Del Monte's XR10 Build #1

[ROWDY RACING]

It was a treat watching you drive at ECC, your finals run was amazing! I appreciate the tips you gave me on my rig, your a great guy never too busy to talk to or help anyone. I cannot wait to see what you do with the agent, I am sure it will impress.

[rob_b]

Impressive amount of hardware Jake.

[SkaldidDog]

Great driving at ECC Jake! Congrats on yet another big win. Man that was fun!

J

[Hittman]

Great driving man

I am thinking that build #2 is going to be out of control

[gerr]

So where is build #2 at anyways? We all know your not busy lol

[ROWDY RACING]

I know you said freely moving hollow balls in the rod ends were key with a light setup. How do you free up new rod ends?

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by ROWDY RACING

I know you said freely moving hollow balls in the rod ends were key with a light setup. How do you free up new rod ends?

Are you asking him how to free up your balls?

[ROWDY RACING]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

Are you asking him how to free up your balls?

Yes, I knew that was the first response I'd get.

[Ty]

Originally Posted by ROWDY RACING

I know you said freely moving hollow balls in the rod ends were key with a light setup. How do you free up new rod ends?

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[ROWDY RACING]

Originally Posted by joshsmith512

slight squeeze of the plastic part with pliers

Originally Posted by Del Monte

Yep.. a little squeeze and they're good to go

Yes I have read this, I was just wondering exactly where to squeeze.

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by ROWDY RACING

Yes, I knew that was the first response I'd get.

Sorry, had to.

[ROWDY RACING]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

Sorry, had to.

I'd have done the same.

[TSK]

When the rod end is assembled, I just give them one good hard squeeze on the "U" that captures the hollow ball. Just pinch the 2 parallel portions together towards the ball.

[chevotafun]

Congrats on the win,
Was wondering what foam set up ur running now?
I'm running the 5.25 CI foams (Soft Front/Med Rears) on 1" DH2 rims,With Boss Claws.
How do u get ur fronts so stiff? As my front seam to fold over on side hills but the med back seam ok.
Is it just because of u running .75 compared to 1"?
Or r u useing the tuning ring?
Or is it that ur rig is 4.2lbs and mine is 5.6lbs?

What would u sugguest to make it a bit stiffer?

[tom@vp]

Great comeback Jake especially since last years fiasco !

Congrats again

Originally Posted by Del Monte

Thanks guys

I ran the truck at 4lbs, 3oz RTR at ECC, with full knuckle weights. The sub-4lb setup felt pretty good at LRC, but I definitely could not have made some of the big breakovers without the extra front weight. I also dropped down to 45wt oil F/R before the comp. The truck didn't seem to "flow" over the rocks there with the heavier oil.

Its been a blast driving this truck for the last year, and I feel that this truck has definitely reached its full potential. I think I've proven that a 4lb rig can be consistently competitive, and I'm excited to see builders around the country pushing that limit even further. I hope to push the envelope even more with my new build, but before starting that thread I felt that the RT deserved a nice wrap-up.

I would also like to thank the sponsors who have helped along the way in the last year, many of which are already stepping up for the new build.

Axial Racing
Vanquish Products
Futaba
Holmes Hobbies
Gear Science





Jake

[Del Monte]

Originally Posted by chevotafun

Congrats on the win,
Was wondering what foam set up ur running now?
I'm running the 5.25 CI foams (Soft Front/Med Rears) on 1" DH2 rims,With Boss Claws.
How do u get ur fronts so stiff? As my front seam to fold over on side hills but the med back seam ok.
Is it just because of u running .75 compared to 1"?
Or r u useing the tuning ring?
Or is it that ur rig is 4.2lbs and mine is 5.6lbs?

What would u sugguest to make it a bit stiffer?

The narrower rim stiffens up the boss claw quite a bit. I ran 5.25" closed cell CI's up front and original 5.25" inners out back, with soft outers all the way around. Try a narrower rim up front and see if it helps.

[EverettY]

Hey Jake when are you going to be starting a build thread for Build #2?

[DRCrawlGood]

Originally Posted by EverettY

Hey Jake when are you going to be starting a build thread for Build #2?

Del Monte's Secret Agent build

[chevotafun]

Originally Posted by Del Monte

The narrower rim stiffens up the boss claw quite a bit. I ran 5.25" closed cell CI's up front and original 5.25" inners out back, with soft outers all the way around. Try a narrower rim up front and see if it helps.

Thank you for the tip will give it a try

[nappahdog]

where did all the pictures go?