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01-22-2009, 09:45 PM
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| from the land of poutine   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: bolton
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|  recycled some parts this is my first build. did a couple of mods. learned a lot from this forum. got plans for a custom body. got the templetes made.  |
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01-22-2009, 11:58 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: !! MOAB !!
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| Looks like a fun start. |
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02-19-2009, 09:16 PM
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| from the land of poutine Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: bolton
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| did some more work on the body and mechcanical...    |
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02-19-2009, 11:10 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Praha, Česká republika
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| looks good so far but the body looks fugly... |
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02-19-2009, 11:31 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia
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| nice start on the mechanicals I'm not so sure about the body but at least your trying to do something different. What is the material you are using for the body? Also who makes those shocks they look pretty cool, they look similar to a droop set up but with internal springs pushing the shock 'open' so to speak, is that correct  |
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02-20-2009, 06:33 AM
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| from the land of poutine Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: bolton
Posts: 31
| styrene sheets for the body. the wheel cutouts match the articulation pretty good, nothing rubs. hopefully it will look better with a little bit of paint. it was mainly a learning experience on how to put it together. yup intergy shocks with internal springs and droop. |
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02-20-2009, 07:08 AM
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| Fiddle Froggin' Around  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sonora
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| Wow, I wish I had your spare parts just laying around. |
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02-20-2009, 07:50 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: CA
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| Waiting for a complete mod.  |
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02-20-2009, 08:02 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: fairfield
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| how do those shocks feel? they stiff? i had a set of integys for about 5 nano seconds till i put my stock shocks back on. now i have some really nice paper weights. |
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02-20-2009, 05:41 PM
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| from the land of poutine Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: bolton
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| they felt stiff at first, changed the springs to a softer set, 3 hole dampner and lighter oil. very smooth and compliant now. |
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02-21-2009, 08:15 PM
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| from the land of poutine Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: bolton
Posts: 31
| here is the pic how i mounted the shocks (for the people who asked)  painted the body. getting ready to detail....  Last edited by ottoride; 02-21-2009 at 08:22 PM. |
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02-24-2009, 09:47 PM
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| from the land of poutine Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: bolton
Posts: 31
| did some painting, tried stickers... didn't look right.  Last edited by ottoride; 02-24-2009 at 09:49 PM. Reason: http://www.runboard.com/bboltonmountainbikeclub |
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03-06-2009, 10:27 PM
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| from the land of poutine Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: bolton
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| body is done...  |
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03-09-2009, 03:01 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: pensacola
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| diff. looking body thats for sure but cool non the less  |
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03-09-2009, 04:37 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posts: 46
| I notice you are running your bent links 'reversed' on the front. I run straight links out front but am curious to know, does it help running the front like that |
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03-09-2009, 09:36 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: uhh,,, i forgot
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| any form of clearance is good in rock crawling , unless youre running like 4 inches of clearance under the skid |
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03-09-2009, 10:00 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posts: 46
| sorry my mistake, after having a better look at the photos I realised the links aren't reversed.:-( I'm only a newbie but I know that clearance is good, having said that I have seen a lot of rigs with bent rear links and straight fronts I presume that this is to help prevent hookups when the links are sliding across rocks. I was just wondering if there is a differance in performance with the bend at the axle end instead of the chassis. |
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03-09-2009, 10:26 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Morrison Crawlerado
Posts: 360
| That body is...well.... interesting. On another note, that is one fat Nokian tire I see. You crazy Canadians always have sick bikes! What do you ride? I used to live in Seattle and rode the North Shore of Vancouver and Whistler occasionally. Unfortunately, I sold my downhill rig a while back. Anyway, your crawler looks like it's coming along! Last edited by MtnBkr; 03-09-2009 at 10:29 PM. |
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