traxxas fiero rebuild

[Fiero_Man_121]

posting pics of my fiero earlier got me feeling guilty (on top of the fact that my boat build is on hold) that my vintage traxxas fiero has been so neglected. so im gonna rebuild it and clean it up to look new, then im gonna call up traxxas and start buying the parts i need to rebuild it with parts to spare!

edit: starting today, ill post pics frequently

[Fiero_Man_121]

started front end, heres pics:

[OldSchoolRC]

keeping an eye on this - love those cars!

[Fiero_Man_121]

thanks!

got more done, installed the front shocks (read: springs), wheels, axles and axle pins, and instead of the stock bushings i installed traxxas 5x11x8 bearings (same bearings as the vxl series) in the wheel.

[Fiero_Man_121]

installed the steering links, ball ends, servo saver and a foam bumper i jangafied from a 4tec stocker.

[Fiero_Man_121]

i need to help my dad for a while so ill pick it up tomorrow.

[Maxx man]

sweet... I can safely say ive never seen one of those... Ive heard of them but never seen them...

[camiguel]

Traxxas second car ever and it seems like yours isnt in too bad of condition damage wise. Yet this is only a small portion of the car. ;)

[Fiero_Man_121]

Traxxas second car ever and it seems like yours isnt in too bad of condition damage wise. Yet this is only a small portion of the car. ;)

its one of 2 of traxxas's first cars, the cat being the other, and unfortunately the rear end was so fd up i had to toss it. the previous owner locked the dif and to top it off, cooked the msc. the foams in back were ok but slightly chuncked so dumped them as well. the body was also slightly damaged as it had a crack going from front to back. they also cut out the on/off switch mount for no reason i can think of.

bdw i made a lot more progress !

[camiguel]

Its starting to take shape. What do you plan on doing with it after you get it fixed up nice and purdy. If parts availabilty wasnt so horrible, you should race it and see how you do with a 22 year old car.

[Fiero_Man_121]

i finished! i still need the strait axle, axle carrier/motor mount, bearings for the axle, and a bunch of small spares, plus a 540 motor to power it, but i did get the 22 year old servo and reciever working using the vxl esc, a spc batt and a resto-moded original trx stick controller.

edit: ill post completion pics and a quick vid tomorrow!

[Maxx man]

man I cant wait to see this all finished...

[Fiero_Man_121]

im ordering the parts friday or monday (trx closed on weekends) to finish the build

[Fiero_Man_121]

just ran into a really big problem, traxxas is out of everything. so now i need to find a machine shop, or else im screwed

[OldSchoolRC]

ouch - what is wrong with the old parts?

[Fiero_Man_121]

unfortunately the rear end was so fd up i had to toss it. the previous owner locked the dif and to top it off, cooked the msc. the foams in back were ok but slightly chuncked so dumped them as well. the body was also slightly damaged as it had a crack going from front to back. they also cut out the on/off switch mount for no reason i can think of.


as i said the whole rear end needed replacing, atleast now i can get it all made in aluminum which means brushless! my othe option is to look at the rear end of some new 1/12th pan cars and adapt them to work on the fiero.


What do you plan on doing with it after you get it fixed up nice and purdy. If parts availabilty wasnt so horrible, you should race it and see how you do with a 22 year old car.

i was gonna do speed runs and show it off at the track occationaly but now who knows what ill do

[camiguel]

I think you should get the aluminum parts machined in the same shape that the original pieces were in order to keep it at least vintage looking because taking a 1/12 rear would be great for performance but would really make the value go down. :eek:

[Fiero_Man_121]

its not a car ill ever sell, but what you proposed is what i originally had in mind.

[camiguel]

Any updates Fiero man?

[Fiero_Man_121]

nope, unfourtunately, things are on hold for awhile, same as the boat project, even my pede is down.:( the only thing running is my megatech b100!:eek:

[camiguel]

Gotta love those RR cars I got one and I love it only thing I have broken was the rear bumper cover on my truck and the spur gear stripped. :D

[Fiero_Man_121]

yup, i do have some pics of the fiero as it is now (no drive)

[camiguel]

Now for the rear end deal lol. I see you are running supper low friction invisible rear end. :eek::D

[Fiero_Man_121]

yeah, i had it came with the car, that and a ****** up stock one!

[KID]

I love those 4600mah packs! They punch hard!

[Fiero_Man_121]

heck yeah! SPC enerG 4600's kick arse!

[Maxx man]

sweet man... I have to say Ive never seen one this complete!

[Fiero_Man_121]

eh, im still upset that traxxas is out of everything, even screws!:eek: and to add insult to injury, none of the local machine shops do individual orders, only bulk orders. im still looking though.

[Maxx man]

well... it is an old car so traxxas probebly wont have anything... have you looked on ebay?

[Fiero_Man_121]

the thing is, they had a lot of parts in stock back in 08' so im surprised theyre gone so soon!

[Maxx man]

that is true... you think they will ever fire up those old molds again and produce some more of em?

[Fiero_Man_121]

god, i hope so! i would kill for even the original plans and cad dimensions! heck even some paper work and manuals for the fiero would be cool!

[Fiero_Man_121]

thought id update this, i have a plan! a p-a-l-n, plan! (sgt bilko;))

but i also have found these
http://www.bocabearings.com/main1.aspx?p=product&id=174&n=*58-010

roll on bb's baby!

but yeah, i have something else brewing that im gonna keep hush hush about for now. (mostly cuz i havent worked out the kinks):p

[Maxx man]

sweet!!!!!! get r done!

[Fiero_Man_121]

give me about a week and a half and you wont be dissapointed

[Maxx man]

sounds good to me man!!! are ya gunna do a pancar rear end or dig up some original parts?

[Fiero_Man_121]

yes


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[Maxx man]

yes to what lol?

[Fiero_Man_121]

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[Maxx man]

lol I take it your doin both...

[Fiero_Man_121]

no, im just not answering yet:D

[Maxx man]

no, im just not answering yet:D

haha... you told me in pm though:D

[Fiero_Man_121]

yes and if you tell, i will find you:mad:

lol

[Maxx man]

your secret is safe with me... its safe with me:eek: (just dont kill me! if you do you wont see what I have in mind for my slash!)

[Fiero_Man_121]

lol, idk why but that post cracked me up. :D

now i gotta know what your doing with the slash, did you post it up somewhere?

[Maxx man]

ya somewere... but I dont remember were and I do know I didnt post all I want to do...

[Fiero_Man_121]

on a side note, i ordered some stuff for the pede and srt, got a set of proline dirt paws [ http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDT92 ] for running in thick grass and such. and a bunch of stuff to try to make my axles bullet proof without cleaning myself out

[Fiero_Man_121]

we'll guess ill fess up, i had found a traxxas fiero on e-bay, lost the bid though and my heart sank:(:(:( but i found next best thing, a ae 1/12pan car that i can pull the tranny from so heres to a good bid! :D

bdw sorry for the double post

[Maxx man]

dang... that sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hope this works out for ya... and I know what ya mean about your heart sinking... I lost a bid on a clodbuster that was identical to what I wanted myn to be... but that kinda stuph happens...

[Fiero_Man_121]

well im bidding on a still un-idetafied 1/12 pan car, gonna take the tranny out of that and adapt it to my fiero, so far im winning the bid:D

i also just got my tower order, so... dfbxvxdf many... vdsvfdszvds parts... vregvrgv :eek::cool: lol feel a little better now

now im waiting for the a-main order, still in cali this morning

[Maxx man]

sounds good man!!!!!!!!!!!! have fun with it!

[Fiero_Man_121]

ill update if i win

[Fiero_Man_121]

I WON WOOOOHHHHH http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380151206311&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

the pan car is a home made rig i think so no loss as far as the chassis

now im going to have to figure out a few things;


what pitch pinion it has

how to mount it to the fiero chassis

how hot a motor can i run in it, i was thinking 27t rebuildable stock

whos pants are these?:p

[Fiero_Man_121]

well that chassis i won wasa pos. wouldnt even give it to my worst enemy:(

but i scored cuz it came with a tamiya porche 959 so :p

anyway, great news, im getting another fiero through a private deal and just in time to leave:rolleyes: but il be back home from the MEPS station by tomorrow night so hopefuly itll be in in time to do some fiddling with it and get it running *crosses fingers*

ill update when i get it and take more pics for sure

[Fiero_Man_121]

ITS ALIVE, O M frikin G its alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

im going to post pics and a vid tomorrow:D:D:D

can you tell im happy??

[Maxx man]

wait so its 100% traxxas fiero? thats awsome!

[Fiero_Man_121]

yes sir!!!:D

talk about last minute:rolleyes:

[Maxx man]

yes sir!!!:D

talk about last minute:rolleyes:

thats ok by me! the more rc the better right?

[Fiero_Man_121]

yup, my buddy came over and killed my buzz though. :(

im glad i atleast closed the book on it so really that more than anything else is a good thing

[Maxx man]

say wa? howd he do that?

[Fiero_Man_121]

he said "who cares, its a pos" :mad: it may be a pos, but its my pos that i basicly consider my child:rolleyes:

heres a pic of my fleet i just took, i wish a few of my former cars were there but thats life.

[Maxx man]

well he is WRONG the traxxas fiero is beast!

[Fiero_Man_121]

thats what i said but noooo:rolleyes::p

omg i have 6 days left (not even)

[Maxx man]

:( that kinda bums me out... thanks for your what your doing man!

hey can we get some body off shots of the fiero?

[Fiero_Man_121]

edit couldnt wait

[Fiero_Man_121]

heres the link to all my fiero pics

http://s483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/FieroMan121/fiero/

and heres the most importand picture, that little silver spot has the fiero's serial #, which is 000864

http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/FieroMan121/fiero/P9240061.jpg

im thinking of swaping out the this lower chassis with the one i just got, the number is gone and its pretty beat so why not.

[roadrunnr43]

he said "who cares, its a pos" :mad:

his opinion only counts if Hes a RC guy. But if he is, then he has issues to work out.:rolleyes:

[Maxx man]

ooo... thats purdy! and personally I would change the chassis out... just to keep that one in good condition... plus 864 isnt to high a number...

[Fiero_Man_121]

wouldnt it have been weird if it was 121?

hes my race buddy, hes just a moddy person:rolleyes:

its been raining all day today and yesturday so i havent been able to get up any video but as soon as it dries up im going out there

[Maxx man]

ya I know what ya mean... its been raining like crazy here to... dont you love the east coast? I cant wait to see that vid man!

[Fiero_Man_121]

i like the east coast... i just hate south florida:D

you know ill do it as soon as i can
notice we do this in every thread were on?

[Maxx man]

talk about how much it rains on the east coast? ya I did notice that lol

[Fiero_Man_121]

lol not even that, you and i always just start talking about random stuff

got 1 vid up, one of my 32s silent vids:cool: (i had to give my buddy back his camera)
im taking it over a few blocks since that area has freshly laid asphalt sidewalks that are smooth as glass!

ill upload when i get back

[Maxx man]

oh that too... lol... cant wait to see that vid!

[Fiero_Man_121]

swaped out the chassis and as soon as my pack and motor started to cool the clouds opened up so no speed passes, anyway heres the vid:D

edit: oops bad link :o

[Maxx man]

eh... i think you have the wrong link...

[Fiero_Man_121]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGg0la84MCY&feature=channel_page

looking at it again i think i might shoot another video, its really crappy as you can see

[Maxx man]

its not that bad... rear ends a bit loose though:p Im guessing just cause its wet?

[Fiero_Man_121]

its alot of things, its 2wd, im using rubber tires in back, and the driveway is very smooth

[Maxx man]

aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh that would do it for sure!

[Fiero_Man_121]

well i decided to pack the fiero up before i break it:rolleyes: so until i come home next year its gonna sit. atleast i can say i finished it and it works to boot

[Maxx man]

ya... thats probebly a good idea... at least you have the propulse to drive around for the last few days:(

[Fiero_Man_121]

nope, thats packed up too. but i plan on having that shipped to me either after basic or when i go to my permanant duty station (unless its overseas, than its time to buy an evader:D)

[Maxx man]

just wondering why an evader?

and once again thanks for what your doing

[Fiero_Man_121]

because if it gets lost during shipping its no great loss money wise and they are not too bad a platform (im not very aggresive when it comes to bashing)

[Maxx man]

ah... I see what ya mean! I have the original evader bx (not the pro) when they had the rebuildable motors... its a fun car to drive but if you want a hotter motor you need a new esc too

[Fiero_Man_121]

actualy, before i left the track we started a class called "classic" which is 1/10th truck and buggy chassis with a older car styled body like a old camaro or something. and we ran titan 12t's anyway, its a slow class and was really fun and i enjoyed running it (got a lowner ae cobeled chassis) and i really loved the slow class.

[Maxx man]

I dont know that the evaders esc will handle a titan 12t... but Im not sure... sounds like alot of fun though! is it pretty open as long as its titan 12t motors?

[Fiero_Man_121]

no, none of us ran evaders, all t4 and b4 chassis:D with i think only one or 2 losi's we had the titan as a spec motor since they are cheap and pretty easy to find. but after having run the class i really enjoy the slower cars (not crawlers though, too slow for me:rolleyes:)

http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/FieroMan121/oval%20racing/cars/P9100018.jpg

im the orange beatle on the far lower left

[roadrunnr43]

looks like my kinda class:D. rolling a bunch of decrepit machinery around at speeds faster then they should be.

[Maxx man]

haha pretty much same here :p looks like fun!

[Fiero_Man_121]

lol i think the fastest we got was maybe 20 lol but gosh it was fun.

bdw i have today and tomorrow left:eek: wednsday night i leave for the hotel then i go to the meps station again and then finaly i get put on a plane to texas

a fiero is on ebay, i say go for it someone!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=180410873119&Category=34061&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2

im not going to bid as theres no need for it

[Maxx man]

aw man! I would but I dont have the cash...

[Fiero_Man_121]

i got another peice in the fiero puzzle in the mail today. i got goose bumps when i was flipping through it:)

http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/FieroMan121/P2250028.jpg

[Maxx man]

its so beautiful....

[roadrunnr43]

its oozing with nostalgia.

[Fiero_Man_121]

yeah, i fipped through it once and put it in a ziplock bag to be stored away forever:cool:

edit: on seconed thought i might scan the manual onto my computer and get them posted on the trx forum section for vintage rides

[Fiero_Man_121]

here ya go, for anyone who ever needs um:D

http://s483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/FieroMan121/fiero/fiero%20manual/

slide show for lazy ones http://s483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/FieroMan121/fiero/fiero%20manual/?action=view&current=b4cc6939.pbw

if you cant veiw it because of size let me know and ill upload and post a smaller set. or if you want bigger ones pm me and ill email you a set of bigger pics

bdw i handle the manual like the Rosetta Stone, or the Dead Sea Scrolls



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[Fiero_Man_121]

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i plan to post up the sledgehammer manual as well since traxxas doesnt have it listed on their site either from what i can tell

[Philderbeast]

Pretty sweet thread. Somehow I have missed it. I started at post 1 today, and looks like a fun build. BTW, I like that class you guys started, you really need to get a vid of that for us. It kinda makes me think of the RJSpeed diggers. Throw in all the old stuff, and go have fun, only you guys are racing. That would be quite an event. I am not sure that class would fly around here, everyone seems to want to run slashes, dirt oval modifieds, or truggy/buggy/MT class. Everyone is out for speed, not nastalgia or poor mans rat rods. I would love to see how you guys set those boogers up, body mounts, electronics, ect.

[Fiero_Man_121]

our club pres has to be thanked for that. he wants everyone to feel welcomed. you can see by the classes we run.

Novice
1/10 classic brushed
1/8 Scale Nitro Sprint Car
1/8 Scale Nitro Late Model
Mini Slider < run my propulse in it
1/10 Scale Slider
1/10 Scale Unlimited 2wd Brushless < my class
1/10 Scale Unlimited 4wd Brushless Late Model
1/10 Scale Brushless Late Model 2wd < back up class
Truggy (Electric and Nitro mixed)
1/8th buggy (Electric and Nitro mixed)
Slash Short Course

we also started running a 1 time 1/5th class as a final feature. we didnt get to run it since we got rained out after the 1st set of races:(

[Maxx man]

wow... sounds like some fun! wish I could get into some oval racing but there are no oval tracks around me and only one regular offroad track