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Chris_The_Battery_Man · 01-06-2011, 01:24 AM

Looks good for a homo

I may have to come out and test it for ya soon. May not make it to the next ORCRC to Vid/pic because of rain, but I want to come drive this on something but the steps in Jasons garage.

I still think you should bite the bullet, and get a holmes motor and 4S. You will NOT be dis-appointed. I LOVED mine in the XR. So buttery smooth. Ask JonB. He can tell you how smooth

I almost got that line too with no dig. Looks like it was drier than when I tried it. Plus, you have over/under drive. Fag

sourdojack · 01-06-2011, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris_The_Battery_Man

Looks good for a homo

I may have to come out and test it for ya soon. May not make it to the next ORCRC to Vid/pic because of rain, but I want to come drive this on something but the steps in Jasons garage.

I still think you should bite the bullet, and get a holmes motor and 4S. You will NOT be dis-appointed. I LOVED mine in the XR. So buttery smooth. Ask JonB. He can tell you how smooth

I almost got that line too with no dig. Looks like it was drier than when I tried it. Plus, you have over/under drive. Fag

I was to see if Holmes will re-wind my 500 puller with that new "double duplex" wind. Wanna give him a call for me? He doesn't take PM's... lol

But yeah, I love the can size of my motor and I would hate to jump to a full size can. If I can get my motor slowed down a bit with better low end control, I would much rather spend $50 on that...

Weather looks decent for this weekend. You should carpool with Jason or something

TOM

sourdojack · 01-06-2011, 11:01 AM

Well work was slow this morning, and I kept staring and my Robinson spool and finally I chucked it up in the drill press.

About an hour of die grinding, filing and sanding, I got this as an end result!

Not too bad for just eyeballing the whole thing!

Oh, and if anyone wants to try to drill one of these out, they are just surface hardened. So if you take a die grinder and narrow the gear first, you can drill through the side of the gear afterwards with a normal irwin uni-bit.

TOM

Chris_The_Battery_Man · 01-06-2011, 06:07 PM

Even though that gear looks like a pile of naked dudes, it's pretty cool.

sourdojack · 01-06-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_The_Battery_Man

Even though that gear looks like a pile of naked dudes, it's pretty cool.

So I weighed the gear tonight at Tammies Hobbies, it tipped the scale at 23 grams. The stock Robinson Racing spool is 46 grams. So I cut the weight in half! Not bad!

TOM

sourdojack · 01-10-2011, 12:50 PM

I would like to thank Jeremy for taking pics at the comp yesterday. Here is a pic he took of the girlfriends truck. She wasn't able to run the 4th course cause the FX-R got wet on the inside...

goose ae · 01-10-2011, 01:12 PM

Looks cool

Chris_The_Battery_Man · 01-10-2011, 05:45 PM

This truck really makes me want to make a no dig CG3 for funsies

jason · 01-10-2011, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_The_Battery_Man

for funsies

NMLJ · 01-10-2011, 07:01 PM

Who makes the shock relocators on the axle and vertical body mounts? Thanks

Chris_The_Battery_Man · 01-10-2011, 09:01 PM

They're vanquish shock raisers.

sourdojack · 01-13-2011, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by NMLJ

Who makes the shock relocators on the axle and vertical body mounts? Thanks

The body mounts are made by Gunnar

The Shock mounts are made by Vanquish Products

sourdojack · 01-13-2011, 01:46 PM

Speaking of shocks, I was sick of my old Losi shocks leaking so off they went. Got traxxas big bore longs to replace them. With the rod end mod they are 4 1/8" long.

sourdojack · 01-13-2011, 01:56 PM

So I was thinking about how I spaced my upper links to up my pinion angle to keep the driveline off the rocks. And this question came to mind; what should I change to increase my pinion angle.

Should I,

A) move the axle mounting point of the upper link towards the chassis?

B) lengthen the upper links?

C) move the chassis mointing point of the upper link towards the axle?

Which one is going to keep my suspension geometry in the correct GC-3 proportions?

I currently have option B, but I'm leaning towards option A.

TOM

Tanis · 01-13-2011, 02:21 PM

I'd say just lengthen your upper links, or not worry about it, your rear shaft looks like it's already up out of the way enough to me. And if it gets in the way, just pick better lines Tom

TC09mini · 01-17-2011, 04:44 PM

I've got a question for you about your castor angle. I see you installed the beef toobs, to get that angle did you simply grind down the tabs at the top of the plastic axle housing and redrill to hole or is this simply your clockable c hubs? I'm thinking about getting the beef toobs myself and I really wanna lay the wheels back like you've done. Great build!

sourdojack · 01-17-2011, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TC09minilosi

I've got a question for you about your castor angle. I see you installed the beef toobs, to get that angle did you simply grind down the tabs at the top of the plastic axle housing and redrill to hole or is this simply your clockable c hubs? I'm thinking about getting the beef toobs myself and I really wanna lay the wheels back like you've done. Great build!

So to rotate the axle C's extra far,

First took an exacto knife and cut all the "tabs" off the edge of the axle tube.

Then I drilled an 1/8" hole further up on the end of the axle tube.

Then re-installed the C's (be sure to drill the hole in the axle C to 1/8") Then I rotated them back.

Then to keep the C's from rotating back down, I drilled and threaded a hole for a 3mm screw further in on the axle.
You can see the extra screws in this pic

TOM

Natedog · 01-27-2011, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sourdojack

Speaking of shocks, I was sick of my old Losi shocks leaking so off they went. Got traxxas big bore longs to replace them. With the rod end mod they are 4 1/8" long.

Nice build.

What green springs are those on the BBs? What is the reasoining behind your front axle caster?

Wicked Klown · 01-27-2011, 01:00 PM

This a a really nice build, looks good. I have to ask as I may have missed it, but what knuckles are you using?

sourdojack · 01-27-2011, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Natedog

Nice build.

What green springs are those on the BBs? What is the reasoining behind your front axle caster?

The Green springs are from Losi for the Mini T Rear shocks. I have since switched to the Silver springs. Here is a link.

The large amount of caster helps keep the truck stable and it also helps turn uphill, not to mention add that extra 1/2" of reach when climbing a ledge.

After driving the crawler with gobs of caster, I won't go back

TOM

01-13-2011, 02:21 PM	#55
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	I'd say just lengthen your upper links, or not worry about it, your rear shaft looks like it's already up out of the way enough to me. And if it gets in the way, just pick better lines Tom Last edited by Tanis; 01-13-2011 at 02:25 PM.

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01-06-2011, 01:24 AM	#41
Chris_The_Battery_Man I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukie OR Posts: 2,078	Looks good for a homo I may have to come out and test it for ya soon. May not make it to the next ORCRC to Vid/pic because of rain, but I want to come drive this on something but the steps in Jasons garage. I still think you should bite the bullet, and get a holmes motor and 4S. You will NOT be dis-appointed. I LOVED mine in the XR. So buttery smooth. Ask JonB. He can tell you how smooth I almost got that line too with no dig. Looks like it was drier than when I tried it. Plus, you have over/under drive. Fag

01-06-2011, 11:01 AM	#43
sourdojack Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where the foams are always wet Posts: 878	Well work was slow this morning, and I kept staring and my Robinson spool and finally I chucked it up in the drill press. About an hour of die grinding, filing and sanding, I got this as an end result! Not too bad for just eyeballing the whole thing! Oh, and if anyone wants to try to drill one of these out, they are just surface hardened. So if you take a die grinder and narrow the gear first, you can drill through the side of the gear afterwards with a normal irwin uni-bit. TOM

01-06-2011, 06:07 PM	#44
Chris_The_Battery_Man I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukie OR Posts: 2,078	Even though that gear looks like a pile of naked dudes, it's pretty cool.

01-10-2011, 12:50 PM	#46
sourdojack Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where the foams are always wet Posts: 878	I would like to thank Jeremy for taking pics at the comp yesterday. Here is a pic he took of the girlfriends truck. She wasn't able to run the 4th course cause the FX-R got wet on the inside...

01-10-2011, 01:12 PM	#47
goose ae Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: ellijay Posts: 32	Looks cool

01-10-2011, 05:45 PM	#48
Chris_The_Battery_Man I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukie OR Posts: 2,078	This truck really makes me want to make a no dig CG3 for funsies

01-10-2011, 07:01 PM	#50
NMLJ Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Farmington Posts: 142	Who makes the shock relocators on the axle and vertical body mounts? Thanks

01-10-2011, 09:01 PM	#51
Chris_The_Battery_Man I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukie OR Posts: 2,078	They're vanquish shock raisers.

01-13-2011, 01:46 PM	#53
sourdojack Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where the foams are always wet Posts: 878	Speaking of shocks, I was sick of my old Losi shocks leaking so off they went. Got traxxas big bore longs to replace them. With the rod end mod they are 4 1/8" long.

01-13-2011, 01:56 PM	#54
sourdojack Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where the foams are always wet Posts: 878	So I was thinking about how I spaced my upper links to up my pinion angle to keep the driveline off the rocks. And this question came to mind; what should I change to increase my pinion angle. Should I, A) move the axle mounting point of the upper link towards the chassis? B) lengthen the upper links? C) move the chassis mointing point of the upper link towards the axle? Which one is going to keep my suspension geometry in the correct GC-3 proportions? I currently have option B, but I'm leaning towards option A. TOM

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01-17-2011, 04:44 PM	#56
TC09mini RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 1,005	I've got a question for you about your castor angle. I see you installed the beef toobs, to get that angle did you simply grind down the tabs at the top of the plastic axle housing and redrill to hole or is this simply your clockable c hubs? I'm thinking about getting the beef toobs myself and I really wanna lay the wheels back like you've done. Great build!

01-27-2011, 01:00 PM	#59
Wicked Klown Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sheboygan Posts: 278	This a a really nice build, looks good. I have to ask as I may have missed it, but what knuckles are you using?

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