 With winter approaching and my outdoor racing season finished, I've set my TR-SC10E race truck aside and started working on a new project. Enter my Everest Gen7 Pro and project "If it ain't broke, fix it" Other than black paint on the beadlocks, my Gen7 is completely stock but that's about to change... I haven't fully worked out what the project will look like but here's the tentative plan:
Let's get started...  Current State of my Gen7 My truck is in a pretty sad state and although it's still functioning perfectly, it could use some TLC  Removing body I used a 2mm hex driver to remove the four 3x12mm rear bumper mount screws (2 on each side) then lifted the body off. In retrospect, I could have just removed the two 3x20mm screws at the hinge  Removing wheels A 7mm nut driver made quick work of the wheel removal. Yes...those are leaves wrapped around the front axle...so sad  Removing bumpers 12 more screws and both the front and rear bumpers were removed and the mounts separated from the bumpers  Inner Fenders Next up was removal of the inner fenders. I used a small box wrench to hold the nyloc nuts and my 2mm hex driver to remove the screws. I had to remove the upper shock mount screws to slide the inner fenders off. This step took a few minutes but it was easy enough.  Remove ESC and Receiver Next, I grabbed my 2mm hex driver again and removed the four screws holding the ESC mount  Remove front and rear axles Four more screws and both the front and rear axles were separated from the chassis  Remove gear box Removing the front and rear body post mounts separated the chassis plates from the gear box  Separate motor from gearbox I won't tear into the gearbox at this point. I'll wait until I have a clean work area before doing that. I'll be replacing the CVDs with the aluminum units when I reassemble everything  Rear axle partial disassembly I partially disassembled the rear axle next. I'll give the assembly a thorough clean before putting it all back together with the aluminum axle housing, lockouts and axle truss  Front axle partial disassembly Next up was the front axle. Once I clean up my work area, I'll put this back together with the aluminum axle housing and "high steering" setup Summary I'm embarrassed to admit that my Gen7 has had a pretty rough life. I literally pulled it out of the box and started running it. It's never really been serviced or maintained in any way. The truck has been a champ and the only change I've ever made to it was a servo upgrade (the stock servo died after a river crossing) I was happy to find zero broken parts during the disassembly. The shocks need to be rebuilt - or at least refilled with oil and at least half of the balls in the suspension links were seized. On to re-assembly...  Gearbox New parts! I started with the center gear box and, call me crazy but I've decided to use a bunch of new parts during the rebuild I opened up a brand new Gear Box Set and installed the Steel Transmission Gears  Steel transmission gears Here's a quick look at the steel transmission gears installed. I added a small amount of grease to the gears then buttoned it all back together  Transmission complete On the left is the brand new transmission and the old one is on the right. For the new transmission, I added the 138007 aluminum center drive shafts but decided to use my old brushed motor for now. The old motor looks better than the new silver can motors. I may upgrade to a brushless system later. The old transmission cleaned up well. The CVDs are worn out but I'll keep using them for now. I should have added some grease to the CVD barrels and pins but I was feeling lazy so just left them dry. Oh well.  Aluminum skid plate Here's a quick shot of the Aluminum Skid Plate installed under the new transmission  Chassis side plates I loosely installed the new transmission and aluminum skid plate to the new chassis side rails next. The front and rear body post mounts help hold the chassis plates in place  Aluminum front axle The front axles were next to be rebuilt. Once again, I decided to use all new parts. Pictured above are the following:
 Front axle all done I ran into a small issue when installing the c-hubs and spindles. They were too tight. The solution was simply to install one of the bushings on top of the c-hub rather than from the underside. Other than the servo and servo horn, all parts are brand new. I suppose I didn't have to disassemble the stock axle the way I did.  Aluminum rear axle The rear axle went together quickly and easily. I decided to re-use the internals from my old truck rather than install brand new ones. The original pieces still looked like new so I figured I'd save a few bucks and not replace them. Quick tip, if you decide to build an aluminum rear axle on your Gen7, be sure to pick up some 13832 3x8mm Pan Head Screws. You'll need them to install the lockouts  Aluminum ESC / receiver cover Slowly but surely, the truck is coming together. Here you can see that I reinstalled the stock electronics. I used the aluminum ESC / receiver cover to secure them to the new ESC mount  Ront axle installation Here's a shot from the bottom of the truck. You can see all of the brand new parts and upgrades. I have some LED lights for the front bumper but I'll leave them to the end of the project  Rear axle installation Here's the bottom side of the aluminum rear axle installed. Once again, pretty much everything in the rear of the truck is brand new parts. I reused the shocks and rear lower links because they were still in near perfect condition  LED light time I'm going to add some Team Redcat LED lights. This set (HX-LED-003M1) includes six LED lights, two white and two blue for the front bumper and two red for the rear bumper  Front LED lights installed Here's how the front LED lights look. They are surprisingly bright  Rear LED lights installed And here's the rear LED lights. Perfect fit  LED light wire routing Here's the bottom view of the chassis so you can see the routing of the LED light wires. I secured them to the chassis rail with small wire tires    Chassis complete Other than adding some shackles to the bumpers, the chassis is all done. Now to get started on the body That's all the time I have for today. Be sure to check back again soon for more updates on my Gen7 project
'till next time. Rob By the way, if you like this project, please help me out by buying your Gen7 Parts & Upgrades from me and by using my Amazon links whenever you make a purchase on Amazon - they'll pay me a small commission  Great news if you've been waiting to buy some Gen7 Pro wheels or tires. They are back in stock and shipping now!
You can check out all of the Gen7 Pro wheels, tires and other parts here. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list  More great news today for Everest-10 and Gen7 owners. A shipment of 180009 Aluminum Diff Gears has just arrived and they are shipping now.
I have them on sale for a great price as well so perhaps grab a couple of them while you can. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 and Everest-10 parts are now listed on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select your vehicle in the Current Vehicles list:  Great news if you've been waiting for a set of 18006 Plastic C-Hubs for your Everest Gen7 Sport or Pro. An order of 50 pieces has just arrived and they are shipping now.
I have them on sale for a great price as well so perhaps grab a couple of them while you can. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts are now listed on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select your vehicle in the Current Vehicles list  Redcat Everest Gen7 Spur Gears Back In Stock! Great news if you've been waiting for a new spur gear for your Everest Gen7 Sport or Pro. An order of 75 pieces has just arrived and they are shipping now.
I have them on sale for a great price as well so perhaps grab a couple of them while you can. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list  A shipment of Gen7 rear axle shafts has just arrived. These and many more Gen7 gears and driveline parts are available here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 and Gen8 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select your vehicle in the Current Vehicles list  A shipment of Gen7 Aluminum Axle Lockouts has just arrived. These and many more Gen7 aluminum upgrades are available here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select your vehicle in the Current Vehicles list  A small shipment of Gen7 Aluminum Bumper Mounts has just arrived. These and many more Gen7 aluminum upgrades are available here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  A shipment of Gen7 Pro front CVDS has just arrived. These and many more Gen7 gears and driveline parts are available here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select your vehicle in the Current Vehicles list  A shipment of Gen7 Aluminum C-Hubs has just arrived. These and many more Gen7 aluminum upgrades are available here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select your vehicle in the Current Vehicles list  A shipment of Gen7 Aluminum Drive Shafts has just arrived. These and many more Gen7 aluminum upgrades are available here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  A shipment of Gen7 18t Pinion Gears has just arrived. These and many more Gen7 gears and drivetrain parts are available here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list  A shipment of Gen7 Aluminum Axle Trusses has just arrived. These and many more Gen7 aluminum upgrades are available here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list  A shipment of 13859 Steel Transmission Gears for the Everest-10 and Gen7 has just arrived. Although we have 400 in stock now, these gears are super popular so I'd order some right away if you've been wanting some.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 and Everest-10 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select your vehicle in the Current Vehicles list  A small shipment of 138003 Gen7 Aluminum Bumper Mounts just arrived. I expect these to sell out again soon so be sure to grab yours ASAP while they are available.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list  More great news! The 180090s Aluminum High Steering Knuckle Sets for the Gen7 are back in stock. If you would like your Gen7 to have a smaller turning radius, these are the parts you need. You can check out these knuckles and all of the Gen7 Aluminum Hop-Ups right here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list  Great News! The Gen7 Aluminum C-Hubs (180003s) are back in stock and shipping now!
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list  I had an email from Jason in AZ a few minutes ago asking if I had stainless steel screw kits for the Gen7. At the moment, I do not but I found these RCScrewZ Kits on Amazon that look nice. I'll be putting one of these on my upgrade list for my personal Gen7 Pro soon.
By the way, if you use the link in this blog post to purchase your Gen7 Screw Kit (or anything else on Amazon) I'll earn a small commission. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  The new Gen7 aluminum axle housings and axle lockouts have arrived and are shipping now!
Check out all of the Gen7 aluminum hop-ups right here Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list  Several new aluminum hop-ups for the Gen7 have just arrived and are available now including:
138001 - Aluminum Chassis Plate 138002 - Aluminum Skid Plate 138003 - Aluminum Aluminum Bumper Mounts 138005 - Aluminum Body Posts 138006 - Aluminum ESC / Battery Mount 138007 - Aluminum Center Drive Shafts 180002s - Aluminum Spindles 180003s - Aluminum Caster Blocks Other in-stock upgrades include: TG-105RC - LED Light Bars 13859 - Steel Transmission Gears A few other upgrades coming soon include: 180009 - Steel Diff Gears 180090s - Aluminum Knuckle Set (to decrease turning radius) 706006 - Aluminum Axle Cover 706010 - Aluminum Gear Box Shell All hop-ups are listed here and I'll be sending these parts to the photographer soon as well Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list  These Gen7 Pro LED Light bars by Two Guys Trail Gear are designed to be a perfect fit for the Gen7 Pro roof rack and includes the LED light bar, connectors and switch for an easy, direct fit to your GEN7 Pro
UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list  Just a quick update to let you know that the new Everest Gen7 steel transmission gears have just arrived and are available to order now.
Several more Gen7 hop-ups are due to arrive soon too so be sure to check back regularly. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list The aluminum spindles and caster mounts for the Gen7 have just arrived and are available to order now. These and all of the other Gen7 Aluminum hop-ups will be silver color. I don't have photos of these parts yet but will be sending some to the photographer as soon as the other aluminum hop-ups for the Gen7 arrive.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob UPDATE: All Gen7 parts and upgrades are now available on the parts page. To find them quickly, visit the parts page then select Gen7 in the Current Vehicles list Here's another quick update on all of the vehicles and parts we currently have available:
Team Redcat Vehicles:
Team Redcat Parts & HopUps:
Recently Updated Team Redcat Parts:
Redcat Racing Vehicles & Parts:
Thanks for your support, we really appreciate it. Rob & Garrett TeamRedcatShop.com
Here's a great video by JackOfAllTradesMasterOfNone showing how he modified the steering on his GEN7 Pro to decrease it's turning radius (make it turn sharper) by using some Redcat Rockslide RS10 parts
Here's are some links to the parts on Amazon (I don't offer RS10 parts at TeamRedcatShop.com at the moment)
JackOfAllTrades also mentions in his video that Aluminum Hubs for the RS10 are available but, unless I'm mistaken, I don't believe Redcat ever offered these for the RS10.
Don't forget that I'm always on the lookout for helpful Gen7 videos so if you have one you'd like to share, shoot me an email and I'll post it on the blog for everyone to see. Thanks as always Rob |