-Honcho Progress and Upgrades-

[e_w_b]

Upgrades and custom stuff for the Honcho

Sitting now: Run a 7 cell nimh, and a small 6 cell nimh for the winch.

-HH Torquemaster Pro 27T
-Hitec 645mg
-CC 10 amp bec
-Bulldog 9300XT Winch (wireless)
-Custom links
-Robinson racing gears
-1.9 tsl/sx with titus wheels and weights, w custom rings from MTHead.
-Crawler Innovations 2 cell Foams
Some pics




Soldered on some deans


HH Torquemaster Pro 27T


Rings


Winch and custom aluminum bumper mount


Sprayed the back roll cage with bed-liner

[m1009cucv]

looks good like to lift my bumper too..

[e_w_b]

Thanks for the reply, the bumper lift helped a lot, and was one of the cheapest things to do. $5 small sheet of aluminum from the hardware store. cut drill paint done

[e_w_b]

Long overdue update

- Bobbed the bed, and removed the spare tire
- Proline Scaler Shocks
- TSC Toolbox
- Countersunk the bead-locks, and used old Proline hardware for a clean smooth finish.
- Now using the CI hard inner foam with PL memory foam outer. This is the best foam setup i have found by far.
- Raised rock sliders
- Countersank bumper screws, got tired of them snagging on everything.
- Moved winch batter to the side of the torque twist. it helped reduce it even more.
- Overdrive and Underdrive gears installed.
- Made steering links (finally)

MORE PICS



Bed Bobbed


Toolbox


PL Shocks


Drilled a hole up through the toolbox so i could Mount it for good


Steering links and the countersunk bumper screws


Countersunk Beadlocks


New spot for the winch battery


Heres Some more Pics all at Disney, OK






Let me know what you think

[05Fronty4x]

Very nice. I bet that HH 27T moves pretty good on 7-cell eh? But I bet those Pro Line shocks would thank you if you switched to a lighter Lipo pack, lol.

[e_w_b]

Originally Posted by 05Fronty4x

Very nice. I bet that HH 27T moves pretty good on 7-cell eh? But I bet those Pro Line shocks would thank you if you switched to a lighter Lipo pack, lol.

Ya man the HH is a strait beast on the 7, and lol yes they would. It is already a pretty heavy rig too. Fronts are tightened down about all the way with 50w oil. I will have to make the switch over to Lipo before too much longer since I no longer have the "its too expensive" excuse. Most Lipo's and chargers/balancers are pretty reasonable now.
I am a bum when it comes to batteries and chargers for some reason. I still use a dynamite charger from the stone age.. timer gets stuck so I CANT forget when i put one on the charge..been there done that lol

[fat40]

do you have more detail on the tray chop

cheers

[05Fronty4x]

Originally Posted by e_w_b

Ya man the HH is a strait beast on the 7, and lol yes they would. It is already a pretty heavy rig too. Fronts are tightened down about all the way with 50w oil. I will have to make the switch over to Lipo before too much longer since I no longer have the "its too expensive" excuse. Most Lipo's and chargers/balancers are pretty reasonable now.
I am a bum when it comes to batteries and chargers for some reason. I still use a dynamite charger from the stone age.. timer gets stuck so I CANT forget when i put one on the charge..been there done that lol

I hear you. I was into RC and racing over a decade ago when it was all NiCd and brushed motors. I took a long break and wandered into RC helicopters a couple years ago which basically forced the switch to lipo, but I'm glad because they are so much better. You used to have to spend $60+ on 6 sub-C matched Sanyo 2000mAh NiCd's (and still had to build the dang pack! haha) if you wanted peak performance. Now a cheap <$20 Lipo would blow those packs out of the water, at only a fraction of the weight to boot.

Once you switch, you'll wonder why it took so long.

[e_w_b]

Originally Posted by fat40

do you have more detail on the tray chop

cheers

Yes i will Try to make something up for you with more details. Considering you were talking about the bobbed bed?

[e_w_b]

------Rock Beast!------

Had these for a while but took some time to find the right foam setup.
Using 2.2 mem foam outer, and Dremel down the CI inners that i bought
with them. This is just my personal preference for the conditions i usually
drive on, and so it will fit with the proline Wheel weights.






Front tires squat down about right

[tigerhawk]

Very cool I really like the short bed.

[00Pocho]

The bed looks awesome! Did you do some heating and bending?

[tigerhawk]

Very cool, I like the tool box.

[Jason Gross]

Oh yeah, I remember when someone at our track showed up and said that they had just bought a 2000mah pack . I was running worn out, hand me down 1400mah packs and I was a way better racer back then simply because I had to get WAAYYY out in front so that I could still limp in to a decent finish when my battery started dumping 3 min. into the race. Now I moan and complane when the cut off hits after 15 min. of track practice and the battery in my honcho lasts 2 1/2 hours of steady crawling.

[m1009cucv]

like to bob my bed like that

[Jus]

I love the bobbed bed. Looks great. I liked it better with the tsl-sx though, they looked great with the beadlocks.

[e_w_b]

Me too Thats the way im running now and thats the way it will stay. After many test with different tires the tsl/sx will get up lines that NONE of the other tires will get. Due to the fact that they make the rig sit a little lower, but not to take anything away from the tsl. Gets the best grip in my opinion.

[e_w_b]

Originally Posted by 00Pocho

The bed looks awesome! Did you do some heating and bending?

Yes, had to do quite a bit of both to get the rear bed lined up the way i wanted.

[e_w_b]

Originally Posted by tigerhawk

Very cool, I like the tool box.

Thanks man. needed a good spot foR my tow rope and some allen wrenches.

[e_w_b]

-------Another Update-------
Not to much on this one.

- Sanded and repainted front fenders
- Went back to TSL/SX they work best for extreme steep climbs.
- Moved lights up under the front
- Made plastic battery plate for winch battery

Thats about it, just going to say the way you see it here is the best
setup i have had yet. I have had a lot of drive time with the over/under
gears on both tires, and it will make it up lines with the TSL no other tires can touch.

Rock lights






Battery plate




I think its safe to say they are broke in