AX10 Bug turned "The Talon"

[gcarrell2]

oh ok. thanks for the info fellas. regardless of what i want to do, this is a nice looking rig lol

[avanord]

Originally Posted by ax10tn

yes i have sunk alot of money into it.

Vanquish isnt cheap. I have been trying really hard not to put alot of money into my rigs. That is why I have been building alot of my parts by hand. I like it alot. It is fun to see what I can dream up.

[sanchez]

take a look at hacksaws heap he has some killer rigs

[avanord]

Originally Posted by sanchez

take a look at hacksaws heap he has some killer rigs

Took a look at Hacksaws stuff. Really like it.

[avanord]

I have decided to go bodiless. Origionally i was going for Sportsman legal, then I realized that I don't comp and have not plans to comp soon, so Screw it.

That being said it was time to begin the adventure of creating my own chassis. (harder than it looks)

I would like to start by saying that I know that my frame is a bit rough and I would love to put some finishing touches on it if I wasn't so impatient. It is the first one had to see how it works.

I began by drawing it up and cutting out a template. Then I transfered it to aluminum and cut it out. Low buck style with a jig saw and shaped with metal files.

I think it came out pretty good. On to the pics body panel pics to come:

[avanord]

No body panel pics, but i have had it out for a few test runs. It did much better than before the custom chassis. Stripped a plastic servo horn (finally) and upgraded to a aluminum one, but that is about it. Action shots to come soon.

[avanord]

Here are some body panel shots and a few action shots on the rocks. This rig continues to impress me. I have been playing with shock position and this makes a huge difference. I have found that I prefer my rige with a lower ride height which lowers my COG.

[Cordwood]

Originally Posted by avanord

I bought this AX10 used off of RCC. When received it had bone stock electronics, swx chassis, 3 link suspension, axial beadlocks (weight in front), integy 55 turn and pede trans.

It has since progressed to the following running equipment:

Axial AE2 Speed Control
Fly Sky GT3B with Losi Kid Hack
cc BEC hardwired to the servo
all aluminum lower links (Custom cut and tapped bent rears)
Custom handmade 4 link mounts front and rear.
New HB rovers all around ( White DOT in the front Blue in the rear)

Ha, I built that thing out of old parts laying around just to trade to the guy you must of bought it from. He had an ipod and Flip HD camera I gave my daughter for Xmas.

Looks like you're fixing it up nice.

[avanord]

Originally Posted by Cordwood

Ha, I built that thing out of old parts laying around just to trade to the guy you must of bought it from. He had an ipod and Flip HD camera I gave my daughter for Xmas.

Looks like you're fixing it up nice.

Thanks. It would appear that all parties involved are happy.

[bunson70]

The bugs are crazy cool!! I really like the homemade chassis. That's what I like about this hobby. People are making/building their own parts!! I see way too much "Instant Gratification" in many aspects of hobbies these days.

[avanord]

Originally Posted by bunson70

The bugs are crazy cool!! I really like the homemade chassis. That's what I like about this hobby. People are making/building their own parts!! I see way too much "Instant Gratification" in many aspects of hobbies these days.

Thanks, I love making my own parts and agree Since this was my first attempt I am pleased with how it came out. It definitely improved the rigs abilities, and I made it for almost no money. Building my own parts is cheap and it is my own design. It is cool to see when something I dreamed up in my head actually works. I see alot of people with the same chassis and their rigs all look almost the same. No one has a rig that looks like mine. (Ugly or not)

[SlickRockSpider]

Originally Posted by hoghead5150

nice bug! but just so you know, split window bugs don't have vent windows on the doors, they had one piece glass!! i'm an aircooled vw nut!!!!!

Sorry for the hi-jack avanord but you VW is fine




This is a 53 with a split and vent windows (?) I am sure that you dont real care but ............



Evan

[avanord]

Originally Posted by SlickRockSpider

Sorry for the hi-jack avanord but you VW is fine




This is a 53 with a split and vent windows (?) I am sure that you dont real care but ............



Evan

Thanks for the support, but as you mentioned I didn't really care about this. I am running it bodiless now anyway so the bug is retired for the moment. I don't miss taking the body off and putting it back on every time I run at all. Bodiless is the way for me right now.

[avanord]

I have spent the last week working on the talon version 2. It is almost done. Just needs body panels and chassis supports. Once it is done I will post up some pics. I really like this one. It looks alot better and performs alot better too.