eric113's honcho flatbed now with portals

[eric113]

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

i loved the look of the white cab and claws. anxious to see you get them dialed.
btw the rox lox and claw compounds are identical. the carcuss of the claws may be thinner giving the feeling of a softer rubber.

truck seemed really well balanced.

I love these tires. They seem to grab better than rok lox

Thanks for info.

[eric113]

I wanted to know what my rig weighed.. threw it on the scale. Came in 7lbs

[Tommy R]

Lightweight!!

[eric113]

Originally Posted by Tommy R

Lightweight!!

I like being lighweight!!

I'm really surprised that it weights that and not more. I really thought I was heavier than that.

[scorpion ax-10]

looks good, i like the winch cord and tow hooks especially

[eric113]

Originally Posted by scorpion ax-10

looks good, i like the winch cord and tow hooks especially

Thanks. Member here along go made the hook. He was local to me.
I'm looking for realistically winch line.

[eric113]

Update time..

Bought new Fattbatt tray.


I received Heyok new HV winch controller. I used Tower pro 945 since I had alot of them laying around and already made into winch.

I started by unscrewing the cases apart.


Then cut the 3 wires going to pot. I also when resoldered the motor wires.


Old controller out.


Soldered in the new controller. It doesn't matter what which go to which tab on motor as you can adjust the direction on your radio.


I installed my new winch on the Fattbatt tray



Quick video of it working. It breath new life into my old tower pro servos.

[Tommy R]

Very cool, E! Are you using any tube to guide the line?

[eric113]

Originally Posted by Tommy R

Very cool, E! Are you using any tube to guide the line?

For now no guide. But I will be adding one later on.

[STANG KILLA SS]

looks amazing. any pics from the front showing the vertical 3 link bar?

[eric113]

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

looks amazing. any pics from the front showing the vertical 3 link bar?

Thanks. No pics. But will get some.
The spool does not come in contact with upper link. I put 3mm thick spaces between tray and tray mounts. I have 1/8" clearance between the spool and upper link.

[VintageCopal]

Rig looks even bigger with those MT's I like the white body too, it looks way better than the green. I have kind of the same thing except for the flatbed and all the electrical stuff haha!

Keep up the good work!

[eric113]

Testing new foam setup.

I took inner 2.2 double deuce 2.00'' wide and narrowed it down to 1 3/4''


Used the prototype outer's




1.9 double deuce outer on top and 1.9 proto double deuce outer on bottom.


New setup on the left and old setup on the right



Bechtest side hill

[BOWTIE]

very nice E!!! build just gets better and better!

[eric113]

Haven't updated in while. I got the rig ready for "Rock the lake" comp we had this past Saturday. Pulled off a 2nd.

Not much as changed. I did make a new mount to use The Scale Shop fairlead. I also redid my fender wells and added floor pans.

I also when back to rok rox's, they just fit the this rig better. They did well the comp and felt good. I'm going to start tuning to get them even better.













Pics thanks to Stang Killa SS.

I think my next round mod's will be

- new cab
- proline floorpan
- Tsc box(looking for one if anyone has one)
- lights
- new wheels
- make the front end flex better

[STANG KILLA SS]

your flatbed was rockin. performed great!

[eric113]

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

your flatbed was rockin. performed great!

Thanks Cory! Good driving yourself.

This rig surprises me how well it works.

[STANG KILLA SS]

no kidding especially on down lines! which we had alot of.

[Mini]

looking good sir very nice

[eric113]

Thanks Mini! It blast driving it. It just works so well.