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cman_1500w · 08-22-2004, 10:07 PM

Sup guys, the u-joints for Revo driveshafts finally came in at the lhs! These things are Beef! Surprisingly I didn't have to cut the rubber boots off. I have a 16 1/4"wheelbase, emaxx tranny, and bft pinions in the x-axles. Worked out nicely! Before with the 2.5 sliders, if I went from reverse to forward real fast I could hear the sliders cracking and twisting. NOT THESE THO! Did a trial run in the backyard with em ....haven't tested em on the rocks yet but I can tell they're gonna hold up GREAT!

X-axles, E-maxx tranny, and Revo shafts...hmm.... I guess you can call it a "RE-Maxx Factor"

Also got the skidplate made. I heated it up to make the bend and I used a wooden block to hammer it out. It had laminate on it so when it touched the heated plate it melted off onto it. I kinda like how it looks tho!

....All rusty looking.....lol! Still gotta drill the holes to mount it

I'm also experimenting with xtm white springs in the upper shocks as they're softer than the yellow ones I had before

finally got my tires cut. I took the lugs I cut off and glued em to the side w/ IC-2000 creating sidebiters. Also mounted the mgt tires on mgt wheels for more positive offset. Before I had the widemaxx Clawz and got hung up alot. Much better now. Also trying out some bb's now. I don't have a scale so I used a measuring cup for cooking. Added about 1/4cup in each front tire and about half that in each rear. This'n here is one heavy sumbitch now!

5 1/2" clearance under the tranny!

and with the mgt wheels, the tires rubbed severely on the bushwacker flares so off they went....along with the bumpers and rocker guards

also you can see the small boo boo I made in the left tire when I was cutting

...nothing a lil ic-2000 couldn't handle! I just took one of the lugs I cut off and stuffed it in there and sealed it up. This glue is awesome... No crawler should be without it IMO!

Whadya guys think so far?

Next phase will involve tweaking the suspension and lowering the cog even further.

-Chris

WR450F · 08-22-2004, 10:21 PM

NICE!!! 8O 8O

looks meaner

willyrocket · 08-22-2004, 10:23 PM

Lookin sweet man, we got some cool rigs goin.....

by the end of next week, I will have pics of Booger...

lets just say, he wont look the same

CSR · 08-22-2004, 10:24 PM

Looks Great! Awesome looking rig! I like the trimming on the body.

JasonInAugusta · 08-22-2004, 11:04 PM

Killer!

TerribleOne · 08-22-2004, 11:40 PM

looks sick.....

.....how do the tires hook up? They look good

XFACTOR · 08-23-2004, 12:26 AM

looks awesome cman!!

great work!!

ryan

...and your only 16 right??

cman_1500w · 08-23-2004, 12:45 AM

Thanks alot guys!

Willyrocket: can't wait to see the new booger!!!

Terribleone: The tires seem to work great! The pattern I cut is really similar to the ones in the txt-article on here. It works really good! I think I wanna try to add some lugs going the opposite way kinda like Rockraider's setup. The sidebiters are crazy!!! They hook up too everything!!! Sometimes it seems like it's got too much traction!!! They jsut grab onto anything they can!

Xfactor: I'm 24

thx for the props dude!

Fishmaxx · 08-23-2004, 07:00 AM

Look at making the battery trays out of lexan. Its much lighter than the aluminum. I don't own that truck, so I can't be sure if it will work.

CustomCrawler · 08-23-2004, 07:28 AM

Nice rig. Do you have the part numbers for 2 revo shafts with yokes?

JasonInAugusta · 08-23-2004, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CustomCrawler

Nice rig. Do you have the part numbers for 2 revo shafts with yokes?

Click here

cman_1500w · 08-23-2004, 03:31 PM

On that link also, do not get part #5453. You need the yokes with the setscrew to make it work. It's part#5458. Get 2 packages of these.

u-joints #5452 - get 1
yokes #5458 - get 2
half shafts #5450 - get 1

CustomCrawler · 08-23-2004, 06:09 PM

Thanks

cman_1500w · 08-23-2004, 09:58 PM

no prob!

chris · 08-24-2004, 11:34 AM

YOUR TRUCK IS AWESOME ... I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY PICS OF THE TOP OF THE CHASIS SHOWING HOW YOU PUT IT TOGETHER ... I AM ALSO BUILDING THE SAME STYLE OF TRUCK ... THANKS

cman_1500w · 08-24-2004, 06:25 PM

Thanks man, I appreciate the compliment!

here's a link to the build up I posted a while back. Lots of pics too

http://rccrawler.com/postt1159.html

XFACTOR · 08-26-2004, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cman_1500w

Thanks alot guys!

Xfactor: I'm 24

thx for the props dude!

oh ok..it must of been someone else..

still awesome work dude!

willyrocket · 08-26-2004, 01:54 PM

What kind of width do you have now? Outside tire to outside tire????

cman_1500w · 08-26-2004, 09:44 PM

Including the side lugs it is 16" wide tire to tire.

KidWithAcrayon · 08-26-2004, 09:45 PM

Woah! Thats a lot wider than I thought...

08-22-2004, 10:07 PM	#1
cman_1500w Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2004 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 662	X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PICS! Sup guys, the u-joints for Revo driveshafts finally came in at the lhs! These things are Beef! Surprisingly I didn't have to cut the rubber boots off. I have a 16 1/4"wheelbase, emaxx tranny, and bft pinions in the x-axles. Worked out nicely! Before with the 2.5 sliders, if I went from reverse to forward real fast I could hear the sliders cracking and twisting. NOT THESE THO! Did a trial run in the backyard with em ....haven't tested em on the rocks yet but I can tell they're gonna hold up GREAT! X-axles, E-maxx tranny, and Revo shafts...hmm.... I guess you can call it a "RE-Maxx Factor" Also got the skidplate made. I heated it up to make the bend and I used a wooden block to hammer it out. It had laminate on it so when it touched the heated plate it melted off onto it. I kinda like how it looks tho! ....All rusty looking.....lol! Still gotta drill the holes to mount it I'm also experimenting with xtm white springs in the upper shocks as they're softer than the yellow ones I had before finally got my tires cut. I took the lugs I cut off and glued em to the side w/ IC-2000 creating sidebiters. Also mounted the mgt tires on mgt wheels for more positive offset. Before I had the widemaxx Clawz and got hung up alot. Much better now. Also trying out some bb's now. I don't have a scale so I used a measuring cup for cooking. Added about 1/4cup in each front tire and about half that in each rear. This'n here is one heavy sumbitch now! 5 1/2" clearance under the tranny! and with the mgt wheels, the tires rubbed severely on the bushwacker flares so off they went....along with the bumpers and rocker guards also you can see the small boo boo I made in the left tire when I was cutting ...nothing a lil ic-2000 couldn't handle! I just took one of the lugs I cut off and stuffed it in there and sealed it up. This glue is awesome... No crawler should be without it IMO! Whadya guys think so far? Next phase will involve tweaking the suspension and lowering the cog even further. -Chris

08-22-2004, 10:21 PM	#2
WR450F Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: southren california Posts: 32	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC NICE!!! 8O 8O looks meaner

08-22-2004, 10:23 PM	#3
willyrocket Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Elizabeth City NC Posts: 250	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC Lookin sweet man, we got some cool rigs goin..... by the end of next week, I will have pics of Booger... lets just say, he wont look the same

08-22-2004, 10:24 PM	#4
CSR RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SERCRC Posts: 1,680	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC Looks Great! Awesome looking rig! I like the trimming on the body.

08-22-2004, 11:40 PM	#6
TerribleOne Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: OC, Oregon Posts: 803	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC looks sick..... .....how do the tires hook up? They look good

08-22-2004, 11:04 PM	#5
JasonInAugusta 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill Posts: 11,361	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC Killer!

08-23-2004, 12:26 AM	#7
XFACTOR Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austalia Posts: 329	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC looks awesome cman!! great work!! ryan ...and your only 16 right??

08-23-2004, 12:45 AM	#8
cman_1500w Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2004 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 662	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC Thanks alot guys! Willyrocket: can't wait to see the new booger!!! Terribleone: The tires seem to work great! The pattern I cut is really similar to the ones in the txt-article on here. It works really good! I think I wanna try to add some lugs going the opposite way kinda like Rockraider's setup. The sidebiters are crazy!!! They hook up too everything!!! Sometimes it seems like it's got too much traction!!! They jsut grab onto anything they can! Xfactor: I'm 24 thx for the props dude!

08-23-2004, 07:00 AM	#9
Fishmaxx I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock Posts: 7,837	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC Look at making the battery trays out of lexan. Its much lighter than the aluminum. I don't own that truck, so I can't be sure if it will work.

08-23-2004, 07:28 AM	#10
CustomCrawler Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SW, Connecticut Posts: 685	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC Nice rig. Do you have the part numbers for 2 revo shafts with yokes?

08-23-2004, 03:31 PM	#12
cman_1500w Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2004 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 662	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC On that link also, do not get part #5453. You need the yokes with the setscrew to make it work. It's part#5458. Get 2 packages of these. u-joints #5452 - get 1 yokes #5458 - get 2 half shafts #5450 - get 1

08-23-2004, 06:09 PM	#13
CustomCrawler Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SW, Connecticut Posts: 685	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC Thanks

08-23-2004, 09:58 PM	#14
cman_1500w Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2004 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 662	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC no prob!

08-24-2004, 11:34 AM	#15
chris Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 8	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC YOUR TRUCK IS AWESOME ... I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY PICS OF THE TOP OF THE CHASIS SHOWING HOW YOU PUT IT TOGETHER ... I AM ALSO BUILDING THE SAME STYLE OF TRUCK ... THANKS

08-24-2004, 06:25 PM	#16
cman_1500w Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2004 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 662	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC Thanks man, I appreciate the compliment! here's a link to the build up I posted a while back. Lots of pics too http://rccrawler.com/postt1159.html

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08-26-2004, 01:54 PM	#18
willyrocket Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Elizabeth City NC Posts: 250	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC What kind of width do you have now? Outside tire to outside tire????

08-26-2004, 09:44 PM	#19
cman_1500w Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2004 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 662	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC Including the side lugs it is 16" wide tire to tire.

08-26-2004, 09:45 PM	#20
KidWithAcrayon Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas! Posts: 270	Re: X-Hybrid UPDATE- cut tires/skid/REVO DRIVESHAFTS!!! PIC Woah! Thats a lot wider than I thought...

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