Rampage MT & Rampage XB

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Bigger the Better said:
I LIKE IT!! Real black though. The toe on the rears looks a bit steep? Nice looking buggy. IMO.:cool:
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Thanks! Yeah, the toe in is what it is...unless I'm completely missing something. The camber is adjustable though, obviously. Overall, I'm impressed with how it looks.

I'm still getting that engine put back together bit by bit so I'm hoping tomorrow I'll have some side by side pics of the Rampage and the XB. The original looks like a tank compared to this. LOL

The only thing I've found is that the body wasn't drilled out very well, I think a couple other people on other forums have found the same thing. Nothing a Dremel won't fix. It was off very slightly and the holes were pretty close to their target. With as good as the body looks, I can let a couple of off drilled holes slide.
 
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One big difference I noticed between my V1 Rampage and the XB is how easy the XB rolls out of the box. The Rampage felt like something was jammed in the gears, once I ran it, rolled fine. The XB is really smooth. A bit noisy, but smooth. The steel gears have changed, they don't look like the steel gears I have on my Rampage.The plastic cover feels heavier duty.

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A lot going on with my XB and my MT/TT.

I ordered a Jetpro for my XB and I still need to disassemble and check everything out.

As for the Rampage MT, I found a great deal on a roll cage from a guy on RRF and mounted it up, attached my broken Rampage MT body and now have a somewhat redneck vehicle, but I think I like it:

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I thought about that, but the cage stops at the shock tower and wing kinda helps hide the gearbox.
 
i just picked up a red cat xt used for 350 i took the stock duel pipe off an put on a stock can off a baja an it made a big change gave the xt a lot more power where can i get some wheel adaptors to put hpi wheels on it
 
I ordered some. Rob said they should be finished soon.

http://www.rampagehopups.com/product.sc?productId=672&categoryId=29

Finally got my old Ramp out tonight and got the rebuilt engine tuned up and idling good. Can't wait to get the thing out to a field for some run time.

As for the XB, I've rebuilt the front end and the shocks. Disassembled the diff, replaced the gummy diff fluid with some 7000 weight diff fluid then regreased the gears. Working my way back. Replaced the stock RTR steering servo with an old Duratrax from my Firehammer. I have a hitec throttle/brake servo to replace yet.

Pulled the engine out and am going to replace the cylinder gasket with a copper gasket right off. Also updating the clutch spring with a 7500 rpm spring.
 
Oh yeah, I'm finally at the back end of the XB. Refill the diff with new fluid and change the shock oil. The shocks on this thing are really, really nice. I like them equal to, if not more than my HPI Baja shocks.


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