Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

I’m definitely waiting to get a front codyboy axle my rig, patiently following along with the progress as the excitement grows.

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

It's awesome to see you're still feeding the hobby with inspirational ideas, and the level you go to help people. You're an icon that restores faith in humanity.
God bless you and your family bud.

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Working on it. ;-)

Yes you are at the top of my list! ;-)

I have parts right now to do three so you guys are at the top of my list.

Right now I'm waiting on some bearings to test fitment, but my biggest challenge is my lathe bit the dust on Monday. It is electrical and I replaced some parts with no success so I have a electrical mechanic friend who works with circuit boards all the time coming by this morning. I did everything I could do with trying to keep it as cheap as I can. From here on out it won't be cheap. I may need to start a GoFundMe account to get through this one!!! :lmao:;-)



Well, thank you for the very kind word!!;-) I don't feel like a icon, but along with most of you guys out there I get great joy out of helping people. At 70 I feel very blessed to have recovered from cancer! So my motives are selfish, the time spent in my shop is therapy! "thumbsup"
Ernie

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

If your guy can't figure it out, shoot me a message, I might be available to make a little road trip and come look at it...

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Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

What a cool offer!!!! But you know that you don't need a reason to come up on that road trip! We would love to have you up for a visit! Maybe we can go through my wealth of junk (oops) "valuable parts" to see if I have anything you can use on your builds. I will let you know what we find out. I'm thinking a motor, board, forward reverse switch or chuck safety guard switch. So hoping Lynn can help me narrow it down. I've had the lathe for a number of years now, and was thinking earlier this year about upgrading it. But then Maybe it's because "Mercury is in retro grade". :mrgreen::mrgreen:

Anyway would love to have you visit. "thumbsup"
Ernie

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

I might have to take you up on that. I need to make some braces for a new skid design, and I was going to go buy a cheap band saw and bench grinder, but I'm betting you already have those, lol...

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Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

I probably have what ever you need. When ever Marcia is describing my shop to anyone she always says "ya, Ernie has a shop that Tim the tool man would be proud of". Several years before I retire I would buy a couple pieces of equipment each year with my fire overtime, so when I retired I had most of what I needed to play with when I go out there. Soooooooooooooo let me know when you would like to come up and we will see if it works for us. "thumbsup"
Ernie

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

I have the same theory: buy toys now while money is steady, then you can still play when the income slows a bit ;)

Sad when an old reliable tool lets the magic smoke escape. I felt the same when my trusty dremel from 2004 quit on me last year.
But I totally agree with Crunky above. You are an icon in this hobby and we need to get you going again!
Let us know if you need any more help.
BTW I spotted you amd Marcia in my lattest issue of RC Car Action! Its in a shot of imthatguy and James Knight judging the concourse. Those great shirts Chris made came in handy for spotting ascender folks!

Keep on truckin Ernie!

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Hey - someone should get goin' on a Element Sendero shirt design for next year...

(just sayin') "thumbsup"

Somethin' about "Braving the Elements?"

(please don't anyone start a build thread with that title... I swear I'm just about to drop the hammer on one - them releasing the caged back half was the final straw... well, that and the fact that RC4WD is releasing TSL Thornbirds, which means I need another vehicle - too many wheel/tire sets, not enough vehicles to properly put them in regular rotation!)

(and not only that, but I eventually need the new taller/wider RC4WD Milestar Patagonia tires as well)

(my rubber fetish is gonna drive me to the poorhouse!)

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Crawling is Elemental...

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Ok, a little update on my Offset front axle. As promised, a few photos.
The axle with parts to kind of show the progression.

https://i1264.photobucket.com/albums...7-IMG_1653.jpg

Here is the weight with axle ready to mount. I haven't screwed in the brass shaft to the pumpkin, I need to orient the shock and link mount so they are positioned right. As it sits, I have 40 hours in design and machining and several hundred $ into test parts.


I may do just a few of these or maybe a small run. As you can see I have moved my tie rod from BTA steering to the front. I like to clock my axles for a little more kick back than the stock set up will allow. They can be built as stock but you would need to use the stock knuckles. I could design something to be able to use the BTA with this set up, but SSD and Beef tube already have that covered and coming down the pike.

They can also be built with the SSD brass knuckles which would add about 5 more grams of weight to the set up.

https://i1264.photobucket.com/albums...2-IMG_1645.jpg

Fifty + degrees of turning clearance.

https://i1264.photobucket.com/albums...3-IMG_1646.jpg

https://i1264.photobucket.com/albums...IMG_1650_1.jpg

I just wanted to share that my shop isn't a big production shop, but a shop that a grandpa loves to work in. So most all the brass parts are hand made on this equipment.

https://i1264.photobucket.com/albums...8-IMG_1654.jpg

https://i1264.photobucket.com/albums...IMG_1655_1.jpg

https://i1264.photobucket.com/albums...IMG_1656_1.jpg

And my new lathe.

https://i1264.photobucket.com/albums...1-IMG_1657.jpg

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Looking really good Ernie!

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Nice!

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Mad Skills Ernie!

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Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Excellent work on the axle![emoji106]

That’s my kind of workshop!


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Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Great job ernie! Looks spectacular! All your hard work is much appreciated by all of us here. U really have a great talent brother, keep up the awesome work!

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Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

The sendero is going to kill it with this axle on there, looking forward to it!

Agreed "thumbsup"

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Thanks for the likes guys!!"thumbsup"


Thanks I know I'm very lucky to have it to play in!


Thanks for the kind words, I'll have some picks of it mounted today. ;-)

Test fitting today. "thumbsup"

Re: Codyboy's Enduro making it my own, 46 PW
 

Looking awesome Ernie, thoroughly impressed as per usual. I was off work yesterday and spent most of the day fooling around not on my phone or the internet so missed this yesterday!