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cspyy · 03-01-2008, 07:25 AM

i would cut the body. i like the grapplers better with the fenders cutout

dieselfuel · 03-01-2008, 09:17 AM

yeah i think im gonna be cutting some more. i wanna slam the thing, right now its sitting higher than my old jato f150 was... no bueno. frankyrizzo here in vegas is running a rockstar and i think its the ugliest damn thing ever, so i wont be doing that.

drumbeater · 03-01-2008, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by dieselfuel

i think its the ugliest damn thing ever, so i wont be doing that.

Have you looked in a mirror lately

LIKES2CRAWL · 03-01-2008, 11:15 AM

Just say NO to the ROCKSTAR! It is as ugly as a FAT CHICK in a 2 piece!

Tanis · 03-01-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LIKES2CRAWL

Just say NO to the ROCKSTAR! It is as ugly as a FAT CHICK in a 2 piece!

Word:-P

dieselfuel · 03-03-2008, 09:41 PM

well i finally drove it today.. in the dark... on a pile of rocks.... for about 10min.

BUT!

it handles that rock pile better than ever before!

dieselfuel · 03-05-2008, 07:10 PM

just showin off...

dieselfuel · 03-09-2008, 12:10 AM

well after todays competition in St George, UT, im sure of two things. i need to make myself a new set of moab/masher hybrids... and THIS THING KICKS ASS!!!

with the new link setup and 3racing mini LST shocks it drives better than it ever has before! with 10min of drivetime on the rig i pulled out the best scores ive ever managed. today was th best day of competition ive had to date. i placed 17th out of 70 2.2 drivers, no trophies but im totally stoked about it!

Brandon · 03-09-2008, 11:29 PM

Congrats Scott!

dieselfuel · 03-10-2008, 08:09 PM

thanks! im pretty sure that with more drive time on the truck i would have placed better.

laston100 · 03-18-2008, 10:28 PM

Sweet.

dieselfuel · 05-08-2008, 03:37 PM

well.... i loved the sprung mini lst setup, but after driving rizzo's blackjack a couple times i had to go back to droop.

totally fed up with traxxas shocks and not much of a losi fan, i decided to piece together some associated factory team GT2 front shocks. they are the perfect length. we would typically put a 3/8" piece of fuel tubing inside the 3.5" shocks to limit them to 3 1/8". these shocks are already 3 1/8" meaning no limiters have to be added. i assembled them this morning with C-620 (century spring inc.) internal springs and 80wt oil. they take some time to put together but if you're meticulous enough and take your time they'll work flawlessly.

my rig gained a little bit of articulation out of swapping to these shocks, which is ok. the most important thing to me though is the low COG and massive break over of a drooped blackjack. now i just gotta get my steering servo rebuilt (stripped a gear) and it'll be back in action.

no the electronics are not mounted yet. since im droop now i can slam the body again so the velro mounts are gone and as a result of that ill need to reconfigure my electronics mounting.

dieselfuel · 05-08-2008, 03:45 PM

oh yeah ground clearance is now 2 7/8" at full droop its 4 1/4". top of the chassis is at 4 3/4" tallest point on the truck is the spur gear at 5 13/16". top of the trans its self is 5" exactly. only about 1/32" taller than the tires.

drumbeater · 05-08-2008, 04:26 PM

All this work and your still a crapy driver

dieselfuel · 05-08-2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by drumbeater

All this work and your still a crapy driver

hahaha i am living proof that expensive equipment doesn't win comps!

Nova's Ark · 05-10-2008, 10:20 PM

Where's the dig?

Hildy · 05-11-2008, 07:47 AM

Your blackjack was I think the second one I've ever seen (rizzos was first), and it still amazes me when I look at it.

I still think its amazing how low the stance of the truck is, yet it achieves 4+" of clearance drooped.

Mine get around 3" max on a TLT GC2 and Axial narrowed chassis truck. I would like to see how different one would drive than a rig setup like a Gatekeeper or SW3 type chassis.

dieselfuel · 05-12-2008, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nova's Ark

Where's the dig?

lets just say its "out of order"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hildy

Your blackjack was I think the second one I've ever seen (rizzos was first), and it still amazes me when I look at it.

I still think its amazing how low the stance of the truck is, yet it achieves 4+" of clearance drooped.

Mine get around 3" max on a TLT GC2 and Axial narrowed chassis truck. I would like to see how different one would drive than a rig setup like a Gatekeeper or SW3 type chassis.

yeah rizzo built his up a couple days before me, we've both rebuilt 3-4 times now lol! we started with the scrap aluminum that the machine shop had laying around, then swapped to the production 6061 aluminum plates no we're both using titanium chassis plates.

LTL-1 lover · 10-13-2008, 07:02 AM

I have been trying to make my blackjack 12.5 but i am using the integy links and they r huge . what size links should i use?

03-05-2008, 07:10 PM	#27
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	just showin off... Attached Images

03-18-2008, 10:28 PM	#31
laston100 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland Posts: 29	Nice Sweet.

05-08-2008, 03:37 PM	#32
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	well.... i loved the sprung mini lst setup, but after driving rizzo's blackjack a couple times i had to go back to droop. totally fed up with traxxas shocks and not much of a losi fan, i decided to piece together some associated factory team GT2 front shocks. they are the perfect length. we would typically put a 3/8" piece of fuel tubing inside the 3.5" shocks to limit them to 3 1/8". these shocks are already 3 1/8" meaning no limiters have to be added. i assembled them this morning with C-620 (century spring inc.) internal springs and 80wt oil. they take some time to put together but if you're meticulous enough and take your time they'll work flawlessly. my rig gained a little bit of articulation out of swapping to these shocks, which is ok. the most important thing to me though is the low COG and massive break over of a drooped blackjack. now i just gotta get my steering servo rebuilt (stripped a gear) and it'll be back in action. no the electronics are not mounted yet. since im droop now i can slam the body again so the velro mounts are gone and as a result of that ill need to reconfigure my electronics mounting. Attached Images

10-13-2008, 07:02 AM	#39
LTL-1 lover Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: redding Posts: 1	What Size Links? I have been trying to make my blackjack 12.5 but i am using the integy links and they r huge . what size links should i use?

03-01-2008, 07:25 AM	#21
cspyy Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La Posts: 544	i would cut the body. i like the grapplers better with the fenders cutout

03-01-2008, 09:17 AM	#22
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	yeah i think im gonna be cutting some more. i wanna slam the thing, right now its sitting higher than my old jato f150 was... no bueno. frankyrizzo here in vegas is running a rockstar and i think its the ugliest damn thing ever, so i wont be doing that.

03-01-2008, 11:15 AM	#24
LIKES2CRAWL I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: KENNEWICK, WA Posts: 2,513	Just say NO to the ROCKSTAR! It is as ugly as a FAT CHICK in a 2 piece!

03-03-2008, 09:41 PM	#26
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	well i finally drove it today.. in the dark... on a pile of rocks.... for about 10min. BUT! it handles that rock pile better than ever before!

03-09-2008, 12:10 AM	#28
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	well after todays competition in St George, UT, im sure of two things. i need to make myself a new set of moab/masher hybrids... and THIS THING KICKS ASS!!! with the new link setup and 3racing mini LST shocks it drives better than it ever has before! with 10min of drivetime on the rig i pulled out the best scores ive ever managed. today was th best day of competition ive had to date. i placed 17th out of 70 2.2 drivers, no trophies but im totally stoked about it!

03-09-2008, 11:29 PM	#29
Brandon Im Brandon Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA Posts: 8,156	Congrats Scott!

03-10-2008, 08:09 PM	#30
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	thanks! im pretty sure that with more drive time on the truck i would have placed better.

05-08-2008, 03:45 PM	#33
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	oh yeah ground clearance is now 2 7/8" at full droop its 4 1/4". top of the chassis is at 4 3/4" tallest point on the truck is the spur gear at 5 13/16". top of the trans its self is 5" exactly. only about 1/32" taller than the tires.

05-08-2008, 04:26 PM	#34
drumbeater RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,852	All this work and your still a crapy driver

05-10-2008, 10:20 PM	#36
Nova's Ark Tire&Foam Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: C.I. Compound, Tyler, Texas Posts: 5,601	Where's the dig?

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05-11-2008, 07:47 AM	#37
Hildy Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: central PA Posts: 679	Your blackjack was I think the second one I've ever seen (rizzos was first), and it still amazes me when I look at it. I still think its amazing how low the stance of the truck is, yet it achieves 4+" of clearance drooped. Mine get around 3" max on a TLT GC2 and Axial narrowed chassis truck. I would like to see how different one would drive than a rig setup like a Gatekeeper or SW3 type chassis.

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