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hairba11 · 02-02-2009, 06:22 PM

Started working on gathering parts for a comp rig a while back.

I'm making my own Piano wire chassis with a set of poulson axles and a Ax10 trans with VF dig.

coolkidjf7 · 02-02-2009, 06:27 PM

Looks niice. What's up with the motor connection?

hairba11 · 02-02-2009, 06:32 PM

that is a 4mm castle to deans adapter.

I filed the connectors on the deans plug just a little to fit them into the wire conectors on the female 4mm bullets, then filled the ends with solder to connect them.

I bought the MM used and it already had the deans on it, So I just made an adapter for the cobalt.

hairba11 · 02-02-2009, 06:34 PM

wrightcs77 · 02-03-2009, 05:51 AM

Hope those axles and ring/pinions hold up with a puller and Rovers. Good luck.

the3kid · 02-03-2009, 06:20 AM

What's your gc on that??? Looks nice by the way

hairba11 · 02-03-2009, 08:49 AM

the rovers were nice, but I couldn;t get them to hook up as well as the panthers, I need to get some more foam for them.

the transmission has a slipper on it, and 3 ring and pinions later, i think I have it set as tight as I can, at least for another 3 weeks or so till PTi releases the metal gears.

with the panters on I get ~2" under the pumpkin and 3" under the center skid.

with everybody running bugs or rockstars or grapplers I went with something different for a lid.

This was a trial run, a location where the first R&P got blown out.

after getting the panthers on it and getting the slipper set I'm doing better

muddog27 · 02-03-2009, 12:53 PM

It looks sick!!! how do it do

kasper · 02-03-2009, 01:19 PM

tyat looks really nice like the body how does it crawl

hairba11 · 02-03-2009, 03:42 PM

it works pretty good. I have the rear body posts tight to the body, and the front posts uncut with the body clip about an inch above the fender. i get easy flex for the first inch, then it startes having to twist the lexan body like a helper spring. overall i like it more as I drive it.
I am more comfortable with my old comp rig, but i know it isn't a great vehicle.
This thing will be good once I get all the bugs worked out of it.

hairba11 · 02-03-2009, 09:39 PM

This is the method i'm using to mount the axles.

I have a different willys body I scrubbed out and painted with krylon fusion flat black. it has stood up to a years worth of abuse and is now on a B4 buggy.

This one was scrubbed out in the same method, and painted with the same paint, and it flakes off.

so i hit the inside of it with translucent red last night to fill in the "holes"

i figure as more chips off, i'll put another layer on.
it almost looks blood stained.

hairba11 · 02-25-2009, 10:21 AM

Drove the body off it, got a replacement willy's for it.

rounded off the billet output shaft for the trans front so I'm waiting on another.

The battery didn't have enough juice to feed the puller, so I added a second, now 3s2p with a battery oon the rear tray and the ESC on top of it.

Need to find a b attery that can crank out 55 or 60 amps continuous whil beeing ~100mm long so it will still fit between the front wheels.

This thing is the fastest rig on it's roof

02-02-2009, 06:22 PM	#1
hairba11 RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis (High Ridge) Posts: 1,279	Hairba11's torsion Poulson Started working on gathering parts for a comp rig a while back. I'm making my own Piano wire chassis with a set of poulson axles and a Ax10 trans with VF dig.

02-02-2009, 06:27 PM	#2
coolkidjf7 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 517 Posts: 341	Looks niice. What's up with the motor connection?

02-02-2009, 06:32 PM	#3
hairba11 RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis (High Ridge) Posts: 1,279	that is a 4mm castle to deans adapter. I filed the connectors on the deans plug just a little to fit them into the wire conectors on the female 4mm bullets, then filled the ends with solder to connect them. I bought the MM used and it already had the deans on it, So I just made an adapter for the cobalt.

02-02-2009, 06:34 PM	#4
hairba11 RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis (High Ridge) Posts: 1,279

02-03-2009, 05:51 AM	#5
wrightcs77 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,496	Hope those axles and ring/pinions hold up with a puller and Rovers. Good luck.

02-03-2009, 06:20 AM	#6
the3kid Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Suburbs Posts: 406	What's your gc on that??? Looks nice by the way

02-03-2009, 08:49 AM	#7
hairba11 RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis (High Ridge) Posts: 1,279	the rovers were nice, but I couldn;t get them to hook up as well as the panthers, I need to get some more foam for them. the transmission has a slipper on it, and 3 ring and pinions later, i think I have it set as tight as I can, at least for another 3 weeks or so till PTi releases the metal gears. with the panters on I get ~2" under the pumpkin and 3" under the center skid. with everybody running bugs or rockstars or grapplers I went with something different for a lid. This was a trial run, a location where the first R&P got blown out. after getting the panthers on it and getting the slipper set I'm doing better

02-03-2009, 12:53 PM	#8
muddog27 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 456	It looks sick!!! how do it do

02-03-2009, 01:19 PM	#9
kasper I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: appleton Posts: 2,067	tyat looks really nice like the body how does it crawl

02-03-2009, 03:42 PM	#10
hairba11 RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis (High Ridge) Posts: 1,279	it works pretty good. I have the rear body posts tight to the body, and the front posts uncut with the body clip about an inch above the fender. i get easy flex for the first inch, then it startes having to twist the lexan body like a helper spring. overall i like it more as I drive it. I am more comfortable with my old comp rig, but i know it isn't a great vehicle. This thing will be good once I get all the bugs worked out of it.

02-03-2009, 09:39 PM	#11
hairba11 RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis (High Ridge) Posts: 1,279	This is the method i'm using to mount the axles. I have a different willys body I scrubbed out and painted with krylon fusion flat black. it has stood up to a years worth of abuse and is now on a B4 buggy. This one was scrubbed out in the same method, and painted with the same paint, and it flakes off. so i hit the inside of it with translucent red last night to fill in the "holes" i figure as more chips off, i'll put another layer on. it almost looks blood stained.

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02-25-2009, 10:21 AM	#12
hairba11 RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis (High Ridge) Posts: 1,279	Drove the body off it, got a replacement willy's for it. rounded off the billet output shaft for the trans front so I'm waiting on another. The battery didn't have enough juice to feed the puller, so I added a second, now 3s2p with a battery oon the rear tray and the ESC on top of it. Need to find a b attery that can crank out 55 or 60 amps continuous whil beeing ~100mm long so it will still fit between the front wheels. This thing is the fastest rig on it's roof

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