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08-04-2006, 08:23 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: houston
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|  Finally built a 1:6
Alright, here it is. Went with the stick design after seeing how well it works on the 1:6's. Easy to build too. She's not quite done, I still have to mount the elec's in a box, block off the rear axle where I moved the motor, mount the body, and little stuff like wire loom to clean it up. I did a few things different than some of the others on here, and I also made my own wheel adapters. TECH: relocated rear motor F&F battery moab XL's wheels narrowed to 2 1/4" Star cut foams with a groove cut down the center on the fronts to help steer 17 1/2" wheelbase gen 4 axles O ring mods (although I think I need one on my steering too... slipping!) The wheel adapters...    And the rig...        I will try to get some action shots when I get it finished up, and maybe some vid. |
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08-04-2006, 08:28 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Provo
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08-04-2006, 08:31 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Marysville
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looks really good. How did u go about cutting those blue center pieces. I think i wanna make a stick now cuz of how good the rest of them look.
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08-04-2006, 08:33 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chandler
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That is a nice looking nylint man. I really didn't like them until people started making stick nylints. I am actually considering picking up a 1:6 and building a stick. Helluva lot cheaper than a TLT or Clod...
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08-04-2006, 11:52 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: kentucky
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how did u make those wheel adapters. butcher the nylint stocker? loving it! how much the new wheels run ya? |
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08-05-2006, 11:48 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: $t. Helen$, OR
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I like it, and I dont normally like sticks
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08-05-2006, 01:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Salem, Orcrc
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i want some of those wheel adapters.
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08-05-2006, 02:00 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2006 Location: West of Chicago
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Most excellant! Nice, simple, clean. No wire ties, glue, silicone, wood screws.............. Shock mounts are great. I gotta do one like that. |
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08-05-2006, 02:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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Looks Good  |
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08-05-2006, 03:03 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: kentucky
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why is the shocks only on one side?
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08-05-2006, 03:29 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reppin the Pimp Cane in...North Jersey
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It's called a torsion stick
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08-05-2006, 06:00 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: houston
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Thanks for the comments guys, i'm having fun with it. Need to block off that rear axle case before it gets dirt in it. Maybe too late, my front axle quit pulling in high or low range so I need to find out what happened. I changed the O ring so maybe I got something wrong. The front motor is still spinning, just no movement in the axle. Prolly something simple. As for the adapters, pretty simple to make, if you have access to a drill press. I went to wal mart and bought one of those white plastic cutting boards, the plastic is soft enough not to shatter, but shouldn't strip out. I also bought a bolt with a 14mm head and a long bolt with a 10mm head. Take the 14mm bolt and trace the head onto the cutting board 4 times, so you have four 14mm hexes drawn on the board. Now, find center of the hexes by drawing lines accross the hex from point to point. the lines should all cross in the center of the hex. Now center punch that point and drill a 3/8" hole. You should now have a 3/8" hole dead center of all of your 14mm hexes. Now chuck the 10mm bolt in your drill press with the head sticking down. Heat the head of the bolt with a mini torch or whatever you have access to and press it through the 3/8' hole making sure to position the 10mm hex in the same manner as the 14mm hex you have drawn on the board. Then I cut the lines of the 14mm with a hacksaw making sure not to cut too close and left them a little thick, easier to sand them down than make new ones! now sand and trim till it fits. the 10mm inner will be tight on the axle, but thats good. I had to push mine on real hard to just get them started onto the axle, before I pushed them all the way on I slid the wheel onto the adapter and used the wheel screw to suck it all together, nice and tight. after you drive it some and take the wheels on and off it will loosen up some. the adapters should stay on the axle when you remove the wheel. I havent done a lot of testing with them yet, but so far so good. Besides,... ya'll asked!! Now I'm off to tear apart the front axle and see what happened. |
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08-05-2006, 06:02 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI
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Actually, it's just called a stick. The shocks are one one side so that when the left rear wheel compresses, the left rear shock compresses, but when the right front wheel compresses, the left front shock compresses. Simple enough, when you think about it. BUT, a torsion stick is completely different. A peice of Aluminum channel or angle is stiffly mounted onto each axle, and the articulation is based on the flex of the aluminum.
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08-05-2006, 06:02 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: houston
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By the way, all of the fab work on the rig was done with a drill press, a hack saw, and some files. Just takes a little patience!  |
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08-05-2006, 06:05 PM
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08-06-2006, 11:22 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI
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Tell me, how do you get it so it's well...a stick?
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08-06-2006, 11:23 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI
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Oh...the limiting strap on the shock...
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08-06-2006, 12:17 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 111.1 miles from Hell, MI
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the shock's don't have to be on the same side.  i've got one on the left rear and one on the right front. just did it quick but it works. haven't tested it other ways. oh and you stick is sweet. i like the shock mounts. i'm gonna have to change mine |
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08-07-2006, 07:14 AM
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| [HOONIGAN]  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grand Junction
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Anyways, getbent, I knew you would make an amazing 1:6. That thing is freakin' awesome!! Your work is soooo clean. I love the schock mounts, very nice. Those wheel adapters look great, I like how they don't add any width like the socket and nut do. You should deffinetly keep us updated on how they hold up. I just happen to have a cutting board left over from my NNylint chassis. I'm thinking I'm going to be making some of these shortly. The CJ8 body look sweet on there, be sure to post up lots of action pics and definetly post up a video when you get a chance. | |
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08-07-2006, 07:17 AM
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| [HOONIGAN] Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grand Junction
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Where are you going to mount the batt?
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