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04-09-2008, 11:35 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Behind the torch!
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|  Father-Son: Project Truggy
I've been teaching my oldest son how to braze & do tube work (he's 11). He wanted a scale/mud truck in the worst way & after getting straight A's for the third time this year...... I gave in  He built the tranny and we each built an axle. He also did most of the bends and cuts (it's only a lil crooked!) I held the torch and he applied the silver solder. I even let him do the last few joints all by himself!! Just got it PC'ed and we're gonna hang the axles tomorrow. Well here's the specs:
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04-10-2008, 12:15 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH
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Looks great! Although... the rear looks a tad odd for some reason. Can't quite put my finger on it.
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04-10-2008, 04:34 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Middle of the USA
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It's great to see a father son project. Looks good and keep up those straight A's!!! |
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04-10-2008, 05:56 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Here
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Nice job...is he going to start showing up at comps again???
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04-10-2008, 07:44 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Nice project I'm sure you are creating a lasting memory. |
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04-10-2008, 07:46 AM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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rear body on shot?
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04-10-2008, 09:44 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Back in MICHIGAN
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looks good and glad to see father son projects. looks good for an 11 year brazing. when i started at that age brazing, they were mess. to me the joins look clean. keep up the good work on the build and grades.
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04-10-2008, 02:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sinking Spring
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| Lookin good! Is this going to be up at the comp on the 20th? I'd like to see how good a driver he is.  |
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04-10-2008, 04:54 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Behind the torch!
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| It's a roller
Decided to run droop in the front w/ axial shocks to lower it. He likes how it sits, but I wanna move the rear axle back a lil. The rear axle needs locked out & the tranny needs mounted. I have a sheet of styrene diamond plate that I'm a cut out and let him paint for the bed...and maybe an interior Don't know what we're gonna do for electronics. I have a waterproof ESC and I might try one of those warrior 35T's. He wants some wheelspeed!  http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...Picture148.jpg http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...Picture150.jpg http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...Picture146.jpg http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...Picture151.jpg Max Flex!  Yeah he'll be at the comps. He still has his comp rig running strong w/ a few upgrades. He ran twice w/ me up at Freddies. |
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04-10-2008, 07:48 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sinking Spring
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How'd he do? Just wondering. Man I wish I had fab skills like that! The rig is looking really good. Also, a suggustion, I have found that a Mamba Max esc+ a TCS BM17+ a 10cell 2000mah battery+ an Axial trans+ A 23t pinion= crazy wheelspeed!  I ran that setup in my comp rig, I could go anywhere, I just needed to pull the throttle back. this was fun until I snapped a trans output. |
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04-10-2008, 08:28 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NE Ohio
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I cant help but like this for some reason.....  |
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04-10-2008, 08:36 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NIPOMO!!!
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that thing is awesome. silvys always look good. truggy was deffenetly the way to take this. nice job
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04-11-2008, 11:04 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Washington
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This is similar to what i want to do, but i want a full on tuber buggy. Awesome build |
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04-11-2008, 01:56 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiatus..sutiaH
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Damn, all my Dad did when I was 11 was let me mow 25 lawns a week to buy mine, lol. Wish I had this as a kid. Looks really good. |
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05-05-2008, 07:24 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Behind the torch!
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Well it's a runner. Had it at Ohiopyle & acidentally took it for a swim & cracked the body  So I'm not going to play w/ it anymore until he runs it!    http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...f/IMG_1107.jpg |
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05-05-2008, 07:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron
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looks good coles. wish my kid wanted to play with toy cars. he is into video games and just dont want nothing to do with this stuff.
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05-05-2008, 08:59 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Western ND, Bakken central
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That chassis is amazing, nice job man, I'm just finishing up my third year in college, if I send you my report card you wanna build me one? one lucky kid, wish I learned that stuff at 11 you got anymore pans for this thing? |
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05-05-2008, 09:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: buckeye,AZ
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man that is sick , tell him i said great job |
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05-06-2008, 05:06 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cyprus
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An 11-year old built that, and I have trouble soldering deans. Thank you for ruining my self-esteem. (That looks awesome btw, great job )
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05-07-2008, 03:42 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Australia
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awsome job bro , i have got an idea for mine now lol and yeh good on yous
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