Limited's Y-Town BJ4

[krawlfreak]

Originally Posted by limited77

i am still amazed at what this rig can do. After seeing Ittybittys BTA drag linlk and seeing that it doesn't hang up like it would appear, I decide that I will be making the switch there. Other than that I will try golds on the rear too as I have been running stock springs back there. No carnage to report yet.

the drag link is an excellent mod. it has more steering than stock, it's stronger and it does not hangup at all.

the golds in the rear will greatly improve the handling of the truck. the stock greys are way to heavy a spring for this chassis.

[limited77]

Originally Posted by krawlfreak

the drag link is an excellent mod. it has more steering than stock, it's stronger and it does not hangup at all.

the golds in the rear will greatly improve the handling of the truck. the stock greys are way to heavy a spring for this chassis.

Sweet! Thanks for the advice Jeremy!


Here are couple updates to the BJ4 along with Jeremy's reccomendations.


Lunsford 140mm rod with Jato ends. Hopefully Lunsford will make one made specific for the XR10 soon.


Moved the rear lower links up to the shock mount and took a die grinder to remove the bottom mount. Also installed the losi golds on the rear along with JeepInDoug's Cups all around.



Top view. No binding or hitting anywhere.



After all was done, I checked all the dimensions. The wheel base shrank slightly from 12 7/16 to 12 3/8 and the ride height remains unchanged.

[ittybitty]

Let's see a shot from the side with the rear tires removed.

[limited77]

Originally Posted by ittybitty

Let's see a shot from the side with the rear tires removed.

[Gat714]

Originally Posted by limited77

Sweet! Thanks for the advice Jeremy!


Here are couple updates to the BJ4 along with Jeremy's reccomendations.


Lunsford 140mm rod with Jato ends. Hopefully Lunsford will make one made specific for the XR10 soon.

I have seen a few people make this mod to the XR10. Does it really make that much of a difference? I am curious, i might do this to mine. Thanks

[limited77]

Originally Posted by Gat714

I have seen a few people make this mod to the XR10. Does it really make that much of a difference? I am curious, i might do this to mine. Thanks

Like Jeremy(krawlfreak) said above, it gives you a bit more steering and it also eliminates all the slop the stock setup has. So with that said I believe it does makes enough difference to do this mod.

[ittybitty]

Originally Posted by limited77

Like Jeremy(krawlfreak) said above, it gives you a bit more steering and it also eliminates all the slop the stock setup has. So with that said I believe it does makes enough difference to do this mod.

do the mod! you won't regret it!

thanks for the pics...i was curious how much of the motor was left hanging out with the links moved up

[limited77]

Originally Posted by ittybitty

do the mod! you won't regret it!

thanks for the pics...i was curious how much of the motor was left hanging out with the links moved up

There is a possibility that I may clock it up just a little more. We will see Sunday if it needs it.

[ittybitty]

Hope you don't mind...

[losilover]

Originally Posted by limited77

The biggest headache of the day though was hacking into my wifes Cricut. Its a small 12" plotter designed for vinyl cutting etc... I thought it would be cool to personalize these panels with what I had avalible. So I had some black vinyl and went to work. Used Achilles and Chiller True Type fonts. Today was the first time I have every used it.

the cricut is cool, but the wishblade is better!!!!

http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Products/Xyron_Wishblade.html

its what i use and its like a CNC for paper and vinyl.-- completely computer controlled


great job on the build!!

[limited77]

Yeah, I would love a lot nicer laser cutter but this is what we already had avalible. I had to hack into this one to make it completely computer controlled and not have to use any of their proprietary software.

Originally Posted by losilover

the cricut is cool, but the wishblade is better!!!!

http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Products/Xyron_Wishblade.html

its what i use and its like a CNC for paper and vinyl.-- completely computer controlled


great job on the build!!

[limited77]

Originally Posted by DickyT

Hacked or not, your results are pretty darn good! Rig looks great

Thanks DT! Your rigs looks and performs great also...

Well my next project for this rig started yesterday. I am gonna upgrade to the 4pk and dual mamba micro pros. This will be new to me so a learning curve will be in store. The Mamba Micro Pro's came in yesterday and hopefully the 4pk the first of next week.

At $52 each and free shipping, this was a no brainer. Everyone who is running them seem to like them also.

[Gat714]

Let us know how you like those ESCs. Take some good pics of your install too!

[limited77]

Originally Posted by Gat714

Let us know how you like those ESCs. Take some good pics of your install too!

Will do. I plan on making some progress with esc's tonight.

Originally Posted by Zack.anderson08

Dude that has got to be the cleanest bodyless xr10 ive seen. slick man slick

Thank you very much! I kinda like it myself too.

[limited77]

Finally got a chance to do some tech. Its been a great day here in Gamecock Nation wining the SEC east tonight.

First off I went over to Castle's site and downloaded the most current version of castle link (didn't have the cd.)

>>>Castle Link Download<<<




After the download is complete and you run the install, you will need to connect the castle link to your usb port and then to your Mamba Micro Pro. Now you are ready to open your Castle Link Program.





You will notice a set of tabs across the top the screen. The only one we will be concerned with is the basic tab. With in the basic tab you will need to set your parameters to your desire. One of the most imortant ones being the drag brake in which the mamba micro pro's include a 213% drag brake feature. Most of these settings are by default.




Once you are complete adjusting each parameter, click the update button then the ok button when it finishes applying the update to the esc. Now repeat this for the second esc.


Next I removed the cases and removed the white wire from each circuit board. This is not required but i do not plan on running a brushless setup with these esc's.





The next few steps are basic soldering.







Finish everything up with shrink wrapping and removing the switches.


I elected to keep the cases on instead of shrink wrapping the whole esc. Here is some dimensions.

[strawb]

the micros are sweet .... after hooking them up on castle link ... they will run perfect ... they dont even get hot ....

[limited77]

Meet up with ittybitty and EasleyCrawler today for some practice before the "Turkey Crawl" this coming weekend. I tried to embed the slideshow here but i was unsuccessful. It worked in the editor but not in the post. So click the pick here for the slideshow.

[limited77]

These Mamba Micro Pro's continue to impress. They take up less space the a single punk dig and cost less the a single esc and punk dig combined. I am very impressed so far. Here is what they look like sitting low in the belly.

[ittybitty]

Lookin good! So is the 4pk being delivered to work or home?

[limited77]

Hopefully it will be here today at work.