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drzjohn · 01-21-2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnson420

Very Clean Build

................now go put some scratches on it

In your 1st picture what is that GREEN RING?

There is lots of scratches on it now!!!!!!!!!!

drzjohn · 01-21-2007, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dezfan

Very clean build!

Only thing I would suggest is to lose the servo savers.

THANKS, I do lose some steering with the saver,s ,but I think I will keep them on as I cannot afford to replace the servo,s if they break. I wont be competing with the truck so losing the steering sometimes, won,t really be a problem.

dezfan · 01-21-2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by drzjohn

THANKS, I do lose some steering with the saver,s ,but I think I will keep them on as I cannot afford to replace the servo,s if they break. I wont be competing with the truck so losing the steering sometimes, won,t really be a problem.

I can see what you mean, no since in taking unnecessary chances w/ your servos if your not competing.

mjh · 01-21-2007, 05:27 PM

Hey just out of cuiriosity you wouldn't happen to be hiding iron sleeves under those fancy motor casses would you ?
You can P.M. me if you dont want the secret out LOL
Nice rig man

PROTOTYPE · 01-21-2007, 09:18 PM

Wouldnt those cover cause the motors to get hot alot quicker?

drzjohn · 01-22-2007, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mjh

Hey just out of cuiriosity you wouldn't happen to be hiding iron sleeves under those fancy motor casses would you ?
You can P.M. me if you dont want the secret out LOL
Nice rig man

No they are just plastic covers.Thanks for the comments.

drzjohn · 01-22-2007, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by PROTOTYPE

Wouldnt those cover cause the motors to get hot alot quicker?

They only cover the bottom of the motors,the motors don,t seem to run any warmer with them.

BrockGrimes · 01-22-2007, 02:12 AM

Nice build, if you want to keep the savers and still have it be tough check out the Kimbrough gas servo savers, They have a really tough spring and are for metal gear servo's only. I use em on mine since I run giant tracs. I was killing gears in my 645's before using these, the good thing is replacement gears are like $8.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXS361&P=7

burnman · 01-23-2007, 02:34 PM

>Only thing I would suggest is to lose the servo savers.
I have to concur here - I have been through 3 servo savers now - And I much prefer the servos without. You get a far more responsive turn and greater angle without them - but you will break the arms regularly (small price to pay ;)
Particularly if you run lead in the wheels (I do)
Current setup I have the std servo saver on airtronics servo (front) and none on the rear hitec servo.

Bernie
B)

drzjohn · 01-24-2007, 01:41 PM

I was bored on sunday night so I decided to "shave" the lug off the bottom of my axles, But I went a little toooo far! and went through !!
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I made a couple of axle skids out of some stainless steel tubing.
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Then I stuck them on to the bottom of the very thin axle cases,
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SORTED !

Tronk · 01-24-2007, 01:58 PM

Boy o Boy,

I wish I was in the room when you did it.

What did you say.

"Oh dear. How sad. Never mind"

drzjohn · 01-24-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Tronk

Boy o Boy,

I wish I was in the room when you did it.

What did you say.

"Oh dear. How sad. Never mind"

It was sort of O F-----G B------S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN FRONT OF THE GIRLS TOO.

RCCasper · 01-24-2007, 06:24 PM

a very clean build, great work. It is nice to see that it is not a shelfqueen.

Trikster · 01-24-2007, 06:48 PM

Nicely done. The more and more I see of these Supers, the more I want one.

steanlol · 01-27-2007, 02:01 PM

These sticks are a superb crawler and i've see what john's can do , very impressive , want one , want that one

there's one on my whish list for sure .

burnman · 01-28-2007, 04:36 PM

heey - schweet mod drzjohn - Like the idea!

Was thinking of making bashplates for my stick, but I think the main criteria is to protect the steering arms vs the bottom of the diffs.. Which also presents the problem of how do you mount it .. Will have a chew on that one.. %)

Bernie

dezfan · 02-04-2007, 02:21 PM

All looks to be good.

Maybe switch the ESC and the battery, other than that, I really don't see anything out of the order.

Tronk · 02-04-2007, 02:28 PM

I was with John and his stick the other day. It really is a beautiful looking truck. It is also so smooth even at really slow speeds.

lordy49 · 03-08-2007, 12:20 AM

I'm building a stick and will be using a MTRONICS RV15. What's the difference to your ESC?

drzjohn · 03-08-2007, 01:54 PM

I am not sure what the differences are, here is a link to the specs of the SSR all I can say is it works fantastic on my clod and I have one on my tlt,I actually run the ESC the wrong way =fowards as reverse and reverse as fowards,I found that using it this way gives a fowards brake when you let go of the throttle ( not a lock up brake ) ,so the truck is very controllable on steep decents. here is the link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mtroniks-VIPER...em130077700308

01-24-2007, 01:41 PM	#30
drzjohn Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Derbyshire UK Posts: 623	I was bored on sunday night so I decided to "shave" the lug off the bottom of my axles, But I went a little toooo far! and went through !! I made a couple of axle skids out of some stainless steel tubing. Then I stuck them on to the bottom of the very thin axle cases, SORTED !

01-21-2007, 05:27 PM	#24
mjh Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey B.C Canada Posts: 218	Hey just out of cuiriosity you wouldn't happen to be hiding iron sleeves under those fancy motor casses would you ? You can P.M. me if you dont want the secret out LOL Nice rig man

01-21-2007, 09:18 PM	#25
PROTOTYPE RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Xxx Posts: 1,118	Wouldnt those cover cause the motors to get hot alot quicker?

01-22-2007, 02:12 AM	#28
BrockGrimes Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warner Robins Posts: 803	Nice build, if you want to keep the savers and still have it be tough check out the Kimbrough gas servo savers, They have a really tough spring and are for metal gear servo's only. I use em on mine since I run giant tracs. I was killing gears in my 645's before using these, the good thing is replacement gears are like $8. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXS361&P=7

01-23-2007, 02:34 PM	#29
burnman Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Braidwood, NSW, Australia Posts: 13	>Only thing I would suggest is to lose the servo savers. I have to concur here - I have been through 3 servo savers now - And I much prefer the servos without. You get a far more responsive turn and greater angle without them - but you will break the arms regularly (small price to pay ;) Particularly if you run lead in the wheels (I do) Current setup I have the std servo saver on airtronics servo (front) and none on the rear hitec servo. Bernie B)

01-24-2007, 01:58 PM	#31
Tronk Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 234	Boy o Boy, I wish I was in the room when you did it. What did you say. "Oh dear. How sad. Never mind"

01-24-2007, 06:24 PM	#33
RCCasper Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 91	a very clean build, great work. It is nice to see that it is not a shelfqueen.

01-24-2007, 06:48 PM	#34
Trikster RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Roseville Posts: 1,469	Nicely done. The more and more I see of these Supers, the more I want one.

01-27-2007, 02:01 PM	#35
steanlol Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Leicester , England Posts: 89	These sticks are a superb crawler and i've see what john's can do , very impressive , want one , want that one there's one on my whish list for sure .

01-28-2007, 04:36 PM	#36
burnman Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Braidwood, NSW, Australia Posts: 13	heey - schweet mod drzjohn - Like the idea! Was thinking of making bashplates for my stick, but I think the main criteria is to protect the steering arms vs the bottom of the diffs.. Which also presents the problem of how do you mount it .. Will have a chew on that one.. %) Bernie

02-04-2007, 02:21 PM	#37
dezfan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK. Posts: 12,563	All looks to be good. Maybe switch the ESC and the battery, other than that, I really don't see anything out of the order.

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02-04-2007, 02:28 PM	#38
Tronk Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 234	I was with John and his stick the other day. It really is a beautiful looking truck. It is also so smooth even at really slow speeds.

03-08-2007, 12:20 AM	#39
lordy49 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 27	I'm building a stick and will be using a MTRONICS RV15. What's the difference to your ESC?

03-08-2007, 01:54 PM	#40
drzjohn Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Derbyshire UK Posts: 623	I am not sure what the differences are, here is a link to the specs of the SSR all I can say is it works fantastic on my clod and I have one on my tlt,I actually run the ESC the wrong way =fowards as reverse and reverse as fowards,I found that using it this way gives a fowards brake when you let go of the throttle ( not a lock up brake ) ,so the truck is very controllable on steep decents. here is the link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mtroniks-VIPER...em130077700308

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