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09-03-2008, 04:21 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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|  got one too so far so good. charged the pack for maybe 15 mins, it ran about 30. recharging now. a little top heavy, but it sticks to everything it can climb in my living room. outdoor testing to come....   |
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09-03-2008, 04:31 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: columbus
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| it looks very capable how much room is there on the front axle for a batery or somthing? |
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09-03-2008, 04:34 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| with the stock body, not much. with a body that's a bit more scale (longer, all the way out to the front tires, like the front of a truck?), there'd be plenty. |
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09-03-2008, 07:07 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: columbus
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| ok its very temting to get one |
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09-03-2008, 09:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Laying low...
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| I would think that the Max Amps 2S 860mAH Lipo would fit nicely on the servo...the front tri-link looks like a sweet spot also. http://www.maxamps.com/proddetail.ph...74-Pack&cat=82 They also have an 1100 mAH...a bit larger, but more run time: http://www.maxamps.com/proddetail.ph...74-Pack&cat=82 Or, just reduce the stock placement weight with the Dynamite 1900 mAH Lipo: http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=DYN1421 Just watch your run times, or install an external voltage cut off. Last edited by CreepyCrawl; 09-03-2008 at 09:31 PM. |
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09-04-2008, 09:55 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| first pic with other 1.9's???? i've only got one other set..  |
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09-09-2008, 12:10 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| put the battery on the back servo plate, lowered the body, limited the travel a bit, skinny wheel spacers (just enuf to make the nut flush with the axle end)and added weight to the front tires...lots more stable, sidehills like a champ...  |
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09-12-2008, 01:11 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| since i have a couple old mini t batteries, i have an idea...chop one up, put 3 cells on the front and 3 cells on the back upper link (on a plate). or maybe 4/2? still needs more front weight, i think...i'm trying to keep my mods down until one of these companies comes up with some real parts. i don't wanna build this 4 times, or see someone elses's simple mod that i didn't think of  . ps, don't say switch to lipos, i ain't switching just yet. |
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09-12-2008, 01:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SO CAL
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10-27-2008, 07:53 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| just tinkering...old body, maybe clean it up, bob the bed, ditch the rear radiator and make a yota/mrc? or frankenstein it into a mrc rear axle/ifs prerunner on 1.9s, like one of my other teflon (search for that, if you're curious) builds... hmmmm....     |
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10-27-2008, 11:40 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wilsonville OR
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|  Looks good with that body ! |
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10-28-2008, 01:10 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| i'm a die hard toyota fan, and i dig the new crewmax tundys. anyone seen one of these yet? 1:14 might be kinda close to the mrc's size? i can't find specs on it...  |
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10-28-2008, 01:06 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| l trail chassis ordered....maybe i'll track down an fj cruiser body. (C'MON PROLINE!!! ANSWER MY PRAYERS!!!!) next up is drive shafts and rock crushers, i think... |
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10-28-2008, 05:55 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| crewmax body is a no go. checked out TRU, they're vey small...wheelbase is about 9 inches, wheel openings are maybe an inch. :( sniff |
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11-04-2008, 12:57 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| needs more wheelbase, and the crushers look kinda big. still working with it....   |
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11-04-2008, 06:12 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| more progress today. front and rear 4 links (more clearance under the L Trail), frame mounted steering, and cut up the body a bit....it's getting there...    |
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11-04-2008, 10:09 PM
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| Planning my Comeback!  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Somewhere in the middle
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| nice job, cant wait to see it when your done |
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11-09-2008, 12:24 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| i need driveshafts! pics make it look a little taller and skinnier than it is in person, kinda looks like a mud truck with stock width yota axles on 44's....yet i like it. l trail is causing me a headache. it's too flexy for the frame mounted steering. when the servo pushes, the frame shifts more than the tires. looks like i gotta make some sort of bracing for it. the gaping hole in the bed will be covered soon, sorta making a black lexan tonneau cover for the back. prolly gonna make a similar piece to cover the back window area.   |
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11-09-2008, 03:14 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Waipahu
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| Great job on the build  . Keeping an eye on your progress. |
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11-25-2008, 12:32 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: los alamitos
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| ...but, but, i'm a toyota guy....     |
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