TedBull's Secret Agent 3.5

[TedBull]

I was drawn to the look of this chassis the first time I saw it. Then I saw what it could do. I have been able to comp with a fellow club members secret agent XR and it did well for me. Mine will be very simaler to his and many other Agent builds that others have already built.

I put the chassis together with all aluminum and titanium hardware. The skid will get flipped around and then cut, I have a rowdy motor mounted tray for the electronics.





My buddy Marc (moes670) built up some titanium links for this build. We are trying out 1/8" for the tie rod, straight uppers, and bent front lowers. And 3/16 for the lower rear links.




Marc also fabbed up some 1/8 link mount spacers for me. They turned out great.




I bough some D-lux carbon "V" cut beadlock wheels from Erik. They look and function great. Shaved and trimmed boss claws with stock BS foams. Aluminum hardware with 850 SLW hub and 1/4 delrin spacer.




Electronics: two Caslte micro sidewinders, Castle BEC (older version), Spectrum SR3500 receiver. They were sent to Chris @ CreationFab to be decased and shrunk down. I am happy with his work and the end result, although I should have asked for 18awg wire instead or 16awg. I asked for long lengths of wire and alot of what you see there will be cut off.




I got the front axle back together with all aluminum hardware. I cut down the Rowdy battery mount and also lopped off the lower arms on the knuckles. It has RC4WD gears and the usual VP items as you can see.

[crash]

Did you wash your speed controls off never give me a gizmo when I been a drinking

Lookin good and lookin forward to seeing it runnin.......

[Hittman]

WOW! that front axle looks amazing. Keep up the great work

[TedBull]

Originally Posted by crash

Did you wash your speed controls off never give me a gizmo when I been a drinking

Lookin good and lookin forward to seeing it runnin.......

They are lightweight, not water resistant so no washing. Guess I will have to live with the fact you dry humped my electronics.

I will be looking to give you some competition this next season.

Originally Posted by Hittman

WOW! that front axle looks amazing. Keep up the great work

Thanks, the rear is decked out simaler but with a stock axle top.




I looked thru Jaksey's and Racer's threads quite a bit for tech info and insperation for this build. The rest of my build is as follows:

* Scx10 aluminum shocks, silver mini t springs, silver mrc springs, 50/60 oil, jeepin doug mini t cups. (The damn shocks leak like crazy from the lower body on all 4, and I havent even run them yet )

* I will use the body panels that Jeremy supplied. Run clear lexan and the carbon sides.

* Almost all the hardware will be aluminum or titanium except the 2.4mm hardware on the rear axle.


EddieO is building me up a pair of his sick Brood Lightweight motors. 4 mag lathed can, HHK-S 40T arms. Ground, polished, dyed, Epoxy balanced. All the lightweight options, all the possible motor upgrades with team brushes/springs. I should see them in a day or two.


I placed a order with Tomy for a pair of his sweet knuckle weights. I purchased 4oz of weight total. (although, the times I have driven a agent XR they were all without any knuckle weight and It did very well without).


I think thats most of it. I will post more pics as it progresses. I am hoping the weight will be around 4 pounds without weights.

[BigBlackCummins]

Looking good Ted!
Once you get some drive time in you should be giving Dave and Kenny a run for their money!

I get to go see Marc this weekend, should be fun!

Originally Posted by crash

...never give me a gizmo when I been a drinking...

Geez Crash, just can't trust you, can we!

[TedBull]

Originally Posted by BigBlackCummins

Looking good Ted!
Once you get some drive time in you should be giving Dave and Kenny a run for their money!

I get to go see Marc this weekend, should be fun!

Thanks JB. I don't know if I will be driving at Dave or Kenny's level anytime soon. I just want to beat Crash.

Going to see Marc is fun, he has cool man stuff and shiny parts.

[crash]

I had to give it a proper crash christening

Ted just wants to beat whittle ol me

Thats it--the secret machine is now closed

[cboggs]

Looking good Ted, now get it put together! Great job at the comp with the "borrowed" agent.

[53 willys]

I'm digging the red and silver axle scheme!! Looks pimp!!

[EverettY]

Hmm that will be interesting to see how the 1/8 ti holds up.... The upper link mount spacers turned out great! I'll have to have him make me some when I get VP parts. But no point in getting VP parts when you haven't even really started building

[krawlfreak]

very nice pieces you have there

[63comet]

Looks great so far!

[EddieO]

I dunno how lightweight the motors are gonna be at this point, he comes down into my shop every day and fondles them.....I've pretty much been wearing gloves when I work on them, as I dunno if I am gonna find gobs of man juice on them from all the fondling.....takes comm drops to a whole new level

Later EddieO

[ittybitty]

Gonna be a sweet build to see come together

[TedBull]

Thanks guys. Yes Eddie, I do like to fondle your motors. I can't help myself, your shop is like santas workshop/ mad scientist lab. So much cool stuff. Now get back to work on those motors Eddie.

[EddieO]

Yeah, they have been done for an hour..... Working on DickyT and Tedrockz motors now.....along with all the other orders

Later EddieO

[EverettY]

Originally Posted by EddieO

Working on DickyT and Tedrockz now.....
Later EddieO

Wait a minute you are working on Dicky? I would stick with working on the motors instead of "people"

[KnoJa]

Ted, that thing is gonna look good!
It looks like the bullies where holding you back. Need to do some gtg.

[TedBull]

Originally Posted by KnoJa

Ted, that thing is gonna look good!
It looks like the bullies where holding you back. Need to do some gtg.

Not sure if its more the switch to XR axles, or the awesome chassis, or being lightweight? But it sure feels right.



Thanks for the hand crafted works of art Eddie. Lots of good stuff in these motors.





Eddie already started on another pair of lightweight 2 magnet motors with 45t GT arms, and a seperate pair of 45t HHK arms. The motors will have the same treatment as the pair above. They will go into my super.


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[EverettY]

Those are awesome! Is that a sticker on the side?