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03-24-2010, 08:17 PM
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I used 1/4" flat stock... chain drill the outline and then a mini belt sander to clean up...
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03-24-2010, 09:38 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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 Made some changes to the wheel weights. They weigh in at 6.7oz fully loaded, including the hardware. Now the slugs are just held in with button head screws, making for a much narrower profile and cleaner design. | |
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03-25-2010, 08:20 AM
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The knuckle weights are pretty awesome Steven! Nice work!
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03-25-2010, 09:49 PM
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03-26-2010, 06:01 AM
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Are you going to add a screw hole from the top so that you can lock them onto the knuckle or just press fit it... They look great and like the wight adjustabiloty - although I don;t think I'd have the wheel clearance for this design... I wonder what the range would be if you made the basic design in Brass and then could add the steel weights. |
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03-26-2010, 07:41 AM
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Nice build so far, I really like the weight system you came up with. I have a set of 65:1 SB's on their way to me too, I am gonna need to come up with something similar. Seeing this makes me even more anxious, I have been sidetracked with other projects and finaly decided to just build myself a super like I originaly intended to. I was waiting for something like the 65:1's to come along. I will be keeping an eye on this build for sure.
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03-26-2010, 04:40 PM
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Do the HPI blasts come right up against the outer face of the knuckle? Although brass would be nice, I don't think I would want to pay for the material or for the shipping. A sheet of 12" x 12" x 1/4" is about $100.00, not including the shipping. Quote:
The Super Bullies have been the best thing for the class since Panther Plowboys were discovered. I have been working on this chassis/Super for about 3 months straight and it has been the most fun (and challenging) project I have had yet. Can't wait to see what you come up with. Last edited by SVEN; 03-26-2010 at 04:43 PM. | ||
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03-27-2010, 06:14 AM
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I have some plowboys on blasts coming too, so our builds are already kinda similar. Would you maybe want to work out a trade for a set of you weight-plates for a set of brass weights? What are the dimensions on them?
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03-31-2010, 10:22 PM
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Here are some measurements: Overall Height - 2.25" Overall Width (also the OD) -3.25" 1/4" thick w/out weights, about 7/8" overall with weights (includes button heads) Depending on the screws used and their lengths, the weights can be placed anywhere in their holes. I chose to bias them toward the center of the axles so that I can run a narrow track width. Speaking of narrow track width, anyone want to lose about 0.4" off their width? | |
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03-31-2010, 11:00 PM
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Are those delrin hexes?
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03-31-2010, 11:19 PM
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Bender used to sell some delrin hexes for the Clods, so I figure it should work for the bullies. We shall see how they hold up. The stock bully hexes have a bit of slop in them. I wanted to eliminate the slop and go narrower at the same time. And the hexes do not fall out (losing the pins) when I take off the wheel, which was also something that has been driving me nuts. If I had 17mm hex wheels I would probably just go with an 1/8 scale buggy hex, but the Thorns are 14mm. | |
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04-04-2010, 09:30 AM
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Nice job on the hexes, i gotta make some for mine too the stockers are 14mm, i bought a pair of the 17's but they are sloppy on the shafts, i dont like how much they allow the wheels to slop. I agree with the issue of possibly having the pins fall out on the style where they are held w/ an o-ring. I got my axles the other day, and i am impressed with the quality of them, I was expecting them do be a little chinsier. Last edited by crazyorigin; 04-06-2010 at 05:00 PM. |
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04-05-2010, 10:08 PM
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I want to mount my ESC's on the axles and I don't need the shock mounts on the stock link mounts, soo.....
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04-06-2010, 01:12 PM
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"super" sweet SVEN.
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04-06-2010, 10:35 PM
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That is a really cool idea for the knuckle weights. It will be nice to see how this does out on the rocks. |
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04-07-2010, 04:12 AM
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Hello, very, very nice Greetings Frank |
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04-07-2010, 08:02 PM
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ESC plate cut and mounted...
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04-07-2010, 09:40 PM
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04-07-2010, 09:58 PM
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Oh yeah, I've already driven it a couple times. Just cleaning it up a bit at this point. The 55t motors are a little slow on 3 cells, so I am thinking of just running 2 of my 3 cell packs in series  . Maybe I should order some spare gears.
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