Psycho's Super Juice

[Psychomonkey RC]

Hello, and thanks for looking. This is my first build thread so here we go.





Super specs:
Chassis= Y-Town Superjuice V3
Axles= Super Bully 65:1
ESC= Castle SV2's
Servos= Front 7980 rear 7950 (for now)
Motors= 35T
BEC= Dual CC Bec
Wheels= Narrowed HPI Blasts
Tires= Super Rovers with Moab sidewalls
Foams= Crawler Inovations daul stage
Links= Custom grade 5 1/4" titanium by me
On to the pics.

All the goodies.



First cuts on the tires.



First one done. Now I can call Eddie and get some killer foams ordered up.





Now I need to narrow my wheels.



Thanks for looking. Any comments are welcome. More to come.

[lud98r]

Nice job on the first tire. What type of glue didi you use and any reinforcement on the tire on the inside?

[GREEDY GENIUS]

Great start and great job on the tires!...good luck.

[Psychomonkey RC]

Originally Posted by lud98r

Nice job on the first tire. What type of glue didi you use and any reinforcement on the tire on the inside?

On the first tire I used Losi thin tire glue. No reinforcement to the inside. I do have some IC-2000 ordered to go over the internal seams.

[crawlHTX]

Looks like it'll be a nice build! First tire looks good too!! I'm interested to see your progress on this rig.

[OTHGbronco82]

nice. I need to get my pimp cane build thread started. how many tires did you use for one super tire?

[Psychomonkey RC]

Originally Posted by OTHGbronco82

nice. I need to get my pimp cane build thread started. how many tires did you use for one super tire?

Not quite one and a half. I hope to get some more done this week to the build.

[RCROCIN']

Hey man tires looking good. I finally posted up the lenghts you were asking for. I could have done all the links with the 3ft rod I ordered from McMaster. I screwed up and had to order another though.

[OTHGbronco82]

thanks for the tire info. I wonder how many plow boys I need for a super tire?(thinking hard) oops, to hard. i'll figure it out sooner or later. looks like it's gonna be a good one

[Psychomonkey RC]

Originally Posted by RCROCIN'

Hey man tires looking good. I finally posted up the lenghts you were asking for. I could have done all the links with the 3ft rod I ordered from McMaster. I screwed up and had to order another though.

Thank you very much. I ordered 6ft. Better to be on the safe side. Also I'm going to use it for my steering links.
Thanks again Chad

[Psychomonkey RC]

Originally Posted by OTHGbronco82

thanks for the tire info. I wonder how many plow boys I need for a super tire?(thinking hard) oops, to hard. i'll figure it out sooner or later. looks like it's gonna be a good one

I would think at least 6 for Blast wheels. If you were to use Moab sidewalls it could be 8.
I have been thinking this myself.

[OTHGbronco82]

I have some proline cheyenne beadlocks that I'm going to use. $12 a pair, less than $30 for a set of 4, I couldn't pass it up. I'll either narrow them and use 2.2 treads or I'm going to use panther plowboys. need to get the electronics first then I'll decide on what tires to use.

[Psychomonkey RC]

Little update. Got the wheels narrowed up and the rest of the tires done. Also got shipping confirmation on my axles. Should be here middle of next week. When they get here things will go fast, I hope.
I will have some pics up tomorrow showing progress.

[Psychomonkey RC]

Here are some pics of my tires. I was in a hurry to get to the shop and forgot the camera. I will try to describe what I did.

Super Rover with Moab sidwalls. Two stage Crawler Innovations foams. HPI Blast wheels narrowed to 1.5".



Narrowed Pro-line to 1.5". Cut the back bead off the wheel. Narrowed the center section. Used a sanding drum on the drill press to remove a little of the OD of the center of the rim. Also removed a little of the ID on the back beadlock. This allowed me to slide the lock portion of the rim onto the center scetion of the rim. Nice and snug. Used some medium CA and once it set up ran a bead of Shoo Goo around the joint.



If you look close you can see the center section just below the screw holes.



Thanks for loking.

[OTHGbronco82]

that'll be a lot of help when I narrow my beadlocks.

[Psychomonkey RC]

OK I have been slacking off for a few days. Finally got my axles end of last week so here is what I have got done. Any of you Y-Town guys have any suggestions, please post up. This is my first (real) super. On to the pics.

Weight of one of the Bully axles. 1.175lbs.



Weight of one of my wheels.



My titanium lower links. 1/4" grade 5.



Servo mounts. Front 7980 Rear 7950 (for now) I know my rear tierod is too wimpy. Will work on it tomorrow night.









The awesomeness of the Super Juice. Just love the lines of this chasiss. I am afraid I will scratch it up.





I think the ride height is a little high. More work will be done tomorrow.



Next up is the rear steering and shock positions. Also I hope to get it wired up tomorrow. If you have any comments please post up. All input is appeciated.
Thanks for looking.

[Psychomonkey RC]

Worked on the wiring and got it rolling last night. Cleaned up the wires and worked on the shocks tonight. Here are some of the updated pics.








You know we have to have a flex shot.




Stock steering angle. Not too bad but I think there is more to be had in there.



Now I have to learn how to drive the thing. Rear steer is going to take some time to get used too.


Coming soon are bearing mod and knuckle weights. Also need to get a battery mount made up. I have a comp next week, so trying to get it ready for some practice. Her first real comp will be Red Rocks next month. I'm sure I will get a schooled there.
Thanks for looking.

[JeremyH]

Nice work so far! Yeah, take a dremmel to those tubes and knuckles and you'll have plenty of steering soon!

[krawlfreak]

Originally Posted by Psychomonkey RC

I think the ride height is a little high. More work will be done tomorrow.



Next up is the rear steering and shock positions. Also I hope to get it wired up tomorrow. If you have any comments please post up. All input is appeciated.
Thanks for looking.

internal springs for the shocks are your friends...

it will lower the ride and limit the flex all in one, not to mention the chassis was designed for a semidroop setup

[Psychomonkey RC]

Originally Posted by krawlfreak

internal springs for the shocks are your friends...

it will lower the ride and limit the flex all in one, not to mention the chassis was designed for a semidroop setup

Thanks for the heads up! I will get that a try.