Installing EVERY UPGRADE on my RC CAR- Redcat Lightning
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ม.ค. 2022
- Have you ever wondered what a RC car would look like if you installed every upgrade on it? In this episode of 10th scale garage we upgrade my Redcat Lightning EPX with every aluminum option part. aluminum chassis, aluminum arms, knuckles, hubs and diff housings. We take this old drift chassis and install a brushless motor, upgrade the steering servo drop a fresh new body on it in preparation for a Nitro vs Electric rematch and speedrun.
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I thought I was the only redcat enthusiast. I own a redcat landslide and love it! You actually inspired me to look into the shredder. Maybe even one of those 💪🏾🤘🏾
Have had my lightning for almost 4 years, so many upgrades I could build 2 more lol. Most versatile and really easily upgradeable. Although if I were to go back I'd have gone 4s instead of 3s
Perfect time to upload this video! I’m thinking about buying one of these from my local hobby shop by my work, our other one just closed so I’m hyped to finally get another car project started! Thanks my man!
Awesome build !!!
Sweet upgrades! Bidy looks sick on it!👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾
Love the build. Love the video! Looks stellar!
Thanks!
Cool upgrade
Cool upgrades and video
It looks sweet.need to paint that purple tho.
Great vid as always guys! 👏🏻👌🏻🔥
Yeah that band aid!!! Man, I KNEW something was up! 🤯
Great video nice car
Looks amazing 👍🏻🍻
Thanks
I LIKE this build man!! I own 2 Redcats and they hold up to our Bashing driving shenanigans that me & my daughter do 😆😆😆 . I need to pickup a road car next. This Hobby is addicting!!! Let's see a running vid next!!! Stay safe and bash on from Colorado!!!
Nice! Everything is covered in snow ATM but I'm excited to rip it. There's a short clip of it sliding around the shop floor over on my Instagram.
Enjoy the weekend
Loving the MCM plug 😂
You never miss your beard till you go outside in the winter! Gets me every time!
Exactly. Huge mistake!
Blue/ purple 👍
Love the "in the bin!" From MCM 😅
This whole video was inspired by them. It only seemed fitting.
Really cool channel
WHEW! I thought I noticed something different. It's the bandaid! You should put it on your face instead. 🤣🤣🤣
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Awesome video I've got one of these as well I did a Toyota Corolla body and some pop up headlights on it and underglow headlights taillights I think it's time to oder some of those upgrades for mine. 🤘✌️
Nice!!!
I like the color
I just put the carbon fiber chassis & chassis brace on my lightning, and a Novak Havok sc esc & 4.5t ballistic motor it's a monster now
First time on the channel loved the MCM in the bin part haha
Haha. Chopped!!
First off everybody you see this posting this is why myself ♥️ this channel you see he goes through and shows and tells you what hes doing and what to maybe expect such an all around great RC channel because you learn something and he takes the time to show you and not everyone knows all about RC's and I was and an one of them dont know it all So thank you for being a great RC channel keep it up and yes a different look gets the razor slipped happens to us all one time or another... 👍👍👍🤛😎✌👋
It was supposed to be a trim.....
@@10thScaleGarage Yeah I've been there before I feel ya on it and now feel naked and I bet it's cold up there now 😜 👍👍👍🤛😎✌👋
Hah just built on exactly like that but chrome on a blue chasis... every aluminum part available, hsp brontosaurus diff housing front and rear with the rear raised 1/4" and a 1 way front and locked rear with a 3300kv 60amp 2s esc. Have drifted em for years (currently own 3) and honestly it was just too heavy.. the down force on the tires was insane, it didnt wanna go under 10mph in a slide haha so it now has a shaved narrowed chassis, longer travel suspension setup with rear towers front and rear, and 70mm coilovers with tender springs in the rear and 60mm front coils, gonna build a semi cantilever for the front and run dual shock absorbers in the rear.. these cars are awesome to work with.. im also currently building a fwd drag car off this chassis hah the front slicks on 4 lugs will look ill under a civic or golf. Good content brother! No beard looks tuff man
Nice!! Yeah, I drove it yesterday and the front pushes hard, but that was on smooth concrete.
Nice cut bro, look much younger now, about 10yrs. 😉👍🏼💯 great video brother, now it’s Ethan turn 🤣
He will never ever chop the beard.
@@10thScaleGarage 😂
90's party said it best but I totally dig it!
It's growing on me.
I just got a lightning stk, and it's epic. Only issue is the body seems really brittle as I've broken pieces off it twice already😒
I love redcat/exceed racing stuff....
on the cheaper side an pretty reliable.
I ordered all the same parts from Amazon. Had to send the parts back 4 times as the kits where incomplete.
They recommended I stripped all the parts of the 4 kits to make 1 working kit. The baseboard had misaligned holes, and the wrong bore. Needless to say I wasted $120 upgrading everything to get a car that has binded driveshafts and binded up steering because the poor quality of these parts. Bought a new lightning EPX just to have a working car again. However this video was a great walk through!
So I got the match buggy. I got tires carbon kit, and springs. And ti turnbuckles. It actually feels really good at my track. So I had fun on a track for just over 200 bucks.
Nice!
So much face. I'll give you a week to grow the beard back. You know the beard adds 5 mph to whatever car your running. I haven't had a bald chin in 10+ years. Last time I did, I started getting ID'd when buying beer. Never again! 😂
Haha. I close the wrong month to chop it off. COLD!!!!
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Shyt!!!
I’ve been on electronics hiatus and daaaaaaaaamn.. that’s a clean cut RedCat 🙄
Badass guys seriously.. I just bought this car and I wanna do all these up grades.. great video also.. any info you can send me on parts would be awesome
Awesome video I'm looking at getting this for my technicalities second but first drift car if that makes since lol! Got another sub great content here. Does like any standard 200mm body for this redcat platform
Makes total sense. I always say that with enough chopping, you can get anything to fit, but yeah, just about any 200mm body will fit it easily.
@@10thScaleGarage ok thanks for the reply great channel and great info
LOL... Yip, I noticed your finger immediately.!
I hope it grows back.! 😜 👍 ❤️ 📻 🕹️ 🔋 🚙 🚗 🚓 🚐 🚕
Nice job the band aid make you look younger 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks!
Dam that came out soo dope🔥 was wondering if u can show me the parts list for those. Everyone keeps throwing me into different directions. Thank you
Did the same to my volcano epx pro, it TAKES FOREVER, I thought it was just me lol, it's the exact opposite in color of your rig purple chassis then blue chassis support, ya hit that nail, by saying literally every inch has been gone over!
Yeah, I used like half a little tube of locktite on it. Haha.
Is it me or does he seam more low key with the addition of the band-aid 😁✌
I'm still a weirdo. Don't worry.
That Ohio plate is awesome 🤘I'm down in South Point OH
Nice! That’s about 5 hours from me.
Damn man your channel is slowly starting to become my favorite I'm literally thinking about buying a redcat shredder because of your videos of it just kinda iffy worried about durability but love the channel keep up the good work
Thanks! Just do it bro. They’re $400?! With the money you save on something a Kraton or Maxx, you can buy a lot of replacement parts. I abuse mine.
Your comment about sourcing parts is so spot on. I have only been in the hobby for 2 years now and I have more money in parts that are sitting in boxes than I have in my cars. I have 2 Exceed Sunfires that are basically the same as a Redcat Tornado. I believe the spur is the same as the Redcat Lightning. The manual describes it as a Mod 0.6 and I would love to go to a Mod. 0.8 but have not found anything that fits. I think my sunfires came with brass pinions and they just turn to butter with motor upgrades. Any suggestions ? Thanks again for sharing your awesome build.
You can always run steel gears!
I have those tires i might put them on my sky line
Looks pretty awsome :) idid you go for a 3300kv or a 4370kv motor ????
The aluminum arms are one item I would pass on. The plastic is made to bend on impact and go back in place and break when hit hard enough. The aluminum will bend and stay bent, which will through off suspension geometry. Wonder why the car won't go straight or keeps listing to one side? Those aluminum arms may be the problem
Where can we get the nitro one at?
I really thought about getting this car but I work at a hobby shop and for us to get any parts for redcat It's a minimal of $1,000 order. That's crazy. I had five people in the shop today trying to get redcat parts lol
You should all go in on some together
What happened to the bearded. 😱😱
Think it was a very bad rc accident 😉
Nice video top build.
No RCs were harmed in the shaving of the beard.
Can u please post a link to the Nissan skyline body. I want one for my lighting pro street. Great video.
I just put buggy tires from Amazon on my cat..n dam let me say off road yard eater..mess up my good grass lol but yea it’s sick..what body would you recommend?
Good morning brother
Whoa! You look so different with that... band aid on your finger. You look like the guy in a ska band that just dances the whole time.
Ha! I'm so old I remember when Ska was cool.
Wow you look so much different lol.has Ethan been able to recognise you.suits you fella👍
He didn’t at first!
im doing the same with my latrax rally
I'd like to see a full comparison of the upgraded one vs. the stock one (weight, price,speed, handling etc.). Seems that for the money you might be able to buy a better car(thought I saw a quick shot of close to $300 for the upgrades then add in the original purchase cost). I'm not bashing on Redcats I've got one and it's an OK car, just don't know if they are worth pumping the money into.
Well it's definitely going to be faster with that brushless system in it. I drove it around on the.floor a bit and it feels heavier. The front wheels push a bit, but I'm curious to see how it handles on the road.
I had bought the redcat sc pro and bashed it like an arrma for 3 years only thing that went wrong consistently was the spur gear. Sadly my slash did not hold up as well as far as shock towers a arms and driveshafts. Although the slash was more controllable the red cat took more of a beating maybe I bought the unicorn but that is the only redcat I have ever owed besides buying an Everest 10 just for the frame for my mud truck 😂
Redcats aren't worth pumping money into. I've owned a few and have since then gone to Arrma with one Traxxas RC and Arrmas are way more durable stock.
Hey bro can you share a link or the magnets post kit you use in these builds? I would like to try on 1-2 of my vehicles, thanks guys 😉👍🏼💯
There's a few different kinds. There might even be a set for your vehicle specifically. Just type in Magnetic RC body mounts on Amazon or eBay. You'll find a bunch.
I really think you usually where the bandaid 🩹 on the other hand , but don’t hold me to that, I’m a little color blind..Hey, when did your partner shave his head?😂😝👍🏻👊🏼 nice upgrade video mendkids!😜😎
Ethan? He shaved his head months ago. I’m having my beard hair turned into a wig for him.
@@10thScaleGarage 😝🤣
What's the increase in weight?
What are all the parts list?
Radio is a Flysky 2.4.
Yup.
Please make a list of all the parts you used please.
isn't this the same model as HSP 94123 ? since that has a "pro" version that is brushless out the box . Those things are like the Wltoys of drifting , there are plenty of parts and upgrades .
When are you going to be doing a 1/10 pan can or f1 car?
I had one of these cars years ago. I could not for the life of me get it to go straight. Is that a common problem with these or did I just have a dud?
Hey have the same car I’m trying to upgrade wondering if you can but the upgrades down so I can buy the same ones
Most of the upgrades were purchased on Amazon.
yo what are those body mounts
Cheapo ones from Amazon.
Very cool...
But I just want to know, who are you and what have you done with Halley?
😆🤣🤣
He’s in the bin.
Surprised to see that aside from shorter shocks and a arms, this car is identical to my sons Absima AMT 2.4 monster truck.
Yup! Shares a lot with the blackout, volcano and touring cars from a few other brands.
@@10thScaleGarage you can get a complete, fully built front or rear end from Ali express for around $30
✌🏻😎🏴Holy 💩 where did it go? Are you keeping it as a pet? 😂
I’m making a wig for Ethan.
I just got the lightning this week...I need links for any and everything for it...it's my first On Road/Drift
I got most of this stuff from Amazon or AMain.
@@10thScaleGarage is there something specific I should be looking for or are a lot of things universal like in the Crawler world
Something seems different... He has eyes under the shades!
Believe it!
Can you make a vid on how to replace a diff on the redcat lighting
Probably not. It’s pretty easy. Just pull the hinge pins, remove the a-arms and shock towers, unscrew the diff from the bottom of the chassis, and split the diff case.
Oh and Also... Would be Nice to see someone Build By Hand, their Own Parts using a Hacksaw File and Drill, like I did for one of my R/C's.. Chassis, A-Arms, Braces, Supports Pretty Much anything Flat from Sheet Aluminum. No Cheating using a Dremel, Scroll Saw, Drill Press.. Only Hand Tools.
I don’t have the skill or patience for that.
@@10thScaleGarage I didn't have the skill either. Patience.... Something to do in the off time. I did it between customers. Did they turn out Perfect, No... Did the parts I made work.. Yeah.. Am I proud of them.. yeah..
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GROW THE BEARD BACK!!!!! Damn near choked on my coffee ☕ 💀
It’s slowly making a comeback.
I noticed your shirt says Defiance Ohio. Thats where I was born .
Hey I also have those paper plates… #Brothers
Haha. Yes buddy!
We’re you get the rc body !!!!!??????
The white skyline
Looks good man, what was the final cost for all that bling ? Minus the electronics of course.
~$200 for all the aluminum. $80 for the body. ~$80 for motor, ESC and servo. $80 for the body. The car itself was $149. It's an expensive redcat! Haha.
Just cause it's metal doesn't mean it's an upgrade. Some plastic in certain areas is better
Yeah I totally agree. I’d never put aluminum arms on a basher or anything that I drove hard.
AAHHH!!!
Who's painting the new body🤔lol hehehehe
Ha!!
Mod1 gearing!!!
I have a PB of 111mph
3665 3190kv
Mamba monster 6s
On 4s
Delta plastic Porsche GT body.
"My Dads RC channel "
No way! That's cooking
what the hell
The beard is gone!!!
lol
I sold it.
Where is ur bear man you look funny😂
I’ve never had a bear
Lol didn't saw that
Did you rebuild a new car with the leftover parts 😂?
Kept them for spares.
Who's this stranger? Sounds familiar...🤔
My main question is does it come in red lmao 😂
Absolutely.
Who is the new guy?
Let's goooo ohio go bucks
Who’s the new guy??
Some a-hole….
Didn’t know you boys were from Ohio !!!
Hardly home but always reppin’
Who are you? and what have you done with the 10th scale garage guy. :)
He gone
@@10thScaleGarage lol
who's the new kid?
Install a Mod1 gear and a 2000kv motor and then you can beat me😄😄😄......You need more power.
I did.
Did not even notice it was you unit I heard you but any nice car and would not Recommend metal arms on bashers🇺🇸🇺🇸🐶
Wtf man the beard lol jk
Aluminum arms are terrible for handling and stress on the car. One wrong bump and they bend and twist,ect. Mess up bulkheads pins ..
On bashers I totally agree, however, I like the driving characteristics when they’re on 10tb scale touring cars.
oh no... where is the other host? O__O I miss him dearly :(
He’s GONE! Haha.
@@10thScaleGarage oh man... I understand that the new host is handsome but I really do miss the old host's majestic beard :(
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Anyways, hahaha eyy! I got an HSP too the monster truck version and I heard they run on the same chassis, the upgrades for this platform had gone low in price now so I kinda want to do the same upgrades~ amazing videos man! :D