FCX24 & SCX24 $5 Forced Droop shock mod! Budget mod series! Part 1

[@thercstudyhouse3028]

I appreciate you being the trailblazer for all this. I'm not brave enough to try too much custom work yet 🤣

[@2fmrc]

I just start hacking lol

[@wingnutbert9685]

Clear salad/ food take out container plastic for the windshield. With that cool paint job, net/mesh for the side windows was what popped into my mind first.

[@2fmrc]

I was definitely thinking some mesh for the rear window!

[@trailwomanrc]

I did a lot of these mods too....if you cut the sideboard and clip from the fender assembly, you can mount your battery on it to balance the motor weight! With the battery moved you can cut out the esc tray and mount the esc lower where the battery was.

[@DFDuck55]

Ya, like that wheel nut body mount. I'm going to try magnets since I already have a bunch of them. When I get my FCX24 I think about the only thing I'll do before starting to mod things is to grease the portal gears. Then take a "box stock" video so I'll have it to compare to later. After that my first priority will be to get a driver in it. I get premade chicken wraps about twice a month at Walmart. The plastic container it comes in is super clear plastic, not too thin, not too thick. Perfect for making windows with. I have a bunch of them saved.

[@2fmrc]

Nice! I have some stuff I picked up awhile back for the windows in my gspeed hard body. It worked out well. Gonna have to look in to those chicken wraps! I get food and something I can use for Rc later? Done! Lol

[@DFDuck55]

In my local Walmart the Chicken Wraps and pre-made sandwiches are right next to the vegetable & fruit section. Don't know if all all Walmarts are layed out the same or not. I forgot, one of the other "first things" I plan to do with my FCX24 is to WD-40 the tread (but not the sidewalls) of the tires to soften them a bit. Because I've hear they are a bit hard.

[@timcustomrc]

Very nice cheap mods. I bought a cheap set of small springs off Amazon for under 10$ One set of the fcx24 shocks i converted to oil (30wt) using the provided o-rings. So far no leaks!! Used some shorter springs so still have a little suspension and droop Other one I added shock green slime and shorter springs. Not as much dampening as with the oil. They move very nicely

[@2fmrc]

Heck yeah! Sounds like you got them dialed in also. They are pretty good shocks imo

[@_DeFiNiTeLy_Not_BrAd_]

The wheel nut mod to hold the body is cool too. Im making headlights out of un-primed pistol cases. Was thinking they would look cool as wheel nuts too, just trying to be cheap and use what i have laying around.

[@thindigital]

Super helpful video for folks new to crawling, lots of great info here. I'm going to check my trusty harbor freight spring kit, see if there's any tiny soft springs that just cover the shaft, like tiny dravtechs 😆 Pen spings might do the job.

[@texomarc]

Cool mod. Good show, bro! The two speed has shown just how much torque that smp actually has. I’m pretty sure Nick said in a live stream that he figured it could take 6s. That’s a lot of motor! Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a great weekend.

[@2fmrc]

Great! Now I gotta put 6s in this thing 😆

[@Kodiak5250]

Well you did it, liking that double barrel idea, need like 1.5mm spring just for some clearance

[@2fmrc]

Yep! I think 1.5 would get it

[@QuinnsRC]

Can’t remember if you already ordered one, but FairRc has another batch of their “America” modded FCX24s for sale.

[@2fmrc]

Yeah I ordered one in the first batch and still haven’t received any tracking info on it lol. I emailed them last night for some answers on that one 😆

[@QuinnsRC]

@@2fmrc Ya this round says two weeks for shipping. I imagine it’s a ton of manual work.

[@2fmrc]

@@QuinnsRC that’s what mine said. It’s been 2 1/2 with no update at all lol

[@KHarv-vx4ky]

You can stretch your springs abit to get more out of them, I used to do it with air rifles to get more power

[@bouncenerd]

Thanks for sharing that cheaper mod tip. Also I’ve been looking at thin Lexan sheeting to do a custom battery and esc repositioning on my nexx chassis. But in my search I saw they have some super thin acrylic sheeting that comes in like a roll that’s how thing it is. That would probably be awesome for the low weight up top on the windshield.

[@wingnutbert9685]

Might look at clear, clam shell food/salad containers for something like clear windows. I have a salad greens one set aside. Haven't tried heat molding it yet though. Another lo temp bendable thin material for trays, body panels etc. is Kydex.

[@ZachTrumble]

Love the forced droop. Saw your video on the scx24 with that. Can you show more about the cab mods and how you mounted it?

[@2fmrc]

I’m planning to show it a bit more in an upcoming vid 🤘

[@andrewrichey7374]

Hello Matt, back watching again. I put my O-rings in, before I put the cap back on I put some green slime around the O-rings, I only had 20 weight oil kind of thick I think but good for now

[@Scx24OCD]

No wonder I can get metal portal gears you bought them all lol!

[@2fmrc]

Yes I did! 😆 They have more in stock now shrsl.com/3mirh

[@jonathantholen919]

Great videos, thanks always. Im back to building my SCX24 deadbolt. Looking to change shocks for MORE articulation and MORE travel. Thinking telescoping.? I know now it's off to the FCX's now but the latest help and opinion would be appreciated.

[@skylernakamura8992]

Love this channel out of all scx24 content creators! I was wondering if you could give a super rough list of the sizes of the tools needed to work on these cars? I'm trying to find the different sized drivers and cant find a good resource!

[@2fmrc]

I really appreciate that! Honestly all you need for the scx24 and fcx24 is really a .05 & a 1.5 hex drivers. Then a 4.0 box for the wheel nuts on the scx24 and a 5.0 for the Fcx24. Something like this should work well & gives you a few extra screws and stuff also! You’d just need the 5.0 box in addition to this if working on the fcx24 amzn.to/3v9sSvk

[@andrewrichey7374]

That is super cool Matt, I really like the wheel nut mod hole in the body, still looks like the radiator cap that is super cool like to see how you did that maybe I missed a video. Also love the white body looks super cool. Haven’t did the oil mod yet, appreciate everything you’re sharing, right now just for giggles mine is sitting on mofo monster truck rims and tires looks awesome took it out for a run did great, the steering not so much they do run in to the side steps. I’ll be watching for more 👍👍😎

[@2fmrc]

Thanks! Really appreciate it. I’m gonna talk about the body once I get it mostly finished up!

[@MikeyGG34]

Why don't youi run your front links the other way around? I did on my deadbolt and it lowered the front end just a little, helping to keep the front down.

[@pooljunki1]

after more testing mine doesnt hold in 2nd gear my bad

[@2fmrc]

All good! I was surprised cause I knew mine didn’t hold all that well in high but it’s great in low! I’m wrong all the time so figured I was just dumb 😆

[@pooljunki1]

@@2fmrc nope im the dumb@$$

[@keldonator]

When attempting to add o rings and oil I lost an o ring. Ordered some new shocks now lol. They felt like weakest link to me.

[@soundmindtv2911]

Here's a little secret for y'all... Ace Hardware, back in the nuts and bolts section, has a stack of drawers that are full of all different size springs 😉 They may not come in the length you need, but you can buy long and cut them to length.

[@strapped_6159]

I feel like right rear gave out at 12:11

[@2fmrc]

Yep! You nailed it. That’s when I first noticed it not pulling. I explained that to someone else who asked if I thought it was the mud pit again. It was almost under that ledge and just had too much stress on it. Good eye!

[@jasonanderson7020]

so did you put the spring inside the shock? sorry i couldnt quite see?

[@2fmrc]

Yes. Take the bottom off the shock shaft and remove the shaft or long screw that is the shock and place the spring over the shaft. Then put the shaft back in the shock body and tighten the bottom back on. That keeps the shock pulled up in a shorter configuration until flex is needed.

[@jasonanderson7020]

@@2fmrc can i also ask you what screwdriver size are the hex on this kit? im looking on amazon now and as i dont want to use allen key.

[@2fmrc]

@@jasonanderson7020 absolutely! 1.5mm will take care of most everything on this truck. The only thing I think it don’t get is the tiny screw with a Phillips head in the driveshafts. This is a good cheap set that works pretty well for these rigs if you don’t wanna spend a ton and it’ll help out if you ever pick up a 1/10 truck also as most of those use 2.0 & 2.5mm. Let me know if ya need help with anything else! amzn.to/3KJIqMD

[@cardboardcrawlersrc8805]

And question about that man down, was that plastic gears that failed ? Or ??

[@2fmrc]

Plastic gears. Hadn’t swapped this one out. I was just waiting for them to strip lol

[@cardboardcrawlersrc8805]

Love that “paint work” on the body. Did you do that or outsource??

[@2fmrc]

Thanks! I did it myself.

[@carlfinnegan6617]

Ordered the metal portal gears. What greese do you suggest? I'm a newbie to rc.

[@2fmrc]

Honestly you can use pretty much anything. This is some really good stuff but I’ve also just used a big cheap tub of marine grease from wal mart and can’t really tell any difference! I bought a tub when I first got into the hobby probably 10 yrs ago and it’s still going strong 😆 bit.ly/3BcrdZJ

[@carlfinnegan6617]

Thanks

[@prob6999]

Man that things got good steering angle! Next up for me is that new motor. Do you think the mud pit snapped your portal gear again?

[@2fmrc]

No this one was just getting in tight spots I believe. It definitely wasn’t the mud pit this time. I noticed it not pulling great when I was going up the hill with the overhang in the video that leads to the mud pit. If you watch it hangs a bit and that’s when I first noticed it not pull a tad. It was almost under the overhang though so it had some stress on it.

[@zacktoolschannel9404]

Nice video my brother 👍🤜🤛

[@2fmrc]

Thanks!

[@LF-Productions]

After you finish the budget build you should do a baller build where you just dump money into it

[@2fmrc]

This one is kinda both. It’s running a Furitek lizard and pancake motor already 😆

[@PleasureAfterWorkRcCrawlers]

Works great...thank you very much 👍

[@kristianmichels5649]

What wheels are those up front of that rig?

[@2fmrc]

Same steelies as the rear I just have a brass ring in them that I painted to match the wheels somewhat lol

[@kristianmichels5649]

@@2fmrc sweet, they looked pretty decent on there, and I couldn't find a wheel that looked like that, but that explains it. Thank you!

[@SocialDisaster_]

so has anyone found where to buy some wheel hexes? lol i want some to get some axles as well

[@2fmrc]

These work well! I got them today and checked them. Gonna post on it next vid amzn.to/3aVWp4M

[@SocialDisaster_]

Dude you rock!

[@hellofromsoutheastalaskarc7517]

Hello from southeast alaska how's it going Matt

[@2fmrc]

Good! You?

[@hellofromsoutheastalaskarc7517]

@@2fmrc good I've been out fishing all week catching food for the house.

[@tmccarrico7187]

You are from ky what region/ area in Western KY

[@tmccarrico7187]

I sure have that's not to far from beaver dam

[@tmccarrico7187]

Just recently found your channel love all the content dude

[@2fmrc]

@@tmccarrico7187 nope not at all! What area are you in?

[@2fmrc]

@@tmccarrico7187 man! Really glad you found the channel! Let me know if there is anything you’d like to see and I always do my best to try it out lol

[@tmccarrico7187]

@@2fmrc I'm Paducah/LBL area

[@kalimahhh]

That skid plate really needs to be flatened...

[@2fmrc]

Yes it does!

[@nouse4aname_]

@4:38 😅