THE HP FREAK 162 Posted December 27, 2014 HI!... This is a Redcat Backdraft 8E I have as a runner. Very good car for a basher. Very tough, extremely fast on 4S. It's been sitting on a shelf in my RC shop for about 3 years now. It had a bit of a run in with a 1:1 car and obviously lost. So I decided I wanted a good basher again. Haven't really driven any of my cars in about 1.5 years. I found a stash of new parts for this car plus I just ordered $125 in more new parts off Ebay. All with free shipping! I had previously built custom aluminum side shields and center diff brace. Those are still good. Just have to "tin knock" them a bit. This is where my years of 'WAY' cover rebuilding will come in handy. Anyway going to order a clear body and do a custom paint job. Also going to go with a different BL motor and 150AMP ESC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE HP FREAK 162 Posted January 2, 2015 HI!... Well parts are all here. Just have to pop across the border to the US to get them on Saturday. I decided to De-anodize all the blue parts to go back to bare aluminum. I haven't decided yet but I might polish them, or just leave them like that. I think I'm going to custom build some aluminum battery holders. I already have some custom ones in there but I would like to run the new ZIPPY 40C 8000mAh lipo 2S batteries but they are too wide for the current ones I have. Should give great run times. I found a new set of wheel/tires in the shop that I had already prepped with the anti-ballooning mod. So they should last a bit. I'll post some pics later on. Time for bed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE HP FREAK 162 Posted January 26, 2015 HI!... Well I got a bit of work done on the Backdraft 8E today. All the blue anodized parts have been de-anodized. I got about 70% of the rolling chassis built. Then I realized I missed a few parts when I put the large parts order in a few weeks ago. Still need to get a pinion gear for the rear diff and some steering linkage. Here's a few pics so far. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE HP FREAK 162 Posted February 15, 2015 HI!... Well some more parts came in for the Backdraft 8E today. Just got to get some time to put it all back together now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites