B.L.C. Bully

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

I tried to get a bully put together for the disney weekend but
things just didnt happen..
..of course when i get back my po box is full of everything i needed
to finish it.

so here she is..
The B.L.C. BULLY HEAVYWEIGHT.

*DING-DING*

SPECS..
RC4WD HVY BULLY AXLES!
RC4WD xvds axles beefy for front
RC4WD rear axles beefy




Proline VW bug body by ROCKTHRASHER
Rubiredunlmtd's new BLC bug






T1e stage chassis
T1E - The Stage Chassis
T1e rear links


front lower links bent alum(delrin ones coming)
upper links front-4 1/2,rear -4 3/8
HR air shocks 100mm- soft/med front,med/hard rear.

http://www.rpphobby.com/ProductDetai...de=HOTTD100T01
just like real air shocks you can set them to suck up/or extend
under no load.
the shock shaft itself is 1/4 in around!! beefy!!

i like'em so far!

elec...
mamba max esc
cc bec
45t motors
hitec 5955tg servo

punk dig v2
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=182143
spek rec
1300mah 3c lipo





xirtic steering plate
definite must have for bully!!
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=213030



wheels/tires

HB pink rovers/cac tuckers "troy where are you?"
stock foams for now..



skid clearence 2 5/8 at the front of skid and 3in at the rear.
wheelbase- 12 3/8
track width-10 3/4
weight-7lbs 4oz





Ordered a bigger pinion gear for the motors...?
15t it should go up front yes?

ill be testing it out today.
my buddy TMXONR and his freshly done scxj are coming over
to run my RC ORV PARKS new trails ive redone.

*will also be doing some steering mods*

"thanks alot ricky!!"
"he bullied me into it!"

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

LOOK IT OVER YOU BULLY NUTS!!
lmk what i need to change or tweak a lil.

thanks!

[slowngreen]

Other than prolly weighing a bunch, having a venerable steering horn and maybe being a bit wide? Id say it looks great! Nice job. You might try picking up some machined tubes and maybe cases to lighten it up a bit.

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

I can change the offset of the wheels to narrow them
another 1/4 in.

what are the weights of some of the other bullys?
i thought weight was good??
or just lighten the rear axle up??

thanks for your input!

[helhedded]

you so crazy!


You are really going to like that chassis. The guys at T1E have really put alot of time and effort into making that chassis work so well.

[slowngreen]

Id say the average for most of us with fully comped bully's is prolly 6 ish? Im at 6.4 lbs with light tubes and knuckles up front and all light weight in the back.

[helhedded]

Originally Posted by rubiredunlmtd

i thought weight was good??
or just lighten the rear axle up??

thanks for your input!

Too much of anything can kill you... you know? There has to be a good balance on weight in your rig. You can't really use your shafty knowledge when it comes to weight with a MOA. The axles are heavy enough so in the rear you want very little to no weight. Now if your front axle is a pig and your rear is super-duper light then your truck will drive funny due to the weight bias being way off. In that situation weight on the rear end will help, but only in the sense that it balances out your truck. You want to be able to balance your truck towards the front of the skid plate.


...now as far as how much weight

I would experiment but usually the lighter overall weight of the truck, the better it performs. There is a stopping point though where your truck is too light, but I doubt that you will have those problems unless you switch so lightweight axles,run plastic wheels etc. You want your truck to be able to make steep breakovers but at the same time you want to be able to haul ass. You just have to find a happy medium and then learn to drive it.


If your axles are really heavy, I would suggest trying little to no weight in the front wheels and then lighting up your rear axle as much as possible (remove any electronics, weight, maybe even run a lightweight plastic wheel if one is available in your offset). I'm not sure how the rig will drive not having weight in the wheels, but since it is all in the axle the difference may not be too noticeable.

[prostock]

Nice Bully!

Good choice on the chassis I have seen it in action and it really works good!


BRC

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

Originally Posted by helhedded

Too much of anything can kill you... you know? There has to be a good balance on weight in your rig. You can't really use your shafty knowledge when it comes to weight with a MOA. The axles are heavy enough so in the rear you want very little to no weight. Now if your front axle is a pig and your rear is super-duper light then your truck will drive funny due to the weight bias being way off. In that situation weight on the rear end will help, but only in the sense that it balances out your truck. You want to be able to balance your truck towards the front of the skid plate.


...now as far as how much weight

I would experiment but usually the lighter overall weight of the truck, the better it performs. There is a stopping point though where your truck is too light, but I doubt that you will have those problems unless you switch so lightweight axles,run plastic wheels etc. You want your truck to be able to make steep breakovers but at the same time you want to be able to haul ass. You just have to find a happy medium and then learn to drive it.


If your axles are really heavy, I would suggest trying little to no weight in the front wheels and then lighting up your rear axle as much as possible (remove any electronics, weight, maybe even run a lightweight plastic wheel if one is available in your offset). I'm not sure how the rig will drive not having weight in the wheels, but since it is all in the axle the difference may not be too noticeable.

front w/t weight - 10oz, rear w/t weight - 6-7oz

me have much to learn on axle called M.O.A....

Right now all the weight is just the axles,no weight in wheels.
guess,i need to shave my rear.

thanks

[Dr.Frank]

Hello,

use 13T at the front and 12T for the rear.

I've run the heavy weight axles for a while and they work pretty well. After changing to the light weighted it has taken a while to get the balance back that i have had before.

Greetings Frank

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

thanks for the info!

[Jeepial]

Two 2.2 comp rigs huh?....Josh are you feeling ok?

[Krawler Kev]

I see that the title of this build is the "BLC Bully". Where the BLC?

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

well....
like i said earlier...i was building this bully
and parts werent gonna make it in time.

so i found a guy who was wantin a slash 4x4,and he had
a berg to trade and well...the rest is history.

and i aint tradin these off!!

bottom line.....NO EXCUSES!!

And im fixn to thin the heard a lilmore...??

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

looky on the roof of the vdub ya!

jeepial-carbom links for the uppers
just gotta give him lngths

[Krawler Kev]

10-4 Daddy-O. BLC Carboms it is then.

[rottenbelly]

You said shave your rear!!!!
Rigs looking good, I am intrested to see how those shocks work out.


I started with 4 oz in front and none rear then, I took some of those stick on weight sticks and slapped some velcro on them, And some on my axles. Take it out and set up some lines and add different weight on front or rear and see how it was affecting it on the same lines. Helped me figure out a good balance front to rear.

Thinning the heard huhh. let me know what rigs, i am looking for some for the kids!! ( or at least thats what i tell the wife)

[Jeepial]

this thing run yet??

[rottenbelly]

Originally Posted by Jeepial

this thing run yet??

[Jeepial]

Lookin bad a**!I'll get your links made this weekend and sent out first of the week.Working fulltime again at the body shop is killin me!!