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Old 03-31-2009, 11:06 PM   #1
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Default robbio's first "build" thread

some of you may have ran into me on here. alot of you have not...
i have been crawling for almost a year now and it is taking over my life. if im not in school or spanding time with my ol' lady; im going to be in my "man-cave" eaither gaming or working on my crawler

enough about me... and more about my build.

Chassis: SWX
Axles: Axial with rear lockout
Steering: JR Z9100T Digital Ultra Hi-Torque. homemade "BTA" Steering kit
Rear Lockout: Axial lockouts, Axial straight axles
Transmission: Axial with S3R dig HS-255 mini servo
Drivelines: mip thundertech
wheels/tires DNA Assasins with panthers
Speed Control: novak rooster
Motor: brood 35t
Shocks: losi 4"
Battery: lipo

so i started to put it all together and as you can see i still need to tune it up a bit. new shocks, tires, drivelines should be here tomorrow so ill have to finish it later. i also need to drill the skid for the S3R tranny. and figure something out for the body mounts




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Old 03-31-2009, 11:35 PM   #2
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Looks pretty good. Alot of flex on the back. Got your dig servo location figured out yet?
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Old 04-01-2009, 04:25 PM   #3
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Looks pretty good. Alot of flex on the back. Got your dig servo location figured out yet?
after doing the research i thought i was going to be able to fit my dig/tranny as a direct bolt up system but that was far from the truth. only one hole was in the correct spot on the skidplate so i screwed the little guy down and used a templete to mark where i needed to drill.

panthers showed up today. so did the 90mm shocks. still waiting on the thundertech drive-lines:-(. ill get some pics after i bolt it all up
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Old 04-01-2009, 04:30 PM   #4
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Are you moving the tranny to another spot? Surprised, as my stuff bolted up no problem.
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Old 04-01-2009, 04:49 PM   #5
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Are you moving the tranny to another spot? Surprised, as my stuff bolted up no problem.
i have the spur about 1/8" from the chassis rail in the front and thats where i was able to get the one screw in. its really close to where to originals holes were drilled but far enought away to not effect to modification. ur running the DNA? i thought these two dig unites were about the EXACT same.... hmmm ill be building in about 15 minutes so ill take a better look
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Old 04-01-2009, 04:55 PM   #6
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I have the same dig you have. Looks like you have a slipper clutch too? Yes it is close to the chassis plate.
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Old 04-02-2009, 03:39 PM   #7
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so i did a bit of work today... sory i didnt post sooner but i have been trying to get my berg going as well and ill link the build here for everyone

the shocks are just for mock up so i know what will and wont fit. but the servo mount fits


button heads on the lower side all around. rcscrewz!


wondering what i can do to fill in the holes so i dont have any hang ups

got the panthers bolted up... need to drill these DNA wheels so they can breathe
im up for suggestions on anything.... trying to make it comp worthy.
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Old 04-02-2009, 03:55 PM   #8
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Just put silicone sealant in the holes.It's 100x esier to pull out than dirt!!:-P
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Old 04-02-2009, 03:59 PM   #9
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Nice work so far Robbio!
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Old 04-08-2009, 03:50 PM   #10
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after 9 days of waiting for my shocks i recieved the wrong ones... i wasnt being really picky when i was ordering. i knew i wanted 90mm black shocks and i found them. i ordered 2 sets of gmade shocks and this is what i recieved

right size... wrong everthing else... debating on if i wanna just keep em. been having problems with this vendor from day one.... now i know i will never use them again.

as you can see i had to dremil the skid a bit to get my axles to clear it. thunder tech mip lines are installed now

still waiting on my battery/servo mount for the BTA so i can relocate my lipo up front

and as you can see i got those panthers hooked to those beautiful DNA wheels
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Can you get a better shot of how you have your BTA steering link?
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Old 04-10-2009, 05:00 PM   #12
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tried posting yesterday morning. spent about an hour typing it all up and when i tried to submit it the sight was down and the whole message was deleted... so ill start again.

as you can see, i went ahead and used the shocks. still very dissapointed with the vendor who sold them to me! (see above)


also cut out an old axial battery tray for my BTA servo/battery mount


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Old 04-10-2009, 05:12 PM   #13
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Can you get a better shot of how you have your BTA steering link?
what specificly are you wanting to see?




my ol'lady and i went to visit her friend yesterday and i took my truck and my camera. im gunna load them up right now and get some acion shots up here for ya
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Old 04-10-2009, 05:21 PM   #14
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this place was awsome to crawl. ill be posting its location in the washington section of the forums with about 20 pictures along side a google map and maybe a few vid clips







enjoy
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Old 04-12-2009, 11:50 AM   #15
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having some issues with my BTA links and my shocks... ill try to get some pics today and the carnage:-(
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Old 04-12-2009, 12:57 PM   #16
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I am no expert but your pinion angles look wrong. Your battery tray and rear four link look almost flat. I think that is why you had to grind on the skid to clear the drive shaft. normally that is not necessary. Lengthen your upper links a some at least 1/8 inch front and rear.

That will give you a bit more clearance underneath also. I was also wondering were you wanting such low GC? 90mm are on the short side for an SWX but its cool if that is what you were going for.

Nice rig though

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Old 04-18-2009, 04:44 PM   #17
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first comp with this rig today... ran GREAT and i did very well. i couldnt be happier with my score but im not sure what place i got. to be honest i dont care. it was a great day. last run was a DNF but out of 33 people only 4 finished (i think). i was at a 6 and about a foot from the finish when i timed out... was a very tricky climb

pics will come later
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Old 04-19-2009, 09:34 AM   #18
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impressive balls man!
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Old 04-22-2009, 08:45 AM   #19
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edit.... pic didnt load
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Old 04-22-2009, 06:16 PM   #20
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the truck nuts! how did u get them????!
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