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NickRummy · 02-23-2006, 05:43 AM

One step closer.

Finally got all 16 (actually 18 for an extra set) rings drilled. Now all I have to do is find some of that black die for the wheels, glue the rings on and go driving! I found an extra set of wheel hexes so I can glue those into the wheel. Hopefully this will help with the hex spinning in the rim like my last wheel set was doing.

Where's a good place to get the die? walmart?

f150dan · 02-23-2006, 11:36 PM

lookin good Nick.

How did you drill the holes in the washers? I am just wondering how you marked them and kept them centered and evenly spaced. Did you stack a couple of them to drill them, or just do one at a time?

I am trying to figure out how I am going to build mine once I actually find the washers. Will 4/40 bolts work or are you going to use smaller?

NickRummy · 02-24-2006, 05:46 AM

I got two finished and mounted last night.

My dad works for parker haniffin so I get to use their drill press which has an o so nifty center mount. I put in 4 washers and centered them in the drill press. Then you move the head of the drill out whatever distance you want and then you can just drill around that center point every 45 degrees. If you are looking to use a hand drill..... have fun. haha I'd try and print out a template and then use a punch to get a starting point for each hole and drill at least 2 washers together every time so they line up.

I'm using 2-56 x 3/8" socket head cap screws.

pics will be up in a few

NickRummy · 02-24-2006, 06:18 AM

Ok first thing I did was drill holes in the rim to allow air to move in and out. then dyed the wheels with RIT dye. That stuff is amazing!

Then I used a coarse sand barrel tip on the dremel and roughed up all the gluing surfaces and the surface contacting the tire.

Mounted up the tires. They turned out really good. The beads on these mashers are all hacked up from takin them off a rim after being glued and still are on there good. I'm thinking about trying a set of All T's though.

The poser. Hopefully I'll have some outdoor pics once it gets warmer outside.

thebigJAT · 02-24-2006, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickRummy

Very Hummerish.
Me like.

NickRummy · 03-17-2006, 11:02 AM

little update even though its not the latest.... I found out I had a video or two I never posted so I thought I would throw it on here. Hopefully the weather will get nice and i'll have a recent video.

This video still has the old wheelset and crazy 2055 servos.

metomwhou · 03-17-2006, 02:01 PM

Cool clips! that body is cool, I wish they would make a 78 ford and 76 chevy stepside, those were my gramps and my dads rides when I was kid. I might have to get the F100 anyway, its still really cool! I like the black on black, can't go wrong with that!!
Tom

Going Up! · 03-17-2006, 02:23 PM

cool clips!

Lookes like the truck preforms well!

CSR · 03-17-2006, 06:14 PM

That has to be the cleanest set of conduit washer beadlocks I've seen! Nice rig. ;)

madjug2 · 03-17-2006, 08:03 PM

i have been into rcing for a long time i've been slackin for a while but this stuff in off the wall (or up it ha ha) its old school meets new school it has inspired me to build a truck or two (madjug2) i'd like to do it with a lay down tranny and a new chassis but for now im gonna improvise

NickRummy · 03-20-2006, 06:02 AM

Thanks guys!

Dez, i'm workin on it! I was in florida for a week and drove down to VA this weekend.

I fefinitely love how they look. I need to get them to work a little better. I think I might have narrowed the wheels a little to much for them to work properly. When I tighten the rings down it seems as though the bead wants to start pulling out. I'm not really sure how to fix it. I'm going to try some skate board tape. If it doesn't work then I'll just make another pair that aren't quit so narrow. These measure out to about 1-1/4" from inner bead to inner bead. (no tire or outter rings mounted)

For the 10 minutes it ran on the rocks before one of the beads pulled it was going great.

NickRummy · 04-21-2006, 02:03 PM

I STILL haven't go to my dad's shop. It's getting frustrating since I can't get in there but I guess it's better than him not having work right?

So I temporarily fixed beadlock problem (or so i think) I made my own inner rings. Unfotunately the only thing we had in our plastic shop at work was 6mm sintra. Looks dumb but it works. I can't pull the tires off and I can still keep the washe beadlocks on the front. Gonna take it out for a run tonight on some rocks hopefully. I'll post up a few photos and possibly a vid.

Here's a few beadlock photos.

The new foam pattern

Looks at those fancy counter bores

Inner wheel clearence

Ready to play!

insanerc · 04-21-2006, 09:16 PM

I've been following this build along for a while now and just wanted to add I think it has come out very good. Nice work buddy.

jpfrk · 04-22-2006, 12:57 AM

I like it. What type of material did you use for the chassis. I want to build my own chassis sometime soon after I finish the Junfac Stealth.

I need material that is strong but easy to form, cut and use. Aluminum would be to hard to work with. I don't have the right tools to work with aluminum. Im limited to a dremel tool with assorted bits, and a drill.

IS that a blue bird servo also?! You like it? I got one for my Junfac build. I bought it because it wasn't expensive.

It looks great, keep it up

NickRummy · 04-22-2006, 11:01 AM

I used 6mm 30/30 (which is just the tint color) acrylic. Easy stuff to cut and drill and very strong for what we are using it for.

Yup, that is the blue bird servo you see. I love it so far!

Few pics from playing around yesterday on the steps. It was raining and didn't want to take the camera out and get it wet. Short little video too

and the vid

NickRummy · 04-22-2006, 11:25 AM

and some nakedness

Wrecker · 04-23-2006, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpfrk

I need material that is strong but easy to form, cut and use. Aluminum would be to hard to work with. I don't have the right tools to work with aluminum. Im limited to a dremel tool with assorted bits, and a drill.

I make a bunch of stuff out of aluminum and I only have a dremel and a drill. All you need is a bunch of cut-off wheels and some patience. It'll end up looking machined when your done if you take your time.
As for the build, that thing is looking awesome! I love the stance on that thing, low and mean looking. Chassis is sweet too, being able to see right throught it is pretty cool looking.

RATBASTARD808 · 04-28-2006, 02:02 PM

Nick, How do you like the star pattern cut foams?
I may try that pattern for my 2.2 moabs.

NickRummy · 04-28-2006, 03:49 PM

So far i love it! It's not my idea. It's been on the board for some time now. Orginally I ran no roams but the truck weighs enough (since i'm using full c cells and an rx pack) that when all the weight was on one wheel the tire would collapse to the rim.

These are perfect. Enough foam to keep them stable and not hitting the rim but still keeps the tire flex.

NickRummy · 06-06-2006, 11:59 AM

Much needed update.

Got rid of the C cell pack and went with a pack I made like this.

2500mah AA cell batteries. 5 on top for the servos and 7 down below for the motors. I wanted something with a little more wheel speed and the C cells I had were 3000mah so it wasn't that big of a loss.

Truck performed GREAT. Got my beadlocks working perfectly. Snapped a few pics and got a couple videos. they aren't that great. I had my friend use my camera and he wanted to play with the fisheye lens. Problem is the viewing angle on a fisheye is really close to 180 degrees which makes it almost impossible to get away from sun glare.

What goes up.

Must come down. Hard.

Who is running those aluminum knuckles? Do you like them?

Heres a few vids.

04-22-2006, 12:57 AM	#74
jpfrk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 4 corners Posts: 33	I like it. What type of material did you use for the chassis. I want to build my own chassis sometime soon after I finish the Junfac Stealth. I need material that is strong but easy to form, cut and use. Aluminum would be to hard to work with. I don't have the right tools to work with aluminum. Im limited to a dremel tool with assorted bits, and a drill. IS that a blue bird servo also?! You like it? I got one for my Junfac build. I bought it because it wasn't expensive. It looks great, keep it up Last edited by jpfrk; 04-22-2006 at 01:01 AM.

02-23-2006, 05:43 AM	#61
NickRummy RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Akron Posts: 1,784	One step closer. Finally got all 16 (actually 18 for an extra set) rings drilled. Now all I have to do is find some of that black die for the wheels, glue the rings on and go driving! I found an extra set of wheel hexes so I can glue those into the wheel. Hopefully this will help with the hex spinning in the rim like my last wheel set was doing. Where's a good place to get the die? walmart?

02-23-2006, 11:36 PM	#62
f150dan Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Jonesboro, TN Posts: 442	lookin good Nick. How did you drill the holes in the washers? I am just wondering how you marked them and kept them centered and evenly spaced. Did you stack a couple of them to drill them, or just do one at a time? I am trying to figure out how I am going to build mine once I actually find the washers. Will 4/40 bolts work or are you going to use smaller?

02-24-2006, 05:46 AM	#63
NickRummy RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Akron Posts: 1,784	I got two finished and mounted last night. My dad works for parker haniffin so I get to use their drill press which has an o so nifty center mount. I put in 4 washers and centered them in the drill press. Then you move the head of the drill out whatever distance you want and then you can just drill around that center point every 45 degrees. If you are looking to use a hand drill..... have fun. haha I'd try and print out a template and then use a punch to get a starting point for each hole and drill at least 2 washers together every time so they line up. I'm using 2-56 x 3/8" socket head cap screws. pics will be up in a few

02-24-2006, 06:18 AM	#64
NickRummy RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Akron Posts: 1,784	Ok first thing I did was drill holes in the rim to allow air to move in and out. then dyed the wheels with RIT dye. That stuff is amazing! Then I used a coarse sand barrel tip on the dremel and roughed up all the gluing surfaces and the surface contacting the tire. Mounted up the tires. They turned out really good. The beads on these mashers are all hacked up from takin them off a rim after being glued and still are on there good. I'm thinking about trying a set of All T's though. The poser. Hopefully I'll have some outdoor pics once it gets warmer outside.

03-17-2006, 11:02 AM	#66
NickRummy RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Akron Posts: 1,784	little update even though its not the latest.... I found out I had a video or two I never posted so I thought I would throw it on here. Hopefully the weather will get nice and i'll have a recent video. This video still has the old wheelset and crazy 2055 servos.

03-17-2006, 02:01 PM	#67
metomwhou Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 606	Cool clips! that body is cool, I wish they would make a 78 ford and 76 chevy stepside, those were my gramps and my dads rides when I was kid. I might have to get the F100 anyway, its still really cool! I like the black on black, can't go wrong with that!! Tom

03-17-2006, 02:23 PM	#68
Going Up! RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lehi Posts: 1,284	cool clips! Lookes like the truck preforms well!

03-17-2006, 06:14 PM	#69
CSR RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SERCRC Posts: 1,680	That has to be the cleanest set of conduit washer beadlocks I've seen! Nice rig. ;)

03-17-2006, 08:03 PM	#70
madjug2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Worcester county Posts: 17	i have been into rcing for a long time i've been slackin for a while but this stuff in off the wall (or up it ha ha) its old school meets new school it has inspired me to build a truck or two (madjug2) i'd like to do it with a lay down tranny and a new chassis but for now im gonna improvise

03-20-2006, 06:02 AM	#71
NickRummy RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Akron Posts: 1,784	Thanks guys! Dez, i'm workin on it! I was in florida for a week and drove down to VA this weekend. I fefinitely love how they look. I need to get them to work a little better. I think I might have narrowed the wheels a little to much for them to work properly. When I tighten the rings down it seems as though the bead wants to start pulling out. I'm not really sure how to fix it. I'm going to try some skate board tape. If it doesn't work then I'll just make another pair that aren't quit so narrow. These measure out to about 1-1/4" from inner bead to inner bead. (no tire or outter rings mounted) For the 10 minutes it ran on the rocks before one of the beads pulled it was going great.

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04-21-2006, 02:03 PM	#72
NickRummy RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Akron Posts: 1,784	I STILL haven't go to my dad's shop. It's getting frustrating since I can't get in there but I guess it's better than him not having work right? So I temporarily fixed beadlock problem (or so i think) I made my own inner rings. Unfotunately the only thing we had in our plastic shop at work was 6mm sintra. Looks dumb but it works. I can't pull the tires off and I can still keep the washe beadlocks on the front. Gonna take it out for a run tonight on some rocks hopefully. I'll post up a few photos and possibly a vid. Here's a few beadlock photos. The new foam pattern Looks at those fancy counter bores Inner wheel clearence Ready to play!

04-21-2006, 09:16 PM	#73
insanerc RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bedias, Texas Posts: 1,083	I've been following this build along for a while now and just wanted to add I think it has come out very good. Nice work buddy.

04-22-2006, 11:01 AM	#75
NickRummy RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Akron Posts: 1,784	I used 6mm 30/30 (which is just the tint color) acrylic. Easy stuff to cut and drill and very strong for what we are using it for. Yup, that is the blue bird servo you see. I love it so far! Few pics from playing around yesterday on the steps. It was raining and didn't want to take the camera out and get it wet. Short little video too and the vid

04-22-2006, 11:25 AM	#76
NickRummy RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Akron Posts: 1,784	and some nakedness

04-28-2006, 02:02 PM	#78
RATBASTARD808 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In a van down by the river! Posts: 182	Nick, How do you like the star pattern cut foams? I may try that pattern for my 2.2 moabs.

04-28-2006, 03:49 PM	#79
NickRummy RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Akron Posts: 1,784	So far i love it! It's not my idea. It's been on the board for some time now. Orginally I ran no roams but the truck weighs enough (since i'm using full c cells and an rx pack) that when all the weight was on one wheel the tire would collapse to the rim. These are perfect. Enough foam to keep them stable and not hitting the rim but still keeps the tire flex.

06-06-2006, 11:59 AM	#80
NickRummy RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Akron Posts: 1,784	Much needed update. Got rid of the C cell pack and went with a pack I made like this. 2500mah AA cell batteries. 5 on top for the servos and 7 down below for the motors. I wanted something with a little more wheel speed and the C cells I had were 3000mah so it wasn't that big of a loss. Truck performed GREAT. Got my beadlocks working perfectly. Snapped a few pics and got a couple videos. they aren't that great. I had my friend use my camera and he wanted to play with the fisheye lens. Problem is the viewing angle on a fisheye is really close to 180 degrees which makes it almost impossible to get away from sun glare. What goes up. Must come down. Hard. Who is running those aluminum knuckles? Do you like them? Heres a few vids.

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