Build of Defiance Racing TXT

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MonsterFord

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Got Mike form Defiance Racing to build me a Chassis figured I show it gong together.

First a shot of the Chassis straight out of the box as it comes assembled.



Next a shot of the Rear Steering Lock out. Steering Kit and Chassis Together



Next a shot of Just the Lockout and the Steering Kit



A shot of the Steering set up.
It is nice and compact works well. Only down side is you cant use it on a stock set up as it would be in the way. Second note is that because I was using aluminum Knuckles so I did not use the included spacers. I did find a use for them later though.



Another Shot



A Shot of the rear Lockout in place, keeps everything nice and straight.



Next a shot of the axles and trans all attached.



Next a shot of it as a roller, I don't plan on using these tires but I had them laying around so I threw them on. Also added the bracing for the top links, would like to get some more of these but seems they are not made anymore.



A shot from the rear



A shot from the front, The shocks where rubbing the upper links so I used the spacers from the Steering links to add a little more space to where they mount to the chassis. Also added a sway bar to front to give a little more stability because of how the shocks mounts to the link.



Next things to do,
Need to cut the Revo Drive shafts and get the wheels and tires assembled, planning on using stock TXT rims with RC4wd B&H tires
Need to procure power system but may put in a brushless system I have laying around in the interim. Cant use the Velineon system with out cutting the amature.
Also need to procure 2 idler gear as I have order several but they haven't shown up so even with power it won't move.

Hope you enjoyed the assembly
 
GRAVETXT-1

GRAVETXT-1

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Woah serious bit of kit thanks for posting very helpful as I will be ordering one of these at some point. Great photos by the way :)

Mike is a great guy to deal with. Shame there are not more chassis out there designed to work with TXT trans.
 
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DEVASTATOR

Defiance Racing
Looking great so far! It's always a real treat for me to see these on RCMT and the build process. A lot of times these go to people not on this site and I never see what happens with them so getting to see them become somebody's ride is awesome. Thanks for posting this topic, I will be checking in on the progress for sure.

Also, I fully intend to keep producing these chassis kits and all the supporting pieces. Thank you to all who have supported me in buying the kits or individual parts, it has been a true pleasure helping people.
 
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MonsterFord

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Thanks for all the kind words, have a few updates

I have cut and installed the revo driveshafts



Next a shot of the tires mounted



Next a shot of the body im thinking of running, still need to cut and paint the body



Last a front on shot

 
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DEVASTATOR

Defiance Racing
The battery opening will fit NIMH, NICD or 2S Lipo. The little brackets on each side are a retro fit, they did not come standard on chassis kits until just recently. Those are designed only to hold 2S Lipo. I never tried NIMH or NICD to see if they fit between the brackets. If they don't, all that would be needed is 4 new different length stand-offs in place of the current ones. It should be close the way it is though. The next set of chassis plates coming out will have them factory drilled instead of retro fitted like this one. The only real difference is I drilled this one myself for the battery holders.
 
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MonsterFord

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In the coming days I will try to take some pics with a battery in, I have a few different types of them laying around.
 
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