Chevotafun's SuDu One Fl build

[chevotafun]

So after pulling my hair out for acouple hours this weekend, I have come to the conclusion that you HAVE to run a AR60 rear axle with this front axle, As you can't flip the gear in the Currie centre section. And that was not my idea when i started this project.
I really wanted to run the Ottsix V2 rear axle.

At this point i have 4 options -
1- buy my brothers AR60 centred and narrowed rear axle
2- Have a Rear Currie axle made
3- Sell it
4- Go back to the SCX axles i had.

Not sure what direction i'm going to head in now

[Krawler Kev]

Originally Posted by chevotafun

So after pulling my hair out for acouple hours this weekend, I have come to the conclusion that you HAVE to run a AR60 rear axle with this front axle, As you can't flip the gear in the Currie centre section. And that was not my idea when i started this project.
I really wanted to run the Ottsix V2 rear axle.

At this point i have 4 options -
1- buy my brothers AR60 centred and narrowed rear axle
2- Have a Rear Currie axle made
3- Sell it
4- Go back to the SCX axles i had.

Not sure what direction i'm going to head in now

Option #2 of course....

[Erik D_lux]

With some narrow shift hubs you dont think the AR60 would be narrow enough?

[sic1to]

Damnit damnit damnit...I missed that too! Guess Erik will be coming up with the "perfect" rear sporty axle to match!

[sic1to]

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

With some narrow shift hubs you dont think the AR60 would be narrow enough?

Prob but I want sickness to match the front now.....so shoot me a invoice already

[Erik D_lux]

LOL.

A rear currie to match would not be hard and probably not too expensive. Everything is pretty much figured out. Same truss as the front, just need to figure out tube length, which is not hard.

[sic1to]

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

LOL.

A rear currie to match would not be hard and probably not too expensive. Everything is pretty much figured out. Same truss as the front, just need to figure out tube length, which is not hard.

Well looks like that was easy enough now lets just make it happen. Fix me up a lil somthin somthin & lets test the shit outa it!

[Tom G]

SCX

OR you Bro's narrow AR-60's

[chevotafun]

After pulling my head out of my ass, i got back to this project.

I ended up putting my brothers narrowed AR60 in the rear, Which seemed to work out very well. I need some wider hubs for the front and rear. Running 600 hubs up front and 225 hub in the rear. Thinking 725 front and 350 for the rear.

Current width -
Front is 10 1/8"
Rear is 9 3/4"

I got the truck up and runing even got acouple battery packs through it over the weekend, All in all other than needing to be a bit wider it did very well on the test pile. Might need to add alittle more knuckle weight, but i will leave it where it is for now till i get some more packs on it to determine what needs to be changed.

I think i might need to make the front uppers a bit longer to tilt the servo up a bit, at full droop the servo drops below the lower link, not sure if thats going to be a issue or not yet.
I still need to grind down the middle of the currie pumpkin to get rid of that edge, so that i don't get hung up on that.

Here are some picture of my rig all together, i will try to get a video of it in action for all to see.

I was surprized at the weight it came in at, not to bad at 3lbs 11.5oz. I thought it was going to be a bit heavier.

[Tom G]

Nice looking axles.

It sure is nice having the servo behind and lower on the axle out of harms way . I put a Hulksta smash plate on mine last yr and really liked it especially the lower CG

Nice idea on Ur battery mount that gets it even lower

Like what Randy did with the narrowed AR-60 rear

I never did like the AR-60 OCP never could get them to stop torque lifting the wheel off the ground

[sic1to]

Good info! If no trouble could ya send me some #s on the tie rod & draglink eye to eye please sir?

[sic1to]

Hey mang where ya end up mounting ya elec's???

[mammoth]

Originally Posted by sic1to

Hey mang where ya end up mounting ya elec's???

I'm sure he will pop in and include a pic but right now it is smashed all together and mounted inside the chassis attached close to where the upper link mounts on the chassis. Hope that helps.

[sic1to]

Yeah mine too zip tied inside chassis under crossbrace lol

[chevotafun]

Hey bud , yes like mammoth said have them zip tied to the chassis

[chevotafun]

Well ain't that just a kick in the nuts, Working on the sporty over the weekend getting everything ready for next weekends comp. Get everything buttoned up and take her for a ride. About 3/4 of the way through a pack and no more reverse
Only 6 battery packs on the BR mini
Looks like i got a a bad one

Good Thing DravTecH has acouple and is sending me one, hopefully it gets here in time, but if not a got a fxr sitting on the shelf i can use.

[sic1to]

Originally Posted by chevotafun

Well ain't that just a kick in the nuts, Working on the sporty over the weekend getting everything ready for next weekends comp. Get everything buttoned up and take her for a ride. About 3/4 of the way through a pack and no more reverse
Only 6 battery packs on the BR mini
Looks like i got a a bad one

Good Thing DravTecH has acouple and is sending me one, hopefully it gets here in time, but if not a got a fxr sitting on the shelf i can use.

That sux! I hope ya get it fixed in time...it sux goin back to anything after br mini's!!!! Fxr reverse tho,YUCK

[chevotafun]

Originally Posted by sic1to

That sux! I hope ya get it fixed in time...it sux goin back to anything after br mini's!!!! Fxr reverse tho,YUCK

Couldn't agree more bud

[chevotafun]

We finally the sun came out and we got to get outside sunday for a comp and the DravTech SuDu FL one work killer pulling out the win

Sporty Results -

Mike (Chevotafun) -16
Darren (MT Ranger) 61
Bob (Solitiare) 74
Randy (Mammoth) 126

The new truck seemed to work very well, need to do some shock tuning and to limit the front shock so they don`t droop so far, it causes alittle binding in the drive shaft