The generals XR10

[shelby]

Originally Posted by murderface

best think ive seen for motor protection is
i think ugc is makin them i'd ask dickyT
plus they go with your polished bling

I beleive CrazyOrigin made them for DickyT.

But yeah, those things are pretty nice.

[murderface]

Originally Posted by shelby

I beleive CrazyOrigin made them for DickyT.

But yeah, those things are pretty nice.

i dont know where theyre comin from i saw em on dt's build thread and all i know is theyre badass too bad they wont work for me for reasons im not at liberty to share

[generalee7]

I actually ended up putting on Monster energy cans for motor protection. I went wheeling out at Indian Rock Park in Berkeley yesterday after work, that place is pretty sweet! Lots of different lines to take.




I finally painted the body, I think it turned out pretty good





I found someone selling a set of 1" SLW V1's, black on black and couldn't pass up the deal. I can't wait to get them

[murderface]

its got a mohawk!

[longviewskyline]

nice looking rig, love the color sceme! deans directly soldered to the punk dig is a really good ideahows that workin for ya?

[generalee7]

Originally Posted by longviewskyline

nice looking rig, love the color sceme! deans directly soldered to the punk dig is a really good ideahows that workin for ya?

Works great! I saw it somewhere else and had to copy the idea since it simplifies the wiring a bit and I'm all about that

[Jeepkid]

That thing is Storm Trooped out. Reminds me of my LCC I had. Nice lid

[generalee7]

Originally Posted by Jeepkid

That thing is Storm Trooped out. Reminds me of my LCC I had. Nice lid

Thanks! I guess it is the storm trooper lid

[longviewskyline]

big supporter of the storm trooper look id like to go white whith a neon green splatter job on my xr lid
like this

[Harvo]

You said you were having trouble with your front tires rubbing your shocks....

Mount the shocks to the inside (inboard) of the shock mount on the axle instead of in the center of it where you have them.

You might have to go with some longer rod ends, or space your spring cup up a little to keep from hitting the gear box, but it gets you more turning and flexing with less tire scrub.

[JustinThyme]

Originally Posted by generalee7

I'm getting some alum box lower links like you have. Did you need to make any adjustment to shock mounting or anything like that to get them working with good clearance?

Although overkill, I'm going to run all box links....aesthetics more than anything else.

[generalee7]

Originally Posted by Harvo

You said you were having trouble with your front tires rubbing your shocks....

Mount the shocks to the inside (inboard) of the shock mount on the axle instead of in the center of it where you have them.

You might have to go with some longer rod ends, or space your spring cup up a little to keep from hitting the gear box, but it gets you more turning and flexing with less tire scrub.

You know, I was thinking about spacing the spring cups up. For now, the tires are staying out of the shocks but I'd still like to get them mounted inboard like you said; just need to pick up some longer M3 screws

[generalee7]

Originally Posted by JustinThyme

I'm getting some alum box lower links like you have. Did you need to make any adjustment to shock mounting or anything like that to get them working with good clearance?

Although overkill, I'm going to run all box links....aesthetics more than anything else.

No modifications needed to run the machined links. I wanted to run the 30* bent uppers for cost reasons and you seem to have a little bit more clearance to fit batteries and/or a longer electronics tray, if you so choose.

Speaking of electronics tray, I got rid of all the stock Axial stuff and made a flat sheet of clear plastic that bolts on where the stock one does. Fits great with a couple risers! There is a little bit of interference where the lower links contact the tray but that's at full compression.

[generalee7]

After digging around my bags of parts, I found some stainless bolts, aluminum spacers and cone washers that will work Bling bling yo!



This setup has plenty of clearance in all directions. I'm convinced this is the absolute best setup utilizing factory components (plus longer M3 screws)

[shelby]

Will you be comping this?

[JustinThyme]

Originally Posted by generalee7

Speaking of electronics tray, I got rid of all the stock Axial stuff and made a flat sheet of clear plastic that bolts on where the stock one does. Fits great with a couple risers! There is a little bit of interference where the lower links contact the tray but that's at full compression.

I didn't use either kit tray. I cut a piece of .040 lexan which runs from the back of the baseplate to about 1/2" shy of the bend in the upper 30* links, and mounted it straight to the baseplate. Novak M2Dig mounted in the rear, receiver mounted on it's side in the middle, and the battery forward. Currently using a Losi square 2S 600 LiPo designed for the Losi Mini Crawler. It can fit batts up to about 2 1/2" long.



In this pic, the rcvr is mounted flat, but I put it on it's side to give me more battery options. Very neat and clean solution, much lower CG than stock, and it was cheap and easy to do. I put 4 washers on each side to match the tray spacers at the shock mounts, but have since replaced them with a single 4mm lock collar/spacer (much easier to work with than 8 washers when making changes!) per side.

[generalee7]

Originally Posted by shelby

Will you be comping this?

Probably not. Just a very capable hobby crawler

[calikingcrawler]

Originally Posted by generalee7

After digging around my bags of parts, I found some stainless bolts, aluminum spacers and cone washers that will work Bling bling yo!



This setup has plenty of clearance in all directions. I'm convinced this is the absolute best setup utilizing factory components (plus longer M3 screws)

Looks like the rod end on your shock is cracked. Better fix that before any comp you may be attending. Hate to break that on gate 1.

[generalee7]

Originally Posted by calikingcrawler

Looks like the rod end on your shock is cracked. Better fix that before any comp you may be attending. Hate to break that on gate 1.

That happened due to me tightening the rod end past the threads on the shaft. I'm not worried about it since I doubt I'll be running any comps any time soon with school starting in a month.

[generalee7]

Got a little video yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNakT6VIFbc