Redcat Gen 8 v2 MODIFIED - The Grape Ape Rises - RC truck build
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Let's take a look at my heavily modified Redcat Gen 8 v2! We will cover all of the stock components as well as the boat loads of mods this truck has. Also, we will be talking about plans for this rig in the very near future! This will start a whole custom build series on the Grape Ape, so be sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell to see all the videos as they are uploaded!
#gen8 #redcatracing #scalecrawler
If you want to get some of these mods for yourself, check out these links:
TREAL brass portal housings front and rear -
www.teamredcat...
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www.teamredcat...
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www.teamredcat...
TREAL Brass hex extenders -
www.teamredcat...
Hobbywing 1080 ESC -
www.amazon.com...
Holmes Hobbies Crawlmaster 550 10T motor -
holmeshobbies....
Club 5 Husky steering links -
www.amazon.com...
Redcat Racing light kit -
www.teamredcat...
13 tooth 35p 1/8th shaft pinion gear -
www.amazon.com...
DSSERVO 35KG digital servo -
www.amazon.com...
Red anodized shackles -
www.amazon.com...
Dual rate emulsion shocks -
www.amazon.com...
Team Losi 35W shock oil -
www.amazon.com...
Proline Hyrax 1.9" G8 compound tires -
www.amazon.com...
Incision KMC Machete 1.9" beadlock wheels -
www.amazon.com...
Radiolink RC4GS transmitter -
www.amazon.com...
Printable thumb steer for RC4GS -
www.thingivers...
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I'm not "on the fence" about the Gen8 V2, I'm just on the "lack of funds" train. This video and the entire series have helped me decide what I'm going to do when I get mine. Thanks for you helpful videos
that lack of funds train is never a good time! I really appreciate you checking the videos out and I am glad they helped you out.
I just made a trade for a V.1 Gen 8, I hate the blacked out windows. It is mostly stock at this point, your video is the first step into the rabbit hole for me. I'm learning a lot!
Awesome video I just ordered mine can’t wait till it arrives I’ll keep an eye on it I for sure wanna put a roof rack a interior some decals rock lights ladder for the back maybe a spare tire on the back
I just ordered one myself. Pretty excited for it
I bet you are gonna love it. Solid choice for sure.
Just purchased my Gen8 V2 the other day and am loving it. Already started modding mine as well. I will be watching for ideas
Look forward to a long and enjoyable, yet somewhat unhealthy relationship with that rig, lol! They are great little crawlers and the aftermarket sure has plenty of offerings for them. Keep an eye out for the phase 2 video that should be coming out in the next couple of weeks. Sneak peek, we will be doing a couple of mechanical upgrades including more of what Club 5 offers as well as a boat load of their exterior accessories.
We all gotta keep in touch I'm about to order mine
Agreed!
I too am upgrading my Gen 8 and was not too sure on what to do with the servo situation. I like how you went with the Hobbywing brushed ESC, Holmes motor, and the 35kg servo. I am building on a budget and that seems like the best bang for the buck. Great video and thanks for sharing man!
It is a nice little setup and not too crazy on the budget!
I love how he saying he likes his tires soft its sitting there looking like it's got a flat tire..lol
They is be super soft! Lol. No, but seriously one of the beads had come off from a pop up i did on a rock and it lost what little air pressure it had. What you see there was all foam and i didn't notice until after the footage was shot.
Explains alot.lol
You should see my Gen8 v1. It’s on straight axles, 120mm shocks, 2.2 wheels with huge boggers. The body had been trimmed to allow the tires to flex up to the hood and rear windows.
Top speed about 3mph, torque enough to blow out axles.
Some of those servos require higher voltages to hit their max power. I have the 35-45kg Betu that if run directly off the battery, not does that make a difference.
P.s. the name is great.
I wish I would of thought of that.
Grape Ape....awesome
I was just looking at it one day thinking "this thing is really purple...and really big. It is like a....grape ape!" lol
Nice video and good info, certainly looking forward to the series! I like the name, seems like that could play into many things with the theme of the build.
thank you! It sure has been a fun build and there is still a long way to go. Stage 2 brought a whole lot more to the table for sure, and I think you may see the name appear in the Stage 2 running video that was uploaded recently! ;) Stage 3 should hopefully be wrapping up in the next couple of weeks and i can share that with everyone.
@@BaconNinjaFPV Awesome! I noticed after I commented that I hadn't seen the most recent vid yet :) I just ordered myself a green Gen 8, too!
@@HoundStuff sweeeeeeet! I promise you are going to love it!
Both my Gen8's have Holmes Hobby motors 10T and 13T
Gotta love a Holmes motor!
I think you should add a roof rack with all sorts of mess up there ie sleeping bags, tents, bikes, gas cans, high lift jack , shovel, fire extinguisher for the inside
I have sure been thinking about putting a rack up there. You can never have too many sleeping bags on the roof! Maybe stage 3 will see it happen!
I just put one of those servos in my Kyosho usa 1 . They’re 486 oz in and it helps extremely to steer those monster tires.
For sure a great servo for the money!! I wound up continuing to mod this rig and did a couple more videos on it, but did eventually swap this out for a reefs servo that I liked better...however it was wayyy more expensive, lol.
So, I just subscribed.
You have a very likeable personality.
I like the mods that you did on your gen8 v2.
Good video quality and editing.
As far as mods go, please check out the club 5 racing rock sliders.
They are brand new. They are some of the cleanest most functional sliders made.
And do the free mod.
move all of your links top and bottom to the outer hole on your Center skid.
It improves your climbing dramatically.
it also improves your approach angle and your departure angle.
once you stretch your wheelbase you don't need to push the front bumper in or the rear bumper in.
you can leave them in the stock location.
Great looking rig..
I am eagerly anticipating your next video.
Redcats Rock...🦊
Thank you so much!! I will check out those club 5 sliders for sure! I have really been needing a set to replace the stock ones. I have plans for that wheelbase mod when I get the club 5 husky links in as part of stage 4...but that is a secret at this point ;)
Redcats do in fact rock!
I just bought a bunch of brass for my gen 8, all because I put a roof rack on it and it is now too top heavy. I’m looking forward to putting it all on
I always thought a roof rack would look great on this body style. I never did it because I rolled it over way too often to have anything up there, lol. The brass should help keep it grounded!
@@BaconNinjaFPV I hope so or I’ll look like a fool at horizon fest lol
Awesome video love the the redcats
Thank you! I love them too, and people don't give them enough credit.
@@BaconNinjaFPV redcats are an awesome company. I would love to get a Kaiju for my next machine.
@@WoodsUnknown I've never driven one, but the Kaiju does seem like blast to bash with!
I love my gen8 Too! I've had it for about 4 Or 5 months and I've beat the shit out of it haven't broken anything yet
They are pretty well built for sure. There isn't much stock left on mine anymore, but i never did break anything. I didn't let that stop me from swapping it all out through, lol.
Awesome vid and rig my RC friend 👍 SUBBED
Thank you! It has come a long way. Just finished up the next stage of the build and should have the video up soon. Still has a long way to go!
@@BaconNinjaFPV I know the feeling my friend my trucks are never finished LOL even though my wife thinks they should be
@@sprather84 well i am glad to hear it isn't just mine!! I get a text every day from my wife about how many packages showed up in the mail...and how many were subsequently opened prematurely by my children.
Nice build!
Thank you! It sure is a blast to drive.
I'd like to see a spare tire and a roll cage. Most off-road rigs have both
I agree those would be cool. I have plans for both in stage 3!
Have you made the video on all the visual upgrades?
I sure did!! Here is the entire playlist on videos I did for that project. ruclips.net/p/PLRplrdculWZqzU4c6fPt6LKjyw_SG_QYl
hey. First: thank you for making the video for us. Is the Red Cat brand a good brand? Are there parts on the market? Are they easy to find?
move the rear taillight lenses to the inside of the body for more protection and better scale look.
I'm new to RC, I just got my Gen 8 V2 today, seems very well built. What is the term "scale" refer too, I see it often. Is it okay to use 11.1V Li-ion 3x18650 batteries under Li-Po setting? I have those batteries from my DeeRC 200E I bought a few weeks ago.
well then, welcome to the hobby!!! Scale refers to the whole rig being a scale model of a real vehicle. It does not how ever reflect a reduced scale in the cost of parts for them, lol...these things get expensive. As for running a Li-Ion, that should be just fine in there. You won't get any more run time than you would with a LiPo since the low voltage cutoff will be the same at 3.2v even though LiIon get their extended runtime by being able to go down below that. There may be a little less torque as well since they can't put out the same amps as a LiPo can, but it really shouldn't be too noticeable.
@@BaconNinjaFPV Thanks for this information. I like the trucks that looks real, I'd like to get the TRX 4 Chevy high trail truck, I own a red 73 Chevy 4x4 but lots of money $550 plus having the buy the traxxas battery & charger. Do I set the Gen 8 ESC setting to Li-Po?
Two speed transmission conversion, thoughts?
hmmmmm, that would be interesting. I could see it being useful, and I think the diff gears could handle it, but I am just not sure how much room there would be to get it done. For sure something worth trying though if you are in to that level of modding!
I’ve also got a heavily modified gen8 axe and I’m subbed just to see where this rig goes...
Thanks for the sub! How are you liking the axe?
Buy one then go over check all the diffs and gearing add grease i have 2 and both had no grease in any of its gearing axles and change the remote its horrible add 8mm hex to stop the tie rods ends from hitting the inner tire .i love both of my gen8 v2 they are really fun rigs and looks great .cant go wrong with the gen8 v2
All great tips! Mine was pretty well greased, and i had to have the larger hex for other parts anyway. The transmitter is a hands down must replace!
My stock foams were hard
try surpass hobby 540+ CRAWLER motor,man...its awesome! its similar with puller 400 by HH,but 1/5 cheapest price,haha! my V1 use it and smooth like axe motor,haha!
I have heard some great things about surpass! I will have to give them a try in a build sometime.
@@BaconNinjaFPV they have 540 CRAWLER motor and the latest is 540PLUS CRAWLER...dont wrong pick..the latest is best!
@@boykeification i have another crawler build that is about to be on the bench, so i may pick one up for comparisons!
How do I get the brass after I buy mine I've been waiting to buy the gen8 v2 for 3 months
Great to hear you are picking one up! There is a full mod list in the video description with links to the exact housings i am using. Let me know how they work out for you!
what tools are you using?
honestly it is just a cheapy set from amazon. I don't think i ever spent more than like $20 on tools...but they still go the job done!
U got a flat tire right front lol
lol, yeah looks like I need to put a couple of pounds of air in that one for sure.
You have to have a weak link somewhere so you get a 20$ part and not a 100$ part
Yeah, this rig was more of a long term plan. It has been through a lot more phases after this one and is now basically bullet proof, lol. The end goal was always to have a highly durable, yet still very capable truck on the cost effective Gen8 platform. The Grape Ape came a loooong way after this video.
Servo didn't work man