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

[Robbob]

Hi, remember me? The rookie who bailed before he learned to drive . Well after a couple years and a few things in the real life scene plus some touring car racing I think I wanna try this again. Got to say WOW though, how things have changed. After reading and catching up and seeing whats new, whats not around and a bottle of aspirin for the concussion from so many changes I think its time to play again.

Its gonna be slow ..... full of progress pictures and ramblings but Im gonna make the best attempt at documenting it all. (Again) .... Oh and hitting the 3lb mark. Yes Im still looking for a skinny girl, I just loved how my last two setups ran and well I got pages of notes and a brain still full of ideas. Oh yeah and a new toy .

Well I'll start off with a couple pictures to get things going and hopefully the USPS will do their job this week and deliver the last remaining 10 orders Im waiting on.

With one text and the message saying 'lets get the band back together' I was able to score a pair of built Xr axles. For now Ill show the rear and where Im starting. Its your typical yada yada VP bling but thats all gonna change.

So to start we're looking at stock axles, VP upper mount, lockouts, RC4wd gears and VP gear box.


Thats just not gonna cut it for the skinny girl so went to my gun drilling of the steel.
Before


After


And Ive got a Ti one coming this week to do the same too so pictures to come when I do that one.

And little picture of the new toy


Whats it doing ...... ?


Huh?


We'll see how it works out but I already have a backup of Rowdy Racing on its way. Always liked his mounts and got lucky with some help from Rowdy on getting some coming this way.

Well thats about it for now ..... still a lot to show, make, put together, take back apart, throw in the scrap piles and ofcourse pictures along the way.

Gonna be a fun ride again ......

[EeePee]

Ha. Hi!

(You just busted RR also, not a vendor anymore)

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by EeePee

Ha. Hi!

(You just busted RR also, not a vendor anymore)

/face palm/

He pointed me in the right direction?

[EeePee]

Something like that, right?

[stankulas]

Lol boy you know youv been out a while a good starting rig would be one of the red cat crawlers I hope to see ebomb soon two

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by stankulas

Lol boy you know youv been out a while a good starting rig would be one of the red cat crawlers I hope to see ebomb soon two

Id try it, you know im not the type to do like everyone else.

[ROWDY RACING]

CF mount looks great, torch passed.

[ROWDY RACING]

Originally Posted by EeePee

Ha. Hi!

(You just busted RR also, not a vendor anymore)

Was a good run, thanks to all that supported Rowdy Racing I'm very appreciative.

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by ROWDY RACING

CF mount looks great, torch passed.

Thanks man, really appreciate that. Just changed my color to preserve my ideas.

[RICrawler]

Yeah buddy! Glad to see this... Hope to see ya soon back in the comp scene! Way to miss Worlds in RI last year!

[crawlinghulls]

Rob-who? "getting the band back together" of course, "your on a mission from God"..... you'll probably be wearing sunglasses

[ctsami]

Nice to see you coming back into rock crawling .maybe we will cya this weekend ;)

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by ctsami

Nice to see you coming back into rock crawling .maybe we will cya this weekend ;)

Think April ......... ish

[ctsami]

I would be more then happy to hand you over my radio and truck.

[Der Kampfer]

welcome back buddy!

[hotrodsoup]

RE-BOB!!!!! You sexy SOB!!!!!
Remember that one time i beat you?!?!?!? BWHAHAHAHH!!!!
Welcome back man.

[Robbob]

So a couple small updates - Got more packages in but not enough to start on my own. Got my foams and tires from Crawler Innovations today. I said it before and say it again, top notch ordering from there and he even gave me some bubble gum .

So the bench didnt stay clean for too long


So lets start with some Ti - upper front layshaft


Hmmm ya lets try hollowing that out too
(yes Im willing to try anything once )


So not much more then that done today - told ya should be about April I get back out there. Oh almost forgot, got these little bad boys worked out today too .

Started with this



And came out with this


Little weight comparison
Stock VP


Stock Axial


And a little CF Beauty


Some assembly pictures to go with it .....





Prototypes will be going out this week to a couple people before I throw them up for sale. Pending their approvals or tweaks I should have an idea of when to start talking sales. Judging by their fit and function just on the bench I think things look good but Ill let the testers try them first.

Well thats about it for now ......... just more tapping of my fingers at the USPS and UPS

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by hotrodsoup

RE-BOB!!!!! You sexy SOB!!!!!
Remember that one time i beat you?!?!?!? BWHAHAHAHH!!!!
Welcome back man.

I remember you having to buy my scaler JUST to beat me ..... oh then I retired

Its gonna be fun again - Will say the crawling circle of friends always felt good to be around. Well when youre not the one in the middle of it but anyway.

[BC-Brian]

That CF motor plate is awful sexy. Why not go with stock axial plastic gear case, instead of the aluminum Vanquish, to shave a few more milligrams?

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by BC-Brian

That CF motor plate is awful sexy. Why not go with stock axial plastic gear case, instead of the aluminum Vanquish, to shave a few more milligrams?

Matched and fits both housings ..... the test rig Im using doesn't have the plastic housings on it.

I have the file drawn to cut either VP bearings or stock small bearings.