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4xFord · 01-11-2010, 01:18 AM

JeremyH · 01-11-2010, 06:20 AM

Looking good man! How did you cut those 1.9 foams??

4xFord · 01-11-2010, 10:35 AM

I cut about 1/3 off of each front and rear. They are super soft but I they are gonna hook!

JeremyH · 01-11-2010, 10:41 AM

Hell yes they will! I cut mine in half on the fronts and left them full width in the rear....but I think I am going to need to shave a bit off of the rears....

Let's see some action pics!

4xFord · 01-11-2010, 10:57 AM

Gotta go get some wheel time on the new tires! This should be a good comp coming up.

JeremyH · 01-11-2010, 11:40 AM

Yep, agreed! I am currently waiting on parts to get mine up and running again, but I should have it ready in time.

4xFord · 01-12-2010, 01:10 AM

Oooooh ya, BTA DONE!

With the felsenfest knuckles it really opens up your options. I also switched to a 5955TG. Should steer nicely with lots of clearance.

EGRESSor · 01-12-2010, 01:51 AM

the bta looks real good
any detail pics ?

KrawlOff-Road.com · 01-12-2010, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EGRESSor

the bta looks real good
any detail pics ?

X2
I want to see how you setup your BTA! Looking good

.

-Jason

yukon635 · 01-12-2010, 11:53 AM

Looks great man. I got my HB 1.9 rovers in the other day and cant wait to test them out against the chisels.

rock hard · 01-12-2010, 12:25 PM

any of you guys running the gc2 swap over to it from a slingshot?
do you think it alot better or about same?

4xFord · 01-12-2010, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EGRESSor

the bta looks real good
any detail pics ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krawler Hobbies

X2
I want to see how you setup your BTA! Looking good

.

-Jason

Quote:

Originally Posted by yukon635

Looks great man. I got my HB 1.9 rovers in the other day and cant wait to test them out against the chisels.

Thanks! This red compound sure seems better than the G8 to me.

4xFord · 01-12-2010, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rock hard

any of you guys running the gc2 swap over to it from a slingshot?
do you think it alot better or about same?

I think it is an awesome chassis. Only other chassis I would rather drive on this rig would be a GC3.

Cave Dave · 01-12-2010, 06:02 PM

Welcome to the mini GC2 club! When you get one of these setup properly nothing out climbs it.
Do the Rovers hit your front shocks at full turn,and what is the height now that they are mounted on the rims?

4xFord · 01-12-2010, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cave Dave

Welcome to the mini GC2 club! When you get one of these setup properly nothing out climbs it.
Do the Rovers hit your front shocks at full turn,and what is the height now that they are mounted on the rims?

Well, I guess you could say I was a club founder because I was like 5th to pre-order from Austin...lol. I love this chassis, wouldn't mind trying one of those GC3 skids if it fit.

The rovers with the trimmed Crawler Innovations foams are 3.5" tall. If I needed more height I could put a full width CI foam in it, but I think I'm going to like this setup.

Also they do not touch the links or shocks. I have dog bones with Felsenfest knuckles, the knuckles can be offset for more steering. I have replacement CVD's coming, but with the new 3s rule, and the sick packs from Krawler Hobbies on their way, I have little faith in them.

helhedded · 01-13-2010, 01:05 PM

Nice truck. The BTA looks good also. I'm thinking about getting into the 1.9 class this year. It will make my long drives to comps more worth it driving in two classes! I like how that GC3 looks and I have alwasy been a fan of the GC2.

4xFord · 01-13-2010, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by helhedded

Nice truck. The BTA looks good also. I'm thinking about getting into the 1.9 class this year. It will make my long drives to comps more worth it driving in two classes! I like how that GC3 looks and I have alwasy been a fan of the GC2.

Thanks Ashton, you definately can't go wrong with a Gatekeeper chassis. These little guys take a ton of mods to get up to snuff, but they are a lot of fun.

4xFord · 01-14-2010, 01:59 AM

Well, I have some sweet little 20c 350 mah 3 cell Thunder Power packs coming from Krawler Hobbies. They have a great selection of smaller packs, which is nice because I try to get away with the smallest packs possible on my rigs. But even though it is small, it is 3s and Thunder Power cells are very high quality, so I am expecting some punch!

So, to avoid driveshaft failure, I installed some of these sweet MIP units.

They are super smooth and actually are a smaller diameter than the stock shafts, which will be nice if I need to mount the lipos on top of the links.

JeremyH · 01-14-2010, 07:30 AM

Nice! You wont have any issues with those driveshafts!

helhedded · 01-14-2010, 07:31 AM

Do you have to run your drag link high off of your knuckles to get the bta to clear?

01-11-2010, 01:18 AM	#1
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01-11-2010, 06:20 AM	#2
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Looking good man! How did you cut those 1.9 foams??

01-11-2010, 10:35 AM	#3
4xFord I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 3,760	I cut about 1/3 off of each front and rear. They are super soft but I they are gonna hook!

01-11-2010, 10:41 AM	#4
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Hell yes they will! I cut mine in half on the fronts and left them full width in the rear....but I think I am going to need to shave a bit off of the rears.... Let's see some action pics!

01-11-2010, 10:57 AM	#5
4xFord I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 3,760	Gotta go get some wheel time on the new tires! This should be a good comp coming up.

01-11-2010, 11:40 AM	#6
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Yep, agreed! I am currently waiting on parts to get mine up and running again, but I should have it ready in time.

01-12-2010, 01:10 AM	#7
4xFord I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 3,760	Oooooh ya, BTA DONE! With the felsenfest knuckles it really opens up your options. I also switched to a 5955TG. Should steer nicely with lots of clearance.

01-12-2010, 01:51 AM	#8
EGRESSor RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany north Posts: 1,669	the bta looks real good any detail pics ?

01-12-2010, 11:53 AM	#10
yukon635 RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Trussville, AL Posts: 1,762	Looks great man. I got my HB 1.9 rovers in the other day and cant wait to test them out against the chisels.

01-12-2010, 12:25 PM	#11
rock hard dnf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Under a big fkn rock. Posts: 1,901	any of you guys running the gc2 swap over to it from a slingshot? do you think it alot better or about same?

01-12-2010, 06:02 PM	#14
Cave Dave RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kennewick, Washington Posts: 1,382	Welcome to the mini GC2 club! When you get one of these setup properly nothing out climbs it. Do the Rovers hit your front shocks at full turn,and what is the height now that they are mounted on the rims?

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01-13-2010, 01:05 PM	#16
helhedded I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis Posts: 4,786	Nice truck. The BTA looks good also. I'm thinking about getting into the 1.9 class this year. It will make my long drives to comps more worth it driving in two classes! I like how that GC3 looks and I have alwasy been a fan of the GC2.

01-14-2010, 01:59 AM	#18
4xFord I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 3,760	Well, I have some sweet little 20c 350 mah 3 cell Thunder Power packs coming from Krawler Hobbies. They have a great selection of smaller packs, which is nice because I try to get away with the smallest packs possible on my rigs. But even though it is small, it is 3s and Thunder Power cells are very high quality, so I am expecting some punch! So, to avoid driveshaft failure, I installed some of these sweet MIP units. They are super smooth and actually are a smaller diameter than the stock shafts, which will be nice if I need to mount the lipos on top of the links.

01-14-2010, 07:30 AM	#19
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Nice! You wont have any issues with those driveshafts!

01-14-2010, 07:31 AM	#20
helhedded I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis Posts: 4,786	Do you have to run your drag link high off of your knuckles to get the bta to clear?

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