Just casually redesigned the entire truck to be more functional in less than a week no biggie. I bet the Axial guys love this channel. Just one of the best rc channels in youtube.

The blue wheels were a proper choice! Looks so much better sitting lower as well. Great progress!

This is a fantastic upgrade. I think you’ve just made a bunch of Scxiii owners very happy.

The Scientist is killing it! Love the upgrades. Josh, thanks for the 3D parts!

Awesome .. thanks for making the 3rd files available. This should make the 10iii platform more driveable

Gosh, that's some good looking lexan.

Thanks Josh VERY helpful sir. Really looking forward to receiving mine ordered in red 🇬🇧🇺🇲✌🏼🤩

Great series and the reason why i started watching this channel. Looking forward to the future upgrades to this rig and future wild builds

Awesome!! Thank you so much for the mods! Excellent video! 👍👍

Since anyone hasn't said it yet, should've come (more) like that from factory. I actually believe what Rich T said in a wednesday live that axial trucks are very dialed in to stock setup, but the flipside seems to be that you get barely any performance benefits with smaller modifications unlike in many other crawlers. If you're still reading, try the clipless body mounts Fine Laser Designs released

Solid build here. Thanks for sharing

Excellent video Josh! I really like what you are doing to that Jeep! It is looking better and better as well, the performance will be so much superior! Great stuff and a treat to see your thinking process to obtain the desired results!!! Well Done and Thanks!

If you ain't rubbing, you ain't off roading hard enough!. 😉😄

Wow a difference stance makes.. Actually makes me want one now after I seen the work you did on it... pretty awesome

Love this idea, would love to send you some of my Fine Laser Designs clipless body mounts to help you with getting the body on and off!

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

I’m willing to try anything to make it easier!!

Excellent tips and video! Not to mention the truck looks great after the modifications but ofcoarse that subjective. Look forward to the crawling review, I'm sure it'll be nigh and day difference! As always, thanks for the insight Matt!

I used a picture of the ripper today for my College humanities class because we were supposed to write/talk about our hobby’s and boy the amount of comments about how “you just play with RC’s” and then proceeded by “ wait those are how expensive!?” Lol some people just don’t understand.

Got those tires and foams coming for my cj7. Gonna have to look into to the vfd swap. Great video 👍

Great video, great tips for that chassis

Wow, very cool. Really like the CG lesson video also 👍

Ive always wanted to put a vfd in my basecamp

Coming along nicely. I miss you guys on Fridays, but I understand the need for some time with your honey😊

Cool Mod.👍 Now i only need this Car😆 Thanks for your 3D Parts.

Those blue wheels looks fantastic on it. Nice upgrades

I didn’t have cad or a printer when I did my vfd swap into a gladiator. I just did some trimming to the vanquish skid plate and put the vanquish skid plate in the axial chassis

those blue impacts look killer on this rig!

Finally! Some tires from my 1:1! I have a set of mt 003s on my superduty and they absolutely rock!

Good stuff man!! Just seen a couple of these tumblin down the mountain the other day😂 hopefully I can share this video to them🤙🏽🤙🏽

Looks great!

Great video, Josh 👍

Nice!! I put wheels on mine gunna run the tires for a while. Put front rotor weights on it. I found it had the want to flip backwards a lot on my shake down run. It’s made it up my challenge spot the early bronco didn’t so that was cool. I also put brass diff covers on mine cause it was cheap easy weight. It helped. I have dual stage foams in it now and plan to put the brushless castle system I have in it. My only issue is no where to mount the esc unless I wanna run the battery in the back but who wants to do that!! lol. Was hoping and praying you did some mount thing over the receiver box to be able to run an esc or something lol. Back to head scratching.

Those wheels are sick.

Perfect wheel and tire combo! The CJ is looking really good now and sitting where it should be with the shorter shocks and the addition of the VFD. I'm looking forward to picking up the VFD 3D printed mount to add to my 10.3 JLU. I've always wanted to add the VFD to it, but haven't taken the time to come up with a mount.

@carjeep3750

5 ай бұрын

Hey man, I’m interested in this mod. Besides the transmission kit @ $120, and the 3d printed part and longer drive shaft, what else do I need? The tranny in the video looks different than the tranny on their website which throws me off. I’m not familiar with vanquish parts.

Those wheels are badass😎 tube style door might look good with that build. And removing the over plastering of the axial logo

Awesome

Great video !!! Thanks

Nice mods, too bad you need to spend 500 on it and spend another 300+ to make it actually work well.

You need to do some outside testing on the before and after

I never use to like Mickey Thompson tires either but after watching reviews I put a set of the Baja boss A/T’s on my full size superduty and they are by far the best tire I’ve ever ran. Crawler Canyon did a review of the Axial Baja Boss tires and they did better then the VP Falkens in his crawler rock yard. Like the tread pattern or not Mickey Thompson has a design that really works.

I've been following your build series for some time now. How bout I suggest you build a rig RC-RFC style. That event is similar format to the 1:1 scale RFC. Will love to see you build up a rig in that style. Thanks for the inspiration for cage build mate.. 🤜🏽🤛🏼

Stock tires actually do well when wet. Wonder how they would perform with some tread modded.

Looks Sick👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Tu es vraiment brillant 👌. Quelle belle modification!! Bravo ! Cap Santé G0A1L0 🤟🤟🤟

Some +10mm spacers would give that thing a meaner stance and help even more with stability I put +20mm spacers on my 10 3 wrangler wich made it ar60 width and it’s a whole different machine put countless hours on it with them with a 25T equivalent motor and 3S bashing it on hills with zero issues if there is extra wear it’s not enough to matter

That there is sure the problem.. I feel like it would be easier to just design the body mounts to fit on a vs4-10 hahaha. That said. You just making a axial so much better. Next step HD44 axles hahaha Awesome designs. Great work. Love these kind of videos. It's cool seeing the stuff you design to make things better.

Nice mod 👍🏽👍🏽.. will there be an issue with the shroud installed on VFD trans?

Nice work Brother! When do we get to see it perform?

It needs a blue graphic or something blue on the rear quarter. It just looks abit off to me. If I cover the rear the front looks good but if I cover the front the rear looks abit boring/plain 😅 be good to see how it performs now

This swap is going to be great in the C0/C1 SCX10iii 2-door JK Hardbody truck I'm building! What spur/pinion would you recommend for 3.93 tires with this transmission swap?

Would you please put together a required list of vanquish parts to make this work for those that aren’t Vanquish savvy?

hello good morning

I installed the vfd and love how it works but the mount has not worked out to well, I’ve broken 2 of them. Not sure if it’s a material issue or not printing correctly but need a metal version or I have to try different material

Josh can you make a short of COG of the ripper? I always want to know how the weight is distribuided in this rig. TIA

What material would you recommend to print the 3d mounts?

From everyone's description it handled like a jeep. Top heavy and tippy. Lol.

Only a few hours in CAD? It that all? 🤣

I'm super excited for this! Love what your doing with it. I have done all the same except for trans in early bronco. I can't 3d print that mount though. Is there anyone that I can pay to print one for me?

@jjvizms

5 ай бұрын

There is a skid on shapeways that replaces the 10iii skid and you can order it printed already forgive $40. Not sure of the name but you can search Google or shapeways.

Its 8 weeks of “budget” build in one episode. Nice.

Does the VFD transmission have a dig unit built in like the stock transmission does?

Is there a parts list of what is needed?

Am I going to buy one no, did I enjoy watching you work on it yes, yes I did

Great episode! What material do you recommend for these vfd mounts? Thanks

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

I tried to beef up the link mount to work with most materials but stronger the better still. But I bet even PLA will survive most normal use.

@bradlycruse73

5 ай бұрын

@@HarleyDesignsInc thanks for the reply. I’m gonna have to do this! When is your running video with the new transmission?

Wish I had a 3D printer to make this mod

Is possible to install this transmission backward to get a 2WD/4WD rig? TIA

Can you make a mount for the five twin?? I will buy that!!

Can Vanquish make a machine aluminum version?

Will the vfd twin fit with this mount?

Nice video as always. I dont know why Axial keeps putting those 100mm shocks on their trucks, I have the early bronco and it was the same thing, I've replaced the shocks for 90mm and by doing this it's already a much better look and cog :)

@frozenphyro2302

5 ай бұрын

Did the same on the JLU. Went with some 80mm from the Phoenix portal.

@michaelmaxwell7638

5 ай бұрын

I used the same stock shocks. I ordered just 90mm springs from my local hobby shop. Lowered the truck that way.I now have long down travel and doesn’t rub fender on up travel.

Should went with dredgers over skarns 😊

Great mod and video as usual. Will this mod work on the Basecamp?

@Triple_C_RC

5 ай бұрын

I don't believe so being that the base camp has a single speed smaller gear box. But you never know, I'm sure there is some way to fit it 💪

@Triple_C_RC

5 ай бұрын

Could be wrong

Will the Incision drive shafts be long enough?

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

I’ll have to test, I would assume they will be.

What a great transformation! Will your file work with the VFD Twin? Forgive my ignorance, but I do not have any Vanquish transmission experience - however I have been wanting to get a VFD Twin for quite some time.

@rc-daily

5 ай бұрын

It should bolt right up

@nicholasstephey8475

5 ай бұрын

A vfd twin and a vfd have different bolt patterns

@pwrofgrayskull

5 ай бұрын

🧐🤔 Feels like conflicting information.

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

It will only work with the standard VFD

@pwrofgrayskull

5 ай бұрын

@@HarleyDesignsInc - well dang. Thanks for confirming. Wish I had CAD. And skills. 🤣

Would anyone know how the VFD gear ratio is with straight axles? I want to do this with my Gladiator on AR60's and the 10.3 transmission without the straight axle gear set is awful.

Do you have a shape ways account anywhere I can get this already printed thanks in advance

Thank you for sharing a good video with a nice car! 💯👍👍~~~^_^😮😅😊

Hello I would like to put this transmission in my 10.3 gladiator. I have the transmission but don’t have a printer or no anyone who does. I went on Shapeways to see if I could buy in your store but the adapter is not available. Where else could I purchase. Thanks.

Would that VFD Transmission mount work with a VFD Twin? If not, what’s the difference between the two transmissions?

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

No it’s for the standard trans only. The whole back half of the trans and internal shafts are different.

So will this also fit the Twin. I want that dig and shiftable overdrive

@pwrofgrayskull

5 ай бұрын

Same here. Same question. I’d like to be able to get the VFD Twin in this rig.

@jasonbecker4997

5 ай бұрын

In another reply he said it wouldn’t fit the twin.

Do you think this would work in the early bronco? They have the same chassis, I don't see why it wouldn't. But I figured I'd ask

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

It should work in any of them that use this chassis and trans.

Okay, but does it work with the VFD twin? Would you still be able to run it at Axialfest? Asking for a friend......

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

The twin is a different bolt pattern. I may try and see if I can fit it but I’m not sure it will clear the link unless I shift the trans forward and redesign the front servo mount. Which wouldn’t be that hard.

No Weight in the rear? Felt like since the body is top heavy to the rear that would be something done to keep the rear down during side hill and decent.

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

Just by lowering the COG it will keep it down better. I don’t like to add weight to the rear unless absolutely necessary and I don’t feel it is here

I looked but didn’t see the parts on your website.

@brandonchayka4009

5 ай бұрын

Finally found it. Got myself to the thing-averse page and couldn’t find it.

Any chance of you loaning me 1/10 axial for axial fest this year? I just learned about it and I don't have any axial products yet. I'm local and could even meet up at R&H sometime. Just thought I'd ask. Thanks 😊 You can hold onto my K10 for your Cj7. I got 2k invested. I just wanna hit the trails at axialfest

I got the vfd trans kit to shoehorn into a basecamp kit to fit a body as the stock trans hits the tunnel far before I can mate the mount . This is my first scale-ish build I've done and I don't have a printer . Would you please oh please be willing to send me these parts they look like they'd be perfect because it would keep me from having to source custom links? I have PayPal if that would work for you please and thanks

You haven't thought about putting hex extensions so that the wheels are further away from the bodywork?

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

That would only cause more rubbing and issues with the bumpers. Making it wider will increase scrub steer and swing the tire into the body work.

@themountain59

5 ай бұрын

@@HarleyDesignsInc huh??I am not following..🙄

@TicoCrawlerRC

5 ай бұрын

Also it will limit the steering radius.

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

@@themountain59 making the truck wider with larger hubs will increase scrub radius, causing the tire to swing more into the fender and bumper during the range of motion.

You moved motor from the verry front to the middle... And center of gravity moved from the back to the front...? How... I think You made an error when measuring stock SCX10.3 because looking on the layout it should be verry front heavy and swaping to VFD should move the CG to the back a little...

And by 4.75, you mean 4.70, right?

Now that's sexy!👍🤙

Seems like if you pay 500 then you have to put in hundreds more to make it work well. Are you sure it's not a overpriced red cat I think I will just wait for the body

Are u going to sell them

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

I sell the files only. They are linked below.

Just sell that body already!come axial you know you really wanted to put a trx4 under it 😮😅😊

So in other words just buy a vanquish and put this body on it…

Hopefully you didn’t use the spektrum motor or are keeping it in there it is such garbage

BUT JOSH!!? Its several shades of BLUE not ORANGE!! Is Matt hiding out of frame holding you at gunpoint?! Blink twice if you need help🥴

isn't the proper way to use corner weights flat, then raise the front 45 degrees... some math and bingo ?

@HarleyDesignsInc

5 ай бұрын

A common method in 1:1 for sure. But you do end up with a fudge factor based on assumptions you have to make for non-ideal circumstances. This is a method that takes out a lot of those factors because a pendulum doesn’t have a lot of outside influences.

Hi Man. Please, tell me what shocks you installed? And what Stoke mm?

Looks great!