The Digler Retiring!
 

After a long time in service, I've decided to retire the Digler. Last night, I put on some brand new(of course, cut and narrowed) Proline Big Joe Wheels, which work perfect with the Kongs. I stripped the anodized shocks and polished them to a gleaming chrome-like shine. I did touch up work, cleaned the chasis, etc. With the new, unscratched FJ40 body, I looked at Digler and realized it was looking like a show truck....so I decided that he will be retired to a life of leisure. No more competitions, etc. Digler is just too pretty.....and old! I will only use Digler for demonstrations at the on road racing and dirt tracking racing events that I attend with my son.
The biggest reason is that I want to concentrate on all my new projects. I find myself always wanting to work on the Digler and I put the other projects aside.
I'll put up a picture of his retirement ceremony tomorrow!!!
Here is a list of what I believe the Digler pioneered:
Cut TXT chasis for clearance and minimalism
Use of XFactor axles under a TXT chasis and tranny
Extended Maxx drive shafts
Narrowed Kongs with side lugs
Kongs on 4.25 inch diameter wheels
Single chasis link mounting points
Raised lower suspension links
Maxx based tires on TXT wheels
Forward weight shift(mounting everything up front)
Shaved XFactor axles for clearance
Conventional steering linkage for XFactor axles
Mounting body directly to chasis
BB's in the tires(Jason pioneered this idea but used rocks)
and more.......

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:cry:

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4X :?: + :cry:

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Hopefully the Digler will perform better up on the shelf than it did at the last few comps. :lol:

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Sounds like wussin out to me :flipoff:

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that's exactally what it is! :cry: :flipoff: :lol:

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Anyone with 4 crawlers aint a wuss for retiring 1 of them.
8)
He's a wuss for other reasons. :flipoff: :lol:

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Sounds like someone got their clod running :lol:

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ACtually....the Digler is performing better than it ever has before. I'd say it would win the next comp for sure!!!!! :flipoff:
It's just time to move on and concentrate on a totally different platform.
The Clod Project is still top secret!!!! :roll:

and I admit....I am a wuss for other reasons. I get beat up all the time and sand kicked in my face at the beach.

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WTF is up with the new username?

Thought it might be someone else, but you just can't hide the Dirk!

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Yea, I believe that. :roll:

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Got my new job and I'm still here in Colorado for about 90 days. I couldn't log on through this server so I just created a new account. I tricked a few guys over in the TXT forum. They were yelling at me and calling me names. :flipoff: I provoked it...of course!!!

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i thought it was a "wannabedirk" but thats really dirk the real one

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Actually...I'm completely virtual. Fake!
I am a computer auto response system that type all sorts of giberish on this forum.

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Now that I believe. :lol: :lol:

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Congrats on the new job.

Moving out of state? That sucks! Where to?