Mr. Bigstuff's Traxxas Street Sport Project

Phase 1

I wanted to do it up more than anyone would imagine.  I started with the normal stuff.  dumped the awful centerpoint slicks, and added Pro-Line Sedan Hawgs.  For nothing more than looks I changed shocks.  I started with Duratrax Short Competition shocks in gold (I already had them in my spare parts bin).  They proved to be too long, i.e. ride was too high.  So I changed to Hot Bodies shocks in blue and purple, which added nice color.  I used Tamiya stiff blue springs in the front, and Assosciated silver springs on the rears.  using a tip from the Traxxas Message Board, I mounted the wheels inside out, like a wide offset wheel.  The fronts were easy, just turn them the other way.  But since the rears are driven, I had to cut a notch for the rod to fit in.  I used a Dremel with a diamond cutoff wheel to do it.  Then I took the stock steering servo from my E-Maxx, and put it on the Street Sport.  The stock SS steering servo was too slow.  The hi-torque E-Maxx servo was a good remedy.  The last thing I did was add an HPI Lotus Sport Elise (200mm).  The wide body was not a problem with the wheels mounted inside-out.  My wife was kind enough to decorate the body for me for Valentine's Day (2001).

Take a look at the pics below.  Click any of them to view a larger image.  There is much more to come...

Future upgrades will be made very soon.  They include an ESC, and a lot more power.

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