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Kamikaze · 11-09-2007, 01:07 AM

Well, I talked her into at least trying a comp out, and with the recent high turnout of females at the sercrc comps she reluctantly agreed. So I rang up the good people at The Crawler Store and got me a box of parts to built a reliable comp truck out of. I had a bunch of electronics that I wasn't using so the scorpion seemed like the best bet. Plus they seem to be great with a few simple mods.

Axial Scorpion kit,
Holmes Hobbies 850kv Crawlmaster for her,
3800kv T-rex helicopter outrunner for me and my rock racing buddys,
Quark 33 esc,
Holmes Hobbies Cool BEC,
3 cell 1100 mah lipo,
Rock lizard tires,
axial rims,
TCS knuckles (front),
TCS C's (front),
TCS 4 link plates,
TQ-3,
Tower Pro 945,
HPI Bronco body.

Kamikaze · 11-09-2007, 01:12 AM

I made a few changes to the truck. One of the best mods was the Crawler Store 4 link mounts, they get rid of the stupid 3 link y thingy that doesn't work. The boomerang plate in teh back realy cleans up teh rear axle. It looks so sharp.Also it allows for some geometry changes, I have raised the upper links at the axles and it seems to help alot with the axle steer, it still swings like a monkey in a tree but oh well. I will probably convert this over to a GC-1 in a week or so anyway. I also put the rubber stopper that goes on the shocks on teh inside to lower the ride height and limit the articulation. It sits pretty low now, but not to low. Also I finaly bit the bullet and did my own body. Realy hard, 2 colors. Whew I thought I was going to die. I haven't mounted it yet, I'm just to nervous. The second best mod was sand blasting all of that ugly green of of all the parts. I don't know who's idea that was......

constantmotion · 11-09-2007, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Kamikaze

Also I finaly bit the bullet and did my own body. Realy hard, 2 colors.

Truck and the Body looks good. Kinda hard to run a freshly painted body on the rock the first time.

countryboy4life · 11-09-2007, 06:07 AM

Looks great.

Nice body and truck. I would change those tires though I've heard bad things about them.

Spazbyt · 11-09-2007, 08:26 AM

I like the links with no ano but they will be much more prone to bending with no ano on them u should get them anod black that would be bad ace.

binaryterror · 11-09-2007, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Spazbyt

I like the links with no ano but they will be much more prone to bending with no ano on them u should get them anod black that would be bad ace.

Anodizing aluminum does not make it any stronger or weaker, unless you mean Hard Anodize, in which case is truely not anodizing like the original green was.

Removing anodizing also does not make them more prone to bending, breaking or snapping.

cartronicshn · 11-09-2007, 09:12 AM

Nice rig Kamikaze

, nice paint job,i also lowered my ax-10, but did lower it a little bit more, got some bent links and swapped three of the stock springs for wheely king ones, a little softer and left the stock one on the torque twist side, it made a huge improvement

, i also got the same mounts you have from TCS + the axle batt mounts, just waiting for them to show up and i will put them on, i will also inboard the lower links into the skidplate.

Stormin2u · 11-09-2007, 09:21 AM

Nice rig, I realy like the natural finish. What product did you use toremove the anodizing?

tsaun987 · 11-09-2007, 09:37 AM

Where did you get that servo horn?

constantmotion · 11-09-2007, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormin2u

Nice rig, I realy like the natural finish. What product did you use toremove the anodizing?

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Originally Posted by Kamikaze

The second best mod was sand blasting all of that ugly green of of all the parts. I don't know who's idea that was......

Right in front of ya eyes........

Kamikaze · 11-10-2007, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by countryboy4life

Looks great.

Nice body and truck. I would change those tires though I've heard bad things about them.

Yeah, I've been around.....

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Originally Posted by Spazbyt

I like the links with no ano but they will be much more prone to bending with no ano on them u should get them anod black that would be bad ace.

Nope, the anodizing has no more effect on the strength than spray paint would.

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Originally Posted by cartronicshn

Nice rig Kamikaze

, nice paint job,i also lowered my ax-10, but did lower it a little bit more, got some bent links and swapped three of the stock springs for wheely king ones, a little softer and left the stock one on the torque twist side, it made a huge improvement

, i also got the same mounts you have from TCS + the axle batt mounts, just waiting for them to show up and i will put them on, i will also inboard the lower links into the skidplate.

I would do that but its going to be a gc-1 in a little bit.

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Originally Posted by Stormin2u

Nice rig, I realy like the natural finish. What product did you use toremove the anodizing?

A bead blaster.

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Originally Posted by tsaun987

Where did you get that servo horn?

I don't know, I got it in a hotel room in Moab from rcxj when I wired his radio.

RXcrawler · 11-10-2007, 10:43 PM

Looks good! Especially the new axle C's and knuckles.

Maybe I should talk my wife into crawling........wait...never mind. LOL

Got the Yota ready for you. Even left the dust on the dash!!!

metomwhou · 11-12-2007, 12:29 AM

How's that "little" battery working out for you? I thought about trying something that size but the one I saw was only 15c and didn't have a balance lead. Whats the specs on that one?

Kamikaze · 11-12-2007, 12:59 PM

Its this one, http://www.cheapbatterypacks.com/mai...&man=PQ&cat=PQ

I origionaly got it for a park flyer but found that it works great for a 2.2 truck. I like that it tones down the max torque of a brushless motor by limiting the amps it can draw. It does work surprizingly well though.

Kamikaze · 11-16-2007, 05:17 PM

So I wanted to do some rock racing and I had a 3800 kv brushless outrunner for a helicopter laying around so I figured what the heck, throw it in with a 4000 mah 3 cell lipo and were off to the races.........we'll maybe a little much what do yall think??? http://media.putfile.com/100-2270

EeePee · 11-16-2007, 05:18 PM

Let's see it on the ground moving! Can you do that inside without getting yelled at?

Kamikaze · 11-16-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by EeePee

Let's see it on the ground moving! Can you do that inside without getting yelled at?

maybe, hold on...............

EeePee · 11-16-2007, 05:22 PM

I just heard yelling.

Kamikaze · 11-16-2007, 05:33 PM

Uhh, great, now I'm grounded........ http://media.putfile.com/100-2271

I'll go outside now.

EeePee · 11-16-2007, 05:35 PM

JEFFREY!!!!!

11-09-2007, 01:07 AM	#1
Kamikaze I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN Posts: 6,154	Built the wife a comp rig..... Well, I talked her into at least trying a comp out, and with the recent high turnout of females at the sercrc comps she reluctantly agreed. So I rang up the good people at The Crawler Store and got me a box of parts to built a reliable comp truck out of. I had a bunch of electronics that I wasn't using so the scorpion seemed like the best bet. Plus they seem to be great with a few simple mods. Axial Scorpion kit, Holmes Hobbies 850kv Crawlmaster for her, 3800kv T-rex helicopter outrunner for me and my rock racing buddys, Quark 33 esc, Holmes Hobbies Cool BEC, 3 cell 1100 mah lipo, Rock lizard tires, axial rims, TCS knuckles (front), TCS C's (front), TCS 4 link plates, TQ-3, Tower Pro 945, HPI Bronco body. Attached Images Last edited by Kamikaze; 11-09-2007 at 01:13 AM.

11-09-2007, 01:12 AM	#2
Kamikaze I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN Posts: 6,154	I made a few changes to the truck. One of the best mods was the Crawler Store 4 link mounts, they get rid of the stupid 3 link y thingy that doesn't work. The boomerang plate in teh back realy cleans up teh rear axle. It looks so sharp.Also it allows for some geometry changes, I have raised the upper links at the axles and it seems to help alot with the axle steer, it still swings like a monkey in a tree but oh well. I will probably convert this over to a GC-1 in a week or so anyway. I also put the rubber stopper that goes on the shocks on teh inside to lower the ride height and limit the articulation. It sits pretty low now, but not to low. Also I finaly bit the bullet and did my own body. Realy hard, 2 colors. Whew I thought I was going to die. I haven't mounted it yet, I'm just to nervous. The second best mod was sand blasting all of that ugly green of of all the parts. I don't know who's idea that was...... Attached Images Last edited by Kamikaze; 11-09-2007 at 01:14 AM.

11-09-2007, 09:12 AM	#7
cartronicshn I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN Posts: 5,076	Nice rig Kamikaze, nice paint job,i also lowered my ax-10, but did lower it a little bit more, got some bent links and swapped three of the stock springs for wheely king ones, a little softer and left the stock one on the torque twist side, it made a huge improvement, i also got the same mounts you have from TCS + the axle batt mounts, just waiting for them to show up and i will put them on, i will also inboard the lower links into the skidplate.

11-16-2007, 05:17 PM	#15
Kamikaze I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN Posts: 6,154	So I wanted to do some rock racing and I had a 3800 kv brushless outrunner for a helicopter laying around so I figured what the heck, throw it in with a 4000 mah 3 cell lipo and were off to the races.........we'll maybe a little much what do yall think??? http://media.putfile.com/100-2270 Attached Images

11-09-2007, 06:07 AM	#4
countryboy4life Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lumberton Posts: 463	Looks great. Nice body and truck. I would change those tires though I've heard bad things about them.

11-09-2007, 08:26 AM	#5
Spazbyt Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: St.Louis Posts: 3	I like the links with no ano but they will be much more prone to bending with no ano on them u should get them anod black that would be bad ace.

11-09-2007, 09:21 AM	#8
Stormin2u I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew. Posts: 7,843	Nice rig, I realy like the natural finish. What product did you use toremove the anodizing?

11-09-2007, 09:37 AM	#9
tsaun987 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 482	Where did you get that servo horn?

11-10-2007, 10:43 PM	#12
RXcrawler Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In my head Posts: 2,744	Looks good! Especially the new axle C's and knuckles. Maybe I should talk my wife into crawling........wait...never mind. LOL Got the Yota ready for you. Even left the dust on the dash!!!

11-12-2007, 12:29 AM	#13
metomwhou Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 606	How's that "little" battery working out for you? I thought about trying something that size but the one I saw was only 15c and didn't have a balance lead. Whats the specs on that one?

11-12-2007, 12:59 PM	#14
Kamikaze I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN Posts: 6,154	Its this one, http://www.cheapbatterypacks.com/mai...&man=PQ&cat=PQ I origionaly got it for a park flyer but found that it works great for a 2.2 truck. I like that it tones down the max torque of a brushless motor by limiting the amps it can draw. It does work surprizingly well though.

11-16-2007, 05:18 PM	#16
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Let's see it on the ground moving! Can you do that inside without getting yelled at?

11-16-2007, 05:22 PM	#18
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	I just heard yelling.

11-16-2007, 05:33 PM	#19
Kamikaze I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN Posts: 6,154	Uhh, great, now I'm grounded........ http://media.putfile.com/100-2271 I'll go outside now.

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11-16-2007, 05:35 PM	#20
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	JEFFREY!!!!!

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