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USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed 21 Attachment(s) So I was after a new build for a while now and came across a decent deal on a project truck. Mcrc axles, rc4wd wheels, claws, and a knock off eBay frame. So this is how it started Attachment 330250 I started fitting up the body to how I wanted it. Attachment 330251 Attachment 330252 Was actually pleased with it overall but came across something I wanted to try Attachment 330253 Picked this up and went to work. Several tweaks and test Fits later... Attachment 330254 Attachment 330255 Some fungi wheels and boggers Attachment 330256 Attachment 330257 Attachment 330258 Filled in the hood hole Attachment 330259 Prettied up the bed with diamond plate Attachment 330260 Some shiny paint to give a polished aluminum look Attachment 330261 Can flairs to complete the look Attachment 330262 Attachment 330263 Working out ride height. Attachment 330264 Attachment 330265 Attachment 330266 Test run Attachment 330267 Attachment 330268 Back apart for some details, finish paint, etc. not sure how long these will last, but oh well Attachment 330269 Attachment 330270 More to come soon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapascrap |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed 1 Attachment(s) Also need to work out a drop hitch eventually. Attachment 330271 All in due time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapascrap |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed 2 Attachment(s) Well the hood was filled, final paint, a little clear for good measure, and some details. Done enough for now. Still need to fine tune and eventually cover the links, glue the tires, and who knows. Today's trial run already resulted in a knocked off bug shield, and mirror. Attachment 330614 Attachment 330615 More to come. Real first run is turkey day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapascrap |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed Nice job! You may need a stronger motor,servo and battery to turn those wheels.Reduceing gear ratio will be good too. |
USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed It's got a predator 90 t in it. Still gets warm but should hold up. Running a 350 2s lipo. Servo will get replaced eventually Sent from my iPhone using Tapascrap |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed I like it , and don't worry , mirrors are over rated. LOL |
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Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed Sweet, I always loved the Kyosho USA1 back in the day! Fungi makes some nice parts too! :) UPdates please! |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed I probably could without too much effort. I'll see how it pans out this weekend and we'll update / rebuild from there. Needs a few other things to, plus I need to fix my trailer wheels so I can put the hitch to work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapascrap |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed Few pics of it in action. Still some adjusting to do... Duals were running the links, causing motor heat issues, so it went out doors on singles. Needs some weight in the wheels yet. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12...7f77a265dd.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12...63d6959c05.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapascrap |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed Well after catching up on a bunch of other things I finally got to fix up this guy a bit. Had rear axle binding issues, and some general tracking issues. Finally spent a little time fixing it up from the previous rush. Now the motor stays nice and cool. 6 tires definitely go more places then 4. I swapped out the Mcrc stuns for Trekker ones, and that fixed all my rear axle problems. Next it needs some smooth lockouts to clean up the back. Still debating on a leaf setup swap, but we will evaluate that sometime. The parts for the next one are about to show up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapascrap |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...272acdac3e.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...e220f73a85.jpg Much happier now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapascrap |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed Thats a sweet scale rig!! Very nice work o the bed. Any specifics on the bed paint and how you did the front fender flares? |
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I believe it would have been close to stock Trekker length. Might just need to lengthen the rear slightly, but would fit pretty easy. Thanks for the kind words, it's pretty good runner now that I got the bugs worked out Sent from my iPhone using Tapascrap |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed I have not populated this thread in a while, but my son continues to beat on the flatbed. Some further fine tuning of links and shocks and geometry has really kept it working well. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2cd0a8e364.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...01647f6c79.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a658a29979.jpg I swapped out to trekker stubs and hexes and it gave me some additional room to move stuff around and reduced some binding I was having. My son also got a gooseneck trailer to drag various things around the house https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2151091126.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1f3e138bb3.jpg And a bit of snow over the weekend resulted in some cold temp running https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e59e5b9ca0.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed Not much to say here on this one. This thing just plain works. It tows, it crawls, just about anything. Only change is a mg-90 in the front, as my final Losi one bit the dust. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b7d7daf25d.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed This truck continues to perform great and do what it was built to do. I moved around the electronics just a bit to clean up the wiring and put in a mg-90s as the Losi one finally gave out, otherwise it just cruises around. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7ce5cd16e6.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed Love the build. Did yall build the gooseneck trailer? |
Re: USA-1 monster goes micro flatbed Awesome project. That bed is incredible. |
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