e218: JJRC upgrades

[@DoRC]

I think just a dab of dark silver on the lug nuts would make a big difference on the wheels.

[@AMPROEngineering]

I agree. I planned on using different ones and then glued the tires on.

[@nhansme]

One of my favourite little trucks as well Love all the mods you have done. Very nice running video 👍 I didn’t like those prints on the body as well. I just sanded them off and gave it a clear mat spray. Came up nice

[@AMPROEngineering]

Thank you! You may be on to something. A matte coat wont hurt.

[@57boomer44]

I did the same and then did a light scuff over the whole thing to make it look weathered. Clear mat would have been so much easier!

[@danieljuggins3439]

I bought one to use as a donor for a project I added the two speed trans, servo and rebuilt the suspension with trailing arms and shock asorbers.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Nice. They are a great source for custom builds.

[@danieljuggins3439]

They are great videos by the way, keep up the fantastic work 👍I use the truck which now has a 70's GMC Astro cabover body for garden trucking with my 5 year old daughter.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Haha! That's great! I know mine is usually in the garden too...

[@herminigildojakosalem8664]

Nice video. I have the Hontai C606 (JJRC Q65 clone?). I put a 370 motor, 7.4V Li-ion batt pack, 30 A ESC, two speed gearbox, metal gear/metal housing axles, 3 channel radio, JX PDI 1182 for steering. I am so happy that it can easily climb over everything I put in front of it. Lost its lights, though. One day I will set it down and figure out a good way to turn them back on. Maybe getting a 6 channel radio and some RC switches would do it.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Wow that is a lot of work! I am a huge fan of them so I am glad to hear all the work you put into yours!

[@57boomer44]

Did the radio swap on mine too. Sooo much better with proportional steering and throttle!

[@AMPROEngineering]

Oh yeah, it transformed it!

[@North49RC]

I like the idea of the open diffs on a 6x6, allows the front wheels more authority to steer the truck. I noticed that with the right combination of tires losing traction you will still spin all 3 axles. However if you just lock the front diff, you will get the best of both worlds. You will always at least have a front tire spinning and still have the turning authority you like. Just a suggestion if you hadn't done it already, or still have the truck that is

[@AMPROEngineering]

I think that is a good idea! The reason I have not is the vast majority of drive time is on hard dirt/concrete. I really love this thing.

[@North49RC]

@@AMPROEngineering Yea I am looking at getting one myself later

[@gabrielpichardo1492]

You don't have to glue the diffs. You can put some heavy grease in there the heaviest you can get. It will act almost like locked diffs and will get you through much more rough stuff plus you will still get the turning radius of open diffs still

[@AMPROEngineering]

This is a good suggestion. I like the diffs but from time to time they get the truck stuck in really easy places.

[@gabrielpichardo1492]

@@AMPROEngineering trust me if you do this you will not regret it . Get the thickest stickiest goopiest grease you can find and jam it into those pumpkins

[@gabrielpichardo1492]

@@AMPROEngineering I was looking for the link for days. But here it is. www.badhorsie.com/products/diff-lock-grease.html in mine I used heavy automotive grease and have good results with my lunchbox. Years ago I saw some guy on KZbin using this one . That's where I got the idea 😁

[@lychiadventures8231]

nice video review..waiting for mine arrive in the mail...hopefully

[@AMPROEngineering]

I have been driving mine for years now...I still love it.

[@lychiadventures8231]

@@AMPROEngineering did you change the axle gears now?does the WPL locked diff fits?

[@dementia0090]

Great video and mods on this truck. An ordinary model would most likely cost more for this size. I love WWII planes and vehicles. I have ordered this and will do most of the mods you have done. Most parts are ordered and on there way. I plan to do some painting and weathering. The truck will be in today, can't wait to get it charged and play with it.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Very cool! I have put a lot of miles on this truck and really do love it. If it was all weathered....that would be awesome!

[@dementia0090]

@@AMPROEngineering I got it in today and it is awesome! I took the cab off and painted the inside flat green with steel trim around the guages. Looks great. A question, looks like the plastic drive shafts are just pushed on with pressure, no grubs. Are they fairly easy to remove? Can you run a 7.4v 2cell lipo without burning out the ESC. Thanks

[@AMPROEngineering]

Ricky Jenkins they are pretty hard to get off without breaking them. I just crush the plastic and then install some metal ones. The truck can’t run off of 7.2v out of the box. It needs its complete electrical system replaced like I did to mine first.

[@dementia0090]

@@AMPROEngineering I hope all of my upgrades will be passed thru customs since they are all coming from China (Coronavirus). They should arrive in about 30 days. I will be using the 20A Bustophedon ESC, all metal steering servo, 370 motor w/heatsink, 2 speed gear box, 3 piece metal drive shafts and some diff oil. I will be using my Flysky FS-GT3B transmitter. Now, I can either run it with the original batteries or can I now run Lipo's. I have ordered the Turnigy 1000mah 2S 20C 7.2v pack. If I can use the Lipo, will the voltage be to much, especially for the lights? Thanks. This should make it a really nice truck now. It's fun to play with but moves way too fast.

[@leningram6637]

I found the best way to remove those awful transfer/decals is very fine wool it worked great on my Q60.

[@AMPROEngineering]

This is a good idea! I have some 000 and will give it a shot. Thanks!

[@sanatkumarasharma3627]

I think you should follow up with your initial idea on weathering heavily the paint on the body: that way you get multiple advantages as for the stickers that will fade in the rust and should not be removed (or use acetone or propanol alcohol), you will keep the basic paint and you will not mind further scratches or clippings. I like the work you have done for the interior! I'm not sure this jjrc models are really any better than the wpl ones, but surely I like to see more of your customizations on these cheap Chinese RCs... ;)

[@AMPROEngineering]

I have been contemplating this. I think this truck would look really good weathered

[@sanatkumarasharma3627]

Sure thing: I got some great 'weathering inspiration' (and useful tips!) from Night Shift's channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXKtaXxofMxga5o Cheers

[@ShenRC]

Looks good....Tracked van please!!!

[@AMPROEngineering]

Hahah! I know!

[@robertobuenrostro2781]

Next upgrade to the 6x6 should be a camo paint job and some action figures. 👨‍✈️

[@AMPROEngineering]

For sure

[@alexbienek1703]

Nice video. A channel called baremetal hw has a video on how to remove tampos from plastic bodied hot wheels which may help

[@AMPROEngineering]

Funny you should mention that. I love his channel and remember the video. I will look that up again!

[@stephenchun6825]

Nice video sir.. I love it 😆👍

[@AMPROEngineering]

Thank you!

[@vachikgalstian9550]

You could get jjrc upgrade parts at aliexpress

[@AMPROEngineering]

I have seen that recently. Ill check more.

[@DeadnCold]

Have you tried brake fluid for removing paint on lexan? Maybe that would work on the tampos. I've also found that just plain rubbing alcohol will remove a lot.

[@AMPROEngineering]

I have tried that but not on this. I was thinking oven cleaner. I tried alcohol and it didnt do a thing for some reason.

[@johnsullivan8605]

full strength isoprop wait 30 secs holding roughish cloth on tampos.Acetone will strip everything.Do not use acetone on transparencies.

[@charlcoetzee93]

Upgrading just the esc and servo on mine made it way too fast. I put in a full metal gearbox and now it's nice and scale. I put some tack adhesive in the middle diff for some extra traction. If only there was a metal open diff.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Oh man that is a good idea for the diff. I need to do that.

[@cheulesyigess1187]

Metal open diff: www.banggood.com/Metal-Differential-For-WPL-B1-B16-B36-C14-C24-C34-JJRC-Q60-Q61-Q62-Q63-Q64-Q65-RC-Car-Parts-p-1601257.html?rmmds=cart_middle_products&ID=45586&cur_warehouse=CN

[@bradkalman2353]

I swear there is optional locking diffs you can buy for it. Also go to the channel RC driver he did a video on the mini lunch box you should take a look.

[@AMPROEngineering]

I will look!

[@AnthonyGonzalez-lw1ek]

My problem is actually finding a jjrc but I think Banggood but I don’t know their reputation

[@AMPROEngineering]

I like Banggood, just note sometimes it can take months to get the products.

[@dementia0090]

I got in my 360 motor but it has no pinion gear. Can you tell me what pitch and tooth will work. Thanks.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Really? Wow I have no clue, mine came with the new trans I got.

[@minut0987]

id like to upgrade mine. can you please be specific on the part by part (SHOW ME & WHERE) to get it on what i need.proportion steering & speed would be nice.how about tell.

[@AMPROEngineering]

None of these parts have any part numbers unfortunately. They are all cheaply made parts out of China sold by random parts distributors who usually sell things completely unrelated to these.

[@dsnnetwork8678]

@@AMPROEngineering here is a pretty easy upgrade to do. links will show ya basically what to look for. Receiver & Transmitter www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071JDCNHC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ESC: www.amazon.com/Keenso-Portable-Brushed-Controller-Bidirectional/dp/B089KJ4K5T/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=30+amp+bidirectional+esc+without+brake&qid=1594444267&sr=8-8 2 Speed 370 motor with driveshafts + servo. (Mods Req) Customize input/output shaft on rc front & middle bridge axles to receive metal driveshafts. Trim body for motor fitment. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MNTCGHG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Thats pretty much the bones minus a few JST Connectors to plug n play everything. I went with a 7.4 2s lipo and seems plenty strong. but had to trim a small hole under the hood so part of the battery could be hidden in the cab out of sight. can grab you a small servo the same size as what comes in the 370 kit just metal and that fits nice in the front where the massive stock one is... was... little trimming req. if your leaving the body stock and light this will do fine. 9g if you make it heavy expect to upgrade it...lol will develop jitters when it gets hot..lol Metal Servo: www.ebay.com/itm/All-Metal-9g-Steering-Gear-Servo-Steering-Arm-for-WPL-B24-C34-B36-MN-D90-RC-Car/233645234219?hash=item366657582b:g:QMsAAOSwVmFfB-J8 Good luck! pics if needed. Ohh and lights will need resistors for channel 3..or youll blow them! Check around on infofirst... but now its on my list...lol

[@operation11charlieinc]

Nice brother

[@AMPROEngineering]

Thank you!

[@operation11charlieinc]

@@AMPROEngineering 🙏✌🤙👍

[@cheulesyigess1187]

How did you manage to attach metal gear shafts to original diffs?

[@AMPROEngineering]

Oh I used a dremmel to grind off the splines and they fit right on.

[@cheulesyigess1187]

@@AMPROEngineering And are the metal pinion rods long enough?

[@ANYTHING-AND-EVERYTHING.]

Are these Amy good as supplied, as I don't have the know how to make upgrades? The one thing I would imagine is an issue would be the none proportional throttle so will go to fast over rough terrain, is there an easy way to slow it down to make it run at a more realistic speed over rough terrain? What if I was to make my own battery pack of just 4 high capacity aa batteries making it 4.8v will this work at slowing it down or will it just make it to underpowered?

[@AMPROEngineering]

I have a feeling that the throttle is proportional for some reason...Steering is not for sure. They are ok out of the box but they need work.

[@Bulten1973]

looks like a ZIL157. different grille. Anyone know which one it is? found it . chinese jiefang ca30

[@AMPROEngineering]

Thank you for the info.

[@doomracing5527]

Try alcohol. It mite work. I to hate the printing on the truck

[@AMPROEngineering]

I did try that and nothing.

[@modelnutty6503]

Alberto.... I uploaded some stuff, its a miracle!! edit: also check out "RunThatRC" David, has video how to, replace leaf spring screws gets a LOT more flex and cost about zero. its about gaining negative suspension travel.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Wow! Will do!