08-26-2013, 09:32 PM | #18281 |
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They are cool. IMO, Other than looks they are the same as any aluminum housing. Plastic housings might get hung up less, I'm not sure. There are a lot of variables but, I like the curries because they are cool, they are scale and they look good. I appreciate those things more. That's why I got 19th place! It was worth it.
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08-26-2013, 09:41 PM | #18282 |
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I can't wait to see some of Metal Mashers videos. He took some killer video and I used his camera to take some sweet video of his metal bodied trucks getting scale banged up. Blake is a cool kat. |
08-26-2013, 09:46 PM | #18283 |
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Keep an eye on this thread to see what some people won.. Rc4wd ecsc swag!! |
08-27-2013, 05:36 AM | #18284 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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Heads up RPP has Losi 4" crawler shocks on sale for $19.99.
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08-27-2013, 06:41 AM | #18285 |
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Back to reality for me today. Gonna start thinking about getting my C1 build the rest of the way together and then maybe a C3 rig. Hopefully the GelandeII's come out soon! |
08-27-2013, 06:46 AM | #18286 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ?
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Do you guys plan on running a fall winter series. Or just GTG? I really wanna get out and do some competitive scale crawlin. |
08-27-2013, 07:17 AM | #18287 |
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08-27-2013, 07:18 AM | #18288 | |
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08-27-2013, 07:27 AM | #18289 |
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Those are some cosmetic inserts I made to go over the VP OMF wheel. It's a brass insert with some scale hardware. I made 4 aluminum ones and 4 brass ones. I'm running the aluminum ones on my rig and one of the brass ones on my spare. What's cool about the little gearhead "fake bolt" spots is that they are already located for you to drill them out and install scale hardware. I don't think i've seen anyone do it but, it would be easy. |
08-27-2013, 08:14 AM | #18290 |
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Nice the custom inserts look sweet. That's got to be like a 500 or 600$ set of wheels if you include the custom machine work.
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08-27-2013, 08:18 AM | #18291 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: over there...
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So is the cliffs sep 14-15 the next comp ? I cant wait...
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08-27-2013, 09:14 AM | #18292 |
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i dunno if ill have all my rigs repaired my then. im gonna tear down my c2 and c3 and take my time on them. this trip learned me a thing or two... one is i cant half ass waterproofing a servo by just going over the case with liquid e-tape, i need to open them up and coat the boards and treat the potentiometer doohickey with dielectric grease like ive done before. my c1 & c3 i conformal coated everything and had no issues, but on timmy with that last-minute servo swap i only coated the outside with liquid e-tape, and i think just enough water seeped inside to cause condensation in the servo pot, which caused problems... luckily it started acting up after my comp runs. two is that when you put big power in a heavy rig thats built to be bulletproof as possible, it will show you what the weakest link is... in mintberry crunch's case its pinion bearings. one set during the c3 comp, and the other on the ttc. maybe i should loosen up my slipper juuuust a little bit and get that sweet spot where in a total bind it will slip and not eat pinions. |
08-27-2013, 09:17 AM | #18293 |
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wait... i thought we were gonna not have a comp at the cliffs and instead scout the place with 1:1's?
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08-27-2013, 09:18 AM | #18294 | |
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Yeah... my years of avoiding that finally bit me in the ass on Fri. when my servo blew. | |
08-27-2013, 09:20 AM | #18295 | |
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Maybe you should go to bushings? | |
08-27-2013, 09:34 AM | #18296 |
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08-27-2013, 09:36 AM | #18297 |
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I'll probably switch to bushings.. Which means I'll probably make them. I'll have to start looking into that.
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08-27-2013, 10:03 AM | #18298 |
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So no 2nd part of nirc ttc? Do you guys have any thing scheduled for the end of the year..
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08-27-2013, 10:03 AM | #18299 | |
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yeah, it seems bushings would be better. i thought that thread with all the talk about the hardcore guys thrashing the bearings was bullshit. but it happened to me, twice... i also think that if i backed off the slipper from being totally tightened down it would also help. its just tricky because once it slips it seems to glaze the slipper and it will slip easier. Quote:
one thing about it, on the gcm axles its relatively easy to get to the pinion. i have yet to open up that diff, but with rick the first time we found that not only did the pinion bearing get trashed, but the big ring rear bearings on the locker were also split in half. thats some pretty hardcore shit... | |
08-27-2013, 10:04 AM | #18300 |
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