RC BASHER UPGRADES - VRX COBRA RH818

[@torontorc4637]

That's awesome, nice work on the Cobra. Have a good one 👍🏽

[@angesrc]

Thanks champ. Need a few other things. But everything costs 💵💵

[@stevenpowers9761]

Maybe try taking the pin out of that drive shaft and inserting a longer pin with heat. Another thing you could try would be pinching the cup together a little bit? That might help.

[@rccrazy]

Yeah man I didn't think you could get the fronts for under $80, definitely doesn't make sense. Awesome man👍

[@NaughtyGoatFarm]

I see these Cobras are listed as being 1/8 scale. From what I can see they appear to share the same components as the vrx rh1016 and vrx rh1017 or the ftx vantage which are all 1/10 scale. What am I missing?

[@angesrc]

Yep 100% your right. They are not a 1/8, they are in between you could say. Just a bit bigger than 1/10. But with all the parts yeah they are all the same including my FTX carnage. I don’t know why they said 1/8. 👍🏼🚗. Thanks for stopping by!.

[@mrshanebuch]

It’s great I’ve finally found someone who upgrades these cars. I got one for Christmas and always seem to be fixing them. My biggest issue at the moment is the centre diff keeps breaking. Doesn’t chew the gears but gets a lot of play between the cups on either side. Watched your vid on the diffs, def gona try the oil rather then the std diff. Still using the plastic gear, next upgrade I think. Mind you I have gone stupid with the power upgrade using a 150a esc and running 6s at the moment. Maybe just too much for this car. A lot of fun tho 😂

[@angesrc]

Yeah the center diff can be a pain. Def try the thicker oil. It does help. And wow, your running 6s😲😲😲. Would like to see a video on this running 6s

[@mrshanebuch]

When it’s back up and running I’ll try and get one. Very hard to control. Wheel stands, backflips and a lot of crashes.

[@angesrc]

@@mrshanebuch awesome. I ran mine on 4s and blew front and rear diff in one go

[@rcgoose1169]

Hi this is rc goose, trying to start up.i watch both of u,both very good.Hay man not getting in the middle. But it is all baby drama. The hole reason is to have fun. Its rc there is nothing better.lol .its not worth it. Just go out and bash.have fun. And have a good night.

[@angesrc]

Hey man, thanks for stopping by. There’s is nothing wrong with having just an awesome bash , and there is nothing wrong with having some knowledge about these cars.

[@rccrazy]

The esc just needs to be calibrated, I have a few of them one's.

[@angesrc]

Do u have those cheapie ones?. I didn’t bother with it. It came with a program card, but still didn’t work efficiently like the genuine one did. I could hardly get reverse. Some times took forever

[@1muska]

What car model is the front bumper u been using? Any link?

[@RBAERO]

I still deciding buy this VXR Cobra or the JLB Cheetah. What you thinking is the best opitions? In bangood JLB are more spare parts. The VXR has plenty spare parts and upgrades?

[@angesrc]

My personal choice I wouldn’t buy a VRX Cobra again. I would probably go with the JLB. With the Cobra the differentials leak quite a bit and it is very frustrating because it makes a mess and some of the components are very weak so that’s why there are a lot of modifications done to mine to keep it running.

[@rcgoose1169]

Hi the truck looks amazing I just got one whating for delivery. Where can I get a front bumper thank u

[@angesrc]

Thankyou. You can get a bumper bar here: www.ebay.com.au/itm/River-Hobby-Front-Bumper-Set-1-set-10362-/122085515950?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

[@rcgoose1169]

I was also wondering about the clear plastic shock tower support that look nice.

[@angesrc]

@@rcgoose1169 so those plastic supports were custom made by Saul from RC CRAZY. We met up and he was generous enough to give me a few spare parts as we have the same car.

[@philthyco1]

Are the diffs sealed and do they hold oil?

[@angesrc]

Yes the diffs are sealed. But the center one leaks a lot more. If you can make a really thin seal, go for it. 👍🏼🚗

[@philthyco1]

@@angesrc So it has o-rings at the drive cups but no gasket?

[@angesrc]

@@philthyco1 o rings at the cups but no seal between the crown wheel and the plastic diff housing. Just a small ribbed edge to hold the oil in. I just used to press in some silicon between those 2 surfaces in the gap

[@matthewlarge3785]

Hey mate just upgrading my esc and motor in my cobra, I got a 120 amp ESC . What size motor would be best?

[@angesrc]

I recommend going for either a 3665 or a 3670 size motor with at least 3000kv. You will have more than enough power. I’m running a 3670 motor with 2650kv and it’s plenty .

[@matthewlarge3785]

@@angesrc cheers mate

[@PERTHWESTOZRC]

Hey mate cheers for stopping by my channel before, good work on the mods, crazy how much those rear and front swing arms are, holy shit at the prices. I've only had the truggy for a little while, haven't given it a proper decent bash or jumps as yet, was only a quick drive test, but plan to soon. Are the upgrade to alloy swing arms worth it? Do the plastic ones break easy? Also the stick motor seems like a low kV one, can't find specs online what kV it is but I plan to play around with other motors. Happy new year mate and cheers for sharing, good to see another Aussie RC channel I can tune into...subbed ya bud! Dave from Perth 👊😎🍻

[@angesrc]

Hey Dave, thanks for the sub!.👍. yeah those swing arms are not cheap. the rear ones, not bad at $55, but i cant see whats the difference is with the front ones being $90. What the!!!. so i ordered the front swing arms off ali express, they were only $19 with shipping and arrived in 3 weeks. there were identical (only difference was colour texture). I decided to go for metal because going over jumps and landing on the front end i had a few twisted swing arms. Also with the motor, the stock one is only a 2000kv motor, i upgraded mine to a 2600kv and put in a 15 tooth MOD1 pinion. and also upgraded the ESC to a 120amp. have a play around with different motors. also go on sauls channel called 'RC CRAZY'. he knows his stuff. he's got 3 cobras with mods. Happy New Year to you also mate. cheers.👊🏽 🚗 🍻

[@1muska]

What car model front bumper u fix it? Any link ?

[@angesrc]

This is the link for the bumper. Bumper number; RH10122 Or FTX-6324 www.rchobbyland.com/river-hobby-vrx-bumper-set-equivalent-to-ftx-6324?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuc2m_YqX9wIVm30rCh0-mgXIEAQYBSABEgLrMPD_BwE

[@blakedickinson7109]

Hey! Just got my cobra and the shock towers broke already... any suggestions on what to do?

[@angesrc]

Hey buddy I know it’s disappointing when that happens. the best thing to do is make them out of 5 mm strong aluminium 6061 preferably. I got mine custom-made by a friend of mine.

[@AntonioSanchez-tr4mm]

Tío e tenido un problema no puedo cambiar el brazo trasero

[@angesrc]

debería ser bastante sencillo de hacer. unos tornillos y un alfiler y debería salir

[@micheleastroboy]

the barr It Is long cm? Sorry my english

[@angesrc]

I can’t remember the exact length you would have to custom make it to suit

[@petercantremember253]

Hi Ange just subbed your channel as recommended from RC crazy , good to see fellow aussies on the channel and understand eachother , for shaft issue drill out the pin and press in a suitable ROLL PIN you can buy them all sizes from and bearing supplies stores , they are hardened steel and should last a lot longer than the t bone set up. lm trolling all vids on these cobra's as they seem good value for my first 1/10 scale, l have a wltoys 144001 and by the time l do upgrades on it its almost the price for a cobra , and we all know bigger is better. l can buy from Sydney for $349 RH 818 free shipping , Do you know of anywhere else that may be cheaper , but getting it from interstate is far better than from bloody China..good video also thanks ( Pete from Melbourne )

[@angesrc]

Hey Pete, thanks for the sub, and also the advice👍🏼. I thinks that’s a great idea with the roll pin. At least that way you can have the pin a bit longer so it won’t drive into the cup!. They are a good car. The diffs are very weak. I’ve gone thru 4 already. They leak a lot as they don’t have gaskets. Expecislky the center diff makes a huge mess. I decided on mine to make a center locked solid diff . And I have also decided to keep it running on 3s. When I ran on 4s, I kept on stripping gears in the diffs. It was my first rc car, so I do still want to keep in running. 👍🏼🚗. I bought mine from campbeltown hobbies for around $380 nearly 2 years ago. There are cheaper places, but I don’t know…

[@petercantremember253]

@@angesrc thanks for the reply , l would love to get the XMaxx but the wife would kill me so looks like the Cobra for 2nd choice , l can always upgrade it in future, as for gaskets try Black Gasket Silastic from any auto shops , about 8 bucks a tube Dow Corning or 3m brand , the cheaper types dry too hard , l will just wait till tomorrow for all the 11/11 sales see whats offered : )

[@angesrc]

@@petercantremember253 what’s the 11/11 sales. Please….tell me more😮😮😆😆

[@angesrc]

@@petercantremember253 I would love an Xmaxx or aarma kraton 8s

[@jacksampson7711]

Wow. Sounds like you have quite an investment in this already expensive (at least to me) rc car. Care to share your total cost? I'm considering this but don't want a money pit.

[@angesrc]

Yeah it has cost me a couple of dollars more than what I purchased it for. but that was my own choice to do that you can run these stock if you like , they still run great , but I chose to upgrade mine with some metal gear , bigger motor, bigger pinion , bigger steering servo and some little fine tuning. For what I’ve spent on it now I’d rather get another car I’m not gonna spend any more money on this car unless I do some real serious damage but it’s been running great so far so good.

[@ljsmixbox44]

How fast is this car?

[@angesrc]

With the motor, pinion and ESC upgrade I can get about 64 km

[@ljsmixbox44]

@@angesrc Cool

[@JSM991]

Good work mate!how did you make your shock towers?Also I have the same 120amp esc bro and had similar issues!You need to program it it can run up to 4s no problem!

[@angesrc]

Hey mate, thanks . The shock towers are custom made by a friend of mine made out of 6061 alluminium. So they are super strong. 💪🏼. It automatically detects 4s but I prefer not to as it has killed a few of my diffs due to the more power it produces. So I have stuck to 3S for now. Thanks for watching.👍🏼

[@JSM991]

Sorry I i been a pain bro!Is that model run the same spur gear with the vex spirit etc?

[@angesrc]

@@JSM991 I think it does. But I can’t say for sure. 🤔🤔

[@JSM991]

@@angesrc I will soon have gears of that module 73t 48p metal(steel and aluminium)if it is suitable and if you want I ll send you to try!👍🏻

[@angesrc]

@@JSM991 yeah ok that would be great. Just contact me via my email on my page.

[@pierrechartrand7773]

I did run my rc cobra for the first time out i hit a branch .i smash the front gear box and the plate under the car DAMAGE COST $130 00 MMMMMMM THAT RC IS VERY FRAGIL

[@angesrc]

Yeah I know, the front chassis, i believe should be all one piece. Invest in a front bumper, it will save you $$. I think you paid way too much for repairs. The front plate is only about $15. And the diff housing is about the same🤔🤔🤔