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07-02-2006, 06:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Mary
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|  Big Sleeper I figure it's time i toss my rig in the mix. Heres what ive been working on for a while, I call it a "sleeper" because when im done with it, it should look like a regular 1:6 New bright truck. I posted this in the scale section, because im going for more of a scale truck then a maxx cralwer. Just because its not TLT doesnt mean it cant be scale  . mods feel free to move to maxx section if you feel, it doesnt matter to me.Heres what ive got so far, i figure id give u some B4 pics, some of the pics are bad, sorry i couldnt get the camera to focus on the right stuff. Frame - custom 1/2" x 1/8" Axles - Maxx Tranny - Maxx motors - 2 55T servo - 645 & traxxas 2018 shifter ESC - 14.4 V E maxx Body - new bright 1:6 H2 Shocks - stock maxx Tires - BF ATs, stock new bright wheels - new HPI 6 spoke   setting ride height  after cutting off New Bright junk, and ready for frame  trailer hitch for that scale touch  and of course the hitch!  Starting the sub frame  tranny mounts  setting tranny between the frame rails  |
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07-02-2006, 06:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: One Legend.
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| I KNEW someone would build a scale crawler with maxx axles that was truley scale! cant wait to see how it turns out! |
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07-02-2006, 06:51 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Mary
Posts: 206
| ive been wantin to do a big scaler, and i love the E maxx tranny, and the way you can make these axles as wide or narrow as youd like with only about 30 min of time. After i built that 1:6 avalanche on kongs i realized i really wanted a more scale truck. so instead of digging into a perfect avalanche, i started on this. the truck is actually about done, i just havent caught up on the pics. Ive got a nice little surprise for yall for a little extra flex. It acts somewhat like a relvolver shackle, and works GREAT |
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07-02-2006, 06:59 PM
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| RCC Addict   Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Trussville, AL
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| nice, can't wait to see the finished product |
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07-02-2006, 07:16 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: White Lake
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| Can't for it to be finished! |
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07-02-2006, 08:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Mary
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| trannys in!  and the axles are cut to 12"s you can see where the upper link mount is started.   |
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07-02-2006, 08:52 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Mary
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| stuffed under the truck  and of course  a little teaser! like i said, the trucks almost done, i just need to catch up on pics. all that left is to mount ESC, shift servo and reciever, then take it all apart for a some yellow powder coating. |
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07-02-2006, 09:04 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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| That is awesome. Looks great. |
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07-02-2006, 10:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pueblo West
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| DAYUM  thats the best lookin newbright i have seen, well except the one i sent to my brother while he was stationed in Assraq, that one never made it back, got hit by a grenade launched under his rifle |
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07-02-2006, 10:45 PM
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| DIRTY SOUTH  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South
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| the receiver hitch is a very nice add on . now you just need a trailer to pull behind it with some bikes or a 4wheeler . i am not a hummer fan but i do like yours . great work !!!!!!!!!!! |
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07-02-2006, 10:52 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: DUH SWAMP
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| whered you find that hummer at? Very nice build so far. |
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07-02-2006, 11:33 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Mary
Posts: 206
| Badd - thanks, ive got 2 matching nitro "air boats" that we race in the lake behind my house, i have plans to make a trailer for them im NOT a hummer fan either i just built it because its the scalest 1:6 body i could find. I bought 3 of these a year osr so ago on ebay for like $30, i also got 3 CXTs on ebay for like $50. just need to keep an eye out. the hummer SUV, chevy avalanche, and the ford off road addition are the only 1:6 trucks that new bright offers with opening hoods, doors, etc. all the others are just empty bodys. Yet luck would have it that they are no long made. |
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07-03-2006, 08:35 AM
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| Get off my lawn!  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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07-03-2006, 10:48 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson
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Goat,after reading your thread...2 things,the truck looks awesome and what happened to the mini savage? | |
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07-03-2006, 01:07 PM
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| DIRTY SOUTH Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South
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| post up some pics with the boats behind it . would be cool to see some pics of it lanching the boat . i willbe watch as this project moves on . again very nice truck . |
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07-03-2006, 07:47 PM
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| Get off my lawn! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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| My CNC guy is actually a student, and hasn't learned latheing yet. The head for the Mini-Savage is a lathe project, so that's still in the works. He does a hell of a job on the mill, though. |
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07-03-2006, 09:14 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Mary
Posts: 206
| pics of the finished link and link mounts, you can see the lower link mounts are attached where the Emaxx shocks use to bolt to.  side view  and the drive shaft is in, it all tucks up nicly under the body. the only thing that hangs down is the sub frame, which is only about 3/4" below the step bars  |
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07-04-2006, 12:17 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newton
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| This truck is looking killer. Love the idea of using maxx axles also. |
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07-04-2006, 12:51 AM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| I don't like H2's but it does look pretty Cool. I really like those tires. They look like BFG All-T's... |
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07-04-2006, 05:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Mary
Posts: 206
| both axles are done, and mounted the exact same way for a balanced suspension. servos mounts are done, you can see the bullheads had to be notched for the tie rod to clear. (still waiting on the 645 servo to come in) I know I know ill trim off the extra crap on the servo mounts when i pull it apart for powdercoat. you can also see the lower part of the shock mounts  Built some shock hoops, the top mount where the shocks bolt to are cut up stock maxx shock mounts. Just a way to keep things easyer, but still look fairly good.   |
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