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02-03-2008, 08:48 PM
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| DOOH!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ
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|  Pinky the Gopher
Well, I took my 11yr old daughter to a comp with me and she thought it was cool. I let her drive my Gopher around the rocks and have heard nothing but "When can i have one" since then. So, since i had another Gopher chassis from TCS sitting around, i figured why not.. Build specs: TCS Gopher AX10 Axles RC4WD Straight Axles & Adaptors RC4WD Knuckles & Axle "C"s TCS AX10 4Link/Servo Plate TCS AX10 Rear 4Link Adaptor AX10 Transmission Pede Shafts with Metal Yokes Integy 55 lathe Mamba 25 (crossing fingers) CC10 BEC Hitec 5645 Steering Servo Custom Delrin Links with Revo Ends Axial Rockstar Beadlocks ProLine Moabs M2 with Star cut Losi Foams I decided to go a different route with this one and shamelessly steal Harley0706's skid plate mod with a few changes. I cut the chassis just below the lower mount holes and put some bends in the chassis sides to bring in the width. Stripped the red and went for a clean white paint (minus where i was fitting the Revo ends to make sure i had enough rotation in the now angled side plates.)  Next up was the skid made from a piece of 3/8" Delrin, drilled and tapped for the link attachment.  More to come later.. |
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02-03-2008, 09:43 PM
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| 20K Club   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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 These little frames can be pretty versatile. I am interested to see how the center section comes out, I like the narrowed idea.  | |
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02-04-2008, 07:33 PM
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| DOOH!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ
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Funny Harley... Check's in the mail, besides you already got your gift buddy..   Got the skid mounted and fab'ed up some links from 5/16" Delrin. Fronts are 3-3/4" Rears are 4-3/4", from eye to eye. Uppers are a tad bit shorter with this setup.. Should come out to a 12.3 -12.4 WB    Even though my little girl is a light weight, I'm guessing she will be hard on the trigger and not know when to stop if in a bind, which = hard on the lockers, so these should do the trick. STEEL!!!!!  Not as much of a weight increase as i thought but every little bit will help. Stock = .161 oz.  Mine = .481 oz.  Almost finished axels, still need the correct servo mount so it sits lower and more forward like it's supposed to.  and finally the reason she's called Pinky, shouldn't be able to lose sight of it with this color on the panels.  Need to finish up the big bores so we got a roller, back to the grind.... John |
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02-04-2008, 08:30 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio
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Looking good. I wish my wife would let me build something like this for her!!!
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02-04-2008, 08:53 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ON THE "EDGE"
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it looks like your locker might have a snugger fit than the stocker. I would imagine it would take some play out of it. the stock fit is like throwing a pickle down a hallway...
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02-04-2008, 09:20 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley
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looking good! I am still waiting on parts for my Wifes build before we are able to start and I just bought my daughters an Emaxx for $40 from a guy at work that is in almost new condition. looks like we are both gonna be busy. See ya on Sunday. |
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02-05-2008, 07:19 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The "Hive"
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Lookin' good man! Still trying to get my daughter into it.  She's got a 1/6th nylint jeep, black and pink. She likes the scale thing, not to into the comps yet. I like your narrow mod. Probably make a huge difference. Does she have a theme yet, like Bratz or Barbie? |
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02-05-2008, 08:01 AM
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| DOOH!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ
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She really loves horses and just about any other animal, as of right now, she wants to be a Vet. but of course that will probably change by time i'm done with this build. I'm thinking some etched Delrin rings (Horses of course) and possibly a few other items. | |
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02-05-2008, 08:17 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Westland, MI
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My 14 month old girl loves to play with my crawler rigs. I can see a little crawling pal in my future. It will be nice to build here a rig of her own right now she just sits in my lap and works the steering. But when I drive it in the living room she fallows it every where. Can't wait to see the finished product. |
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02-20-2008, 05:19 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley
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What's up John...where's the update? Let's see some pictures |
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02-20-2008, 05:24 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: $t. Helen$, OR
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Looks good. That steel locker is sick... I need 6 now I am in the middle of building a alum-tuber for my girl(so to be wife) |
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02-20-2008, 08:29 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kapahulu Safeway
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02-20-2008, 08:36 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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nice work where did you get thoes steel lockers from? my aluminum ones are well on there last legs.....
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02-20-2008, 08:58 PM
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Well she's a roller now, had a package of pede shafts get lost in the mail so she got put on hold for awhile.. Had to make a longer shaft for the rear since the Axial tranny is so compact. Did find this sweet how to from Double J while waiting.. How to Pede sliders..Drive Shafts I'll get to some pics this weekend, got to repaint some new bodies in green, black and silver first.. Quote:
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02-20-2008, 09:06 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota
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... I see a blue star... I see steel lockers... I don't see them for sale anywhere... Why?
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02-21-2008, 07:40 AM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: in my workshop
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man i really like your tuber i want one so bad |
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02-21-2008, 09:39 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Osaka, Japan
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Teach the girl to crawl and use CAD programs, it'll save money in the long run when she becomes an engineer | |
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02-21-2008, 09:49 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chester VA
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I really wanted one of those Gophers and when I went to buy one, they arent on TCS' site anymore:-(....patiently watching the for sale section now. Nice build |
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02-21-2008, 10:28 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tenino
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I love those frames, and I REALLY like those steel lockers. My junk stockers are almost shot, I just ordered the HD ones that CKRC came out with, so hopefully those will hold up a little better for me...
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02-21-2008, 04:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley
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Congrats on the RCCrawler Team Driver!  |
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