04-22-2013, 06:42 PM | #41 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
What foams do you suggest??
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04-22-2013, 07:26 PM | #42 |
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04-24-2013, 07:06 AM | #43 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
I'm liking Novak more and more. They have a 'replacement' program. I can trade my burnt motor in for a new one! I only have to pay $58. That's a heck of a lot better than $89!
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04-29-2013, 11:01 AM | #44 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
I added a couple of minor 'scale' touches. Some Krawler Konceptz Scalel Plates. Michelle did some great work on these! I'm really liking the emblems. They are pretty darn legit. |
04-29-2013, 11:19 AM | #45 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
Here's the grill emblems. I'm not going to put them on until I re-spraythe body. After I put them on, I'll scuff them to get a raw aluminum edge with white centers. It should look pretty good. I want to sand around the first emblem I installed. There's a bit of residue that I'm not too keen with that I am going to sand off before I re-spray too. The other side came out perfect though! After the respray, I'll just have to scuff the paint off of the top of the emblems. Here's a couple of better pictures of the Krawler Konceptz plates. |
04-29-2013, 11:36 AM | #46 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
Awesome truck! Out of curiosity, why did you remove the CMS and panhard?
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04-29-2013, 11:53 AM | #47 | |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy) Quote:
Fiona is pretty heavy, weighing in at nearly 10lbs. While I love the scale appearance of the CMS, I prefer the performance of the axle mounted servo. I figure that I have more fun driving it than I do looking at it. I wouldn't 'steer' anyone away from a CMS/Panhard, it's just not something I am interested in. | |
04-29-2013, 12:16 PM | #48 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy) Thanks for the insight. |
04-29-2013, 12:19 PM | #49 |
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05-04-2013, 11:26 AM | #50 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
Cephas, here is a link to a flat black 1:1 EB that competed in KOH this year. The company that designed supplied the suspension is from GC, CO - Battlement Fabrication. There are some pretty cool pix and some short vid I thought you might get a kick out of! They made a great run but had a driveline issue on the rear that caused a DNF... EB as KOH stocker - Page 15 - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum |
05-04-2013, 09:42 PM | #51 |
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That's a sweet rig!
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05-05-2013, 12:37 AM | #52 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
I noticed you switched shocks a few times through out the pictures, what are/did you run and why did you switch it up? that is of course if you dont mind
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05-05-2013, 03:02 PM | #53 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
things sick and cant go wrong with rhd lol
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05-05-2013, 05:45 PM | #54 |
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| I'll answer this tomorrow. Been a loooonng day. Fiona took a violent cartwheeling tumble 20ft down a hill climb today. Luckily, I only broke a rod end. It was an awesome sight to see!
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05-06-2013, 09:58 AM | #55 |
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I can only recall three sets of shocks, including the current set. The first was the stock set. I upgraded to the gMade 103mm Piggyback shocks. They were really nice, but they wouldn't allow for the combination of travel and ground clearance I was attempting to achieve. I wanted to be able to flex at least to the height of the tires. I could t manage that with my set up and the 103mm's. Sooooo... I found a set of 124mm gMade shocks used on eBay. They have t made them in a while, but they can be rebuilt using the newer components. With the 124mm's, I have plenty of travel, as well as ample ground clearance. The rocks out here are too big to go too low. Totally subjective reasons all around. I really like the 124mm shocks with the BGR towers. For me, it's the perfect combination.
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05-08-2013, 07:21 PM | #56 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
MTHead Derlin Beadlock Rings came in today. They are way cooler than I thought they'd be, and I expected them to be cool... The good news, MTHead now has Motoworx Racing Patterns! The other 2.2 is for my Wrangler Wroncho build. The non mounted ring is a 1.9 for my scale JK. Last edited by TheScaleAddict; 05-08-2013 at 09:17 PM. |
05-08-2013, 09:21 PM | #57 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
Rebuilt the shocks. Changed the stance a bit. I installed all of the MTHead Bead Lock Rings. I'm liking them. |
05-11-2013, 02:55 AM | #58 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
definitely one of my favorite wraiths on here! nice to see its not a shelf queen either! one question...in the first page i noticed the steering setup was unlike anything ive seen,it looks as though ya had two seperate rods going to servo? howd that work out? i like it cus it seems like steering is up a little higher out of harms way but was wondering how much stress it put on servo horn ? |
05-11-2013, 12:12 PM | #59 | |
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05-11-2013, 03:10 PM | #60 |
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| Re: Fiona (Pic/Tech Heavy)
I agree, Fiona is a sweet rig. After i get mine built i'll come crawl with ya again. Havent had much time to work on mine since im on days. Ive got 3 rig and there are all down. LOL. J. |
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