Description

*Carbon Fiber Gremlins arrive to me on May 10! They are available for sale now.*

**This is Chassis kit only. If you would like the Gremlin Links, they are under the Hybrid V2 links page. If you add the Gremlin Links in the same order as the chassis, I will bend them to aid in outboarding them.**

Introducing the newest addition to the lineup competition driven chassis from NerdRC: the Gremlin.The Gremlin takes many of the features that made the Gizmo so effective in RCMCCA class 1 and adapts a few of them to make it a class 2 juggernaut.

This chassis is meant to be used with forward aggressive geometry, and even has a recommended specialty link length. This link combination is very similar in overall wheelbase as a SCX24 Gladiator or Powerwagon, but the front links are shorter and rear links are longer. With this link geometry combined with a 20 degree skid angle, the Gremlin has as much clearance as is possible without running a carrier bearing (carrier bearings are not RCMCCA C2 legal).

Just like the Gizmo, the Gremlin features longer than industry standard shocks. This is not a coincidence. They help provide as much clearance as possible but keep obstacles from snagging your body or letting an obstacle get on the upper side of your rear tires. Use them like real rock sliders on a full size rock crawler to slide tire to tire or as a pivot point around obstacles.

The kit features:

• 2 Gremlin chassis rails
• Minimal footprint center skid
• Sliders designed to keep you floating above obstacles, not in them.
• 1 low front velcro body mount
• 1 low rear velcro body mount
• DOES NOT COME WITH HARDWARE you can pick up a hardware kit on here on the site for the same as Amazon.
• I recommend picking up a pack of tiny nuts for mounting upper links if you do not have them.

Recommended parts for the Gremlin:

-3 link geometries are recommended for this chassis: Gremlin (41mm front, 88mm rear), Gladiator (50.5mm front, 78.5mm rear), and Deadiator (41mm front, 78.5mm rear). The Gremlin links were specifically designed for this chassis but both of the other two have attributes that would benefit this chassis.

-Short front shocks such as Proline Big Bore scalers, Amazon internal spring shocks 32-34mm, or stock oil shocks.

-Medium travel rear shocks such as Injora Big Bore 40mm shocks.

-Pancake style motor such as Mini Komodo if you want a forward facing brushless setup, otherwise your motor may contact the rear of your servo.

-57-62mm tires to clear the sliders, otherwise you may need to trim the front edges. If you want to run a larger tire than this without trimming the front edge of the sliders, get Gladiator links.

-Metal gladiator and deadbolt drive shaft sets. This will give you all the drive shafts you need to build regardless of motor orientation on trans.

– +5/6mm wider axles at a minimum such as TiTs or Meus Iso.

 

Notes:

1. This is an advanced chassis kit that requires a solid understanding of the general principles of SCX24 geometry to build.
2. If using a forward facing brushless motor, you must use a pancake style motor like the Furitek Mini Komodo or MofoRC Medio to clear the back of the servo.
3. If running a brushless motor rear facing with a flipped scx24 transmission, the output shaft of the transmission the front drive shaft connects to will be further away. You will need to use a deadbolt female and c10 male driveshaft end. The c10 male end will need to be trimmed a few millimeters to fit properly. This is normal when flipping a standard design transmission backwards, but of significant note.
4. It is strongly recommended that this chassis be paired with the Gremlin V2 Hybrid outboard links, but the chassis is compatible with Gladiator and Deadiator link geometries as well. If you use other link geometries, it will be up to you to bend your rear upper links if you choose to run them outboard.
5. All printed materials will be made of PETG-CF, which is a sturdy material, but please note printed parts are not covered unless deemed the fault of the product. I hold no liability for Parts broken by brute force or improper assembly.
6. Please take your time and pre tap all holes before beginning to install parts.