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Jeepkid · 02-24-2011, 08:54 PM

Yeah, murderface showed me some rock that looks like it was imported from a coral reef

My jaw dropped when I saw it. Its about 3 rocks, and I think you can get 3 or 4 even 5 courses out of them. Lots of hangups gaps and I know some ppl this year are going to be taking their rigs out in pieces.

murderface · 02-25-2011, 04:46 AM

i broke 4 micro chasis' out there lol you know its tough when youre breakin rigs that weight around a half a pound and i couldnt even touch the stuff that looks real nasty ... all i know is those rocks will eat worm gear driven rigs and anything over 5.5 lbs . The crevices are just soo deep and narrow a heavily weighted wheel will snap off before it gets out of one. and this stuff is seriously so grippy if you dig too long you'll prolly rip your rig in half.....damnit why's it gotta be hiding under a foot of snow i wanna crawl it now

Farmer · 02-25-2011, 07:01 AM

Sounds sick, bring it on

I'll run my 6 pound rig on it, as far as breaking it who cares. That why I have 2

When the weather breaks set up a comp that doesn't conflict with our points series and I'm there.

Later,
Farmer

Jeepkid · 02-25-2011, 09:19 AM

Alright man, I'll have to do that. It will be fun.

Jeepkid · 02-25-2011, 10:27 AM

Teaser

DickyT · 02-25-2011, 11:19 AM

Nice

Jeepkid · 02-25-2011, 11:28 AM

I just slapped it together. Now I got it right where I want in stance and all. I got to run and get some lexan sheet for the panels. I'm so happy its here, now I can have it ready for tomorrow.

Farmer · 02-25-2011, 12:12 PM

Looks sweat man, looking forward to spring and running with ya guys. I'll bring the scaler too

Later,
Farmer

Jeepkid · 02-25-2011, 12:18 PM

Hell yeah, I saw a video of your scaler somewhere. It looks sweet.

articzap · 02-25-2011, 12:44 PM

Are those slw v4's? What width?

Jeepkid · 02-25-2011, 12:47 PM

Yes they are the v4's in 1".

BurnLatex · 02-25-2011, 01:20 PM

Jeepkid, I was wondering about the big bores. Did you just switch over to stop the leaks from the stock caps? Or was it a need for lighter springs than stock size has available?

Could you weigh them and find out how much heavier a set is full of all that oil?

IMHO, I don't see the need for big bores on a crawler. They were introduced into racing because the extra volume of oil made the temperature and performance more consistant. But thats under the extreme pounding they take on a racer. It just has no performance benefit over a regular bore on a slow moving crawler. I can seal the small shocks just like a big bore and have a lot less weight. I know your on a light weight kick lately.

I'm more or less just curious about the weight differences, not looking for a performance debate.

PS, Murderface has a nicer rig. Just bugggin.... lol I run BWD also.

They are nearly identical rigs.

Thanks.

Farmer · 02-25-2011, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeepkid

Hell yeah, I saw a video of your scaler somewhere. It looks sweet.

Thanks man, that must have been at davisburg. Now it's a JK on 2.2 TSL'S. The XJ on 1.9 TSL's was fun, but once the snow hit it sucked. Planning on doing a wicked brushless system and going full TTC rig

Later,
Farmer

Jeepkid · 02-25-2011, 01:32 PM

The big bores are around 5 to 6 grams less. Not to mention they are shorter with the cap mod. I dont know about the performance. I took mine apart this morning and found a way to swap the XR delrin pistons insidee the big bores. They work great for me, and everybody else that runs them. On top of that you have a mini spring holder built in. Thats what way I'm going soon. Maybe today.

Edit:
Forgot to mention that my rig is 5.3pounds now. It worked great at 4.8, but I moved up to 4mil grub screws throughout. It picked up some wieght there and some from stick on wieght I added to get used to the wieght of the D-lux knuckle wieghts that are coming out.

Jeepkid · 02-25-2011, 02:42 PM

Pics.

electronics

fred0000 · 02-25-2011, 08:12 PM

that chassis looks awesome, I can't wait to see it all skinned/painted if you do paint it. hope you can make it crawlin this weekend and get some shots of your rig ont he rocks for once

.....murderface too lol

Jeepkid · 02-25-2011, 10:19 PM

I will get pics. I'll try to make a video.

murderface · 02-25-2011, 11:35 PM

panels are lookin sick so far maybe i'll post up pics here before i deliver them that should piss him off lol

murderface · 02-26-2011, 10:46 AM

heres the roof panel, he's not online right now so you guys get to see it first

it mounts with no zip ties, an idea i had while doing mine but it was easy enough to just drill my supports but those rock hard little posts on the viper just didnt seem very drillable so here it is ...

Jeepkid · 02-26-2011, 12:18 PM

Awsome, get that shit over here so I can get it on my Viper. Thats all I got to do and its on.

02-25-2011, 01:32 PM	#94
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	The big bores are around 5 to 6 grams less. Not to mention they are shorter with the cap mod. I dont know about the performance. I took mine apart this morning and found a way to swap the XR delrin pistons insidee the big bores. They work great for me, and everybody else that runs them. On top of that you have a mini spring holder built in. Thats what way I'm going soon. Maybe today. Edit: Forgot to mention that my rig is 5.3pounds now. It worked great at 4.8, but I moved up to 4mil grub screws throughout. It picked up some wieght there and some from stick on wieght I added to get used to the wieght of the D-lux knuckle wieghts that are coming out. Last edited by Jeepkid; 02-25-2011 at 01:43 PM.

02-25-2011, 02:42 PM	#95
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	Pics. electronics Last edited by Jeepkid; 02-25-2011 at 11:42 PM.

02-24-2011, 08:54 PM	#81
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	Yeah, murderface showed me some rock that looks like it was imported from a coral reef My jaw dropped when I saw it. Its about 3 rocks, and I think you can get 3 or 4 even 5 courses out of them. Lots of hangups gaps and I know some ppl this year are going to be taking their rigs out in pieces.

02-25-2011, 04:46 AM	#82
murderface Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Grand Rapids Posts: 918	i broke 4 micro chasis' out there lol you know its tough when youre breakin rigs that weight around a half a pound and i couldnt even touch the stuff that looks real nasty ... all i know is those rocks will eat worm gear driven rigs and anything over 5.5 lbs . The crevices are just soo deep and narrow a heavily weighted wheel will snap off before it gets out of one. and this stuff is seriously so grippy if you dig too long you'll prolly rip your rig in half.....damnit why's it gotta be hiding under a foot of snow i wanna crawl it now

02-25-2011, 07:01 AM	#83
Farmer RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rochester Hills Posts: 1,773	Sounds sick, bring it on I'll run my 6 pound rig on it, as far as breaking it who cares. That why I have 2 When the weather breaks set up a comp that doesn't conflict with our points series and I'm there. Later, Farmer

02-25-2011, 09:19 AM	#84
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	Alright man, I'll have to do that. It will be fun.

02-25-2011, 10:27 AM	#85
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	Teaser

02-25-2011, 11:19 AM	#86
DickyT I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scumrise, Flooriduh Posts: 5,181	Nice

02-25-2011, 11:28 AM	#87
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	I just slapped it together. Now I got it right where I want in stance and all. I got to run and get some lexan sheet for the panels. I'm so happy its here, now I can have it ready for tomorrow.

02-25-2011, 12:12 PM	#88
Farmer RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rochester Hills Posts: 1,773	Looks sweat man, looking forward to spring and running with ya guys. I'll bring the scaler too Later, Farmer

02-25-2011, 12:18 PM	#89
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	Hell yeah, I saw a video of your scaler somewhere. It looks sweet.

02-25-2011, 12:44 PM	#90
articzap RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Depew Posts: 1,551	Are those slw v4's? What width?

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02-25-2011, 12:47 PM	#91
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	Yes they are the v4's in 1".

02-25-2011, 01:20 PM	#92
BurnLatex Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 383	Jeepkid, I was wondering about the big bores. Did you just switch over to stop the leaks from the stock caps? Or was it a need for lighter springs than stock size has available? Could you weigh them and find out how much heavier a set is full of all that oil? IMHO, I don't see the need for big bores on a crawler. They were introduced into racing because the extra volume of oil made the temperature and performance more consistant. But thats under the extreme pounding they take on a racer. It just has no performance benefit over a regular bore on a slow moving crawler. I can seal the small shocks just like a big bore and have a lot less weight. I know your on a light weight kick lately. I'm more or less just curious about the weight differences, not looking for a performance debate. PS, Murderface has a nicer rig. Just bugggin.... lol I run BWD also. They are nearly identical rigs. Thanks.

02-25-2011, 08:12 PM	#96
fred0000 cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada Posts: 1,598	that chassis looks awesome, I can't wait to see it all skinned/painted if you do paint it. hope you can make it crawlin this weekend and get some shots of your rig ont he rocks for once .....murderface too lol

02-25-2011, 10:19 PM	#97
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	I will get pics. I'll try to make a video.

02-25-2011, 11:35 PM	#98
murderface Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Grand Rapids Posts: 918	panels are lookin sick so far maybe i'll post up pics here before i deliver them that should piss him off lol

02-26-2011, 10:46 AM	#99
murderface Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Grand Rapids Posts: 918	heres the roof panel, he's not online right now so you guys get to see it first it mounts with no zip ties, an idea i had while doing mine but it was easy enough to just drill my supports but those rock hard little posts on the viper just didnt seem very drillable so here it is ...

02-26-2011, 12:18 PM	#100
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	Awsome, get that shit over here so I can get it on my Viper. Thats all I got to do and its on.

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