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10-17-2011, 11:12 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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|  Project Taco (my2coma) I am new to the rc scene, but I am loving it. Here is my Honcho RTR (accidentally order instead of kit)   After a few mods   Roast them down... we're going bigger !!!   Last edited by The Infidel; 10-17-2011 at 11:41 PM. |
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10-17-2011, 11:16 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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| Now to go 2.2 I decided to cut the body and put a set of Rock Lizard tires with bead lock rims.  cut bumper for better clearance.  What a difference they made in its ability to climb!  Painted underside of bed  |
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10-17-2011, 11:22 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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|  Got an idea from a friend (dribble) to make a set of links from scratch 1/4" brass tubing  With all thread ran thru to hold rod ends on    Polished up, they look nice   Last edited by The Infidel; 10-17-2011 at 11:24 PM. |
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10-17-2011, 11:27 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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| New Paint job tonite also      Hope to go test it all tomorrow... |
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10-18-2011, 11:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Outside DC
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Welcome to the scale world! Keep tinkering. The more time you spend on here the more you'll get hooked. Enjoy the axial, it's probably going to be the best rig you'll ever own (straight out of the box!) |
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10-19-2011, 01:05 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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| New paint had to have a pinstripe  Had a friend hook me up.     Last edited by The Infidel; 10-19-2011 at 01:07 AM. |
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10-19-2011, 02:33 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: mountains of ca
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Gonna keep my eye on this I like the pic where the smoke is rolling around rear of truck Keep up the good work, the scale bug can bite ya hard! |
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10-19-2011, 02:49 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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Thanks... its been fun reading the various threads on others builds, and wow, I feel inferior. Guess we all have start somewhere | |
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10-19-2011, 02:55 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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| Couldnt find any steering links for my rig... seemed to all be out of stock  So I decided to make my own. picked these up at the hobby shop today  Got some 1/8" round stock  JB Welded the rod ends on, and cut to length needed   Looks like it may work OK... guess time will tell.   |
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10-19-2011, 02:56 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Now go get that beast dirty! =) | |
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10-19-2011, 08:19 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: chin ckeck
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you need to 3mm tap the ends of the 1/8,just round the end a bit wd40 and tap it i dont think jb glue will work for long.but i might
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10-19-2011, 07:48 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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| So far so good.... took it out for a ride today & it performed flawlessly. The turning radius does suck with the bigger tires though. That said, it climbs really good with them. Guess they are staying for now.      |
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10-20-2011, 05:42 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2010 Location: trinity
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nice looking rig but my 2cent's you should paint the beadlokc ring's black or silver the red is killing it jsut my opinion.
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10-20-2011, 09:13 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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Been thinking an olive drab, but yeah... the red sukz Got em for a good price. | |
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10-20-2011, 10:11 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Nine Mile Falls
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Your truck looks great. Our scx10 made it about a week as a 1:9 truck. Just couldnt do it and had to go 2.2 as you did. These trucks looks sooo much better with bigger meats. I like the paint job you have going too. How does that brass tubing hold up to abuse? bend easy?
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10-20-2011, 10:39 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: scranton
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i know the brass is good looks wise, tho it might not slide on the rocks because its soft my aluminum ones were like that so i went to steel. |
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10-20-2011, 10:55 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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So far the brass is holding up great. No bending and they really dont scratch too easily. I polished them earlier. Nothing like a little bling bling Been wanting to get the upper links, but cant seem to find a set w/o having to get the lower ones too. I really like the ones I made. If anyone knows where I can get the upper links let me know Last edited by The Infidel; 10-20-2011 at 10:57 PM. | ||
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10-21-2011, 11:46 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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| Went wheeling yesterday... Dirty truck:  |
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10-21-2011, 12:38 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: scranton
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dam.. clean that thing already  and ya 2.2's do make a big difference i just got my scx10 yesterday and its a blast
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10-21-2011, 04:04 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dickinson Tx
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| All cleaned up... and a bit of a change.   |
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