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05-20-2010, 05:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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|  King of the Farm race truck build
We have been running the "farm comp" for 3 yrs now and this year I decided to add a KoH style race... Sand,mud,hills and of course a nice long rock crawl section. Specs: Wk axles HR straight axles HR knuckles/C's DNA Snipers HB rovers (white) MiP shafts Axial trans HR chromoly locker (for trans) Sidewinder esc CC Bec Traxxas 3500kv motor (I said it was a race) Cirrus servo Delrin over 8-32 threaded rod links Revo Rod ends Predator chassis 4" traxxas bigbore shocks front 3.5" traxxas bigbore shocks rear   I of course have allot of work left and not much time since the race is June 19. Ill be machining a skid out of 1/4" delrin this weekend hopefully. |
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05-20-2010, 08:20 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: costa rica
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what transfer case are you going to use?
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05-20-2010, 11:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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That what you need the R2 for?
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05-21-2010, 05:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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so... noone read the specs lol Im using an axial trans in this one. (Joe, the r2 is for something else) |
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05-21-2010, 06:04 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: costa rica
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05-22-2010, 05:40 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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so I made a little more progress... the delrin skid is made and drilled and I test fit an axial trans. I also installed some 3.5" rear shocks and decided that the fronts need to be the same so I ordered a set from Rcslot.com  |
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05-22-2010, 06:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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my little helper got the trans installed (pulled right out of my sportsman) and was busy putting in the driveshafts when I snapped the pics... You will also notice a couple extra cross mambers have been added to stiffen things up a little more.   |
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05-22-2010, 09:51 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fox Valley WI
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Who makes the Predator chassis and how much for one?
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05-23-2010, 06:49 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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I used to produce them... only ever sold a few of them so I packed them away and hadnt pulled one out in a couple yrs. They were custom bent per the customers orders... If you watch the forsale section over the next week, Im going to be liquidating a bunch of my leftover stuff.
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05-24-2010, 09:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Nevada City, CA
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I like the work you have done !! I got a kick out of seeing your Halo helper !!
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05-25-2010, 05:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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Little guy was busy again... he had to be very careful using the bandsaw but I think he did a decent job on the servo mount.  |
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05-27-2010, 05:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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So me and the little guy had an argument on the wheel choice... He liked the bling but I thought the weight would slow us down too much (guess who won)  The shocks came in from RCSLOT.com  we managed to get the steering setup and finalized  Time for the motor to go in...  |
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05-27-2010, 06:01 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tulsa
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i like that a lot i have been wanting to builld rock racer that looks real sweet good job  |
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05-28-2010, 05:13 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Here
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What width is your skid? I'm trying to decide whether to use a pede or emaxx tranny on mine. Not sure yet
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05-28-2010, 06:05 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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I went stock axial width...70mm I think
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06-01-2010, 05:52 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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The little guy went crazy with the spray paint can... Side panels are .030 styrene and hood and roof are lexan.  |
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06-01-2010, 06:35 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ?
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I like those wheels HPI ? That motor looks fast.  | |
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06-02-2010, 05:46 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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just cheap hpi wheels, they weigh nothing.
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06-04-2010, 06:22 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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with a comp coming tomorrow and my sportman truck missing its custom skid plate I had to finish this truck a little faster than hoped. I replaced the traxxas motor with a Tekin 35t. It crawls pretty nice and can pull some small jumps.   I made a cover to cover the electronics  got a little damage  I packed everything in under the cover  hopefully the weather holds and I can really test the truck out |
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06-05-2010, 05:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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the comp was called due to weather so I went to an indoor location for some crawl testing and.... it worked excelent, much better than my dedicated sportman truck. There was some video shot and hopefully I can get some of it to post.
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