Robbobs Not reinventing the wheel ........

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by FLOKI-81

Got my berg electronic tray from you today,,
when I hold it in my hand it is almost so light that I dont feel it,,he he he.
and it is little smaller than I thought,, and that is a good thing,,it is about the size off the HH BR mini dual esc, little bigger..
I would say a perfect size..
I will order one more when I start to build up the CCC axels with my pitbull chassis,, I only need gears and cvd`s, and links to the chassis (and some time,, can`t get enogh time)

Happy to hear.

I know the time factor lol.

[Robbob]

Ok so got a couple hours to work on the rear axle .... again .... and to be honest it was over 10 hours to get this thing right.

So after digging through some old pages and builds I found myself staring at EGRESSor's build in awe. So worth the read and always loved the fabrication he brought to it. I needed something secure for the rear, the tangs held up to the little use I gave them but didnt see any testing on real rocks. I wanted something better. I saw his front spool and the spline trick he did and that was what I wanted.

So here was my attempt .....

It started with this


And this


Then this


That became that


Which when put together gave me this thingy


Well that was the first 6 hours ...... and after a sleep over with some Loctite 648 it turned into this



Well that was a good way to spend a sunday ..... in the cave

So then we went back to the axles ...... 7075 again ..... another 6 hours


Little things I did different though. I chose 6x11 bearings for the lockouts instead of the 5x11 for the hub area. Bigger, more axle material and stronger. Also I left more length to them for two reasons. Longer 4mm screws to hold the hubs and longer hubs so I didnt have to use so many spacers or 3 piece wheels to get my width.

So I went from this ..


To this .....


Original on top - V2 on the bottom ..... you can see the difference.



Now I needed new hubs .....


So how does one put screw holes in a hub? He makes a quick standoff for the center



And a template


Flash back while I got your attention ...... did the paper trick in the housing while I had it apart. Take up a little bit of plastic space. Did it on my old truck, never a problem, figured heh why not.



And that here was my Friday night ........ into Saturday morning


Now on to homeowner work ..... blahhhhh

[EGRESSor]

Looks like Weekend fun

[stankulas]

Where did you get the splines from?

[FLOKI-81]

hope you NEVER have to do this work again,,
that the only thing you need to do with the rear axle from now on is to change bearings a few times pr year..
It was a shitload off work only to get the rig 4,8g lighter..
But the rear axle should be stronger now I belive..
PS,,do you know where I can find a bearing adapter to the vanquish linkmount??
I got the axletops and linkmounts this winter but I only got with one bearing adapter,,
I did not notice this untill yesterday because I have been working on my berg this winter and the xr have been little forgotten

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by FLOKI-81

hope you NEVER have to do this work again,,
that the only thing you need to do with the rear axle from now on is to change bearings a few times pr year..
It was a shitload off work only to get the rig 4,8g lighter..
But the rear axle should be stronger now I belive..
PS,,do you know where I can find a bearing adapter to the vanquish linkmount??
I got the axletops and linkmounts this winter but I only got with one bearing adapter,,
I did not notice this untill yesterday because I have been working on my berg this winter and the xr have been little forgotten

Def a boat load of work lol.

I saw your post in another build ..... I know the piece your talking about but don't know ever of being able to get it separately. You may be able to modify the axle housing to take the big bearing?

[Robbob]

Ten days ....... crap 8 days ....... just a few more screws

[blandon]

Looking good!!!

[stankulas]

Wow she's pretty so is she going to be a shelf queen because i don,t see any rock rash.

[crawlinghulls]

Looks great Can't wait to see her on the rocks, the sh** talking is really ramping up

[Robbob]

Oh theres rock rash now ...... and little changes to be made. The driver on the other hand, well a silence will come over the crowd when he shows up.

Truck was good today, little things I noticed and remembered but its a foundation to build on. Ill have some stunt shots up later. Over all if it was 4 years ago this truck would rock.

[stankulas]

Its been 15 min whats taking so long us common folk want to see

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by stankulas

Its been 15 min whats taking so long us common folk want to see

my bad .... Went to Bingo last night before I photoshopped some scratches on it. Ill be sure to do it tonight

I did break a zip tie though so there was a some carnage on its first run.

[FLOKI-81]

Hei there RobBob
I dont find the delrin bushing for the titanium gearshaft on youre webstore..
dont you sell these??
If you do I would love to purchase a pair..

[FLOKI-81]

I am fixing up my xr10 so that I have two crawlers to run with,
just in case on have a breakedown,,,
I know there will happen shit in the future and I would hate to miss a summerday with crawling because I dont have a spare crawler,,
1/10 buggy is fun, but not as fun as crawling, the same goes for drifting,, I have started a build out off a xray T2 to build it over to a driftcar,,he he he..
I think I have adhd sometimes since I need to have something to do all the time or else I get bored fast..

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by FLOKI-81

Hei there RobBob
I dont find the delrin bushing for the titanium gearshaft on youre webstore..
dont you sell these??
If you do I would love to purchase a pair..

Originally Posted by FLOKI-81

I am fixing up my xr10 so that I have two crawlers to run with,
just in case on have a breakedown,,,
I know there will happen shit in the future and I would hate to miss a summerday with crawling because I dont have a spare crawler,,
1/10 buggy is fun, but not as fun as crawling, the same goes for drifting,, I have started a build out off a xray T2 to build it over to a driftcar,,he he he..
I think I have adhd sometimes since I need to have something to do all the time or else I get bored fast..

I usually make them when someone wants them. I can do a couple up of you need. Did you find the little piece for the Vp upper mount or did you swap over to plastic?

I know the feeling with idle hands. I get bored when the machines are just sitting there. Thats usually when I start trying to think of things to make lol.

[FLOKI-81]

I got my hands on the second bearing adapter,, Guess I am in a lucky mode these days..he he he..
Got it on facebook from a dude on xr10 owners page

[Robbob]

So the little practice I FINALLY managed to get in last week went ..... well lets just say Im shooting for high score





Home ownership .... I miss having a landlord



Back to real fun






WAIT - WHO IS THAT BACK THERE


1.5mm C-Class - These things are holding up extremely well






Yup right where he belongs ...... behind me ...



6 packs and one rock ..... heh Ya Im ready.

[winnerone23]

Originally Posted by Robbob

Hi, remember me? The rookie who bailed before he learned to drive .......

Your Such a Liar!!!! :pp

Great to meet ya and crawl with ya yesterday...

I think "you used tah kinda be a big deal", will take a turn for the better.. ;) Atleast get rid of the "used tah" "be", part..

Can't wait to hang out at the NENC!

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by winnerone23

Your Such a Liar!!!! :pp

Great to meet ya and crawl with ya yesterday...

I think "you used tah kinda be a big deal", will take a turn for the better.. ;) Atleast get rid of the "used tah" "be", part..

Can't wait to hang out at the NENC!

LOL - I use to do a lot of things when i was younger but this age things kreeps up on ya.

It was good though - had a great time with everyone yesterday for my first outing. Cant wait for NENC too - with some more stick time and you going before me every time I could have a chance at a top 50

And i only broke one zip tie yesterday. BC-Brian has some killer zipties if anyone needs one.