e377: Shodog's Traxxas UDR Rebuild - Part 1. Rust, Sand and Profanity.

[@qrisemrc]

UDR is an exhilarating rc car that shows great performance. But maintenance is hell. It's a wonderful video.👍👍👍

[@AMPROEngineering]

Thanks! I love this truck but man, so did my friend as it turns out! Salt is just a killer but this truck comes out great!

[@DoRC]

The bag of hardware almost certainly is brand new. One of the main chop shops on eBay lists all of their parts as used. That's probably where you got it from

[@AMPROEngineering]

I think it was. Man it was helpful though.

[@buffalodiehard]

YESSSSSS BLUE PINTO!!! always LOVE when you play this man.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Glad you love it too!

[@buffalodiehard]

@@AMPROEngineering it plays in my head as i work on my rigs i absolutely love your channel we are the same exact age so odds are if you think it’s cool then so do i lol

[@paulmcnamara2908]

Talk about an epic battle man Vs machine! That thing is in rough shape! I was give a nitro Thunder Tiger Tomahawk that had been left out in a garden for two years and wasn't as rusted as that! Why I never run RCs on the beach!

[@AMPROEngineering]

Same here....at least i never get them wet. Man the salt just decomposes these things!

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Welcome to ampro engineering, an this is your first installment of hell 😂

[@AMPROEngineering]

So this was late September and it was hot...that did not help the situation....

[@Pablo668]

Ahhhhh yeah, been there. I did a restore on my sons buggies years ago. They were a bit like this.

[@AMPROEngineering]

So stiff....

[@All_RC_Fun]

That was … special. 😆 That was seriously a major pain.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Yeah a bit unique....haha!

[@davidbanaszak562]

Wow lotta work there...

[@AMPROEngineering]

Just the start....

[@jakewang243]

what a tough job !

[@AMPROEngineering]

Some of that was awful....

[@michaeldorich4485]

My condolences on the loss of your friend. iIt was interesting to watch.I have found that removing pins that you're going to have to replace sometimes small vise grips are helpful. You said your friend ran the truck on the beach. If it was an ocean front beach and he ran through water then the salt water can cause all kinds of rust issues.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Yeah he had this at the beach (pacific ocean) every time he went. What was hard to get across was how stiff the car was as a result.

[@michaeldorich4485]

@@AMPROEngineering Fisherman who fish in the ocean often rinse their reels off with fresh water to get rid of the salt that builds up.

[@astridsactionrc545]

A couple of years ago I bought a Losi Baja Rey on eBay. The pictures all looked good. When I got it, it was a nightmare. Full of sand. The entire drivetrain was booger welded together. I had to cut everything apart. I spent more money on the truck and the replacement parts than if I had just bought a new one RTR.

[@AMPROEngineering]

OMG what a mess. That is why my friends son wanted to toss it. It wasn't worth fixing (unless you had parts from a previous build) and selling it would also not have been worth the stress and shipping costs.

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

I remember repairing a customers Traxxas model that was in a very similar situation. Many new parts, screws later you couldn't tell. My bloody pressure could though.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Exactly. The only way this was actually worth it was as a result of customizing my other UDE previously so I had mountains of good parts.

[@RC4X4]

Great project. I bet all that salt water, sand rusted everything. That's a drag. I would just tear it completely down.

[@AMPROEngineering]

EVERYTHING! I could not believe how bad the rear was. The only way this was worth it was partly for the challenge, but also that I heavily modded mine so I had almost all the parts i needed. Otherwise this would have been $500 in parts!

[@RC4X4]

@@AMPROEngineering WOW! Yeah, I used to restore Tamiya Bruisers and it was amazing how they were treated. If you just do some maintenance on them and have fun they will work and last along time. I always blow off my runners after each time out and check everything after a handful of times running them. I don't have a UDR but they are big, powerful and need attention. Have fun once you get it together. The water, snow are always hard on them.

[@fhwolthuis]

Maybe soaking it in penetrating oil would've helped? Also to prevent this rust

[@AMPROEngineering]

Good question. I had not thought of that since it was mostly metal on plastic. This is not something I have ever come across. Personally, had he WASHED the truck after the beach run, that would have helped, lol

[@charlesveitch5320]

Just like working on my truck from the eastcoast, lots of swearing and the inevitable cutoff wheel

[@AMPROEngineering]

Hahaha! I restored a car from Ohio once....I feel you....

[@viru52000]

One of my biggest complaints about Traxxas. They make excellent bashers, but don't use stainless hardware!

[@AMPROEngineering]

I dont even think the roll pins are stainless....and if they are, its a pretty bad grade.

[@viru52000]

@@AMPROEngineering yeah, it's pretty crazy. The only reason to use black oxide is for looks, as if you wanted corrosion resistance it would be at minimum zinc plated (like Tamiya screws) or stainless. Black oxide has to be kept oiled to be corrosion resistant, it's crazy to use on a basher that's waterproof.