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05-26-2011, 03:27 PM
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Looking Good see ya Sun.
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05-27-2011, 01:22 AM
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| Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island
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Thanks. I put 5.5 hrs in on it tonight... I'm feeling much better about the TTC. I cut all new front links tonight, suspension and steering. It's all working correct now. I have lots of useable throw. I'm going to dial it back some with the Futuba epa. The new radio is all set up. First time the 2 speed trans servo has been hooked up. The winch is working. I made threaded rod sway bars, clocked the front axles and made an electronics mount... it's late, I can't think straight. Tomorrow will be rear upper links/clocked axle. Body work and waterproofing. I have a hobby box and everything fits in it... except the Traxxas esc. I'm going to try liquid gasket and a few ballons on the hobby box and a ballon over the esc for good mesure. I'll get new pics in the morning. They gave us Friday off for Memorial Day! 4 day weekend!!!! or should I say 3 late nights wrenching and 1 early morning comp. Last edited by johnnyh66; 05-27-2011 at 01:40 AM. |
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05-27-2011, 08:30 AM
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05-29-2011, 02:46 PM
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Everything works! The TTC got rained out but inbetween showers I did get some run time in the woods. I'm diggin the bug, it surprised me a few times. It handles high speed great! With the over/under gears it's a whole new truck. Most of the weight is up front now too, it did excellent in the woods climbing over reall big logs amd mud. I think I'm sticking with Jason's mount for now. I like the ground clearence. Since the TTC was cancled, I didn't take the full packed cargo rack in with me, just the led electronics are up there and the shovel is not removable. I lost my winch hook. It's been creeping like crazy. Everytime I use it I have to readjust the trim. It may have over tightend and snapped or got snagged om something. Next time I'll attach the next one to a bungi cord... I stripped about 1/5 of the paint off. It's goingb to be a long process. I'm going to justg start on the next body.     Last edited by johnnyh66; 05-29-2011 at 07:47 PM. |
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05-31-2011, 01:03 PM
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Electronics tray  Water proofed servo and electronics. Servo has di-electric grease and rubber tape. The rest have rubber tape and multiple balloons. ESC is on it's own. I like the solid rod sway bars.   |
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05-31-2011, 01:05 PM
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And then, a snapped axle  Time for Beef Tubes. |
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06-01-2011, 06:23 PM
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ok, got to get ready for an all day event on the 11th... I hope this stuff gets here in time. Today's small fortune of ordered parts: Last edited by johnnyh66; 06-02-2011 at 08:30 AM. |
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06-02-2011, 09:56 PM
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| Crawlhog is the MAN! He hooked me up with a new axle housing and the fastest shipping ever... for free! A thousand thanks my good sir  old and new  I think I damaged the larger bearing when the axle snapped. It's sort of sticking. But it'll run for the time being. Once again, I just want to try and make it through next weekends (the 11th) event. I've started cutting extra Maxx Shafts and Yolks, Drilling Revo Rod Ends and I'm going to cut a few more links. I also put in an order with Heyok... My name is John, I'm a junkie and I need help. |
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06-03-2011, 11:45 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Abbotsford BC
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Loving the bug. Personally I'd ditch the tire on the nose though. It's so large that the rig would be undrivable if it was 1:1, so IMHO it takes away from the scale appearance. |
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06-03-2011, 11:50 AM
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|  That's what my daughter said! She's currently learning to drive and has developed the annoying habit of pointing out every "error" I make... but she also says "Race him Dad race him!" I put it on there for the scale points for last weeks TTC. |
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06-03-2011, 02:22 PM
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Damn John! It sure is good you baby that thing |
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06-03-2011, 03:24 PM
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I may swap out the motor to a 35/45t... once the Wraith come's out! Of course, then I'll have to contract you to redo everything at 1:8  | |
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06-07-2011, 09:17 AM
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All my parts arrived yesterday... now I just have to find the time to install them and, last night I ordered a set of Junfac wideners. Last edited by johnnyh66; 06-07-2011 at 09:19 AM. |
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06-12-2011, 05:31 PM
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I tied for 2nd and drove away The SCX10 is one bad bug! It performed better than I drove.  Mud Pit   Tank Trap   Hill Climb   Sled Pull  Rubicon  I had a blast today!  Last edited by johnnyh66; 06-12-2011 at 05:59 PM. |
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06-12-2011, 09:19 PM
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Great job, great rig. Diggin the spare on the hood and the roof rack. Got some good action pics. Anybody know what that Jeep body is? Modified Unlimited maybe? |
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06-13-2011, 10:59 PM
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Testing out the Bulldog winch. It's stock but has Heyok's winch controler. I'm guessing the rig weighs at least 8 lbs, maybe more: 2 x 4000mah 3s lipos, summit trans, vxl system, gunner beef tubes, steel lower & aluminum upper tube over 8/32 all thread, metal 4 link truss's, metal bumpers and sliders... She's a big girl, but I love her  So, I was worried that the weight would kill the winch... I decided it needed a little mechanicle advantage and bought 2 Rogue Elements snatch blocks and a R2J pull pal. They work wonders! So if the RC4WD Bulldog winch is rated at 4.4 lbs max I figgured I needed at least 2 snatch blocks/3 lengths of rope (13.2 lbs max) to lift my truck w/o overworking the winch. In the video you can see that I tested it with just the winch and also winch with a little throtle. I'm guessing the first one is 55 degrees and the second is... 80 degrees? Sorry for the bad angle and lighting. I wasn't actually planning on showing this video but I thought it might be useful for someone. Video: http://youtu.be/yEkuKS8aoMw http://youtu.be/xgilqQNOn0k     Last edited by johnnyh66; 06-14-2011 at 09:11 AM. |
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06-14-2011, 11:49 AM
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I'm not sure what it started as but yes, lot's of styrene work has been done to it. It's neillarson's and I did hear him say it took a few months to do the body... it looks even better in person. | |
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06-14-2011, 04:52 PM
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The bug definetly looked good in person!
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06-15-2011, 01:14 PM
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Really sweet build. I like the truck a lot, don't have anything of value to add on the mechanics but I do about the paint. Always paint your darkest color first. If you are going to paint some of the body black definitely do that first. The orange sprayed over the black won't make it look any different, however the black sprayed over the back of the orange wil make it look different. Then always back the paint with a backer (backing white, silver or black) before you do anythin like window tinting. Also to protect the paint and modify the way it looks. From the outside. You choose which backer you use based on what look you want your colors to have, however from the sounds of it you're using a specialty paint that requires a black backer to achieve the desired look. Do not put any color between your orange and the backer, the suggestions to use silver are wrong. If the can says use black backer to achieve the advertised look putting a different backer between will screw that up. Also make sure your paint drys completely between coats to prevent bleeding! Do not spray the backing if your paint is still wet or you'll really mess it up. Also make sure you back it with backing black and not just black paint. The backing paint is different, it covers well and goes on thick you'll notice the difference between it and the regular paint once you start spraying it. So paint your black paint your orange back it all with black tint your windows then your finished. Edit: You can use a blow dryer on the paint between coats to dry it faster. Really helps if you're impatient like me. Last edited by federally; 06-15-2011 at 01:17 PM. |
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06-20-2011, 09:52 AM
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Hey federally, thanks for the tips! I need to get back on the body but there always seems to be some mechanical issue that needs attention first. After last weeks TTC, I got home and washed the rig. I sprayed a little WD40 here and there and wiped it all off. 2 days latter I had a completely flat front tire and a slow leak in the other front tire. After looking closely at the "holes" I think the weight of the rig pinched holes in the side walls and then the WD40, even though wiped off, softened up the sidewalls enough for the holes to really become a problem. I've been trying to find a set of used Mud Slingers but that didn't work out in time for this weekends run so... I flipped the tires inside out and used CA glue to patch the tires. Then for good measure, I put a crisscross line of glue across the side walls. Then I strapped the tires like normal (speed guys do this to keep the tires from ballooning). And I added duct tape to the sidewalls for some extra strength. The put glue on the outside too. They went back on the beadlocks with no problems. They held up through this weekends abuse but now I have a slow leak in one of the rears... time to get the duct tape back out! You can see the original holes. They got pinched pretty bad in the Rubicon last week but held up on the rocks this week |
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