03-27-2015, 04:08 AM | #281 |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller
Ok, time to get this thing working before the comp on saturday! I noticed something weird on the rear axle. Bend upper link holder. Luckily though, I had one as a spare. Maybe the damage was done when I was trying to get it on it's wheels at some point. Got myself a pair of 12T pinions from Heido. Thanks mate! Pinion and upper link mount added. And the front pinion now as well. Time to try it out. The feeling for the motor slightly improved, but they still need a lot of power to start. I'll try with this setup on the next comp. That's the best way to test them out. All set for the comp. I do wish for a better position than last time. It'll be first comp this year outdoors in dry rocks. Rig has done well in that comp site, so everything should be ok for a top position. As always pics and vids will follow. |
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03-27-2015, 02:56 PM | #282 |
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Youīre not the only one,i have a big rate of consumption of these link holder too But the good thing is: itīs my only problem with these axles,so i can live with that Good luck for you and your sister at the next comp,iīm looking forward for your videos |
03-31-2015, 08:33 PM | #283 |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller
And then... Found it: Congrats on the win. Last edited by Krawler Kev; 04-01-2015 at 09:41 AM. Reason: Comp crawling will never die |
04-01-2015, 11:38 AM | #284 | ||
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller Quote:
Sorry for the late update, but it has been crazy week at work, so I have had no time on updating. Thanks! Quote:
And then... Time to go and test them new pinions on actual comp. A bit chilly in the morning, but the weather turned out to be just fine during the day. Koppensneller on the first course. The driving felt much better with smaller pinions. I now have 10t pinions on the way and I will test them next. With the 12t it was already half better than 14t. This was a day with lot's of good performances. I had five reverses and one roll over in total of the day. The courses were relatively easy, but it's also easy to do stupid and costy mistakes there. I'm satisfied of the overall performance now. This is good form to continue on training. Just gotta test them smaller pinions. And this is the first course. Full -50 points was a good way to start the day. Here are the results. Didn't score a cup point from course two cause of the roll over. Next comp will be after two and a half weeks and in that time I will have to make the final setup for the season 2015. | ||
04-02-2015, 01:33 PM | #285 |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller
Killer driving again. Watching your rig looks like someone on their drive to work that is just laid back in the zone.
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04-17-2015, 10:18 AM | #286 | |
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Got a pair of Custom Fiber motor guards for this yesterday. Installed them before tomorrows competition. New versus old. I opened the roof and hood for setting my esc's again. Found nothing wrong in there. Maybe I just have to learn to drive... Nice soldering Samu... I fixed this right away. Motor guards on! Killer job on these Troy! My old worn out guards have done their job. Rig is now ready to go for another comp. We have a new comp ground, which doesn't let you do any mistakes if you want to be on top. Only three rigs have registered for the comp, that's a real pitty. Anyhow, it's gonna be a great battle! Pics and videos on sunday. Last edited by Zarizi Tech; 04-17-2015 at 10:21 AM. | |
04-18-2015, 03:53 PM | #287 |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller
Looking good Samu. Are those carbon motor protectors strictly cutom as you mentioned, or can they be possibly purchased?
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04-19-2015, 12:13 AM | #288 |
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04-19-2015, 05:26 AM | #289 |
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Another comp behind with this rig. Still not satisfied... Comp started well. First course full house points. These pics are from the second course which was a tough one. Going for the first bonus. Cleared. I got full house score from this course as well. For shafty this gate five was a real pain in the ass. But for pro there was no problems. Gate six cleared! Second bonus gate. And third one. My brother have had exactly the same points than me. So there was no room for reverse... So I didn't. Going for the final gates. Tough little course. Finished with -50 points! Here is the third course on video. It was really walk thru for pro, so we decided to see how can make the fastest time. That went well. It all went wrong on the last course. I started it way over confident and on the last gates of the course it started to see as a terrible hurry and even worse driving. First I drove straight into my feet and then I ran out of battery. I wasn't able to clear the last bonus gate, so eventually I ended up last. Well, that's something new. Congrats to my brother, who drove amazing comp. The point difference isn't huge, but it is enough. I've thought to get a set of good old Conflux motors for this thing. Maybe the handling would get back to "normal" as it was last year. I'll need to start practising now, cause the Nordics are just little over a month away. Next comp will be in the middle of may. Gonna need to run few batteries before it. Last edited by Zarizi Tech; 04-19-2015 at 05:28 AM. |
04-19-2015, 12:09 PM | #290 |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller
Wow,thatīs a very tight result! The rivals in Finland seems to be extra hard,thatīs good for everyone to improve yourself But i would build harder courses,on the video it looks more like rockracing than rockcrawling Last edited by Snatch; 04-19-2015 at 11:28 PM. |
04-20-2015, 04:11 PM | #291 |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller
OMG !!! you finish in the last position in a comp !!!!!! what 's happen my friend are you going to prefer sporty see ya |
04-21-2015, 07:21 AM | #292 | |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller Quote:
Tell me about it.... It all went wrong on the last course. | |
04-21-2015, 07:47 AM | #293 |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller I think Samu invented a new sport. It's called rock running |
04-21-2015, 01:49 PM | #294 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller
I think he combined it with his other sport... Drinking on the rocks.....
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05-15-2015, 12:33 AM | #295 |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller
Time for a big change! Did a lot of training on last weekends. This was the last pic with them motors. I wasn't really satisfied with the Nexus motors. So I ordered a couple of these beasts. 30T Conflux's! We are going to work with Nexus motors to get them to work with my rig. But in the mean time I need some quaranteed performance. Back to the stubby motor guards. I tested it and it truely is a lot smoother on the start ups. It's a really vital thing on this sport. I have noticed it in the last comps. Weight got up again, but I'm always ready to switch lightness to performance. No questions asked. Few training batteries behind with the motors and I'm thrilled to go comping with this thing again! I changed (filled again) the shocks and put a new layer of hot glue on the shock caps to stop them from leaking. Koppensneller is ready to start the finnish series 2015 as a defending champion. Last time when we comped in Kuopio LaaLaa took the win. He is in the comp again, and I wish a fair comp just like last time. We'll see how it turns out. Pics and vids will follow! |
05-15-2015, 07:55 AM | #296 |
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My Poppcorn for video inspection is ready and I am curious how the fight goes...letīs rock bearded viking Why you didīt switch to RCbros(EGRESSor style) shocks? I drove also the SCXīs but Willīs parts are much better, dry and lighter. |
05-22-2015, 12:53 PM | #297 | |
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First finnish series comp is now behind with a pleasing result. Comp place was a huge area in the middle part of Finland. Second course on the way. The new motors were perfect choise for the job. So smooth and well powered. Rigs performing beginned to remind me of the worlds last year. There was couple of easier courses and couple of really hardcore ones. I made full -50 points from first three courses and so did LaaLaa. So it was going to be battle till the end. On the last course LaaLaa managed to finish with zero points total. I wasn't so lucky. Got two gates till the gate eight and broke something from the front axle. After the fourth course +26 points, I slipped down to second. Here is the first course on video. Little panic to the end, but didn't cost me any points luckily. Here are the results. Can't wait for another battle with Lasse. It's so much more fun to drive at your absolute limits to achieve the win. Now I need to find out what's wrong with my axle. Yesterday it was time to look what is wrong with my axle. Problem was, that it didn't have any power on the front axle. At first I thought it might be loose pinion gear, but after checking it out I had to look for another reason. It wasn't the locker either. Then I fought two hours with one screw in the axle. I drilled it open eventually. Here's the quilty bit. A pin was broken in one of the gears. I decided to install a whole new set of gears into it. Can't say that it was a "quick fix", but now it's at least done. Next comp is already tomorrow with four rigs on the line. It's the last practice before the Nordics, so I'll better make most of it. Pics and video will follow. | |
05-23-2015, 01:39 AM | #298 |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller
I had the same pin broken once Samu.. Maybe a upgrade to some stronger pins would be a good thing.. I was also looking how to get it out. It was so tight in the hole
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05-28-2015, 10:07 AM | #299 | |
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The last comp before Nordics is now done. After a little problems with the rig on last comp, everything was working great on this one. And the weather really was ideal for crawling. We tried to make tricky courses to get best possible training for Nordics. Bonus time. Now I finally have seattled to this setup once and for all. This was a real fun gate. Another bonus before the finish. Course one here. It was the first course in the morning and because of that really slippery. I was the only one to finish this one. Victory! Allthough there was only four competitors... I didn't get the best score from one of the courses. Daaaarn... Now it's time to get prepared for our departure to Nordics next wednesday. I'll put a little update before we go. I think no more training is needed. Maybe some batteries in Norway on thursday. | |
05-31-2015, 04:00 AM | #300 |
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| Re: RC4WD Bully 2 a.k.a Koppensneller
Time to get set for the Nordics! New front shafts. Again. Belive it or not, but that's about it. Rig feels stable and great to drive. All of my rigs are ready to go on wednesday. Hopefully I can defent the title with car that is working whole weekend. I belive I can. There is 26 rigs registered, best of the best from the Nordic countries and France! Epic comp ahead! Three days to go.... |
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