Team Walbern Electric Pro Stock Drag Car Kit

Team Walbern Electric Pro Stock Drag Car Kit

September 22nd, 2013

Tony

Over the years I have owned and built just about every type of RC vehicle from Gold Pan RC10’s to 1/8th Scale Nitro. Most people that know me know that I have an undying love for Monster Trucks and Scalers because of their scale realism and they have grown to be my favorite types of vehicles in the hobby, but that doesn’t mean that is my only involvement in the hobby. I like to try new products when I see them and anything that has scale realism is right up my alley. Many years ago when I was in high school my father and I built a full size 1955 Chevy Bel Air together and back when Bolink made a 55 Chevy body I snapped one up and always planned on building a replica of our hotrod but never got around to doing it. I thought of building a touring car or even a drifter but one day at my local hobby shop I noticed a yellow 1970 Boss Mustang Drag Car with Huge Foam rear tires and a wheelie bar in the glass case. As soon as I laid eyes on the custom CNC machined aluminum wheels my mind was set. I asked the owner of my local hobby shop who made the “sick drag car” in the glass case. He responded that it was a custom made kit by a local company from Newington, CT called Team Walbern. This sparked my interest even more since I really like to support my local hobby shop and local RC businesses. I told the owner at my local hobby shop to go ahead and order one of the Electric Pro Stock Kits for me along with a custom set of aluminum wheels and wheelie bar.

Team Walbern is an RC company that specializes in purpose built drag racing kits of all classes available in Electric and Nitro versions. The quality of the parts in these kits are above and beyond what you can expect from the “Big Name” RC Companies. Every part in the kit is custom made to order on Team Walbern’s array of CNC machines. I decided to go with the Pro Stock Electric kit for the ease of using a brushless powertrain to access big power without the hassles of tuning a Nitro car. As far as what I will use for drivetrain, electronics, and so on that will be covered in a follow up article as I continue to build the car and drive it. But for now I am just going to cover the kit and what it includes and some of the optional parts that you can add to personalize your car to your own taste.

The Basic Electric Pro Stock kit is available for around $245 and includes everything that you need to put together a rolling chassis except the wheelie bar and steering linkage which is available separately for an additional cost. The stock wheelbase of the Pro Stock Kit is 10.9 inches but the chassis has several mounting locations for the front axle to adjust the wheelbase for different bodies or setups. The chassis itself is made from 2mm carbon fiber weave and is absolutely stunning! The basic kit includes 2” plastic wheels with O-ring tires for the front and uses a 1/10th scale hub and foam tires in the rear but you can also add a set of the Custom CNC Aluminum wheels like I did for a total cost of about $300 for the basic kit plus the custom CNC wheels. Also included in the kit are 4 body posts to give you mounting locations for your body. I did not completely fit the body yet but in most cases some trimming of the posts will be needed so the posts don’t stick way up above the body. Everything included in the kit is very well made and attention to detail was definitely taken in the manufacture of these kits. If you dare to be different or just want to have the hottest ride at your local track take a look at Team Walbern and their variety of drag racing kits.

Here is the Team Walbern Electric Pro Stock Kit with optional Custom CNC Aluminum Wheels. The quality and finish on these parts are top notch and will look at home in any serious hobbyist’s collection.

This photo shows the wheelbase adjustment options in the chassis for setting up your drag car for just about any body that you want. I have the front axle moved back to the shortest wheelbase possible the body posts in the picture will be rearranged in the future when I get to fitting the body but here again you have several options on where to mount your posts depending on what body you choose.

Now a close up of the motor mount location and those trick aluminum rear hubs.

Just a preview of the body and how the car will look when it is finished. Keep your eyes peeled for a follow up on this kit and the build that is to come.