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03-05-2008, 09:37 PM
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| Dirt Addict   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stumblin' thru the parking lot of an invisible 7-Eleven
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Got the steering servo mounts brazed on and linkage done. 645MG will go in and be a little shorter than this servo. Jay |
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03-06-2008, 08:04 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Between rocks and hard places
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I keep seeing these and I'll have to do me a tuber for my bruiser. Keep up the good work  Also wondering how you threaded you rods Last edited by Thundermaxx; 03-06-2008 at 08:11 AM. |
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03-06-2008, 10:22 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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Awesome work as usual Jay! I wanted to be the first to make a scale steel drop pitman arm. :-(  Nice job on that, I think it should work well, the plastic arm is pretty beefy. |
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03-06-2008, 09:19 PM
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brazed them in the brakeline to make link mount studs. Hasn't been posted on the front page yet, but I did a little tuber tips article and wrote this on adding mounts like that......"Shock or link attachment points can be made using pieces of tubing combined with either screws or all-thread. I have found some 3/16” tubing can be tapped directly to accept a 6-32 screw. Or, 4-40 all-thread can be slipped all the way through (or brazed in) to provide attachment points." Jay | |
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03-06-2008, 09:23 PM
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didn't like mounting the servo vertically and having it hang way down. I thought of trying a double-crossover with two draglinks (going driver to passenger and then back to driver) but figured that would get too messy and the pivot might look weird hanging off the passenger side. I'm gonna try the dropped pitman combined with a small spacer on the passenger knuckle and hope to get a decent angle. Jay | |
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03-07-2008, 12:30 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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Dang Jay! that steering setup is the dookie! Keep the progress pics coming! |
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03-07-2008, 04:34 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nelson NewZealand Team RC4WD
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awesome looking rig, even without the body on  |
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03-07-2008, 04:36 AM
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i agree with Fracture!! No need the body, so just send it my way! j/k. wish i had some skills like you!!
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03-07-2008, 09:40 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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The stack drops draglink #2 enough to give me a decent angle. When I make my dropped pitman arm, draglink #1 will be on top and draglink #2 will be below. In this setup the servo arm and the pitman arm will both swing horizontal to the ground. The servo will be tucked up high and barely visible around the skidplate. Prolly not very useful info for your build at this point, but food for thought anyway.  | |
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03-07-2008, 09:42 PM
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03-08-2008, 10:13 PM
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16 gauge sheet steel motor plate and then the completed mocked up gear reduction assembly. Jay Last edited by roktoy; 03-12-2008 at 12:25 AM. |
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03-12-2008, 12:25 AM
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Motor & gear reduction in and took a TLT dogbone, chopped it in half and brazed up a stainless tube intermediate shaft. Jay |
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03-12-2008, 12:39 AM
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Now THAT is an idea?!!! That one I am stealing for later.
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03-12-2008, 12:41 AM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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Damn Jay, you do some awesome work! Can't wait for the updates. |
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03-12-2008, 01:53 AM
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| Nope..   Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Whiteland, Indiana
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This is awesome. Even more ideas for my truggy build. Research is awesome!
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03-12-2008, 02:30 AM
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awsome work on this rig
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03-12-2008, 07:54 AM
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yeah i have to agree with rambuller. this is real going to help when i get the parts and money to make mine.
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03-13-2008, 11:02 PM
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This build is awesome! I can't wait to see it finished Jay. |
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03-15-2008, 01:22 AM
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nice work very intrested to see finshed project |
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03-18-2008, 05:21 PM
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Where did the piece that the spur gear attaches to come from? Quote:
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Linear Mode
