 The first order of Gen8 parts has just arrived. 25 parts are now in stock and ready to order and the remaining 100 parts will be arriving soon as well so stay tuned for more updates
'till next time Rob
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Greg over at RC Driver just posted this detailed unboxing, review and running video of the Gen8 that a I thought you'd like. Well done Greg!
'till next time Rob  Here's a cool shot of some Everest Gen8 Scout II bodies that I thought you might like. Orange and Clear bodies are coming soon as well so stay tuned...
'till next time. Rob  The Gen8 Scout II Instruction Manual / Parts List has been added to the Resources Tab on the Scout II product page. The manual features a multi-lingual quick start guide, exploded view and full parts and upgrades listings that you may find interesting
'till next time. Rob  Here's another cool feature of the Everest Gen8 Scout II....it includes an actual spare tire and optional mount / carrier. You can choose to install it or not, the choice is yours.
Check out the Gen8 page for more specs and info. 'till next time... Rob  Just in case you missed the news...
The Everest Gen8 Scout II is coming soon! Check out the specs and info on the Gen8 page and be sure to put your name on the notification list. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  A shipment of aluminum hop-ups for the Camo X4 Rock Racer arrived yesterday and are available for purchase now.
The majority of these parts will also fit the Camo TT Trophy Truck and Dukono Monster Trucks but, for now, I only have them listed on the Camo X4 Parts pages. If you've been waiting for some cool aluminum bits for your Camo, now you can! Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  Here's a quick look at the specs for the new Everest Gen8 Scout II: Motor Type: 17T RC550 Brushed Motor Transmission: Forward & Reverse Drive System: 4 Wheel Drive Length: 571mm Width: 249mm Height: 258mm Dry Weight: 6.9 LBS (3130 grams) Wheelbase: 324mm Stock (312-336mm Adjustable) Ground Clearance: 73mm Chassis Type: 1.5mm Thick C-Channel Frame Rails Shocks: Aluminum Body Oil Filled Shocks Speed Control: 40a Brushed Waterproof ESC Battery: Not Included Radio System: 2.4GHz Radio System I'll be updating the Gen8 page as more information becomes available including links to the instruction manual, parts and hop-ups
'till next time. Rob Here's a quick running video of the new Everest Gen8 Scout II that I thought you'd like.
It appears the first shipment of trucks should arrive toward the end of December or early January. 'till next time Rob  We're getting closer to the arrival of the new Everest Gen8 Scout II. Have you put your name on the notification list yet? If not, check out the Gen8 page and add your info so I can keep you updated.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  The Everest Gen8 Scout II production is in full swing and it won't be too much longer before they are available for purchase.
Because availability is going to be very limited initially, I'm not currently accepting pre-orders but if you visit the Gen8 product page, you can add your email address to be notified once I have some. Also, I highly doubt these will be available in time for Christmas so please don't disappoint anyone on the big day. If you need a Christmas present for under the tree, the Gen7 Pro is still a super cool rig and they're in stock currently. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  If you are looking for a Mercedes G-Wagen body for your trail rig, look no further than the Killerbody RC Horri-Bull! These awesome bodies are available fully painted (Black, Silver and White) or clear and I have them in stokc and on sale at a great price.
Check out the Killerbody RC store page to see these G-Wagen bodies and all of the other Killerbody RC scale accessories. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  Here's some great news for all of you guys that are searching for a nice Land Rover Defender 1/10 Body - The Killerbody RC Marauder bodies are in stock and on sale at a great price!
Check out the Maurauder and all of the other Killerbody RC scale bodies and accessories right here. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  A shipment of 180009 Everest Gen7 Aluminum Diff Gears has arrived and are available to order. These are a great upgrade for your Gen7 Sport and Everest-10. Although 100 are now available, these are super popular so if you'd like one (or two) I'd grab them while you can.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  I've just added a little more information to the Everest Gen8 Scout II page...including the price!
More info is coming soon so be sure to check back often. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  For a limited time, I have the new Killerbody RC Land Cruiser LC70 Bodies on Sale at an amazingly low price! Check out the LC70 and the full range of Killerbody RC bodies and scale accessories right here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  Great news scale fans - the awesome Killerbody RC LC70 Land Cruiser bodies are now in stock! Check out the bodies and review by Rich at the RC Network right here.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it Rob  Here's some great news for all of you scale guys - Killerbody RC 1/10 scale parts and accessories are now available in the USA from Teamredcatshop.com! Some items have already been uploaded to the site including the LC70 Land Cruiser body and aluminum wheels. LED light sets, roof top tents, luggage racks, interiors and much more will be added soon.
Check out the Killerbody RC Store page right here Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it Rob  A shipment of Camo X4 Wheels and Tires has just arrived and are available to order now. Other than the aluminum hop-ups that are due to arrive soon and a few miscellaneous parts, all Camo X4 parts are now in-stock and ready to order.
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  Stay tuned for more info on the upcoming Everest Gen8!!!
 A shipment of Everest Gen7 parts and hop-ups has just arrived. The following parts are back in-stock and shipping now:
It's been a little while since I've been able to say this but 100% of the Everest Gen7 parts and hop-ups are now in stock! If there's anything you've been waiting for, feel free to place your order now. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  A shipment of Two Guys Trail Gear LED Light Bars has just arrived and is ready to ship now.
Designed to be a perfect fit for the Gen7 Pro roof rack. Simply remove the faux light bar and replace with the Two Guys Trail Gear TG-105RC. At 400 lumens it’s one of the brightest 1/10 scale light bars to hit the off road course. Blind the competition as you drive past them in your Gen7 Pro and take the checkered flag.This mighty little bar was originally designed for 1:1 rock crawling. The Redcat Gen7 Pro kit includes: TG2 105, ABS Gen7 Mount, Connectors and Switch. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. Rob  Here's a fun RC car storage project I just completed using some Ikea Fintorp rods and hooks. I decided to stagger the bars to match the slope of my ceiling and also to clear the printer but you can easily create one long rod if that works better for you. To complete the project, I used:
 This will easily store four 1/10 scale RC cars or trucks. It was a simple project, I hope you like it.
'till next time. Rob  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:I added some grease to the gears before screwing everything together  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    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  By popular demand, Redcat Racing Blackout parts and hop-ups are now available at TeamRedcatShop.com! I've expanded the availability of Redcat Parts once again and now offer all of the most popular parts and hop-ups for the popular Blackout line. Check out all the Blackout parts right here
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