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Just got a Temper Gen 2, wanted yellow but only blue was available. Didn't matter I guess since I swapped wheels & removed stickers anyway lol
Temper Gen 2 build
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The first thing I did was swap stock drive shafts for Axial Wild Boar shafts. I used a Dremel to cut the end & middle pieces to get the correct length.
I used a Dremel to grind out a small spot on the gearbox to fit the wider shaft in the rear.
Now it has stronger, thicker drive shafts with metal ends.
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My second upgrade is the wheels & tires. I went with Proline Rock Shooter wheels & Proline Grunt tires which are taller & narrower.
Better clearance overall.
Then I proceeded to remove the livery stickers to give it a clean look.
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Next I installed new electronics starting with a Castle Creations Mamba Micro X esc.
Then I swapped the stock brushed motor for a Team Brood Racing brushless "Noisy Cricket" motor.
Added a Futaba receiver to go with my transmitter that runs all my rc's.
I am using a Venom 1300mAh 2S lipo for this rig. Fits perfectly under the hood.
I cut a notch in the dash for the wires to come through & a small notch for the wires in the front of the battery tray.
Nice & snug!
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I shaved a little off the roof beside the lightbar on both sides so the roof tilts towards the front when the 2 rear roof screws are removed. This will allow me easy access to the battery connections. I also put 2 shorter screws in the rear of the roof to make removal quicker.
Here you can see the roof tilted up for easy connector access.
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It's definitely a fun little crawler! Thanks for the compliment ??
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Wow, great job on this build. Looks like it's setup really well. I was lookin at the same esc/motor combo, the 6 poles in a motor for these size rigs had my interest. How's the motor run in that wheelspeed and cogging wise? Considering doing the same setup in my rig if i don't have good luck with my brushed motors
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Thank you! It seems to have a really good smooth slow crawl on low throttle, but I did switch the pinion to a 14t to help with that & to prevent the motor from overheating during steep climbs and keep myself from breaking stuff LOL
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Did an easy mod to make the roof access better & easier. Drilled a hole & mounted a body post & drilled the roof in the rear to fit. Now its as simple as removing a body clip to tilt the roof to access the battery connectors. 
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Heres some footage of my 1st run on rocks, it was very satisfying & crawled great.
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Thank you! It's a great mini rig, just sold 3 of them at the shop I work at. The wheels & tires are on the proline racing website. Rock shooter 1.9 wheels & 1.9 Grunt tires. The wheels are currently out of stock though.Great write up, great mods! Luv the tire/wheel combo, can you give me your sores for them, please. Nice wheeling vid too. I'm going to pick one up when they come back in stock.
https://www.prolineracing.com/wheel...uminum-composite-internal-bead-loc-wheels.asp
https://www.prolineracing.com/tires/grunt-1.9-g8-rock-terrain-truck-tires.asp
Any updates or upgrades? Thanks for posting the wild board driveshafts. Nice to have readily available driveshafts. I have an extra set at home.
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Temper G2 update: custom body. This is the discontinued Proline Baja bug for the traxxas 1:16 mini E-Revo. I got it from a junk bin & painted it up like most of my rcs. Check out my fb page Rusto Mad Customs or Instagram account Rusto_Mad_Customs to see this and other rusted builds. 
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Dillonr1234
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I just got one but my lights and steering stoped working, I rammed the servo in a rock pritty hard but it still worked I don’t know if I need new parts or what ?
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You may have burned out the esc/receiver. Are all the connections still tight? Do you still have forward & reverse, but no steering?
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Got some JConcepts 2.2 fling king jrs with 2.2 Midwest wheels & made a mini monster beetle!
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Someone in here mentioned the noisey cricket being a 6 pole motor, it is actually a 4 pole, 6 slot. Just wanted to clear that up.
Have you adjusted anything with the Castle Link software? I have been interested in that motor since Eddie came out with it, it might have a little too much wheel speed for me though.
Have you adjusted anything with the Castle Link software? I have been interested in that motor since Eddie came out with it, it might have a little too much wheel speed for me though.
