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Highlucks · 08-31-2011, 05:10 PM

Cool.

The shocks would recover in under a second.

MitchellY · 08-31-2011, 06:59 PM

Looking very good! I love the look of that steel in there! Wouldnt it add alot more weight then lexan panels?

kurtus · 08-31-2011, 09:39 PM

Damn Camo, this thing is looking bad ass. I was wondering what was going to work for the side panels, looks like you got it right first try

. Nice job man.

Highlucks · 08-31-2011, 11:38 PM

Thanks Kurt, too bad they have been trimmed and moved to the outside now. I did not want to risk them not passing tech so better to be safe than sorry. It still looks though.

MitchellY · 09-01-2011, 09:53 PM

Whats your running weight? Mine seems to light now. This chassis has absolutely no weight on it.... Which is nice. Just not used to it

Highlucks · 09-02-2011, 07:04 AM

Hey dude I just checked it for you 2549gms

Pdog7 · 09-02-2011, 07:34 AM

Looking forward to meeting you and seeing you run this rig in Vegas.

Highlucks · 09-02-2011, 11:38 AM

Thanks man.

When do you arrive?

MitchellY · 09-02-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by highlucks

Hey dude I just checked it for you 2549gms

Not to bad.... but now look who has the Pig Mantis

team3six · 09-05-2011, 01:41 PM

Well the big fay is coming, and I wanted to stop by and say good luck to ya. Give em hell and show em all what that BWD can do.

Pdog7 · 09-05-2011, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by highlucks

Thanks man.

When do you arrive?

Thursday the 9th. Congrats on winning $2000

What were you playing? I need some of your mojo when I hit the tables

Highlucks · 09-06-2011, 01:42 AM

Casino war and black jack. I think it was my lucky yellow shoes that did it.

Thanks Norm I will do my best.

Tydl · 09-06-2011, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by highlucks

Casino war and black jack. I think it was my lucky yellow shoes that did it.

.

Don't gamble all your money away too quick. I might go play craps for a minute

Hows the tuning gone? Ready for thursday?
I am flying in late tomorrow night.

Mides · 09-06-2011, 10:39 PM

Nice work on the win Camo. Have you done much fine tuning and practice over there or are you too busy living up Vegas?

PipeDreams · 09-15-2011, 11:55 AM

Seeing as you seem to do a lot of testing on the new chassis I have some questions.

I'm familiar with torsion chassis and one thing I've never been a fan of is when in a jam or certain situations the chassis seems to just keep flexing and not stop. One reason I like shocks is there's a physical limit it can flex and can't go past. Granted the SSS chassis is a shifty but I was curious if this one ever get bound up and just keeps flexing to the point you think it's gonna break?

Highlucks · 09-16-2011, 03:33 AM

Thanks guys.

Pipes I had this bound up pretty badly at Lone Mountain and it did get to a point were the bind stops. If I had tried to push it any further I think I would have started throwing rod ends.

Highlucks · 09-26-2011, 06:04 PM

Here are some photo's from the recent Holmes Hobbies Nationals. Thanks to RCP crawlers for posting these.

The car performed really well for me in Vegas. All though I did not finish well myself. The hardest thing for me was adjusting to the course format. A lot more gates than we are used to running. So some ten gate practice is definitely on the cards this coming summer.

Norcal_GIT_r · 09-26-2011, 06:08 PM

Cool photos!!!
What format do you guys normally run?

Highlucks · 09-26-2011, 06:18 PM

Typically in W.A. we run 6 gates in 5 minutes. So the 10+10 in 5 was a real stretch.

Norcal_GIT_r · 09-26-2011, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by highlucks

Typically in W.A. we run 6 gates in 5 minutes. So the 10+10 in 5 was a real stretch.

Thats interesting..Thats like our sport format 5 gates in 5 minutes.
Did they really have you do 20 gates in 5 minutes? I've done the 10 + 10 but it was 6 min for the 1st 10 gates and 3 minutes for the last 10 gates.

08-31-2011, 05:10 PM	#101
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Cool.The shocks would recover in under a second.

08-31-2011, 09:39 PM	#103
kurtus RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC (Vancouver Island) Posts: 1,153	Damn Camo, this thing is looking bad ass. I was wondering what was going to work for the side panels, looks like you got it right first try. Nice job man.

08-31-2011, 06:59 PM	#102
MitchellY Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Springfield, Oregon Posts: 527	Looking very good! I love the look of that steel in there! Wouldnt it add alot more weight then lexan panels?

08-31-2011, 11:38 PM	#104
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Thanks Kurt, too bad they have been trimmed and moved to the outside now. I did not want to risk them not passing tech so better to be safe than sorry. It still looks though.

09-01-2011, 09:53 PM	#105
MitchellY Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Springfield, Oregon Posts: 527	Whats your running weight? Mine seems to light now. This chassis has absolutely no weight on it.... Which is nice. Just not used to it

09-02-2011, 07:04 AM	#106
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Hey dude I just checked it for you 2549gms

09-02-2011, 07:34 AM	#107
Pdog7 TN State Champ 11,12,13 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: KTM Talk.com Posts: 1,796	Looking forward to meeting you and seeing you run this rig in Vegas.

09-02-2011, 11:38 AM	#108
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Thanks man. When do you arrive?

09-05-2011, 01:41 PM	#110
team3six www.team3sixrc.com Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scalerville Posts: 4,506	Well the big fay is coming, and I wanted to stop by and say good luck to ya. Give em hell and show em all what that BWD can do.

09-06-2011, 01:42 AM	#112
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Casino war and black jack. I think it was my lucky yellow shoes that did it. Thanks Norm I will do my best.

09-06-2011, 10:39 PM	#114
Mides Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 368	Nice work on the win Camo. Have you done much fine tuning and practice over there or are you too busy living up Vegas?

09-15-2011, 11:55 AM	#115
PipeDreams RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,296	Seeing as you seem to do a lot of testing on the new chassis I have some questions. I'm familiar with torsion chassis and one thing I've never been a fan of is when in a jam or certain situations the chassis seems to just keep flexing and not stop. One reason I like shocks is there's a physical limit it can flex and can't go past. Granted the SSS chassis is a shifty but I was curious if this one ever get bound up and just keeps flexing to the point you think it's gonna break?

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09-16-2011, 03:33 AM	#116
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Thanks guys. Pipes I had this bound up pretty badly at Lone Mountain and it did get to a point were the bind stops. If I had tried to push it any further I think I would have started throwing rod ends.

09-26-2011, 06:04 PM	#117
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Here are some photo's from the recent Holmes Hobbies Nationals. Thanks to RCP crawlers for posting these. The car performed really well for me in Vegas. All though I did not finish well myself. The hardest thing for me was adjusting to the course format. A lot more gates than we are used to running. So some ten gate practice is definitely on the cards this coming summer.

09-26-2011, 06:08 PM	#118
Norcal_GIT_r Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Somewhere in the Sierras. Posts: 655	Cool photos!!! What format do you guys normally run?

09-26-2011, 06:18 PM	#119
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Typically in W.A. we run 6 gates in 5 minutes. So the 10+10 in 5 was a real stretch.

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