D90 class 1. by mjderstine

[mjderstine]

well. trying to get this ready for August and June. made some slight changes to the body. still C1, but can you see what i did?

i think i am gonna make a new front bumper for this thing. more on the ARB style. but with a little bit of a subdued look. this one kinda doesn't line up with the new body lines.

[v84x4]

IDK............

I like it
Gives it that "Stock" look

Is August here yet?


Regards, Rick

[mjderstine]

my bumper will kinda look stock, but kinda not. gonna make one of these. should be sweet

[mjderstine]

some pics from today. it was the first time really trying to break this thing. and besides some simple driveshaft things it did great.

i was nervous at first to scratch the body. but you will see in the vids i took i wasnt easy on it. just gotta get them all uploaded.

gotta work on some expo on the throttle, but its a great little truck.

[mjderstine]

some video from yesterday.

some funny stuff at the end of it too

Camel Trophy Trucks Dingo and D90 SCX10 - YouTube

[mjderstine]

well, made a new front bumper. this one is much more scale and just looks a lot better. made some shackles too. just used some 1/4" cotter pins and painted them up. old trick that i have seen lots of guys do.

also mounted a crowbar and machete to the hood and a shovel to the back.













the 1:1 bumper for comparison

[War Pig]

Nice job on the bumper! Rig looks great, can't wait to see it in August!

[mjderstine]

thanks man. means a lot coming from a builder with your talent. cant wait to see your rigs as well.

lovin this C1 stuff.

[Bart bender]

Rig looks great MJ. The tires and wheels just set it off. Bumper looks sick too

[mjderstine]

Originally Posted by Bart bender

Rig looks great MJ. The tires and wheels just set it off. Bumper looks sick too

thanks man. been lots of work into this thing, which is funny because with that whole giant body you cant see any of the work. it did awesome at the latest camel trophy race we had.

here are some vids
Camel Trophy Trucks Dingo and D90 SCX10 - YouTube
Camel Trophy Race 1/10 scale - YouTube

got a driver in this thing today. its a character from hunger games. had to do some work on it though. it didnt articulate at the hips or the knees, so out comes the dremel. gave it some knee joints, cut the body in half and glued it back together in the seat. bolted the legs to the seat.

he looks perfect in there.

[cb44v]

That driver looks badass. He must be either British or a mailman looking at the side he's driving on. Ha ha

[mjderstine]

These d90 come with a right side driver setup. I left it that way but lots of guys switch the dashboard for left hand driving

Thanks man he likes his seay

[mjderstine]

been a while since updates, but life kinda took over for a while there.



anyway, i am getting this all ready for the ECSC 2014 in August. i got some highsteer 7* chubs from VP, and put some axial CVDs in there.

i also got some pretty nice tires from the LHS too. should work a ton better than the trail busters i was using last year.

also running some 1.9 wheels i got from rick over at supershafty.com last year at ECSC

[joeyf]

looks good. those are a really good tire, i have been running them since they came out and have never had a second thought about changing them out because they straight out work.

i found they run even better if ran backwards.

[mjderstine]

i could flip sides for backwards, i'll give it a shot sometime when i take it out.

what kinda foams are you running. i stuffed some CI 2 stages in there, it was a very tight fit, and they are firm, but i think i might like that fill on the side hills.

i was also impressed with the height, they say 4.19 for C1 specs, but mine measure over 4.25 easy. they are quite a but taller than the trail busters i had on here before

[joeyf]

i am running the same foams, but the old ones. try a softer out side foam. they should break in to, after a few runs on them.

[friz]

Can you post more pics of your battery setup? I like the idea of not taking the truck apart every time. I'm on nimh so I change batteries alot.

thanks!

[mjderstine]

Originally Posted by joeyf

i am running the same foams, but the old ones. try a softer out side foam. they should break in to, after a few runs on them.

Thanks Joey. I am gonna be going out this weekend I hope to test her out.

Friz: il get some more pics tonight. You should be able to lengthen the box I made in order to make a Minh fit.

[Hoosierdady]

Lookin' good MJ.

[mjderstine]

so i'm thinking of taking the roof off, and just having a windshield and simple small roll bar.

still C1?