Dlux Sportsman build

[Erik D_lux]

I just got "all" my parts in for this build. Everything else should be custom. I have had a couple of minutes to look at things and I think I am already going to ditch the AX10 housings in favor of Wraith. We will see...



This will be my slowest build ever considering almost all of it will be one off stuff. I think I have pretty good ideas that I will implement into this.

I am heavily looking into the Sucker Punch or the Chaotic Nino chassis as I am really digging both, I am just not sure either will support the ideas I want to use. I may have to end up building the chassis too.

[Frankenwheely]

Slow and low that is the tempo. I would say sucker punch. Looked good at nats.

[TSK]

Whatever you got planned, it'll never work!

[Crawllife]

Very cool Erik

[Erik D_lux]

Originally Posted by TheSCorpionKing

Whatever you got planned, it'll never work!

Shoot.

Alright guys, shut er down! Sorry for starting the thread, I had no idea it wouldnt work. Can a mod please delete this?

Originally Posted by Crawllife

Very cool Erik

Thanks man! I am pretty excited to do a new build. TSK doesnt know it but I have many CAD drawings in my head that are already drawn and proven.

[Erik D_lux]

Originally Posted by Frankenwheely

Slow and low that is the tempo. I would say sucker punch. Looked good at nats.

I suck at going slow.... I got excited and had to start something.

[JeremyH]

Fancy spools!

[boosted4lyf]

I was wondering how long after the AZ Shootout it would be, these little trucks get addictive quickly.
Should be a fun build for ya.

[Erik D_lux]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

Fancy spools!

Should be pretty easy to finish up. I need to order a 2mm tap though. Last time I made these for my Wraith I used the screw to do the tapping. STRESSFUL!

Originally Posted by boosted4lyf

I was wondering how long after the AZ Shootout it would be, these little trucks get addictive quickly.
Should be a fun build for ya.

Yeah, I think its 801's future and maybe the future of crawling to a point? I hope sportsman can help our group grow. If nobody builds a sporty in 801 I am stuck driving this car with those "scale" guys :emoticon of a throwing up guy:

Really though, I can have as much fun building as driving. The only thing that turns me off from building anything and everything is cost but, I have all the electronics ready to go and other things so this should be a "cheap" build other than labor.

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

Last time I made these for my Wraith I used the screw to do the tapping. STRESSFUL!

I now have some parts from that truck....thanks!

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

If nobody builds a sporty in 801 I am stuck driving this car with those "scale" guys :emoticon of a throwing up guy:

No way! Run it in the pro class.

[Crawllife]

I'm sayin, pro is awesome. However if buying one less motor and deciding " beef tubes " or not, gets more folks involved then its a great thing. I have 2 sporty builds going on. Your " mad scientist " approach to building prompted me to do an experiment of my own. Chris the B man is helping me out with an over done set of ax axles and a super budget set. Chassis will be comparable in geo. keeping close tabs on what is spent and the ill head out with them, forehead camera all mounted up and ill see what is BS and what really helps. It should be fun. If there is anything you really need and can't or don't want to make, hit me up. I'd laugh to email you to say " your parts are on their way "

[TSK]

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

Shoot.

Alright guys, shut er down! Sorry for starting the thread, I had no idea it wouldnt work. Can a mod please delete this?



Thanks man! I am pretty excited to do a new build. TSK doesnt know it but I have many CAD drawings in my head that are already drawn and proven.

Hey! It's only partially my fault I had no Internet for a week.

[AddictedtoRC1]

Originally Posted by TheSCorpionKing

Hey! It's only partially my fault I had no Internet for a week.

Must have been awful!


Can't wait to see what kind of tricks you've got tucked away for this build Erik.

[Curcal]

nice! dlux sport build!

[ittybitty]

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

:emoticon of a throwing up guy:

Here it is...

[Frankenwheely]

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

Yeah, I think its 801's future and maybe the future of crawling to a point? I hope sportsman can help our group grow. If nobody builds a sporty in 801 I am stuck driving this car with those "scale" guys.

You Utards and your 1.9's

[Erik D_lux]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

I now have some parts from that truck....thanks!

What parts did you end up getting?

Originally Posted by Crawllife

I'm sayin, pro is awesome. However if buying one less motor and deciding " beef tubes " or not, gets more folks involved then its a great thing. I have 2 sporty builds going on. Your " mad scientist " approach to building prompted me to do an experiment of my own. Chris the B man is helping me out with an over done set of ax axles and a super budget set. Chassis will be comparable in geo. keeping close tabs on what is spent and the ill head out with them, forehead camera all mounted up and ill see what is BS and what really helps. It should be fun. If there is anything you really need and can't or don't want to make, hit me up. I'd laugh to email you to say " your parts are on their way "

Well..... not to get too much into it but,... Stubs and I were talking one day and he brought up the idea that there should be classes within the 2.2 so the new guy does not show up and get destroyed. If that guy had a "Newbie" class and could show up on day 1 and potentially get podium, we thought there would be much less chance of these people showing up 1 time and never coming back. In 801, we still get a random guy show up, usually with a shafty and he gets dominated and we never see him again.

My idea is a shafty class and allow either USRCCA compliant sporty rigs OR allow a ultra 4 scale type rig to complete such as a Wraith, Honcho, Ridgecrest etc,.

They would all run the same gates and compete against each other but then also implement the classes above so dude can buy his Wraith on Friday at the hobby shop, come compete Saturday and get 1st place in the "newbie" class.

Anyway, I hope that does not derail this thread too much.... PM enroute

Originally Posted by TheSCorpionKing

Hey! It's only partially my fault I had no Internet for a week.

Trav, you need to figure out what your priorities are.... wife or crawling... think about how loyal crawling has been to you...

Originally Posted by AddictedtoRC1

Must have been awful!


Can't wait to see what kind of tricks you've got tucked away for this build Erik.

Originally Posted by Curcal

nice! dlux sport build!

Hard to deny when I saw 75 competitors at nats!

Originally Posted by ittybitty

Here it is...

Perfect

Originally Posted by Frankenwheely

You Utards and your 1.9's

Please dont roll me into that group.

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

What parts did you end up getting?

The wheel spacers you used for your paddles.

[Erik D_lux]

Ah.

Well, whatever you paid, you paid too little for those! They took me forever! I was tempted to keep those even though I had no use for them.

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

Ah.

Well, whatever you paid, you paid too little for those! They took me forever! I was tempted to keep those even though I had no use for them.

Haha. In that case, you dont want to know what I paid....