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04-09-2009, 12:48 PM
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| Throwing Grenades   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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|  Hurley's General Lee Speed King - TCS Eclipse Tuber  Once again it is time for me to start my next project. With the recent release of the new TCS Eclipse tube frame the idea had already popped in my mind. I was going to build my first dedicated Rock Racer. Being such a big fan of Orange I decided to go with the theme of the Dukes of Hazord General Lee. I think it will fit the theme well as I plan to beat the hell out of it   As all of my builds do, I started with an order from TCS. Then I filled in the gaps with some more awesome vendors such as Vanquish Products, MaxAmps, DNA R/C, Holmes Hobbies and Futaba.
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04-09-2009, 12:52 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MURRIETA,CALIFORNIA
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| Ive been looking forward to this build.....as all your other rigs ,I'm sure this will be just as good....Can't wait to see it all come together |
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04-09-2009, 02:27 PM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| First things first, I swapped the stock ARTR over the the Eclipse frame and converted the stock shocks to droop (I was doing the instructions for the chassis, these are not the shocks I will be running). I don't think droop is the way to go for a rig I plan on jumping so I will be swapping in Traxxas GTR shocks tonight. I also installed black annodized aluminum TCS 4-link mounts front and rear. I also installed the Lexan rear electronics tray available through TCS.   |
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04-09-2009, 02:28 PM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| Next was install these awesome Vanquish High Steer knuckles. I want to thank Steve for hooking me up with the sweet products   |
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04-09-2009, 02:29 PM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| Next up I couldn't resist to dig into these insanely cool wheels. The machining is really amazing, I have never owned a set of RC beadlocks with this much detail and machine work. Hats off to the crew over at VP. Of course I couldn't resist to get them in Orange on Black. Since I will be using the rig for Rock Racing I figured a set of Rock Claws would do the job well. They have a nice sidewall and good compound. I filled them with NWTT All-Weather Foams which should give me a little extra support as well.   I also picked up two sets of the VP Bullet weights. This will give me enough to fill both front wheels and two per each rear wheel. I won't be using this except when I feel a course may need some weight. The quick change weight system will really be perfect for a Rock Racer!  Last up was to install the Vanquish Rear Lockouts. Again, great machine work and a nice flat black finish.  |
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04-09-2009, 02:41 PM
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| Get off my lawn!   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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| Yeeeee-HAW! |
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04-09-2009, 02:50 PM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| I also wanted to check some battery options to suggest to customers when dealing with this frame. I will probably be using this small MaxAmps 1290 pack for my rig. Since I will be running a sprung suspension there will be a significant amount of up-travel and this battery will tuck into the passenger compartment nicely. MaxAmps 1290 3s Lipo   If you were going to run the stock shocks in droop you could fit a battery as large as this MaxAmps 2100 with no problems. MaxAmps 2100 3s Lipo  |
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04-09-2009, 03:00 PM
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| Axial Team Driver   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: OC
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| Looking good so far |
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04-09-2009, 03:03 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tempe, AZ
Posts: 1,279
| along for the ride....great start. But you should do a running tally of what this thing costs. Never mind I don't think any of us want to be shown the figure we spend on these things  Last edited by clarkrw3; 04-09-2009 at 03:18 PM. |
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04-09-2009, 03:10 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: China Grove, NC
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| That is going to be hot. |
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04-09-2009, 03:12 PM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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04-09-2009, 03:13 PM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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04-09-2009, 03:34 PM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| Body Panel Time! I called Kev and asked him to send me the CAD files for the body panels, from there it was time to lay out the roof panel. I googled the Confederate flag, laid it in CAD and got the general angles and such. Then got to work cleaning it up.  Work is done just time to do some cleanup work  Ready for stickers or paint masks to be made I will bring this all into Illustrator and add color and then do the numbers on the side........with a twist! |
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04-09-2009, 03:34 PM
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| "HOLLYWOOD"  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami
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| Dude that thing looks sweet, the small Max Amps looks gangster looks like a fuel cell in the back like that. Can't wait to see the final product. |
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04-09-2009, 03:46 PM
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| Latest NorCalRCRC slave   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Mateo, CA.
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| Yea, that battery is cool. Great build so far |
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04-09-2009, 03:56 PM
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| DOOH!!!  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: *
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| WHAT?? Build pics in post #3, those normally don't come out until page 3.. You feeling ok Josh?  as always, it's gunna be an awesome build.. Great job TCS!! |
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04-09-2009, 04:01 PM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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Who is this guy talking crap to me? Does he know who I am? Thanks John  | |
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04-09-2009, 04:59 PM
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| Throwing Grenades Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| Paint Scheme is done  |
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04-09-2009, 05:13 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sebastopol CA
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| That's a cool looking little chassis. Should be a fun rig. |
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04-09-2009, 05:13 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: AZ - In The 928
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| Looking good soo far. |
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