Shop Build: Endless Summer (AKA Manx Slash)

Often called a manx it was easy way to mod a stock VW bug into a fun southern Californian beach runner.

Customer Ride: ’09 Chevy Long Travel Slash Owned by David Shorey

Here are a pics from one of our customer’s new rides it a long travel 2wd slash sporting a 4600kv CC motor and ESC, HPI Maxxis trepador tires on Proline one-piece 6 split wheels, HBZ front bumper, RPM rear bumper, RPM roof mount light bar with custom rear roof mount and a Proline 09 chevy body with a custom red rootbeer paint color.

Shop Build: HPI Racing Blitz fitted with Proline Rhino body

This is our HPI Blitz fitted with a Pro-Line Rhino body, Pro-Line rear paddle tires, Panther front Razor tires, RPM light bar with full LEDs, front Traxxas stub axles to gain a wider front end, and Integy front and rear shocks.

Rock Crawling at La Jolla Shores

The coastline varies dramatically in La Jolla. At its northernmost limit, fortified by 300-foot sea cliffs, is Blacks. The Shores is a mile-long crescent of prime sand beach favored by active beachgoers of all interests. The Cove, with its...
28 September 2011 | Locations, Videos | | No Comments   

Dezert People 9 Movie Premier

A little video touring the Roger norman shop at the Dezert people 9 movie premier
28 September 2011 | Miscellaneous, Videos | | No Comments   

New Traxxas Slash Raptor Edition

Purpose-built by the Ford Specialty Vehicle Team for unprecedented all-terrain performance, the F-150 SVT Raptor is an off-road powerhouse that can go from the dealership to the desert as quickly as you can drive it off the lot. The...
28 September 2011 | Product Sneak Peeks | | No Comments   

HPI Racing Mini Trophy Truck (Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart)

HPI Racing has announced the Toyota race truck from Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart in 1:12 scale. The base is on the Mini trophy truck, there is currently no price or features info on this, but we keep you posted.
15 September 2011 | Product Sneak Peeks | | No Comments   

Jeep JK J8 3 Door Personnel/Cargo Carrier

Designed for military use, the J8 passes one of the world’s toughest durability cycles, which is three times more severe than what civilian applications must endure. The axles are both beefed up to a heavy duty Dana 44 front...
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Torrey Pines Gliderport

The Torrey Pines Gliderport is located on the scenic cliffs above Black’s Beach, next to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. From the gliderport you can see spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and La Jolla, San Diego, California....
15 September 2011 | Locations, Videos | | No Comments   

Mission Trails Bike Jumps

Mission Trails Regional Park Centrally located and only eight miles northeast of downtown San Diego, Mission Trails Regional Park provides a quick, natural escape from the urban hustle and bustle.The park consists mostly of rugged canyons and hills, with...
15 September 2011 | Locations, Videos | | No Comments   

Trophy Truck Slash Project Part 5: Transmission, Motor/ESC, and Drive Shaft

Transmission The Trophy Truck utilized an Axial AX10 transmission with Robinson hardened steel idler and main gear.  The lower gear uses RC Syndicate hardened steel outputs. We cut off and capped the forward drive shaft since this is a...
10 September 2011 | How To, Shop Builds | | No Comments   

Trophy Truck Slash Project Part 4: Chassis

The new Trophy Truck utilized a custom flat chassis with side plates to hold the spare tires and provide attachment points for the rear suspension. The chassis emulates the look and performance of a full-sized desert pre-runner truck. The...
10 September 2011 | How To, Shop Builds | | No Comments   

Scale Performance Trophy Truck Owned by Muddytrux

Here are some pics from a trophy truck with the same specs as our truck owned by Muddytrux
10 September 2011 | Customer Rides, Galleries | | No Comments   

Rock Crawling at La Jolla Shores

The coastline varies dramatically in La Jolla. At its northernmost limit, fortified by 300-foot sea cliffs, is Blacks. The Shores is a mile-long crescent of prime sand beach favored by active beachgoers of all interests. The Cove, with its...
28 September 2011 | Locations, Videos | | No Comments   

Dezert People 9 Movie Premier

A little video touring the Roger norman shop at the Dezert people 9 movie premier
28 September 2011 | Miscellaneous, Videos | | No Comments   

New Traxxas Slash Raptor Edition

Purpose-built by the Ford Specialty Vehicle Team for unprecedented all-terrain performance, the F-150 SVT Raptor is an off-road powerhouse that can go from the dealership to the desert as quickly as you can drive it off the lot. The...
28 September 2011 | Product Sneak Peeks | | No Comments   

HPI Racing Mini Trophy Truck (Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart)

HPI Racing has announced the Toyota race truck from Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart in 1:12 scale. The base is on the Mini trophy truck, there is currently no price or features info on this, but we keep you posted.
15 September 2011 | Product Sneak Peeks | | No Comments   

Endless Summer (AKA Manx Slash)

Often called a manx it was easy way to mod a stock VW bug into a fun southren Califronian beach runner. Our Traxxas Slash outfitted with a Parma dune buggy body takes this a step further with a long...
15 September 2011 | Galleries, Shop Builds | | No Comments   

Jeep JK Rubicon Axial Racing SCX10

Our SCX10 Jeep JK started life as a RTR Trail ready Dingo from Axial racing. It has now been modded with a custom 3 link front end with a pan hard bar, frame mounted servo, battery tray, Upgraded tranny...
15 September 2011 | Galleries, Shop Builds | | No Comments   

Jeep JK J8 3 Door Personnel/Cargo Carrier

Designed for military use, the J8 passes one of the world’s toughest durability cycles, which is three times more severe than what civilian applications must endure. The axles are both beefed up to a heavy duty Dana 44 front...
15 September 2011 | Shop Builds | | No Comments   

Torrey Pines Gliderport

The Torrey Pines Gliderport is located on the scenic cliffs above Black’s Beach, next to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. From the gliderport you can see spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and La Jolla, San Diego, California....
15 September 2011 | Locations, Videos | | No Comments   

McCain Valley Off Road Park

McCain Valley lies within the Peninsular Mountain ranges of eastern San Diego County. The valley is characterized by chaparral hills dotted with granitic boulders. Large oak trees provide shady hideaways at two campgrounds off McCain Valley Road. East of...
15 September 2011 | Locations, Videos | | No Comments   

Mission Trails Bike Jumps

Mission Trails Regional Park Centrally located and only eight miles northeast of downtown San Diego, Mission Trails Regional Park provides a quick, natural escape from the urban hustle and bustle.The park consists mostly of rugged canyons and hills, with...
15 September 2011 | Locations, Videos | | No Comments   

Traxxas Slash Class 5 Desert Racer

Class 5 Desert Racer Project Based on a Traxxas Slash Our Traxxas Baja edition uses a lot of custom touches to achieve a great desert look. We built a long travel suspension kit, using Jato front A-arms from RPM,...
10 September 2011 | Shop Builds | | 6 Comments   

Custom ’09 Chevy Long Travel Slash Owned by David Shorey

Here are a pics from one of our customer’s new rides it a long travel 2wd slash sporting a 4600kv CC motor and ESC, HPI Maxxis trepador tires on Proline one-piece 6 split wheels, HBZ front bumper, RPM rear...
10 September 2011 | Customer Rides, Galleries | , | 2 Comments   

Trophy Truck Slash Project Part 2: Front Suspension

The new Trophy Truck will utilize a modified Slash front end with a completely custom Four-Link suspension in the rear. As a starting point we utilized an existing sheet metal flat-chassis that we built for a Slash that broke...
10 September 2011 | How To, Shop Builds | | 2 Comments   

Jeep JK J8 3 Door Personnel/Cargo Carrier

Designed for military use, the J8 passes one of the world’s toughest durability cycles, which is three times more severe than what civilian applications must endure. The axles are both beefed up to a heavy duty Dana 44 front...
15 September 2011 | Shop Builds | | No Comments   

Mission Trails Bike Jumps

Mission Trails Regional Park Centrally located and only eight miles northeast of downtown San Diego, Mission Trails Regional Park provides a quick, natural escape from the urban hustle and bustle.The park consists mostly of rugged canyons and hills, with...
15 September 2011 | Locations, Videos | | No Comments   

Associated SC10 12MM Hex Conversion

There are a couple of ways to put a 12MM hex on the front of an Associated SC10. Associated SC10 Stock (Fig. 2) First Method: You can use the front C-hub and casters from an HPI Blitz. It’s pretty...
10 September 2011 | How To | | No Comments   

Short Course Wheel Mods for the Axial SCX10

We have had an inquiry about one of our videos on YouTube jk_0001.wmv: That is the video on the Axial TR fitted with a ProLine Jeep JK body, HPI Blitz wheels, and Traxxas BFG soft tires with proline 1.9...
10 September 2011 | How To | | No Comments   

Scale Performance Trophy Truck Owned by Muddytrux

Here are some pics from a trophy truck with the same specs as our truck owned by Muddytrux
10 September 2011 | Customer Rides, Galleries | | No Comments   

Trophy Truck Slash Project, Part 1: Concept

Over the next few months we are going to be building a new Trophy Truck using the Traxxas Slash Chassis. This will take you from basic design concepts to the finished project. Our project will be unveiled at the...
10 September 2011 | How To, Shop Builds | | No Comments   

Trophy Truck Slash Project Part 3: Rear Axle and Suspension

The new Trophy Truck will utilize a Wheely King rear axle with a custom Four-Link suspension. The four-link rear suspension emulates the look and performance of a full-sized desert pre-runner truck. Rear Axle The rear axle uses an HPI...
10 September 2011 | How To, Shop Builds | | No Comments