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Old 01-11-2012, 08:20 AM   #1
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Here are some CAD screen shots of what I hope to do to my clod this weekend. I still need to design a couple more things like the shock mounts, but you can get the idea from what i have so far.

This is the heart of the idea


It's the red part in the pics


















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Old 01-11-2012, 08:24 AM   #2
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Pretty neat, can't wait to see the real thing!
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Old 01-11-2012, 11:06 AM   #3
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real good idea. know start building you a front end loader with what you got their.
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Old 01-12-2012, 01:35 PM   #4
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Well it’s almost a roller. Shock towers and battery placement are next.











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Old 01-16-2012, 03:52 PM   #5
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So I got the shock towers done, the ESC is in place (under the servo box in the back), and I stuffed a reconfigured 7 cell pack inside the front frame. I will be borrowing the receiver from my MAXX and it will go on top of the upper front chassis plate. I was hoping to test the servo box by this update, but the mounting hub is threaded for a 5-40 screw. I cannot find them anywhere locally, so I am going to try to order some before I retap the hub for 6-32.





I know some of you have been thinking about the body. Well I have one laying around that I want to experiment with first before I try to make something. I will be cutting the bed off and moving it back about an inch or two. The cab will stay about where it is in the photo. Yes there will be a gap, and it will probably take some getting use to, but I still want this to look like a truck. And if it were a tractor or loader body there would be a gap between the front and back body sections as well.



Oh, I’m sorry for those of you that like to see photos during fabrication, but once I get in my groove I don’t even think about it.
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Old 01-16-2012, 07:37 PM   #6
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ahug, was hopping you were doing a front end loader suck. but nice build. can't wait to see what your going to do with the pick up body.
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Old 01-16-2012, 08:00 PM   #7
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Thats pretty damn cool, very clever for sure! I'm with spyder, front end loader!
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Old 01-20-2012, 09:16 PM   #8
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It's ALIVE



So I finnished the wiring today, got the screws for the hub connection, and took the first test drive. The steering is a little slow from lock to lock, but it's not a racer and full lock steering is super tight. Over all I am pleased to report that the only suprise I had today was the fact that I need to reverse both channels on my transmitter (the video was taken with both channels going the wrong way).
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Man imagine with also front and rear steer in the second pic it looks like you could make it happen it would be y
The most tightest turning clod here. Lol
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Old 06-02-2012, 10:21 PM   #10
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pretty damn good inovation but....how on earth do you plan on runnin any body now?
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Thanks for bumping this thread up! Pretty cool idea here! I would love to see it in action
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Any videos of it running? I was thinking similar but with a big 1/4 scale servo in the middle.
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Old 08-15-2012, 12:52 AM   #13
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Wow, nice looking rig, love the engineering. Why didn't you go with a cantilever suspension setup, wouldn't that give you more articulation?
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Old 10-07-2012, 04:49 PM   #14
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very nice work any plans on upgrading to metal gears.
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