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05-27-2009, 08:04 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: St. Albans
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older HPI shock caps from the touring cars and MT series trucks make great driveshaft rings for stampeded shafts. they thread on but i use a dab of shoe goo to keep them in place, but can be taken off if you break a shaft.
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06-07-2009, 12:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lapeer
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|  Hey thank's for post these up for all of us BENDER'.
Welp',.... these are a big help to alot of us fellow crawler's and alot of help as well thank's brotha'.
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10-07-2009, 09:25 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: tacoma
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| cheap links
i have found that a really cheap way to make links and spacers is too use plastic coat hangers cut them down drill them out and us all thread to thread rod ends on them. hope this will help someone out cause not everyone has derlin just laying around
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10-19-2009, 05:34 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where freedom is earned.
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| shock cap mod
figured I would post some pics of the shock cap mod here since I didn't find it when I searched. Really simple to with a drill and vice but I used my lathe since they were the Aluminum big bores. 1st, use a dremel (or lathe) to remove the stock mounting tab as close to the top of the cap as possible then take the shock cap off and drill a hole using a #36 or #35 drill bit. (this will make it so you have to thread the screw through the cap) 2nd, thread the screw through the cap and dab a little lock-tite near the base. 3rd, screw the traxxas or what ever 3mm rod end onto the screw till its tight against the cap. Wah la, you've now gat a smooth rod end on the end of a Losi, or Traxxas shock cap. Last edited by Krakker; 10-19-2009 at 05:36 PM. |
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10-20-2009, 04:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where freedom is earned.
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| wheel hexs: keeping them on.
For those of you with stock or non set screw style wheel hexs, a tip for keeping them on while you work on your rig is to keep a length (or 2 or 4) of fuel tubing on hand. (about 3/4" is good.) you don't have to thread the nut on all the way, you can leave it off and just slide the tubing over the threads. Wha-La, no loose the hex now.
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12-09-2009, 08:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where freedom is earned.
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wire loom. You can dress up your crawlers wire job by using wire loom from a salvage yard. Most of the time you can get it for free and there's different sizes to use for different jobs. (like containing 1 wire or 2-3 sets of wire) You can also buy a spiral wire loom from wal-ma#$, in their automotive section. But, one of the CHEAP ways to contain wire is to simply use a straw. That's right, an ordinary straw cut to length and cut down the side will work as well. After you've got the wire in, just twist a bit and use a small amount of tape in a few spots or zip tie it into place. It will bend and keep your nice wires from rubbing and chaffing so they wont short out. I've said before that straws are handy, just like using the smaller coffe straws as antenna sleeves. They work and they're free from almost anywhere. |
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12-21-2009, 08:10 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: eastside of the 808
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Bumping this thread for great info and so I can find it later. Thanks
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12-21-2009, 08:23 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: jackson, CA
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12-21-2009, 09:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where freedom is earned.
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12-22-2009, 05:27 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: eastside of the 808
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 I spent 20 min using the search button before I found this thread. Thanks for the info and sorry if I inconvenienced anyone.
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01-08-2010, 08:22 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where freedom is earned.
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| Material for making Panels.
Was looking for some good material to make a small, thin light weight panel for my Bastard jr. Fun Buggy project, and came across the perfect, easy to find cut-able yet tough piece.,,,,,A DVD case.  They are very cheap and easy to find. Hell people will give them away as well. I made a panel just by tracing around it and could cut it out with snips, or even good cissors. You have 2 surfaces to chose from (which ever you want facing out.) I sanded up the smooth side for using servo tape on it. You can also make score lines on it and it will snap just like lexan. |
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01-09-2010, 12:15 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: hillsboro
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01-21-2010, 04:50 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada
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02-26-2010, 05:53 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fraggle Rock
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Am I missing something? I was looking for a link for droop and sprung suspension. Thanks. |
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08-13-2010, 12:32 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lake County
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|  cheap easy fix for RTR ax10
ok i got my ax10 RTR..lots of plastic junk  . well the lower links would bend to the tires under torque.I simply took some 1/8" steel rod and cut them to fit the inside of the lower links and steering links and duct taped them in place.No more bending.works as good as ARTR ax10. aside from bent links . cost me almost nothing and made my RTR a drivable rig. hope this helps those with little money for a great hobby ill try and post a few picks later.
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08-25-2010, 11:51 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Longmont
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i am getting ready to take battery tray out of my lnc and use all thread as shock braces and body brace
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10-09-2010, 10:31 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SF Bay Area
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Thanks for that post! Loved the Zip Zap crawler, never would have found that out on my own
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12-06-2010, 09:36 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: new england
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Over the weekend i picked up a set of rovers, and realized that the grey foams that it came with were not big enough so i used my venom memory foaks with the stock rover foams and it has been working fantastic.
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12-20-2010, 08:36 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: bishop estates
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The towerhobbies website links in this thread are dead. BFT rod end part number and price. BFT rod end part number? |
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12-24-2010, 09:33 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Nampa
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| axial ax10 losi comp
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