TLR 22 Buggy Build - Finished

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Well, its been a long week of waiting, but my TLR 22 Buggy is now in its finishing stages.  My 22 will be making it debut race this Friday night at Warehouse 3 in Phoenix.

The build went very well for being my first time ever building a complete RC vehicle from a kit.  I had a blast, and learned a lot with building each component.  I would like to thank my friends Dean from Wolfpak Racing and Ed for helping me mount the electronics into the buggy, that is still my weak spot, I suck at soldering.

So here is the final result of the build:

Motor:       Novak Ballistic 13.5
ESC:         GTB 2 Sportsman
Receiver:    Spektrum SR3520
Servo:       Spektrum S6040
Transmitter: Spektrum DX3C


The reason I went with the GTB 2 sportsman for my ESC was that I run in stock 13.5 classes, which most all the tracks in the Phoenix area run with no boost/timing in the speed control.  This system will be a great way for me to start in these classes and not worry about not making tech.  Once I get more comfortable with my driving skills, and want to switch to a mod class, I will upgrade then at that time.  Until then, I am still on the learning curve.

Here are some more photos I took when finishing up the buggy:

Our cat Sassy decided to try and lend a paw.

Motor and trans in, ESC all connected to the motor thanks to Dean

Body all trimmed, rest of electronics placed and shocks and tires done.

Body painted, decals will come tomorrow.