12-30-2010, 10:33 PM | #1 |
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Finished the boys rig up and decided to kill the rest of the week with this build. Holiday buggy by Tamiya...Seemed appropriate L trail chassis Rock country tires Adjustable offset Integy wheels Mongoose 380 system MRC axles with portal mod Leaf sprung Frame mounted servo I plan to add: Full interior Winch Inner fender wells Front /rear bumpers/tube work Lights Fuel cell 3D motor and exhaust Blah,blah,blah I will have some body off shots in the next couple of days. I am terible about taking pics while I am building Last edited by hotwheels000; 12-30-2010 at 10:35 PM. |
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01-01-2011, 05:32 PM | #2 |
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01-01-2011, 05:36 PM | #3 |
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Het Norm...I figured it out. A+ |
01-01-2011, 07:27 PM | #4 |
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Dang, I like the look of that body on there Devlin. Are those wheels internal beadlocks or glue on (can't tell on my phone!)? What tranny are you running with the mongoose system?
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01-01-2011, 09:31 PM | #5 |
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The wheels are 1.9 non beadlock Integy wheels,they have an adjustable offset,0,5 and 10mm Tires are 1.5's streched over them.I am using the MRC tranny with heavyduty internals. Thanks for the compliment,I know its not the look everybody likes,but it has a VW feel to it and is different. |
01-02-2011, 03:52 AM | #6 |
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Its the first time ive seen he rock countrys on a rig and thwy look good. |
01-02-2011, 08:26 AM | #7 |
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cool buggy i would of never of thought of it but it looks freakin awesome!!!
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01-02-2011, 09:25 AM | #8 | |
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Thanks, it's not easy trying to do something different anymore | |
01-02-2011, 12:04 PM | #9 | |
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Looking forward to seeing what else you do with this one. What kind of track width do you get with the portals on the MRCs? | |
01-02-2011, 05:09 PM | #10 | |
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On a side note, it killed the coarses today.I ran it afterwords as a test and tune session.It even walked the trail class lines.Must have something to do with the diff clearance Need to tune in the weight dist a little,the back end will lose the line if I am not careful.She only weighs 4lbs | |
01-03-2011, 07:58 AM | #11 |
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7 1/2" track width,with the 10mm hubs. I could get it down to 6 1/2 with the 0 offset hubs.
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01-03-2011, 09:18 AM | #12 |
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Wow, that's narrow! It's been a while since I owned an MRC, forgot how small they were. Four pounds now, but by the time you add all the rest of your planned items, it'll probably be 6-7 pounds |
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is that a proto Ltrail Or the aluminum version? | |
01-03-2011, 04:03 PM | #14 | |
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It will definetly be under 5lbs,I would be suprised if it hits 4.5lbs. Material selection will get me there,I have 8oz's to play with as it sits.I could take 1lbs out of the wheels if need be Last edited by hotwheels000; 01-03-2011 at 04:07 PM. | |
01-03-2011, 04:10 PM | #15 | |
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This is the drivetrain setup that was under the "thing" from last years Nats. | |
01-03-2011, 06:15 PM | #16 |
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That's just weird....
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01-03-2011, 06:48 PM | #17 | |
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That's what I thought, it was the same axles, etc. as the thing which was freakin tiny. We'll have to get side by side shots of the two rigs at nats | |
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Honestly I was thinking 4.5lbs would be my goal to Yeah but you have to appreciate the width of the bottom of that windshield That is nice | |
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