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70duncan · 03-09-2011, 10:22 AM

First off I want to thank Shon (R2j) for doing the tube work for me

I have never worked on a truggy before or even seen one in person, so I asked Shon to make one for me. It turned out great and love what he came up with for the front grill. I just don't have the creative juices for that type of thing. Shon and I both have a special place for Mopars so it was a no brainer to have him help me with this project. Here is a link to the progress that R2j posted up.

**70Duncan's "BAD BETTY" Truggy**

This is going to be a slooooooooow build. I have a couple of other projects that I am working on and a 70 Charger R/T that I have to get finished restoring. It has been waiting for 10 years to get finished.

70duncan · 03-09-2011, 10:40 AM

Here is a list of parts that I will be using for this build:

Custom Truggy chassis - R2j
Metal rear 4-link - R2j
Hand made front CMS and 3-link
Gunner Beef toobs front and rear
Rear HPI ring gear and locker - RCP
Front Axial over drive gears - RPP
Maxx drive shafts
Axial tranny with Robinson gears and Crawler Innovations maxx out puts.
Hitec 5955TG servo winch with no creep winch controller from heyok.
Hitec 7980 steering servo

Traxxas big bore shocks
Rocker Wheels from Eritix
Pit Bull tires with Nova dual stage foams
High steer Axial knuckles and Cs
Axial rear lock outs.
Super 300 CVDs
Mamba Max Pro and not sure what motor yet.

R2j · 03-09-2011, 01:16 PM

Right on James! Can't wait to see it all done up!

War Pig · 03-09-2011, 01:47 PM

Wow, looks like a great list of parts....can't wait.

S ARR T 8 · 03-09-2011, 02:56 PM

Glad to see this MOPAR is still alive one of my favs Im a huge MOPAR fan

This is my MOPAR not a truggy but it sure does perform.Cant wait to see the progress keep the pics comming

losilover · 03-09-2011, 03:23 PM

yes!
I FINALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY BETTY!!!!!!

70duncan · 03-09-2011, 07:02 PM

Thanks guys

Here is front axle rebuild.

I am putting in the Gunner Beef toobs and Axial over drive gears. In the first picture is the new tube installed after drilling out the lip in the axle housing. The second picture is before I drilled it out with 7/16" drill bit.

Here is the axle after greasing. I used a silicon grease to cover the tubes and seal the housing from water. I used just High temp bearing grease for the gears.

70duncan · 03-09-2011, 07:18 PM

The rear axle is getting the HPI gear and locker from RCP. It has a 6mm input for the pinion so my Maxx shafts will bolt on directly and not adapter will be needed.

Here you can see the difference in the pinion shafts.

Because of the shaft size difference, you have to slide in the pinion after installing the bearing in the case.

Then put on the pinion to the shaft and install the E clip to hold it together.

And here it is with the Axial lock outs and R2j truss.

fvrr · 03-09-2011, 07:22 PM

Hurry up I can't finish mine until I see yours

Just kidding, Shon does some killer tube work. But this build gave me the idea on my TTC build. Looking forward to seeing the progress

S ARR T 8 · 03-10-2011, 07:46 AM

definatly going to be a POWER WAGON nice work on the axels gonna be a tuff MOPAR

Drail · 03-10-2011, 08:28 AM

been watching this one from the start...glad to see the betty body getting some use. and great idea with the hpi gear ill going to give that a try.
this is something I did up over the winter bout a month before I saw this thread. keep up the good work.

Drail

70duncan · 03-10-2011, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fvrr

Hurry up I can't finish mine until I see yours

Just kidding, Shon does some killer tube work. But this build gave me the idea on my TTC build. Looking forward to seeing the progress

Thanks, I will see what I can get done this next week or so. But it is spring break and I will be spending most the time with my kids.

Quote:

Originally Posted by S ARR T 8

definatly going to be a POWER WAGON nice work on the axels gonna be a tuff MOPAR

Thanks, I am shooting for the POWER part

70duncan · 03-10-2011, 08:58 PM

Drail, that looks good. I will check for some more info on yours. Did you do a thread on it?

Drail · 03-10-2011, 09:28 PM

no didn't do a build thread. one thing I am going to do is change up the front end. I really like how your bumper looks. and I took the spare off and it's running 1.9 tsl's now. r2j is da man luv how his stuff looks. it's allways neet and cleen

Drail

holycaveman · 03-11-2011, 12:20 AM

Pretty cool so far!

Just an fyi......you dont need adapters for max shafts.

The t maxx tranny yokes are 5mm. They fit perfect on stock axial outputs.

Well kept secret

Drail · 03-14-2011, 10:00 AM

what's up brotha we want a update...

Drail

70duncan · 03-20-2011, 11:02 AM

Well, like I said, I have been busy with family and house up keep. But I was able to have my friends over and we watched the 2010 MSD scale national video last night. So I got inspired and worked on my rig last night after I put the kidos to bed.

First off I made my winch servo. I used a Hitec 5995TG that was in my 2.2 Bully and had a spot that it would stall at. After taking it apart for the winch conversion, I found that the motor would stick when used on direction only. So that direction is going to be used as the spool out. The other direction worked just fine

I used the wright up by Bender, War Pig, and some others to figure out how to do the conversion. Thanks to all that support this site

First off I removed the 4 screws that hold it together, then I removed the bottom cover and removed the stock circuit board by de-soldering the connections on the back of the board that hold it to the motor. Then I de-soldered the 3 wires that go in the servo to another piece that I don't know the name of

Now it is time to solder in the winch controller from heyok

Now it is time for gear side of things. I removed the top cover.

And now that I have the gears out, I removed the pin that is the large gear. This pin is what lets the servo controller board when it is at full throw for left and right. It is a little hard to remove so you might need a small punch to get it removed.

70duncan · 03-20-2011, 11:18 AM

Once I had the hard part done it was time to seal it up. I used Dielectric Silicon to seal up all the parts.

I used the silicon on all the case seals and where the gear comes through the case. Here are some Pictures of what I did.

70duncan · 03-20-2011, 11:24 AM

I just need to finish it up now. I have a large assortment of "O" rings that I got at Harbor Freight a few years ago when I was working on vehicles. I figured I could find one to help seal up the out put gear of the servo.

I coated it with the silicon grease and put it on the gear out put.

Then I put on the servo horn with my spool from Walmart.

Once all that was done I just wanted to add a little extra protection to the wires so I coated them with some RTV that I used on transmission oil pans.

70duncan · 03-20-2011, 11:30 AM

I still had a little time to work on my rig so I started on the front axle. In order for this thing to take the punishment that it is going to see, I though I would make a metal axle truss to hold the track bar and my 3rd link. I bent some metal and drilled the holes so I could just bolt it on with the stock holes in the axle case. This will let me weld on the bracket that I need for the links.

03-09-2011, 10:22 AM	#1
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	"Bad Betty" TTC Rig by 70duncan and R2j First off I want to thank Shon (R2j) for doing the tube work for me I have never worked on a truggy before or even seen one in person, so I asked Shon to make one for me. It turned out great and love what he came up with for the front grill. I just don't have the creative juices for that type of thing. Shon and I both have a special place for Mopars so it was a no brainer to have him help me with this project. Here is a link to the progress that R2j posted up. 70Duncan's "BAD BETTY" Truggy This is going to be a slooooooooow build. I have a couple of other projects that I am working on and a 70 Charger R/T that I have to get finished restoring. It has been waiting for 10 years to get finished.

03-09-2011, 02:56 PM	#5
S ARR T 8 Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: OUT THERE Posts: 496	Glad to see this MOPAR is still alive one of my favs Im a huge MOPAR fanThis is my MOPAR not a truggy but it sure does perform.Cant wait to see the progress keep the pics comming

03-09-2011, 03:23 PM	#6
losilover Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Floyds Knobs, IN Posts: 286	yes! I FINALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY BETTY!!!!!! Attached Images

03-09-2011, 07:02 PM	#7
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	Thanks guys Here is front axle rebuild. I am putting in the Gunner Beef toobs and Axial over drive gears. In the first picture is the new tube installed after drilling out the lip in the axle housing. The second picture is before I drilled it out with 7/16" drill bit. Here is the axle after greasing. I used a silicon grease to cover the tubes and seal the housing from water. I used just High temp bearing grease for the gears. Last edited by 70duncan; 03-09-2011 at 07:08 PM.

03-10-2011, 09:28 PM	#14
Drail N.E.R.C.C Uncle Blinky Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: RUKDNME... Posts: 976	no didn't do a build thread. one thing I am going to do is change up the front end. I really like how your bumper looks. and I took the spare off and it's running 1.9 tsl's now. r2j is da man luv how his stuff looks. it's allways neet and cleen Drail Last edited by Drail; 03-10-2011 at 09:31 PM.

03-09-2011, 10:40 AM	#2
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	Here is a list of parts that I will be using for this build: Custom Truggy chassis - R2j Metal rear 4-link - R2j Hand made front CMS and 3-link Gunner Beef toobs front and rear Rear HPI ring gear and locker - RCP Front Axial over drive gears - RPP Maxx drive shafts Axial tranny with Robinson gears and Crawler Innovations maxx out puts. Hitec 5955TG servo winch with no creep winch controller from heyok. Hitec 7980 steering servo Traxxas big bore shocks Rocker Wheels from Eritix Pit Bull tires with Nova dual stage foams High steer Axial knuckles and Cs Axial rear lock outs. Super 300 CVDs Mamba Max Pro and not sure what motor yet.

03-09-2011, 01:16 PM	#3
R2j SORRCA Committee Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Parkston, SD Posts: 4,523	Right on James! Can't wait to see it all done up!

03-09-2011, 01:47 PM	#4
War Pig I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The beautiful Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,923	Wow, looks like a great list of parts....can't wait.

03-09-2011, 07:18 PM	#8
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	The rear axle is getting the HPI gear and locker from RCP. It has a 6mm input for the pinion so my Maxx shafts will bolt on directly and not adapter will be needed. Here you can see the difference in the pinion shafts. Because of the shaft size difference, you have to slide in the pinion after installing the bearing in the case. Then put on the pinion to the shaft and install the E clip to hold it together. And here it is with the Axial lock outs and R2j truss.

03-09-2011, 07:22 PM	#9
fvrr RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Across the street from Folsom Prison Posts: 1,081	Hurry up I can't finish mine until I see yours Just kidding, Shon does some killer tube work. But this build gave me the idea on my TTC build. Looking forward to seeing the progress

03-10-2011, 07:46 AM	#10
S ARR T 8 Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: OUT THERE Posts: 496	definatly going to be a POWER WAGON nice work on the axels gonna be a tuff MOPAR

03-10-2011, 08:28 AM	#11
Drail N.E.R.C.C Uncle Blinky Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: RUKDNME... Posts: 976	been watching this one from the start...glad to see the betty body getting some use. and great idea with the hpi gear ill going to give that a try. this is something I did up over the winter bout a month before I saw this thread. keep up the good work. Drail

03-10-2011, 08:58 PM	#13
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	Drail, that looks good. I will check for some more info on yours. Did you do a thread on it?

03-11-2011, 12:20 AM	#15
holycaveman RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bouldertown Posts: 1,554	Pretty cool so far! Just an fyi......you dont need adapters for max shafts. The t maxx tranny yokes are 5mm. They fit perfect on stock axial outputs. Well kept secret

03-14-2011, 10:00 AM	#16
Drail N.E.R.C.C Uncle Blinky Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: RUKDNME... Posts: 976	what's up brotha we want a update... Drail

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03-20-2011, 11:02 AM	#17
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	Well, like I said, I have been busy with family and house up keep. But I was able to have my friends over and we watched the 2010 MSD scale national video last night. So I got inspired and worked on my rig last night after I put the kidos to bed. First off I made my winch servo. I used a Hitec 5995TG that was in my 2.2 Bully and had a spot that it would stall at. After taking it apart for the winch conversion, I found that the motor would stick when used on direction only. So that direction is going to be used as the spool out. The other direction worked just fine I used the wright up by Bender, War Pig, and some others to figure out how to do the conversion. Thanks to all that support this site First off I removed the 4 screws that hold it together, then I removed the bottom cover and removed the stock circuit board by de-soldering the connections on the back of the board that hold it to the motor. Then I de-soldered the 3 wires that go in the servo to another piece that I don't know the name of Now it is time to solder in the winch controller from heyok Now it is time for gear side of things. I removed the top cover. And now that I have the gears out, I removed the pin that is the large gear. This pin is what lets the servo controller board when it is at full throw for left and right. It is a little hard to remove so you might need a small punch to get it removed.

03-20-2011, 11:18 AM	#18
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	Once I had the hard part done it was time to seal it up. I used Dielectric Silicon to seal up all the parts. I used the silicon on all the case seals and where the gear comes through the case. Here are some Pictures of what I did.

03-20-2011, 11:24 AM	#19
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	I just need to finish it up now. I have a large assortment of "O" rings that I got at Harbor Freight a few years ago when I was working on vehicles. I figured I could find one to help seal up the out put gear of the servo. I coated it with the silicon grease and put it on the gear out put. Then I put on the servo horn with my spool from Walmart. Once all that was done I just wanted to add a little extra protection to the wires so I coated them with some RTV that I used on transmission oil pans.

03-20-2011, 11:30 AM	#20
70duncan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah. Posts: 2,024	I still had a little time to work on my rig so I started on the front axle. In order for this thing to take the punishment that it is going to see, I though I would make a metal axle truss to hold the track bar and my 3rd link. I bent some metal and drilled the holes so I could just bolt it on with the stock holes in the axle case. This will let me weld on the bracket that I need for the links.

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