Axial Capra UTB18 - BRUSHLESS Conversion - HUGE GAINS!! Installation, Review, Crawling & More!

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In this video I review and install the new Furitek brushless motor upgrade for the Axial Capra UTB18. The Capra 1/18 has quickly become one of my favorite rigs and I have been picking away at it, adding bolt-on upgrades as I go. But now I finally got my hands on the Furitek Komodo kit for the Capra. Was it worth the wait?! Watch to find out!
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@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Timestamps UTB18 build update: 1:27 Close look at the brushless kit: 5:49 Installation: 11:10 First impressions: 15:42 Slow crawl test: 18:06 Course runs: 19:53 Final thoughts: 25:37

@ryanbowker2782 Год назад

Rather than timestamps you should look into chapters on RU-vid. They embed themselves right into the player itself. Just thought I'd mention it, great videos!

@Jack_2752 Год назад

@@ryanbowker2782 I agree, this seems to work better since you can just fast forward. 👍🏿

@m.reiter407 Год назад

Hello, I run te exakt same electronic setup with the gt5 and the stinger. I have the same problems with the glitchiness... When you have a solution for this problem Show me (us) your esc settings pls . Greets from Bavaria Markus

@KTMKID450 Год назад

This lil cappy and you have costed me a few bucks$$$$$. I love this new hobby. Thanks Bro....

@DozerBoyRc Год назад

Predator sounds like a great name for this build. With all the new dimensions you added with the upgrade components, its gonna be nice when you hit the sweet spot for your style of crawling! Then all you need is a Predator themed paint job!! Great video, and keep them coming!!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I like your thinking!

@joepiper6064 Год назад

I just put this system in my rig ,with 3s ,and put a 1/18 scale chevy v8 where the gas tank was .Love this little Crawler! Keep up the GOOD WORK!!!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Great idea!! I need to get a 3S for it. That’s one thing I haven’t tried yet!

@RCCrawlerz209 Год назад

I got a neighbor who swears by Flysky, so much so, he has it in his RCs that he has left. Lol Just surprised that you can run multiple RCs off that unit, just......WOW!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Up to 20 on it I think!

@RCCrawlerz209 Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers That's what I would imagine

@provousa2253 Год назад

I don't have a Capra but I did a brushless conversion on my Bomber RR10 and a smaller pinion for sure helps correct the "Twicthy-ness" thank you for always sharing builds with us!!!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I will check out the pinion options for this as I am still struggling with the throttle curve. Thanks for watching!

@frankhunyady8984 3 месяца назад

That creaking is the front driveshaft coupler, on the transmission end. The metal pin inside the u-joint rubs inside on the plastic. A little gun oil solved the creaking.

@Robbbbooo Год назад

Literally just looking up brushless options for the UTB18, and then this video pops up!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Perfect timing!

@jessesommer7971 Год назад

I'm really liking the looks of the utb18. Real nice rig!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Thanks! It’s been a blast building it!

@AndyRC Год назад

I love my gt5. I use the same one on all my trucks. You can also adjust throttle curve and many other things and it also has a gyro, so essentially DSC. At this price the radio is one of the best bang for the buck.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I haven’t even scratched the surface of its capabilities and I already like it! I need to dig into those functions 👍🏻

@DesertRockCrawler Год назад

Just got that motor esc combo in my utb 18 It's amazing, the Bluetooth tunability is a great tool. I'm running 3s

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I gotta try 3S. It must be super snappy!

@Jack_2752 Год назад

Such an epic little Rig! I’m planning on getting one when I have the money.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

It’s so great. Worth every penny!

@Jack_2752 Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers sounds great! I’ll keep saving! Sometimes saving is hard to do when you have to draw the line between essential and fun. Especially when RC seems essential some times.😂 what an addiction.

@LethalBacon479 9 месяцев назад

I know this is an old video but the creaking is from the drivelines. Metals ones fix it and also make it a lot smoother. Much less slop in them than the plastics! I noticed the creaking in your Beetle conversion video as well. Thanks for all the vids, been watching all the UTB ones!

@kennethrobinson9008 Год назад

I love this rig! Nice upgrades and definitely a critical component for this platform. The internal shocks seem to unload prematurely while articulating. I'm able to incline 60 degrees with suspension tuning. Good job! Keep it up.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Thank you! I feel like even with the soft spring the shocks are too springy. I might try trimming the length

@F4izzle Год назад

Awesome build! Definitely going to do the diffs, links, and steering parts you did. The parts look so high quality.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Thanks! I am dropping another video on this later today with the new titanium chassis kit. This rig is a beast.

@VS666 Год назад

I wrote off the Capra18 initially but with the right parts this thing is actually pretty sweet! I'd love to see a rear steer walk through someday maybe

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I’m going to do rear steer soon I hope!

@mattsmith5432 Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers I have rear steer on mine and with the FSGT5 it is super easy. I put the rear servo on channel 6 and steer with the pot on top. I run left-handed so right hand is throttle and left is both steering, front and rear. I run Reefs 422 HD v2 on both front and rear. Mamba Micro X2 and Holmes Revolver rather than the Furitek although I couldn't say one is better than the other. Wish I could post pics here. Maybe will email them to you. At the end of the day, love my UTB18.

@CRAZYBUILD349 Год назад

not that hard to do, and you would love it!!

@scottyh72 Год назад

Rear steer is easy with an upgraded radio. The axle comes built. You just bolt on a servo and switch out the axles. I run a GT7, so I can move a knob located next to the grip. Super easy to use. I don't need to take either of my hands off the radio to do any switching or steering.

@originalkontrol Год назад

LOL, I was wondering if you were gonna mention "the creak"! Everyone I know has it develop. especially once you put some torque through it. i think its a driveshaft area thing... The build is coming along nicely. Such a great platform!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

The infamous creak! I am just glad I'm not the only one experiencing it! Part of the charm of the rig I guess lol

@greggrube2948 Год назад

Furitek is the only way to go. Good choice with the flysky, you can run up to 20 rigs on it. You can also use a lipo battery instead of AA's. I use it with my 1/24 scale also . I hope you like the gt5 . Awesome video Adam 👍

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Thanks! So far I really enjoy it! The lipo battery capability is awesome!!

@jerryhermann7233 Год назад

The GT5 is a rocking radio! You will love it.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I adore it. Probably my favorite all around setup

@Casitascrawlers 8 месяцев назад

Did you test the motor/ esc as it came? I tested mine stock & the throttle was touchy & even though it crawled slow it seemed to jump to another gear noticeably but after I tuned it & adjusted the drag brake it’s much smoother now. It’s nice to have the phone app to adjust the settings that’s kind of mind blowing.

@JohnyPatrick Год назад

You know these custom car shops that pick up some expensive cars and custom make them for customers. Like they do it two ways: 1. Your style 2. Custom made based on customer requests. You can actually do that to any RC fan that would pay the price. Trust me, I would love to have at least 1 or 2 of the rigs you have and I'm from a different country where RC isn't popular and hobby grade cars don't get traction. Imagine what you can do locally! Just a thought! Great built btw!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Thank you! I’ve thought about that, but I’m really limited on time. If I was going to do it, it would have to be a business model where I control the supply. Building one build a month and putting it up for auction or something like that. I don’t have the bandwidth to take request’s unfortunately

@JohnyPatrick Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers when you do decide to make one a month and create a business model and find the time, reserve the first one for me. I'd love to have one of your builds. 😇

@trejodaniel Год назад

I wish the wires on the Lizard pro were longer, I ended up mounting the ESC under the battery tray with double sided tape, but I am not convinced yet. Great job on the install video! Thank you Adam.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Totally agree. I wish I could stick it next to the receiver in the factory pocket. I'm going to try to ziptie mine to the chassis tubes behind the door as my tape is not holding

@KTMKID450 Год назад

All i did , was a little wire solder and shrink fit. put the ecs rite where i wanted.

@KTMKID450 Год назад

2in. of wire solder shrink fit. Clean and custom.

@CRAZYBUILD349 Год назад

epa on the gt5 will help set your servo end points!!!!have fun!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

The thing has tons of capabilities! Great transmitter.

@tinyrcguy 3 месяца назад

sick!!!!

@claytonjessup6163 Год назад

I can’t decide between this Capra or a 1/10th scale , awesome video like always brutha!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Tough choice! I love the capra.

@claytonjessup6163 Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers I think I may do the Capra ! Price isa little cheaper then an 1/10th

@alboneMS3 Год назад

Very nice setup! I'm thinking about converting one to AWS.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I’m itching to do 4WS bad!

@Island-RC Год назад

I set my low speed to 4 or 5 and my punch at 1 to 3 for a smoother low end on the app. I find the response so good when you hit the throttle that you don't need the punch very high.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

What about your FOC? I’m going to try your settings next time I run it 👍🏻

@Island-RC Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers I always leave it between 30 and 40

@Lee.gRC27 19 дней назад

I need a utb18 now

@Frenchiification Год назад

That damn creaking! It’s the front axle flex I think. I just did the injora brass servo mount and now mine is making the same noise. Ripped the whole front end apart looking for a problem. Nothing some Treal housings can’t fix. 😂

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

It’s just crying out for more upgrades 🤣

@Outdoors827 Год назад

predator sounds like a awesome name for this build

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Agreed!

@jakekupitz3765 Год назад

Do you have any in depth videos of installing everything? Like the axles, the servos and the motors and what you did to program them? I’m brand new into the RC world and a little overwhelmed by it. I would really like to upgrade my capras motor, sevro, and axles but don’t know all of what I’ll need or exactly how to do it

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I do not but I can work on that in my beginner series!

@lmwww Год назад

The squeekie old man noice is coming from the rear axel on mine. Keep the radio and the capra turned on and turn it upside down. Rotate the wheels on each axel by hand and listen for the creak. Hold the axel and you will feel the creak inside. Haven’t opened it yet so I dont know exactly what it is. Thank’s for a great video!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Thanks! I completely swapped out axle housings front and rear and it still made the same noise. Also changed linkages. Same noise!

@lmwww Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers Ok. I also noticed that it doesn’t have this noice in reverse.

@MauzyrockRC Год назад

Hey, been following your UTB18 journey as I recently got one and was looking for some guidance. I just got the Furitek system today, I was wondering about the lights. Should they all fit into the new receiver? Cheers.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

It depends on the receiver you got. I got the flysky receiver that has 6 channels, so there is plenty of room to plug them in. But if you don’t have enough channels then you’re going to run into issues. But most receivers should have enough spots to plug them into

@gillyboyNY Год назад

What wheels are those and also tires? Love the orange

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Here are the wheels: amzn.to/3ZKFbv8 The tires are ProLine trenchers, class 1 height in predator compound.

@garybeckwith9045 Год назад

What happened to the ESC/etc. install? That's some serious stuff for us newbies.

@mylesbahri6987 5 месяцев назад

I just went brushless, but now I have no lights. I went with a spectrum dx5c controller. Any tips?

@Les_Burris Год назад

What settings are you using on your Furitek system? I am not happy with the Furitek system in mine. The transition between the low-speed FOC and normal speed is harsh and jerky. The thing stalls out under load any time the tire gets bound up. Updated firmware and have spent probably 2 hours messing with settings and it still makes no difference.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I'm running the FOC at 30%, low speed at ~15%, punch at 5. Throttle curve is straight linear (haven't touched it). Mine still isn't perfect but certainly not as troublesome as yours I don't think. I hate to say it, but it sounds like maybe a faulty esc?

@Loose_Lucy Год назад

Rig looks awesome. What’s the wheel/tire combo your using? TY

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Thanks! I am using generic beadlocks from Amazon: amzn.to/3mgGpzW Here are the tires: www.prolineracing.com/product/1-10-class-1-trencher-predator-f-r-1.9-crawler-tires-2/PRO1020803.html

@Loose_Lucy Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers TY you do some great informative vids

@Aircompresserguy 7 дней назад

How did u get the lower links in

@Reppin420 Год назад

I've got that same squeaky noise going on with my utb as well...Seems speed related but idk what it is

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I’m not sure either, but it seems like a common occurrence. Lots of folks chiming in saying theirs does the same

@miichaelhickey Год назад

With this brushless motor setup are you still able to use the standard remote?

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

No, I had to overhaul the entire electronics. I am using a Flysky GT5 here

@miichaelhickey Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers thanks for the info

@harald_hans Год назад

How is about cooging ? I installed this also and I am not very satisfied with this setup - to much start up cogging and I do not know how to fix it - I´ve tried different settings with the app but nothing helps to eliminate this problem - any advice ?

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Have you tried to smooth out the throttle curve in the app? It does cogg at low speed. I smoothed mine out a little bit but I'm not super satisfied either.

@trejodaniel Год назад

I also have the same squeaking noise on mine. Haven’t figured out where its coming from, please let me know if you have a solution!

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Will do!

@rcjoe406 Год назад

Had mine since xmass lost hope with it until someone comes out with a 66t brushed motor and some low transmission gears ⚙️ like the tr4xm I'm done not spending 119 for electronics that still have the twitch ...make me and your self some serious bank and we can start a 24 ⚙️ gear company..update lol I'm running stock motor with a hobbywing 1060..just switched to my spectrum radio wS running a tactic ttx300 was jumpy now smooth as silk 😎 ok rant over ill put down the JB lol

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I totally understand your frustration. I wish there were more customization options for the drive train!

@rcjoe406 Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers true but to be honest after a couple hrs now all it took was a 268 dollar radio lol I luv this hobby

@FR3EKELITE Год назад

I would love to see somebody use the Futaba T4PM TX/RX for the SCX24. I can not find anyone using it with the SCX24. I am going to have to get me that UTB18

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Just looked it up. That thing is a beast! I’d never even heard of it before you mentioned it

@FR3EKELITE Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers it has a-lot of features, 4WS, duel ESC support, the list goes on.

@dimitripavlakos1070 4 месяца назад

Where did you get that nice screw driver

@CapeCrawlers 4 месяца назад

LGRP toolkit

@ofirr673 Год назад

great video . what's the shocks model number ?

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Thanks! Here’s the link: rcawd.com/collections/1-18-axial-capra-utb18-upgrade-parts you can use my discount code and some some money too.

@ofirr673 Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers Thank you ! + which tires do you recommend for it ?

@gibsonlife573 Год назад

Did you not have to bind the remote to the receiver

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

This one came already bound to the transmitter. I got the kit with the tx/rx together.

@andreasbitsch7229 7 месяцев назад

How did you plug in the leds in the receiver

@CapeCrawlers 7 месяцев назад

I bought a new receiver with extra channels.

@nasles1538 8 месяцев назад

Hi, what is your terrain made off???

@CapeCrawlers 8 месяцев назад

It’s mostly cardboard covered in plaster sheets. The taller sections are spray foam insulation

@joelhaselow Год назад

What are your thoughts on the AX24 XC-1 ?

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I think it will be a fun project! I'm going to do a reaction video this weekend I think. I've had a lot of people ask my opinion.

@joelhaselow Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers Awesome look forward to it, I have one on order. I like the fact it is a new chassis to build around but still supports a lot of the existing parts. Looks very capable right out of the box but dang why did they stick with those cheap servos and motor. it would have been better IMHO at a $190 price point with those items upgraded. I guess we would still most likely just end up upgrading it anyway =)

@rcjoe406 Год назад

Like I said before I run the v2 electronics with mostly holmes hobbies brushed motor...for 120 until they get that little jump in modulation I'll pass still cool though

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I hope I can get the jumpiness sorted out. If not I may be looking for a holmes setup as well!

@rcjoe406 Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers cool ya its pretty unbelievable with v2 stock setup slow craw for days no jump you can hold the trigger at one spot and it modulates right over and everyone already has electronics so a 20 dollar motor and good to go

@liampeel3040 Год назад

What suspension are you running on this?

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

Rcawd internal spring shocks

@sonofragnar Год назад

@@CapeCrawlers I recently installed the same RCAWD shocks. I found I had to add 2 small washers to the rear upper mount to prevent the shock body from contacting the frame. My stock springs made regular contact in the same spot.

@garybeckwith9045 Год назад

Why not just put in a HW1080 or some other manageable controller? Get rid of the stock electronics and install your favorite radio and ESC system. Dump the installed electronics and install the system you use.

@CapeCrawlers Год назад

I did exactly that. Switched to a Flysky gt5 and now running it on my Radiolink RC8X, which is fantastic.