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12-12-2009, 06:29 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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|  Bens Fj 40 build
Inspiration  Current condition of crawler   I also have another full size fj 40 i am going to build. My idea is to eventually have them both the same. 3 link front and leaf rear. I am building both at same time. |
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12-12-2009, 07:29 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2009 Location: macon, ga
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cool, cant wait to see it finished
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12-20-2009, 05:39 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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| moved battery mount
Due to the short body i moved the battery back and sideways. Still keeping it low. Used two servo mounts and screwed to the outside of the frame and drilled holes in battery plate, badda bing. Want to put servo back up inside frame rails. Also getting ready for wheel wells all the way around.   |
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12-20-2009, 05:44 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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I have also been messing with link lengths and finally got it pretty much right. Also put soft internal springs in rear to limit down travel and works awesome. Just seems to keep the rear planted really well. I have wicked long g-made shocks that are awesome, but i need springs. The body is bigger and dont know which to get. The ones that came with them are if you run the shock fully extended, which i dont do. If you know of any let me know.
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12-21-2009, 04:02 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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started making a tub. Eventually I am gonna make an entire body for door less and topless, but thats once i can afford to put some money in it and put the motor up front and get an atlas look-a-like to free up interior space. This set up is for the time being. Wanna keep the snow off everything. Good thing i had so many servo mounts, they make good scale body mounts. And easy to do a body lift if need be.   |
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12-21-2009, 06:49 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: KY
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the servo mounts is a good idea i dont think ive seen that before  |
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12-21-2009, 03:10 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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i think they help clean up the look on the side of the frame too. the mounts hide the screws for the links.
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12-21-2009, 06:31 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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| little more  |
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12-23-2009, 06:01 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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| more pics   |
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12-23-2009, 06:02 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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| still not done
more or less all i wanted was fender wells, and a floor   |
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12-25-2009, 05:30 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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|    ready to crawl some more. Currently running 3s lipo traxxas waterproof speed control from my slash, and an rc4wd 35 turn. goes awesome. Best thing was internal springs from hardware store. |
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12-28-2009, 06:58 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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keep getting wheel hop. any suggestions? first im gonna replace all the link ends. really worn
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01-03-2010, 07:59 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Manchester
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that is a sweet s-10 in the backround
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01-04-2010, 09:18 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Australia
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tub came up well, really need to do something like that with mine, feel sorry for your flares though :p
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01-09-2010, 05:32 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: glastonbury
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nice fj40 but 4runners are better
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01-10-2010, 01:27 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orangevale
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Nice work on the Cruiser Air. Looks like a ton of craftsmanship went into that Tub....Looks like it will perform very well. I have to agree with Posi though, that the flares are pretty werked! Being a Cruiserhead, don't matter to me as long as the end result is what you wanted. Happy wheeling... Quote:
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01-11-2010, 05:38 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: glastonbury
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this is my younger brothers fj. i was just giving him a hard time like brothers always do. i also have a 10th scale fj40 and a full size 85 4runner thats far from being a grocery getter. do your research and you will find that the first generation 4runners are one of the best off-road rigs out there. leave it to a californian to be an a-hole
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01-11-2010, 02:16 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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In the off road world cruiser owners are in a class of their own, sort of like a family (ih8mud). Its good to see another cruiserhead defending one of their own when flamed by a 4runner owner. Its all good though, it was all in good brotherly love. We bust on each others rigs all the time. | |
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01-11-2010, 02:21 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: marlborough, ct
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o yeah and on the craftsman end of building the tub, it was easy. Its my first time ever attempting styrene. Made some templates of thick paper for some pieces and traced it out scoring with a knife and snapping it. prob 2-3 hours in it just nice and easy. Sooo nice not kicking dirt-snow-water all inside.
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01-11-2010, 08:58 PM
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hey buddy you need a honcho my speed control blew i just bought another one and then did some reserch u cant run a motor that is over 15 turn check the specs on this page http://www.nitrorcx.com/traxxas-esc-3018x.html |
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