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02-03-2011, 10:24 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: QLD, Australia
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|  The Nerd's new rig
I'm still in the collecting stage, but slowly but suring I'm getting it together. Full specs are SDS Customz Al Fighter Axles Holmes Hobbies 454 Puller 16t specials, with slotted arms Futaba 4pl Mamba micro pro's (this may change) Hitec 7950 (this may also change) CC bec Berg small 3rds, 4th gears, large 3rds, large 2nds, small 2nds and gear pins 10x15 bearings x 6 5x10 bearings x 8 6x11 bearings x 2 Vanquish zero ackerman knuckles Axial knuckle bushes 18 awg silver wire Proto CrawlerX bodiless chassis Revo and Jato rod ends All fasteners express aluminum bolts Lunsford Ti links (I might experiment with making my owe ti or 7075 links also) SCX10 shocks Mini T springs Axial hexs VP V3 SLWs Eritex Charlottes Boss Claws Rovers Nova's foams all round The pile ever increasing, got the first order in today, with hopefully more following next week.   All that's left are the axles and the ESCs, only $700 left to go  Kieren |
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02-09-2011, 04:39 AM
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Well I got another 3 orders yesterday. All I'm waiting on now that I have actually ordered is bearings from Avid and the wheels from Eritex. This waiting business till I can buy the axles is killing me Also on a side note mini t front springs are to short to use with the stock preload nut (rear's may be a better choice?), so I'm going to make some clamp on ones that fit down a bit lower on the shock to hopefully solve the problem. Sorry no pictures at the moment but I'll get some up ASAP. Kieren |
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02-09-2011, 07:34 AM
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Don't see anything in there about a chassis?! What you putting between those purdy axles!?
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02-09-2011, 03:16 PM
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I'm working with crawlerX on a new MOA bodiless chassis. I haven't seen the latest proto revision but hopefully I'll get some pictures soon. And if you look carefully it was in the specs  Kieren |
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02-10-2011, 12:25 AM
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Got some more parts the other day.  Also got the very first custom made part for this rig done. A special spring retainer so you can use mini T fronts on scx10 shocks. The rod end cup is just off a set of HPI firestorm shocks that has had the outer lip sanded of. Before and after.  Kieren |
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02-10-2011, 09:17 AM
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 You win! sounds cool. Can't wait to see it.
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02-10-2011, 03:50 PM
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Neither can I Kieren |
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02-10-2011, 07:45 PM
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02-10-2011, 08:03 PM
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Ohhhhhh, now you are just showing off!  Who makes those?Quote:
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02-10-2011, 08:09 PM
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| Try to Bend it   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia
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Charlotte's by Eritex Inc. Edit- Ninja'd by Kieran |
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02-10-2011, 09:06 PM
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You gotta be quick round here Kieren |
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02-12-2011, 08:22 PM
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I discovered a rather strange issue with my one of my scx10 shocks yesterday. The shaft had been only partly ti nitrided (the gold stuff) and is rather hard to move in and out. I was going to email axial, but in no uncertain terms on their website it states they won't deal with international warranty. So it looks like I'll be out of pocket for a new set of shafts ($13 US). I'll put up a picture later. Kieren |
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02-14-2011, 07:46 PM
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Got my bearings from avid today. I now have all the insides for the axles. Also the proto chassis has been cut, and is looking very nice, but I'm not sure if I can put up pictures sorry. Kieren |
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02-14-2011, 08:55 PM
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Nice parts list, can't wait to see the weight on this rig. What do the Charlotte's weigh? |
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02-14-2011, 09:06 PM
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Thanks, hopefully it will be around the 4-4.5 pound mark. The Charlotte's I believe Gerame said were around 2.3 ounce, but i'll get an exact weight as soon as they come. Kieren |
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02-16-2011, 09:45 PM
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It's finally official, I own a set of Al fighter axles One more thing off the list. Only little things now that you always forget out of the big orders. Kieren |
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02-20-2011, 05:23 PM
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Just received my new eritex inc wheels. Pictures, weights all the rest later today. Kieren |
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02-21-2011, 01:39 AM
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|    The foams are about 1 and a 1/4 rover foams and a 1.9 CI foam all stuffed in. Nothing fancy and I just put it in there really cause I don't have anything else at the moment. I will probably pick up some new CI foams down the track to try out, but we'll see how this go. Sorry I didn't get any weights as it seems the scales have gone walkabout  Oh and finally BCs don't make for easy mounting on these wheels, it took me about 10 tries before I perfected the method Kieren |
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02-21-2011, 07:32 PM
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I've just been doing so calculations for hubs, and it looks like I'll need around 1.600" hubs on the rear and 1.225" hubs on the front to get the width roughly where it was on my old rig (725 front, 600 rear AX10 axles). Knuckle weights anyone? I've thought about going with wideners but I can't for the life of me find anything for bigger than M4 axles. So it looks like i'll be talking to gerame again and see what he can make me!Kieren |
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