but I am not convinced yet. Great job on the install video! Thank you Adam.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I wish I could stick it next to the receiver in the factory pocket. I'm going to try to ziptie mine to the chassis tubes behind the door as my tape is not holding

@KTMKID450

Жыл бұрын

All i did , was a little wire solder and shrink fit. put the ecs rite where i wanted.

@KTMKID450

Жыл бұрын

2in. of wire solder shrink fit. Clean and custom.

That damn creaking! It’s the front axle flex I think. I just did the injora brass servo mount and now mine is making the same noise. Ripped the whole front end apart looking for a problem. Nothing some Treal housings can’t fix. 😂

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

It’s just crying out for more upgrades 🤣

epa on the gt5 will help set your servo end points!!!!have fun!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

The thing has tons of capabilities! Great transmitter.

I set my low speed to 4 or 5 and my punch at 1 to 3 for a smoother low end on the app. I find the response so good when you hit the throttle that you don't need the punch very high.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

What about your FOC? I’m going to try your settings next time I run it 👍🏻

@Island-RC

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers I always leave it between 30 and 40

Very nice setup! I'm thinking about converting one to AWS.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I’m itching to do 4WS bad!

The squeekie old man noice is coming from the rear axel on mine. Keep the radio and the capra turned on and turn it upside down. Rotate the wheels on each axel by hand and listen for the creak. Hold the axel and you will feel the creak inside. Haven’t opened it yet so I dont know exactly what it is. Thank’s for a great video!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I completely swapped out axle housings front and rear and it still made the same noise. Also changed linkages. Same noise!

@lmwww

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers Ok. I also noticed that it doesn’t have this noice in reverse.

predator sounds like a awesome name for this build

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I can’t decide between this Capra or a 1/10th scale , awesome video like always brutha!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Tough choice! I love the capra.

@claytonjessup6163

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers I think I may do the Capra ! Price isa little cheaper then an 1/10th

sick!!!!

Do you have any in depth videos of installing everything? Like the axles, the servos and the motors and what you did to program them? I’m brand new into the RC world and a little overwhelmed by it. I would really like to upgrade my capras motor, sevro, and axles but don’t know all of what I’ll need or exactly how to do it

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I do not but I can work on that in my beginner series!

Hey, been following your UTB18 journey as I recently got one and was looking for some guidance. I just got the Furitek system today, I was wondering about the lights. Should they all fit into the new receiver? Cheers.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

It depends on the receiver you got. I got the flysky receiver that has 6 channels, so there is plenty of room to plug them in. But if you don’t have enough channels then you’re going to run into issues. But most receivers should have enough spots to plug them into

I just went brushless, but now I have no lights. I went with a spectrum dx5c controller. Any tips?

How did u get the lower links in

I've got that same squeaky noise going on with my utb as well...Seems speed related but idk what it is

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure either, but it seems like a common occurrence. Lots of folks chiming in saying theirs does the same

What wheels are those and also tires? Love the orange

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Here are the wheels: amzn.to/3ZKFbv8 The tires are ProLine trenchers, class 1 height in predator compound.

I would love to see somebody use the Futaba T4PM TX/RX for the SCX24. I can not find anyone using it with the SCX24. I am going to have to get me that UTB18

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Just looked it up. That thing is a beast! I’d never even heard of it before you mentioned it

@FR3EKELITE

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers it has a-lot of features, 4WS, duel ESC support, the list goes on.

Rig looks awesome. What’s the wheel/tire combo your using? TY

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am using generic beadlocks from Amazon: amzn.to/3mgGpzW Here are the tires: www.prolineracing.com/product/1-10-class-1-trencher-predator-f-r-1.9-crawler-tires-2/PRO1020803.html

@Loose_Lucy

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers TY you do some great informative vids

What settings are you using on your Furitek system? I am not happy with the Furitek system in mine. The transition between the low-speed FOC and normal speed is harsh and jerky. The thing stalls out under load any time the tire gets bound up. Updated firmware and have spent probably 2 hours messing with settings and it still makes no difference.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I'm running the FOC at 30%, low speed at ~15%, punch at 5. Throttle curve is straight linear (haven't touched it). Mine still isn't perfect but certainly not as troublesome as yours I don't think. I hate to say it, but it sounds like maybe a faulty esc?

I also have the same squeaking noise on mine. Haven’t figured out where its coming from, please let me know if you have a solution!

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Will do!

How is about cooging ? I installed this also and I am not very satisfied with this setup - to much start up cogging and I do not know how to fix it - I´ve tried different settings with the app but nothing helps to eliminate this problem - any advice ?

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Have you tried to smooth out the throttle curve in the app? It does cogg at low speed. I smoothed mine out a little bit but I'm not super satisfied either.

Had mine since xmass lost hope with it until someone comes out with a 66t brushed motor and some low transmission gears ⚙️ like the tr4xm I'm done not spending 119 for electronics that still have the twitch ...make me and your self some serious bank and we can start a 24 ⚙️ gear company..update lol I'm running stock motor with a hobbywing 1060..just switched to my spectrum radio wS running a tactic ttx300 was jumpy now smooth as silk 😎 ok rant over ill put down the JB lol

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I totally understand your frustration. I wish there were more customization options for the drive train!

@rcjoe406

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers true but to be honest after a couple hrs now all it took was a 268 dollar radio lol I luv this hobby

great video . what's the shocks model number ?

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Here’s the link: rcawd.com/collections/1-18-axial-capra-utb18-upgrade-parts you can use my discount code and some some money too.

@ofirr673

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers Thank you ! + which tires do you recommend for it ?

What happened to the ESC/etc. install? That's some serious stuff for us newbies.

@ryanm.4953

4 күн бұрын

Agreed

Where did you get that nice screw driver

@CapeCrawlers

5 ай бұрын

LGRP toolkit

Did you not have to bind the remote to the receiver

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

This one came already bound to the transmitter. I got the kit with the tx/rx together.

How did you plug in the leds in the receiver

@CapeCrawlers

8 ай бұрын

I bought a new receiver with extra channels.

With this brushless motor setup are you still able to use the standard remote?

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

No, I had to overhaul the entire electronics. I am using a Flysky GT5 here

@miichaelhickey

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers thanks for the info

Hi, what is your terrain made off???

@CapeCrawlers

9 ай бұрын

It’s mostly cardboard covered in plaster sheets. The taller sections are spray foam insulation

Like I said before I run the v2 electronics with mostly holmes hobbies brushed motor...for 120 until they get that little jump in modulation I'll pass still cool though

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I hope I can get the jumpiness sorted out. If not I may be looking for a holmes setup as well!

@rcjoe406

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers cool ya its pretty unbelievable with v2 stock setup slow craw for days no jump you can hold the trigger at one spot and it modulates right over and everyone already has electronics so a 20 dollar motor and good to go

What are your thoughts on the AX24 XC-1 ?

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I think it will be a fun project! I'm going to do a reaction video this weekend I think. I've had a lot of people ask my opinion.

@joelhaselow

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers Awesome look forward to it, I have one on order. I like the fact it is a new chassis to build around but still supports a lot of the existing parts. Looks very capable right out of the box but dang why did they stick with those cheap servos and motor. it would have been better IMHO at a $190 price point with those items upgraded. I guess we would still most likely just end up upgrading it anyway =)

What suspension are you running on this?

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

Rcawd internal spring shocks

@sonofragnar

Жыл бұрын

@@CapeCrawlers I recently installed the same RCAWD shocks. I found I had to add 2 small washers to the rear upper mount to prevent the shock body from contacting the frame. My stock springs made regular contact in the same spot.

Why not just put in a HW1080 or some other manageable controller? Get rid of the stock electronics and install your favorite radio and ESC system. Dump the installed electronics and install the system you use.

@CapeCrawlers

Жыл бұрын

I did exactly that. Switched to a Flysky gt5 and now running it on my Radiolink RC8X, which is fantastic.

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