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06-18-2005, 06:35 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ   Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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|  New (to me) TLT Tuber
Bought Ralph's frame from rckjeep. Will keep him pretty much as rckjeep had him.  Will use the Jugg/TXT tranny for sure, but still undecided on wheels and tires. Thinking I'll run the set of RPM wheels with the 2.2 swamp dawgs.  |
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06-18-2005, 06:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ground Hog Plains
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I was wondering who bought RALPH. I highly contemplated on buying it myself. Glad to see it went to good hands.
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06-18-2005, 07:15 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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Ya I left the double sided tape on so you could see where I had stuff mounted. Plus it's a pain to remove  Enjoy it. Treat him well. I'm glad it went to a good home as well. I spent a lot of time building that thing. Did you see I also put the extra body panels and skid plates in the box?here's a link to all the build up pics I have CLick to Ralph get built |
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06-18-2005, 07:20 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Dave, I already had the large versions of those pics on the ol' hard drive. I had been studying them so I knew where you'd stuck all the goods. ;) Building myself a RTI ramp...figure it'll help make Ralph feel at home.  |
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06-20-2005, 11:01 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Been pouring over Dave's pics, noticed he was using XTM Mammoth rear shocks. They're 153.5mm eye to eye! Didn't feel like spending money (Dave got it all! ) for a set of Mammoth shocks so I started rummaging around...Savage shocks are about the same size (160mm) so I figure with some bump stops installed inside the shock bodies things should work out. Got the shocks installed (for mock-up right now) tonight as well as lower suspension links. Diffs are locked front and rear, made some changes so I can run the TXT tranny, Traxxas 4951X (beefed T-Maxx half shafts), 4927X (5mm yoke), and 4928X (6mm yoke) parts for driveshafts. The track width needs to be taken out a bit, and I need to make upper suspension link mounts. But for now, a couple of shots... Ralph as he sits now..  top..  Jr thrown in for size reference.  |
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06-20-2005, 11:07 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Crawlifornia Uber Alles
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i think i'm going to use the all-t's as well on my tuber. think i'll probably use TLT axles and put the bruiser axles on ebay.
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06-20-2005, 11:15 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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I like the little axles. I'd like to see beefier shafts in them, though. That and a better alternative to upper link mounts. Might have to make a couple of Hulk style link mounts for this one. |
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06-20-2005, 11:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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06-20-2005, 11:53 PM
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| R.I.P. Chip  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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I like the way the all-t's look on that. Like you said, widen it a little and you're golden!
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06-20-2005, 11:55 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Yup, the Swamps just wouldn't cut it. Guess I'd better order up extra axle shafts. |
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06-21-2005, 12:23 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn
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lol, just saw Ralph in RC Driver ;p
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06-21-2005, 01:19 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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06-21-2005, 11:14 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crafty mexicans and your glass candy...
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yeah, me too congrats man. | |
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06-21-2005, 02:23 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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disclaimer: I in no way have any hard feelings towrds the postal service. | |
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06-21-2005, 02:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA
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Do ALL-Ts work good? Im not into serious crawling!!
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06-21-2005, 02:44 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn
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LOL joke is when i left SJ for Seattle, the Seattle mail was like super slow on my mags. I think your postman stole it!! |
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06-21-2005, 08:57 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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rckjeep, My postman is slow sometimes as well. Congrats on your 2nd FREE subscription! I've told guys on here countless times to submit pics and tips...easy ways to get free subs. I haven't done a freakin' thing to Ralph today except order up some of the deep HPI wheels rckjeep used. About to head to garage and make some link mounts. Wish me luck. |
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06-22-2005, 05:00 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the shop terrorising the cat with the heli.
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Looks great Jason, will you have ralph up and running for portland?
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06-22-2005, 07:21 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: On my acre and a half of Gods Country. Prosper, TX
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06-22-2005, 07:25 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: On my acre and a half of Gods Country. Prosper, TX
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What month and page is this in and on? I looked at the August rag, and didn't see it. The LHS that I go to is looking at building a rock course since I started coming in there and showing them the different rigs that I have, and there have been a few others talking about it. I was trying to show him this this tuber, but couldn't find it. I did see an article on a comp out somewhere, but this tuber wasn't in it. | |
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