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02-13-2009, 04:16 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Massachusetts
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Hey Man, trucks coming along nicely- but please tell me your gonna round the corners on your spring shackles..!!  After all the work you've put in so far, little things like that make the HUGE difference in the overall big picture..!! Keep up the great work..!  |
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02-13-2009, 08:24 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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thanks , yes i will be rounding the corners i just did that for mockup so i could see if the suspension was set right... | |
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02-13-2009, 12:17 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Utah
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Wow never seen that light box before. Do you know if the brake lights go off when you pull the trigger for forward or reverse lights for going into reverse? Site description doesn't say much.
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02-13-2009, 05:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orrington
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looks awesome. what do you thinks of the tires? i am trying to decide between the thrashers or tomahawks
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02-13-2009, 05:46 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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if you copy the picture to your computer and zoom in, it says what features it has on the side if the unit... it works just the tamiya unit, front lights when the esc is on, left and right signals when you turn, reverse lights when the esc goes in reverse, driving lights and (front and side) and break lights when the esc breaks...  If RC4WD is watching i want some free stuff because im promoting your product... J/K if you want you can...Quote:
The thrashers are very soft good for a trailer...But the tomahawks are very nice not to soft, not to hard and the Tomahawks are just a bit wider... Thrashers are 1 3/8" wide (35mm) Tomahawks are 1 1/2 wide (40mm) they both are just under 4" tall Last edited by fishfever; 02-14-2009 at 08:44 AM. | ||
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02-14-2009, 09:59 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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I got just a bit done on the frame last night, i just brazed it and i will be cleaning the brazing spots...    Also this morning i took a few flex pics...       |
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02-15-2009, 12:43 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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Well i called marlin yesterday, because i needed a set of springs for the front because the front were way to tall... So he had a pair in stock and shipped them out and they were here in less then 24 hours, i thought they would take atleast a week or two, because they were a special order the one side has just a bit more lift because its on the engine side... im still waiting for my new rear's???? front mounted spring pics soon im charging my camera battery... here is a few pics of the front...       |
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02-15-2009, 10:34 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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I just got my rear springs in also... the front and rear were just a bit stiff so i took out one leaf each spring... rear springs...  flex shots...       |
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02-16-2009, 01:06 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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wow no comments???:-( I got most of the floor done (inside and out), still have to fill it...    |
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02-16-2009, 04:08 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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The floor is almost done, and i did some more work on the dash i also started on the incline-o-meter...         |
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02-16-2009, 04:15 PM
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| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Floor looks great, I love how there a couple of guys really going all out on the details that cant even be seen most of the time...its detail like that which will set the ride far apart from the others. -Mike |
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02-16-2009, 04:30 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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Thanks mike, i couldn't stop i had to go nuts... When you spend so much money on a project you have to do it. | |
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02-16-2009, 04:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lake Texoma, texas
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just what he said.................  ..............keep up the awsome work!!!i can't wait to see it finished. |
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02-16-2009, 04:54 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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thanks man, i can't wait to finish it also... | |
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02-16-2009, 09:55 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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Wow more updates, man im tired..... Steering wheel (almost done), column (not done), and the little speaker holes....    |
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02-17-2009, 05:34 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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I got a bit more done on the steering wheel, i made it look more like mikes 1:1 (still more needed to be done)... P.S. its 100% hand made... Mine  Mikes  |
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02-17-2009, 06:16 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx
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This build just keeps getting better and better! I'm a compleate and total newb to 1.1 off road or 1.1 crawling so I'm just wondering what's the deal with 5 shifters? One for tranny one for transfer case ? What about the other three?? Keep it up man I'm realy enjoying this build.
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02-17-2009, 06:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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Thanks man, this info is from marlincrawler.com from mikes build... And here's why I choose to go tripple cases and one 4.70, since Im sure many are wondering why... Look at this list of available ratios I can demonstrate: - Stock 2.28:1, 48:1. - Single 4.70:1, 98:1. - Stock dual cases (2.28x2.2 , 108:1.- Ultimate dual cases (4.7x2.2 , 223:1.- Crazy tripple (4.7x2.28x2.2 , 510:1.Marlin's rig is 4.7x4.7x2.28 = 1,047:1, but the problem with his is that he can not show what just a stock dual case (2.28x2.2 looks like. Sure he can put it into one single 4.70, but that's not the same as 2.28x2.28 which is 5.19:1.So I can show my truck to a customer and just work on up the Crawler tree. Also, I've been in situations where I wished I was lower than an Ultimate (4.7x2.2 which is 223:1. So I could have stayed with just dual cases and I could have done what we call an Ultimate "Overkill" which is 4.7x4.7 and I would be 461:1 which is where I want to be, but then Im screwd if I need to use 4WD lowrange on the highway in nasty snow or what ever.. I would be stuck in super low of 4.7 and my max speed in 5th gear low range would be like 15mph or something, SO I really wanted to maintain the stock 2.28:1 low range for the snow/mud/whatever, but I want to be lower than 223:1. So tripple is the only other option.I could have gone just plain ol' tripple cases, 2.28x2.28x2.28, but that would only be 247:1 and would be completely pointless. So I needed 1 set of 4.70s and then two stock sets of 2.28. So now when Im about ready to  in my shorts, I can put it in Tripple low and I'm set. Maybe I was spoiled growing up with Marlin's truck. I've used dual 4.7s (461:1) in his rig many times.
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02-17-2009, 07:13 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx
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Ahh that's crazy thanks for posting up the info. When I get a extra cab and bed I want to try the drop bed and a cab back/ floor all that jazz on my yota, you make this styreen work look easy.
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02-18-2009, 07:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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