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Unimoger · 08-20-2010, 08:33 AM

SICK! just sick!

ecoli · 08-20-2010, 08:59 AM

Looks great Chris. Pat makes some badass rings, he made similar ones for the Fat Girl. Who needs headlights for a TTC anyways?

I think the stance looks a lot better than the 1:1 Chevy truggy. I've seen that rig before and always thought the front axle way out front looked a little goofy.

Have you weighed Pepe yet? I'd be a little worried about running the 3racing winch if this rig has some weight to it. I know I've burned out a couple of those winches in only a single run before trying to haul around heavy rigs. Of course, my winching technique has no finesse to it whatsoever

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bmuzz1 · 08-20-2010, 10:50 AM

Pepe looks killer Chris!

I still prefer 1.9's over the 2.2's but it is growing on me.

Grizzly4x4 · 08-20-2010, 12:03 PM

Thanks a bunch guys.

I did weigh Pepe this morning and he was right at 9 lbs. I think that's a reasonable weight of a scaler although maybe just bit porky. The tires and wheels weight in at 3lb 12oz so that makes the rest of the truck about 5lb 4oz.

I checked out the courses yesterday and the reliability of the winch is something I am very worried about.

I will try to use it as little as possible, that's about all I can do. Hopefully 4ws will help me limit it's use on the Mini Rubicon. I wanted to install a servo winch but just did not have time before this event.

Muzz I do agree that it looked more realistic, and a better in a different way, with the 1.9's. I am ready for a new 1.9 rig though and so I thought this would be a fun way to keep Pepe running and not shelf him. I really like the 2.2's on it, but for entirely different reasons than I liked the 1.9's.

sally1800 · 08-20-2010, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

I checked out the courses yesterday and the reliability of the winch is something I am very worried about.

I will try to use it as little as possible, that's about all I can do. Hopefully 4ws will help me limit it's use on the Mini Rubicon. I wanted to install a servo winch but just did not have time before this event.

there's always time!!! You still have 6 hours !!!! You will be saying in your head " But what if I had that servo winch in"

Getter Done Grizzly Bear.

dezfan · 08-20-2010, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by saydee1800

Getter Done Grizzy Bear.

What the Hell is a Grizzy Bear?

sally1800 · 08-20-2010, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dezfan

What the Hell is a Grizzy Bear?

Oh shut your mouth

dezfan · 08-20-2010, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saydee1800

Oh shutt your mouth

Do what?

sally1800 · 08-20-2010, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dezfan

What the Hell is a Grizzy Bear?

I spell like crap

Grizzly

eric113 · 08-20-2010, 01:23 PM

I love the Grizzy bear!

INFERNAL · 08-20-2010, 01:24 PM

Abslolutely bad ass ! ! ! ! !

XSRCdesign · 08-20-2010, 09:03 PM

newfound love fo 2.2 rigs...

Pappy · 08-20-2010, 11:23 PM

Looks really good!!!

irok22s · 08-20-2010, 11:45 PM

pepe looks great. I like his new shoes

671offroader · 08-21-2010, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

Here it is standing on it's own.
The wheelbase came out to 13 1/4".
The belly height is currently 3 3/8" but with the limit straps I can suck it down to 2 7/8" and still have 1/2" of uptravel in the suspension.

I think this will work well.

where can i buy those wheels?

War Pig · 08-23-2010, 10:55 PM

Soooo, where are the TTC results, pictures, and video? How'd Pepe do?

TURTLE · 08-23-2010, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by War Pig

Soooo, where are the TTC results, pictures, and video? How'd Pepe do?

There are some in the Colorado section.

Grizzly4x4 · 08-23-2010, 11:41 PM

Pepe finished 5th out of 16 trucks.

Here's how it broke down:
Hill climb: This was a tall wooden wall, think 1/4 pipe with grip tape on it. The gates were positioned like a slalom course up the ramp. Pepe went through with a really good time. Because of the 4ws I didn't have to back up for any gates. At some point during the event they changed the scoring so that you only had to get the front tires through the finish instead of the rears. This was a big deal because the finish was on a nearly vertical part of the ramp and those of us that had to get the rear tires through went really slow to try and keep the front from lifting. I thought I had a really good run....

Truck pull: Pepe kicked ass and won this event.

Mini Rubicon: Due to the time crunch I was not able to install my Torquemaster ESC and had to use the Sidewinder that was already wired up. The rear steer servo was running off the ESC's BEC so when the rear tires got in a bind the truck would shut down. I managed to score a -6 out of a possible -12 with just some reverses and no other penalties so again I thought I had a good run.

Tank Trap: This run started out well, I was able to use the rear steer to get around a couple tight turns and get to the 4th mud hole in good time. I had to winch out of the 4th mud hole so that cost some time. Stupid 3 Racing winch. Many others either struggled to get out or winched as well. I then dove off the ledge into the 5th and final mud hole only to land upside down. I was able to right Pepe under his own power but just as I did the plastic spur gear adapter stripped out on the hex shaft and I could not drive forward or reverse. Apparently the nut had fallen off.

I was about a foot from the finish and couldn't move. I had to winch across the finish and that cost me quite a bit of time. My run didn't seem to be that much longer than the person who won the overall event but I don't know for sure.

Mud Bog: I was able to put on a new nut and tighten the spur gear adapter just enough to get it to engage. The mud was thick and deep and the 7T puller valiantly pushed Pepe to a distance of 6' 9.5" through the 14 ft long pit. A decent run, in the top 5 I think.

I'm not sure how the events were scored, I'm hoping they post that up so I can see what it was that hurt my score. I do know this, I should have built more of a mud truck because that event weighed heavily, you got -2 points for every foot so you could get -28 points in the mud bog alone.

I was disappointed in my finish but just getting out and competing in another Top Truck Challenge was a great time and I had a blast. We had many spectators watching the event and many of them were excited to try it at the next event. Overall the event was a ton of fun and a big hit.

Grizzly4x4 · 08-23-2010, 11:48 PM

Some pics Ty took of the truck pull and mini rubicon.

Grizzly4x4 · 08-23-2010, 11:50 PM

The Tank Trap and a couple pics from the Mud Bog.

08-23-2010, 11:41 PM	#98
Grizzly4x4 PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler Posts: 13,137	Pepe finished 5th out of 16 trucks. Here's how it broke down: Hill climb: This was a tall wooden wall, think 1/4 pipe with grip tape on it. The gates were positioned like a slalom course up the ramp. Pepe went through with a really good time. Because of the 4ws I didn't have to back up for any gates. At some point during the event they changed the scoring so that you only had to get the front tires through the finish instead of the rears. This was a big deal because the finish was on a nearly vertical part of the ramp and those of us that had to get the rear tires through went really slow to try and keep the front from lifting. I thought I had a really good run.... Truck pull: Pepe kicked ass and won this event. Mini Rubicon: Due to the time crunch I was not able to install my Torquemaster ESC and had to use the Sidewinder that was already wired up. The rear steer servo was running off the ESC's BEC so when the rear tires got in a bind the truck would shut down. I managed to score a -6 out of a possible -12 with just some reverses and no other penalties so again I thought I had a good run. Tank Trap: This run started out well, I was able to use the rear steer to get around a couple tight turns and get to the 4th mud hole in good time. I had to winch out of the 4th mud hole so that cost some time. Stupid 3 Racing winch. Many others either struggled to get out or winched as well. I then dove off the ledge into the 5th and final mud hole only to land upside down. I was able to right Pepe under his own power but just as I did the plastic spur gear adapter stripped out on the hex shaft and I could not drive forward or reverse. Apparently the nut had fallen off. I was about a foot from the finish and couldn't move. I had to winch across the finish and that cost me quite a bit of time. My run didn't seem to be that much longer than the person who won the overall event but I don't know for sure. Mud Bog: I was able to put on a new nut and tighten the spur gear adapter just enough to get it to engage. The mud was thick and deep and the 7T puller valiantly pushed Pepe to a distance of 6' 9.5" through the 14 ft long pit. A decent run, in the top 5 I think. I'm not sure how the events were scored, I'm hoping they post that up so I can see what it was that hurt my score. I do know this, I should have built more of a mud truck because that event weighed heavily, you got -2 points for every foot so you could get -28 points in the mud bog alone. I was disappointed in my finish but just getting out and competing in another Top Truck Challenge was a great time and I had a blast. We had many spectators watching the event and many of them were excited to try it at the next event. Overall the event was a ton of fun and a big hit. Last edited by Grizzly4x4; 08-24-2010 at 07:57 AM.

08-23-2010, 11:48 PM	#99
Grizzly4x4 PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler Posts: 13,137	Some pics Ty took of the truck pull and mini rubicon. Attached Images

08-23-2010, 11:50 PM	#100
Grizzly4x4 PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler Posts: 13,137	The Tank Trap and a couple pics from the Mud Bog. Attached Images

08-20-2010, 08:33 AM	#81
Unimoger I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N Posts: 7,391	SICK! just sick!

08-20-2010, 08:59 AM	#82
ecoli I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh. Posts: 2,919	Looks great Chris. Pat makes some badass rings, he made similar ones for the Fat Girl. Who needs headlights for a TTC anyways? I think the stance looks a lot better than the 1:1 Chevy truggy. I've seen that rig before and always thought the front axle way out front looked a little goofy. Have you weighed Pepe yet? I'd be a little worried about running the 3racing winch if this rig has some weight to it. I know I've burned out a couple of those winches in only a single run before trying to haul around heavy rigs. Of course, my winching technique has no finesse to it whatsoever !

08-20-2010, 10:50 AM	#83
bmuzz1 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley Posts: 4,267	Pepe looks killer Chris! I still prefer 1.9's over the 2.2's but it is growing on me.

08-20-2010, 12:03 PM	#84
Grizzly4x4 PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler Posts: 13,137	Thanks a bunch guys. I did weigh Pepe this morning and he was right at 9 lbs. I think that's a reasonable weight of a scaler although maybe just bit porky. The tires and wheels weight in at 3lb 12oz so that makes the rest of the truck about 5lb 4oz. I checked out the courses yesterday and the reliability of the winch is something I am very worried about. I will try to use it as little as possible, that's about all I can do. Hopefully 4ws will help me limit it's use on the Mini Rubicon. I wanted to install a servo winch but just did not have time before this event. Muzz I do agree that it looked more realistic, and a better in a different way, with the 1.9's. I am ready for a new 1.9 rig though and so I thought this would be a fun way to keep Pepe running and not shelf him. I really like the 2.2's on it, but for entirely different reasons than I liked the 1.9's.

08-20-2010, 01:23 PM	#90
eric113 Moderator Rule Breaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 5,970	I love the Grizzy bear!

08-20-2010, 01:24 PM	#91
INFERNAL Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 388	Abslolutely bad ass ! ! ! ! !

08-20-2010, 09:03 PM	#92
XSRCdesign I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 8,817	newfound love fo 2.2 rigs...

08-20-2010, 11:23 PM	#93
Pappy Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southwestern Pa. Posts: 866	Looks really good!!!

08-20-2010, 11:45 PM	#94
irok22s Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 750	pepe looks great. I like his new shoes

08-23-2010, 10:55 PM	#96
War Pig I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The beautiful Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,923	Soooo, where are the TTC results, pictures, and video? How'd Pepe do?

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