Some pics of my new cage and MGT tires

[FRIZZLEFRY]

Just thought I would share a few pics of the latest round of mods to my E Maxx.The cage is 3/16" round stock and is brazed together.The roof and hood are lexan and the side panels and aluminum can :)

http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Gallery/albums/The-Hammers/123446711gUDQRA_ph.jpg
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The added tire height helps ALOT!And running them without the foam lets them conform to stuff realy well.

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And the driver was my womans idea :lol:

http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Gallery/albums/The-Hammers/123823865oYTxCu_ph.jpg
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[skyjacker_rc_club]

that is some sweet shit did you do anything to the suspension? great job :D

[FRIZZLEFRY]

Thanks :D

All I did to the suspension was clearance a couple spots on the lower arms for a bit more down travel,fool with shock placement to get the most from the travel,and made the spring tension just barely strong enough to keep it up.

I had thoughts of linkin it up but I was out drivin it on my rock pile right now and changed my mind.I had it on its side at over 45* several times and didnt flop.What changed my mind is that I have almost zero body roll comared to linked vehicles I have seen.

Im diggin being heavy with a low COG for now so I am gonna work at squeezin some more travel out of the IFS/IRS setup.

[TwistedCreations]

love the cage,thats some great work....when ya building mine?? :D

[kevinlongisland]

nice rig! i love the look

[Gimbal]

Sweet cage! I am diggin your driver too 8O

[FRIZZLEFRY]

:lol: Thanks guys.

After foolin around on the rocks for a week or so,most of the tan paint is gone and the beer can side skins have a few dents from trying impossible lines.But the cage will be way more durable in the long run and thats a plus :)

Nice rig. I like the cage and panels!
Jay

[jugg_crawler]

Oh man that is awsome!!!!!!!! Man that cage is awsome! 8O 8O 8O 8O

jugg_crawler

[CHSRacing]

Very nice rig FF,,, :) You should think about making and selling those cages... It has a great look about it.. I for one would be a buyer .. :) Have fun .. CHS

[PoRiggity]

Thats a sweet buggy setup.. Id buy one if you made it.. I take it its brazed onto the chassis?
Scott

[shadow]

I would buy one too! Great looking rig!

Glenn

[FRIZZLEFRY]

Thanks for the comments guys :)

I prolly got 8+ hours in that cage,I dont think I will be making more.Right now Im gonna have to redo the front of it.I 3 linked the front and the tires hit and I also have to figure out a new way to mount the front of the cage to the rest of the truck.

It is brazed together.The attaching points up front are the top 2 screw holes for that brace between the bulkheads.It is sort of a hinge so I can swing the body up to change batts.The rear is held on by the stock rear body mounts and body clips.

Chris

[Uncle_Manuel]

Looks very interesting! :)

Where are these huge tires from? What foams do you use?

I´m modding my E-Maxx ready for crawling meanwhile and your solution is looking extremely good. I have a set of the original wheels from the HPI Savage. They are perfectely for crawling but the larger diameter of your tires is an unbeatable advantage! :wink:

Nice work you´ve done there! 8)

Manuel


Edit: Ok ok, these are tires from the MTA-4. Are they hardly to mount at the maxx-rims?

[TwistedCreations]

those tires are off the assoc. truck..they are the bfts'. they are 7" tall about 3.5" wide and really soft compound

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFUL6&P=7

u got a side view of that chassis/truck?? send it to airkobe8@sbcglobal.net please thanks a lot