I Made The World's First LCG Arrma Gorgon Truggy & It's Awesome!

[@jn6073]

My daughter and I swapped body posts on her Granite 3s 4x4 and put the Gorgon body on, now we have a Gorgon 4x4. Great channel. Also, my son and I trimmed his old Slash body to fit on his Kraton 4s, now we have a Vorteks XL, they both look pretty sweet.

[@DoRC]

Nice! Those kinds of mods are where it's at in the hobby :-)

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

This is kinda thinking I like, hot swapping chassis and parts and creating something unique. Great work.

[@DoRC]

Then definitely check out my latest video!

[@EJ-74]

Yes I’d be interested in seeing you revive and test your RC’s 👍🏻

[@DoRC]

Stay tuned. I have a lot to fix!

[@judybain9356]

Same

[@Nerm78]

Not sure how I missed this one. This has to be one of my favorite builds you have done. Very simple but looks and seems to perform great!

[@Nerm78]

Also and as well yes we want to see you work on them!

[@DoRC]

Glad you enjoyed. Stay tuned I've got a nice long build coming that I think you'll enjoy :-)

[@JFlyer1973]

Thats a big YES to vids of you working on your rc's. Especially when you need to fix something or are upgrading them. I'll watch them for sure!

[@DoRC]

Stay tuned :-)

[@RCRoads]

Wow! You made it work with form, function and fashion. I love how it turns. It's always enjoyable to watch you work on your cars as I learn so much and your videos are super clean looking. You always focus in on the parts your discussing. 👍

[@DoRC]

Glad you enjoy. Check out my latest video :-)

[@kevinb729]

I just ran my Fury for the first time today at the firehouse. I put a 3800kv motor and 90a esc. Truck is amazing.

[@EJ-74]

What battery’s are you using? As I’m sure you know batteries can make a big big difference… CNHL Batteries are some of the best from what I’ve seen… I like GenzAce for my planes..

[@DoRC]

Nice!

[@alantaylor353]

Sweet.!! 👍 👍 👍

[@Tyrells_Tiny_Trucks]

Thanks for showing us this can go together! Awesome content as usual.

[@DoRC]

Thanks for watching Glad you enjoyed :-)

[@deanmachinerc]

Great video! The Gorgon is my favorite brushed basher and yours looks great with the Maverick wheels and the LCG chassis build! ☮️

[@DoRC]

Yeah it's a pretty fun platform I'm really enjoying messing with it.

[@boduke9428]

Hot racing makes an aluminum motor mount for the Gorgon. I used it when i converted mine and my motor hasn't moved once in nearly a year now. It's only ten bucks or so

[@DoRC]

Ooh nice! I just ordered it :-)

[@jerryvolpini7987]

Nice conversion, best of both worlds! 👍 Maintenance videos might not be as popular but a great way to learn how to wrench on your RC!

[@DoRC]

Yeah I might give one a try. I need to do a bunch of work on stuff anyway so could be worth a shot.

[@judybain9356]

Nice creation there. Good stuff.

[@DoRC]

Thanks :-)

[@johnwayne666]

😁 those grass jumps were awesome..+ the music lol

[@DoRC]

Yeah I just could not take that bash session seriously :-) It was pretty sad.

[@jn6073]

We have 3 Gorgons and I installed UDR rear trailing arm skid plates onto the roof on the Gorgon body, they run the entire length and help prevent the top rear of the body from pushing in OR cracking.

[@DoRC]

Sounds like a great mod!

[@wikyWargaming]

I lined the inside of my body with Gorilla Tape, then intentionally flogged it hard. No body damage to note. The UDR option is admittedly faster!

[@AsurasWrath164]

Definitely interested in any wrenching- video you put out. You're among the best at it. If not the best. I would like even more in-depht videos, although this might get a bit too far and maybe starting to get boring for some folks.

[@DoRC]

Yeah I've gotten a lot of interest in it so I might give it a try!

[@michaelthompson7637]

Yo man, you made a Vogon! I was gonna say Gorteks, but that's what they make raincoats out of. You know Vogons from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. You could put "Don't Panic" and have the number be 42 on it. I know it's kinda nerdy, but it's fun too. You made something really cool. While I'm thinking about it, maybe if you get bored go through that bag of screws and get a little organization goin' on. Great video! I really enjoyed it.

[@DoRC]

I was debating between vogon and Gorgon LCG on the thumbnail. Gorgon LCG won because I was afraid people wouldn't understand the vogon thing :-)

[@meirdeaph]

That is super rad!

[@DoRC]

I think so too!

[@AlbertPerry-f9h]

Possibly finding a knurled washer for that motor mount to hood into plastic I’ve seen cats with that style wheel nut. Cool build tho

[@DoRC]

It turns out hot racing makes a steel plate that reinforces the area. It's not too expensive and I think that's actually the best way to go.

[@ladrao777]

Yes, I'd like to see you fix and test your other RCs. #GreatContent

[@DoRC]

Cool I might give it a try!

[@Tyrells_Tiny_Trucks]

4:16 with the taller towers I'd reckon it needs the longer Gorgon shocks. I'd think so in general as that's lowering it without, but even more so since you're turning it into a MT.

[@DoRC]

Yeah it's a trade-off. The lower shocks will decrease body roll as the suspension will top out sooner but you are losing down travel. Overall it seems to handle really well with them but the Gorgon sharks probably would be better.

[@sooolion9820]

Thanks for the video! Too much power on wet grass does not sound very promising but loved the squirrely jumps off the ramps. 😂 i have the Gorgon and love taking it for a spin when time permits

[@DoRC]

Yeah I put the silly music in there because I just couldn't take that bashing session seriously. It does really good when it's dry out but with that much power just touching the throttle on wet grass leads to nothing but spinning.

[@rcfamily4life74]

Wrenching videos would be awesome!!!! Happy RC'ing Y'all!!!!

[@DoRC]

Stay tuned :-)

[@jamesfranke]

Looks awesome mate! 🤙

[@DoRC]

Thanks it's a pretty fun truck!

[@jamesfranke]

I love your mod builds! I really liked the Mini Maxx / Slash Maxx and Mojave Grom / Granite Grom mashups! Keep them coming mate 🤩

[@vsci79]

This reminds me of a modern Tamiya King Cab 😎👍

[@DoRC]

It does kind of have that same look.

[@meirdeaph]

Totally awesome ❤

[@DoRC]

Glad you enjoyed :-)

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Low ride er Too bad using the War song would activate the DMCA monster. The Gorgon has a great shell, and i love the "S.L. Jackson" on the front side. Classic. Yes, we wanna see a wrenching video, please !

[@DoRC]

Sounds good I need to do the wrenching anyway :-)

[@maxeriousbrooks9807]

Picked up a gorgon on a whim didnt need one thats for sure and it surprised the crap out of me its very stable swapped in a 4600kv ez run and 10bl120g2 plenty of power on 2s and loads of fun it handles so much better than my sons bigfoot aka traxxas stampede it really shows how old the stampede is i think the main difference is the motor in front of the axle instead of behind on the traxxas it really settles down the truck flies better handles better nose stays down unless you really want it up... didnt exspect it to be so much fun even comparing it to my 4s granite.. the gorgon makes me smile more

[@DoRC]

I agree. This modern platform has some new sauce in it that makes it a lot more stable than the older two wheel drive stuff. Obviously it's still harder to drive then four wheel drive but not nearly as hard as they used to be

[@readeracingRC]

awesome vid. keep em rolling. have fun.

[@DoRC]

Will do You too :-)

[@jasonwolfe1305]

I had this same idea but with the long wheelbase version from the Fury in the hopes that it would keep the front end down a bit more and have more stability on high traction surfaces.

[@DoRC]

I'm not sure you'd be able to get the body to fit on the long wheelbase version but even this short wheelbase version is very stable. You can get it to wheelie but it's Not super easy.

[@alantaylor353]

Pretty slick.!! 👍 👍 👍

[@DoRC]

Yeah it was a fun build!

[@kristopherkordenbrock9097]

Fix them all brotha!!! It's my favorite thing to watch 😅

[@DoRC]

Stay tuned :-)

[@MrZachxd]

Great video!!

[@DoRC]

Thanks!

[@johnnylucid]

Great content as always. Do you think this would be possible with the Boost platform? It would be awesome so see a 4WD Gorgon.

[@DoRC]

Anything's possible but it would probably require some pretty serious customization as the shock towers are not even remotely similar between the two types of vehicles.

[@johnnylucid]

@@DoRC Thanks for the reply and knowledge. Be well.

[@SmoochieMcgoo]

RE: Working on cars I would love to see some videos on the remake of the RC10, both the clear version and the regular version. They were released a while ago, so the hype is probably not there, but I would love to see it.

[@DoRC]

That sounds awesome but I think you hit the nail on the head. The hype wouldn't be there so it probably wouldn't be worth making a video on unfortunately. Keep me posted if there's anything upcoming that you'd like to see though because I'm aware of most things but not everything.

[@richardmarrero9571]

My Favorite Build by Far

[@DoRC]

Definitely a fun truck!

[@stp440]

I absolutely love this kind of content, especially the fact that you did this with all arrma factory parts!! My fury arrived 2 days ago and the drag car conversion has begun, I'm also trying to use as many arrma parts as possible, any thoughts on what car body I should use?

[@DoRC]

For a drag car I really don't know. What style of drag car Are you looking to do?

[@EJ-74]

@@stp440 Except the spur and drive shafts are from RCAWD not a Arrma product, They seem to be a bit better than the stock parts. I love seeing these conversion builds…

[@stp440]

@DoRC I'm hoping to squeeze into a box stock type of class even though I'll be substituting the motor and esc from a losi 22s and wheelie bar from... well... umm... whatever I can get to fit. Im also limited by how wide the rear track width is so I've been eyeing the proline 56 and 66 f100 short course bodies because they seem to be the only ones I've found that the rear drag slicks don't rub and thry match the style of the arrma outcast which is awesome. I'd love to see arrma make a drag fury eventually so I can be 100% box stock legal (hint hint)

[@DoRC]

@@stp440 That would be really sweet. I'm not sure if the design of the chassis would really allow it to be competitive but it would be fun.

[@stp440]

@DoRC I actually have high hopes for this chassis for several reasons. The axle angle is almost parallel to the ground at my desired rear ride height, The antiquat percentage is almost perfect and I haven't touched the suspension other than removing the long spacer from the rear springs yet with my race tires and wheels on the ride heights are almost dead on. Only time will tell though, it might be slow in the end but there's something about building something no one else has tried that I love. I'll be sure to share the results and details if anyone else is interested in building one

[@TMIVRC]

I’m doing my Mojave grom brushless build today thank you bro for all that you do let’s hope arrma keeps up the short course craze I’m hoping for a new 6s short course senton 6s release exb or Mojave exb or an uldate of the Mojave some how

[@DoRC]

I suspect we will see an updated Mojave 6s at some point. The entire line is going to get updated to the latest version they just seem to be taking their time doing it.

[@TMIVRC]

@@DoRC I was thinking if they did a Mojave xl like 1/6 sbr 2.0 would be awesome

[@EJ-74]

12:12 That was awesome. If you could do that consistently it would really be badass…

[@DoRC]

Yeah it's pretty hard to do anything consistently with two wheel drive and wet grass but it was fun :-)

[@EJ-74]

@@DoRC Yeah very true 👍🏻

[@Tattoosandtoys]

Very cool lil truck. Is there a 4x4kit for the new chassis yet.

[@DoRC]

No I don't think there ever will be. It's just not set up for that. The battery goes right where the center drive shaft would have to go through. This is a two-wheel drive truck

[@FSeriesJake]

Nice! I just swapped an Outcast 4S Body, Wing and Bumpers onto a Vorteks Boost. Chassis difference however mandated using proline front body posts and the front bumper doesn't stick out far enough.

[@DoRC]

Sounds like a fun conversion. I love swapping parts between different versions of the same platform. You can make some pretty interesting things :-)

[@FSeriesJake]

@@DoRC For sure. This is my First Arrma. Most my stuff is Traxxas. So far I'm liking the Vorcast? Might end up going to a proper Outcast Chassis though to get the body mounts and bumpers in the right spots and keep it a Brushed setup for a while.

[@nickteele169]

It would be cool to see you fix up some cars I feel like we all have our neglected cars that need love. I have been thinking about trying a drag car and I feel like the fury would be a great platform to do so. Maybe the motor position would be bad but I don't know .that would be a cool video to do too

[@DoRC]

Stay tuned :-)

[@jackchase79]

I wanna see the fixing up of your rc cars!

[@DoRC]

Stay tuned :-)

[@kayasrc]

Yes do a Fixing video!

[@DoRC]

Stay tuned :-)

[@PeterAlbury-b4l]

Ok Do RC last question hopefully 😂 Do all of the new three arrmas have the same servo saver in them? I hear people saying that you must upgrade the s.s on the Gorgon, and I'm wondering if it is different or is it because of the bigger tires on the Gorgon.

[@DoRC]

As far as I know they are identical but you could check the exploded view of each one and make sure the part numbers are the same.

[@Blast215RC]

All it's missing is some black bumpers. More hobby grade look. I did it on mine. Looks way cleaner

[@DoRC]

The reason I went with green is because it was the color that was available next day on prime :-)

[@Blast215RC]

@@DoRC I know how that goes. Black Granite mega bumpers also fit. Just saying

[@DoRC]

@@Blast215RC nice

[@trexslapfight]

Do you happen to remember the part number for the spur gear replacement and drive shafts?

[@DoRC]

I don't but if you look on Amazon for Gorgon RCAWD you should be able to find them pretty quickly.

[@itsjames1969]

I’m a new subscriber and would like to see you work on the other cars

[@DoRC]

Stay tuned :-)

[@EstefanoBoyd]

Great video! I just ordered a chassis myself after watching, do you think you could provide the file to print the spacers? Thank you!!!

[@DoRC]

The spacers I printed weren't really the right size and I ended up trimming them to make them fit plus I didn't save the file when I was done. Honestly you would probably be better off just getting a bag of washers and stacking them up.

[@small.and.even.smaller]

Nice bashing.

[@DoRC]

Thanks!

[@johnwayne666]

Awesome

[@DoRC]

Thanks!

[@rcsmith5909]

Gorgon tires would’ve been way better to get some grip.💐🔥

[@DoRC]

Maybe though these tires generally do pretty well. Honestly with that much power in wet grass I'm not sure what tires would work. That being said I don't have Gorgon tires :-)

[@EJ-74]

Very cool 😎

[@DoRC]

Yeah it's a lot of fun! Thanks for watching :-)

[@Rcdude2007]

Just a idea. You should do live streams while you work on your trucks! Thats what i do and i gain alot of subscribers from it

[@DoRC]

It's a good idea I just have some personal reasons why live streams might not work well.

[@Rcdude2007]

@@DoRCah i gotcha its all good

[@peteralbury7724]

Is that metal spur gear an Arrma part ?

[@DoRC]

No it's made by RCAWD. Their stuff is kind of hit or miss but this seems decent

[@EJ-74]

They are RCAWD, I don’t think that’s Arrma product 🤔

[@peteralbury7724]

Thanks man

[@SmoochieMcgoo]

(Idea for further income: I would love to see a breakdown of your tools you use. If you had some sort of affiliate link to your tools, someone looking to get into the hobby, or BACK into the hobby, can one-stop-shop a list of helpful tools, curated by you.)

[@DoRC]

I appreciate the suggestion but this channel isn't for profit. It's not even monetized so I don't do affiliate links. I might do a video where I break down the tools maybe when I Do the repair video I was talking about

[@Schmidt3850]

Do you have a small warehouse to store all the RC trucks you have?

[@DoRC]

No. You'd actually be surprised at how a few cars I have. I often sell them in order to afford to buy more cars.

[@Schmidt3850]

@@DoRC Don't see how you have that many buyers for RC trucks. When I sell a truck I have to practically give it away to sell it.

[@DoRC]

@@Schmidt3850 It takes time sometimes but I sell probably 20 or 30 trucks a year. I don't make a profit on them but it's better than them sitting in my house collecting dust in which case they're worth $0.

[@Schmidt3850]

@@DoRC l already know your not making a profit. Especially the amount of upgrades you dump into your trucks.

[@DoRC]

@@Schmidt3850 Yeah especially given that I don't do affiliate links and this channel isn't monetized :-) It is definitely a labor of love.

[@jagergerg9771]

Lets make it 4 WD, that would be insane

[@DoRC]

I'm not sure it's possible. The way the motor is positioned really would make it hard to get a drive shaft to the front and the battery goes through the same area that the drive shaft would have to. I mean anything can be done but I'm not sure it's worth it.

[@jagergerg9771]

@@DoRC I know it be hard, but it would be awesome as well. Love the channel

[@DoRC]

@@jagergerg9771 thanks Glad you enjoy. I'll think about it and see if there's a way to do it :-)

[@masonbowling-z3z]

where did u get those metal axels and spur gear at? i cant seem to find them and i kill all my spur gears and axels on my gorgon lmao

[@DoRC]

I got them on Amazon.

[@rc_jamm]

What are the part numbers for the rear axles I’m interested in them.

[@DoRC]

Not sure but if you just go on Amazon and look up RCAWD Gorgon axles you'll find them

[@rc_jamm]

@@DoRC ok thank you so much

[@TheAnthonyBrandi]

isnt this the arrma fury chassis not the vortex?

[@DoRC]

No the fury is the long wheelbase chassis. This is the short wheel base Vorteks chassis.

[@Rc-Krazy]

Yes yes and just for good measure in case you missed the first two. I’ll say yes again lol

[@DoRC]

Stay tuned :-)

[@toolbaggers]

Due to the lack of traction it might be faster on the stock motor trying to jump off grass. 😮

[@DoRC]

In wet grass I completely agree with you. It's just way too much power but then again you shouldn't be running a two-wheel drive basher and wet grass it's just the only grass I have right now :-)

[@PeterAlbury-b4l]

Do you prefer this LCG version over the original?

[@DoRC]

I do but that's primarily just because it's more stable. Two wheel drive cars are already pretty hard to control so for me the more stability the better. If I'm going to be doing serious stunting around it'll probably be with a four-wheel drive vehicle but that's just my personal opinion.

[@PeterAlbury-b4l]

@DoRC Yeah I figured that it would have to stay on all 4 wheels so much easier configured this way. Thanks man

[@DoRC]

Pretty much. It's not a massive difference but it does make a difference.

[@Tjbensinnington]

Did he not use a 3s battery? 38 is a little slow in that setup, that pinion looked like a 15t thats probably why

[@DoRC]

Yeah I'm sure I could have made it go faster if I wanted to but top speed wasn't really the goal of the project so I wasn't too worried about it.

[@Tjbensinnington]

@DoRC so u were running 2s?

[@DoRC]

@Tjbensinnington To be honest I don't remember.

[@Tjbensinnington]

@@DoRC was just curious, I have a new arrma vorteks 550 4x2 mega, I have a 3s blx boost esc and motor, with a 20t pinion and this thing is ridiculous, Its gotta be cracking 55mph , hit my foot yesterday and my foot is bruised so bad I thought I broke it lol, it's a similar setup and I was just wondering why it didn't look as fast as mine was going. Not that I care was just curious

[@dylanwhite6539]

Really surprised by the need for a metal spur. Killing a 32p on a 2wd is something I’ve never done

[@DoRC]

Well 5S on the Fury might have had something to do with it :-) The spur gear didn't fail but it's got quite a bit aware with just a few packs.

[@Xalies]

Could have this been done another other way i wonder by swaping the mounts on the body instead

[@DoRC]

Unfortunately no. The way the mounts actually attached to the bodies are completely different and whereas anything's possible it's not going to be very easy.

[@toolbaggers]

Let's see you do 12:15 again.

[@DoRC]

Come on man all day everyday in the wet! :-)

[@insomniac9366]

I'm interested in ftx cars

[@DoRC]

Which one specifically?

[@insomniac9366]

​@@DoRCthe raider or the stinger

[@randylivengood3112]

Sooo, Goretex?

[@DoRC]

Pretty much :-)

[@randylivengood3112]

@@DoRCOk, I have a ridiculous idea. Make a Vorgon! I high profile Vorteks!

[@alantaylor353]

FURY DRAG BUILD.! 😉 😉

[@DoRC]

Sounds sweet!

[@roadrunnerorange]

Cant call it a truggy unless it has 4wd with a center diff🤷

[@DoRC]

Why?

[@finku907]

Fix some cars, film it, hurry up! Seriously though, working on/maintenace videos (while sometimes informative) can get a bit sleep inducing, fortunately yours don't! You keep it snappy, upbeat while still showing ponential pitfalls/benifits of whatever you're working on! Also, you test your work in the same video which i think is a really great idea! I'd deffinately give it go!

[@DoRC]

Yeah I'm going to have to just try it and see how it goes. I've gotten quite a bit of positive feedback on the idea but that doesn't always translate to clicks.

[@jc49fishniner4lif7]

🫵👍👍

[@DoRC]

Thanks for watching If you like modded trucks check out my latest video:-)

[@jc49fishniner4lif7]

@DoRC sure will,,thanks