09-04-2016, 03:48 PM | #421 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: West Texas
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That's a bummer. Sounds like you have a new body. Team blue groove has some nice repop bodies 149 r/c worx team driver |
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09-05-2016, 04:08 PM | #422 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: New Richmond
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Yep I got one. But might wait and see if I get the blower for it.
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09-05-2016, 07:03 PM | #423 |
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The blower kits are super cool! 149 r/c worx team driver |
09-05-2016, 07:28 PM | #424 |
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He don't live more then 40 minutes from me going to try and meet up with him and try and get some ideas going for a new plow
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09-05-2016, 07:42 PM | #425 |
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Cool can't wait to see pictures of what you come up with! I'd have a plow if we got snow. 149 r/c worx team driver |
12-05-2016, 08:16 PM | #426 |
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12-05-2016, 08:19 PM | #427 |
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Those blowers are super cool 149 r/c worx's Team Driver |
12-05-2016, 08:23 PM | #428 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: New Richmond
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It don't like the heavy wet stuff but what snow blower does. I got a little left on my deck that's going to be gone tonight if I can figure out where I am going to mount the lights on it.
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12-05-2016, 09:17 PM | #429 |
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Maby on the top of the cab or on the blade. 149 r/c worx's Team Driver |
12-06-2016, 01:30 AM | #430 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: New Richmond
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Mounted them on the cat. Thought about on the blower but then when blower isn't on no lights.
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12-13-2016, 09:35 PM | #431 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Dells
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Speed cat is up and running again. 5110kv, 5s. |
12-13-2016, 09:41 PM | #432 |
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We're still hoping for snow 149 r/c worx's Team Driver |
12-14-2016, 11:13 AM | #433 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
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Had mine out for some fun the other day, never driven it before. Is it just me, or do these things have terrible slow speed steering control? I don't care for the stock stick radio configuration, I want to see if I can get it so each track is controlled by it's own stick.. Last edited by QuesoDelDiablo; 12-14-2016 at 01:59 PM. |
12-21-2016, 07:52 PM | #434 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: In the Sticks in the Ozarks
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I was lookin' for a funny pic' for the day3 giveaway and found these. Back when I built it, it snowed right after I got the chassis together but before I even decided on a body .... so I cut up a cat-litter jug, just to keep the snow out. I called it the TIDY-KAT. ba-dum-bum It hasn't snowed enuf yet this winter ... and it's s'posed to be 60-ish on Xmas. Last edited by dr frankenstyle; 12-21-2016 at 08:23 PM. Reason: doh! |
01-05-2017, 12:52 PM | #435 |
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01-06-2017, 01:06 PM | #436 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: In the Sticks in the Ozarks
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We finally got a little snow, night before last, just over 2 in. of fluffy/sticky stuff. SOOo I got the old 'kitty down off of the shelf ..... and spent yesterday afternoon cleanin' her up and getting a new steering servo in and getting the nitro engine loosened back up. It's been a couple of years since the old "litter-jug" look. Here's a shot from this morning .... I call her " 'Nessa's Ice-Box " If you've seen my other builds, you know that I like to twist-up Old School style with some modern tech' into something a bit unusual. It's runnin' Traxxas waterproof servos and the radio set-up from the boat (off-season) in a sealed rcvr box. I use a TRX EZ-start wand hooked to a Kyosho electric starter on the GS. I split the body at an angle so it flips open for fueling and general access. I need to do some proper styrene work, but the cheesy sheet-metal works for now. I used the starter wand to hold it open, so it kinda blocks the view. I can take better pic's if needed. It was giving me trouble staying in "forward", so I rigged the trans forward only now. Just gotta make sure that I don't need to back-up. I've thought about swappin' her to electric, but I do love nitro's. This thing makes me wish we got more snow. Thanks for checkin' it out and for the likes. |
01-06-2017, 01:10 PM | #437 |
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I've got the batteries charging now! Scalerfab Team Driver / 149 r/c worx Team Driver Last edited by snapon boy; 09-14-2017 at 06:50 AM. |
01-06-2017, 01:17 PM | #438 |
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01-09-2017, 07:16 PM | #439 |
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Well, there's not much snow left for now, but I tracked up the yard almost everywhere before it melted. That is until the starter gears shelled out again after the 9th or 10th fuel-up. It barked and backfired and that's all it took .... ... to bust the side out of the internal gear. This is the 2nd time it's happened in less than a gal. of fuel. Kyosho discontinued the starter, and now the gears, so it was time to figure out something else. I've had Revo's for years and the EZ-start has worked fine the entire time. And you can still buy 'em new, dirt cheap .... soooo I pulled the EZ' off of my Revo 3.3/Summit hybrid and bingo, the shaft on the GS-15R is the same as the 3.3 (well, .087mm smaller .... close enuf). It had about 5mm between the EZ' and the back-plate from the old GS starter, so I dug out the stick of 1/8 x 1-1/2 aluminum and cut out some adapter plates .... ....and drilled and tapped one to mount to the engine back thru the old back-plate and one to fit the EZ-start. That allows me to mount it at any angle .... and position the starter where it fits. It sits further from the engine, so I had to move the fuel-tank. I may swap to a Revo tank for more capacity, but for now I bungeed it to the roll-bar. That just made more room without spreading the body as much. It all fits better this way ... ... with easy access. Ready to test-run tomorrow. We're supposed to get more winter weather later this week, maybe it will be some more snow. Last edited by dr frankenstyle; 01-09-2017 at 07:26 PM. Reason: ooops |
01-09-2017, 07:17 PM | #440 |
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Very awesome information and upgrade Scalerfab Team Driver / 149 r/c worx Team Driver Last edited by snapon boy; 09-14-2017 at 06:53 AM. |
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