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01-07-2008, 06:53 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Virginia
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|  RockMonster's Gecko Pro 2 for 08'
Well I've built alot of RC vehicles in my life but I would have to say that this one I am most proud of. Starting out with the following parts : RC Guy Gecko Pro 2 Chassis JPS gearcases JPS axle tubes JPS C hubs JPS knuckles - front JP Custom knuckles - rear Thunder Tech axles Thunder Tech 17mm adapters B&B 55T Axle Snapper motors RC Guy motor mounts RC Guy 8T pinions Traxxas Big Bore shocks Axial 40 series Beadlocks Proline Moabs Novak EVX ESC Hitec 645 servos - front & rear Traxxas TQ3 reciever Traxxas TQ3 transmitter with rear steer mod It started out like this   then it went to this    And after 20 hours or more this is the final results :      Not bad I would say     Well what do you all think? |
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01-07-2008, 06:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH
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Way too much flex.
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01-08-2008, 08:57 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: marietta
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how much flex should a super have?
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01-08-2008, 09:28 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rome- Italy
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01-08-2008, 10:30 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nipawin
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Nice build not my taste more show than go but very well done how do you like the axle snappers?
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01-08-2008, 12:53 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: In England, looking for the threadlock...
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Nice start, just needs tweaking!  Limit the flex first, which you can do by putting some fuel tubing on the shock shaft. Also, move the mounting position of your lower links on your axles further forward. This will rotate the motors out of harms way, and also stop you getting hung up on them. Good luck! |
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01-08-2008, 01:13 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Virginia
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Thanks for the tips 4Link! Yea it's a little blingy but don't get me wrong this is no shelf queen. I plan on doing all out comps with the beast. The axle snappers are great in my opinion, plenty of torq, decent top end, bottom line , they get the job done and for $30 bucks for the pair, what the hell, right?
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01-09-2008, 10:48 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IDK
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Why bying Full alu cases and buy crappy motors that aren't proven (and wont)and with 40 a pair Lathe 55t/65t the diffrecnce in cash isn't that much But it make a world of diffrecnce in performence!!  Just my 0,02 |
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01-10-2008, 02:54 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Virginia
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Uuuummm because I can . . . ? And the motors have been proven, everytime I pull the trigger on my Tx they move the beast, therefore it's proven that they work.  |
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01-11-2008, 01:16 PM
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I'm a very big fan of JPS stuff and quite a bit of Pauls product too but of all things to see is a rock crawler made with his beautiful machined cases. I see no reason in not just spending a pretty penny for all that aluminum goodies but also no reason in rock rashing any of it crawling. I can however see if maybe this was a shelf queen crawler of some sort but hey to each their own I guess. Also on your suspension rod mounting kit it's mounted backwards, they should be flipped around so the flat area faces the cases and the deep area faces the knuckles but again to each their own I guess and they will work either ways anyway but just thought I'd point out that one incase you didn't already know it. I also see those are the older style suspension rod mounting kits from Paul and same goes for the bumper I guess you've had these JPS goods for a while now? I doubt Paul would send you anything outdated.
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01-11-2008, 05:45 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Commerce Twp.
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Dude I think it looks awesome. A little much flex though but you did a great job. I dig the bling |
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01-11-2008, 07:45 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Louisville
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I'm just curious, but why did you choose the Moabs over the narrower/slightly taller Moab XLs? I like the XL's better and have had both, but just my .02
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01-12-2008, 09:40 AM
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I wish I had gone with the Moab XL's and I probably still will, I got these off of Ebay at a really good price and I didn't really pay attention to whether they were XL's or not. Oh well, lol. Well thanks for the comments guys. | |
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01-13-2008, 08:59 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: b.c.
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nice......i just bought a gecko 2 and am in the process so that's why it appeals to me....don't know much about crawlers yet..any tips would be great.
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01-16-2008, 08:54 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ohio
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That thing looks awesome.
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01-25-2008, 09:10 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somerset, KY
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LOOKS AWESOME i really dig the bling
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01-26-2008, 09:55 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Virginia
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Thanks guys, already have a couple more in the works, one NN chassis based with clod axles and a J2-TT with TLT axles . . . . . stay tuned.
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01-26-2008, 11:03 AM
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01-27-2008, 09:40 AM
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01-28-2008, 02:01 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nipawin
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The only thing i would suggest is limiting the articulation also you can use limiting straps,the fuel line tubing is also a good suggestion other that that nice gecko.I would thing you will find then to be a better performer though.
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