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Rikpal · 06-28-2005, 04:25 AM

Hi Guys. It's been a long since I posted here. Life is too busy sometimes :lol
Recently I put my hands on a Bulu 2 Chassis and after some work here's the result: "Red Bull"

I think it's the less homemade rig I have for now
I mean I built few parts than usual.

Let's give some spec:
Bulu 2 frame
TLT-1 axles with locked diffs
Stampede Tranny
Stampede driveshafts with steel yokes
Stock silver can (42:1 final ratio. Planned a lower one)
Indipendent 4ws (2 cirrus 80)
Novak Rooster
Associated 3 pieces beadlock rims
Custom 8mm lower links
Custom lightweight 6mm upper links
Custom servo/links mounts
Custom battery holder (trashed after some test. The front upper link will do the work)
Custom body mount and radio tray

An ugly naked pic

After some time I finally went to a place with some rocks.
I've been very impressed. This frame rocks!!!

First some posers.

And some action shots. All driven in and (mostly

) out

Opnions are as usual welcome

sn0wrider · 06-28-2005, 08:42 AM

nice truck, except i think you should run mashers or get the 2.2 moabs when they come out

AYKBOBCAT · 06-28-2005, 09:04 AM

Wow... How did you get the Associated rims to work with the tamiya axles? Any pictures?

rckjeep · 06-28-2005, 09:09 AM

Looks good. Too bad you didn't find some rocks at one of those topless Italian beaches.

Plays_with_Toys · 06-28-2005, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rckjeep

Looks good. Too bad you didn't find some rocks at one of those topless Italian beaches.

Ha ha, I concur. Then you could climb some real mountains.

Truck looks good. A very different look with your wheels/tires. I imagine RC parts aren't the cheapest or easiest to get a hold of over there.

badger · 06-28-2005, 10:13 AM

Another great looking rig! I still need to get my hands on a Bulu chassis, they just work too good not to have one.

Rikpal · 06-28-2005, 10:39 AM

Thanks guys

The associated rims fit the stock axle's pin. You should remove the hex and that's all.
I milled a bit the center of the rims front side to make the nut fit better.
Do a little search, there is a thread somewhere here that explaina a way to narrow them a little with a ton of pics.

Rckjeep: To be honest these rocks are on one side of "one of those topless Italian beaches". I rollovered a couple of time cause I was looking away from my line

Plays with toys: I tried to climb real mountains but after some slaps I gave up ;)
BTW you are right RC parts are hard to find and they cost a lot.
Consider that a TLT kit is around 300 bux here. Luckily there's the net

Badger: I've been surprized how well this frame works. I currently have 90* artic. I've reduced the wheel travel with some fuel tubes on the shocks shafts.

bigred · 06-28-2005, 10:44 AM

Looks niiiice,what kind of tires are they?

Rikpal · 06-28-2005, 10:51 AM

http://www.prolineracing.com/proline...1072/1072.html

Xtremekrawler8 · 06-28-2005, 10:57 AM

Took Ya Long Enough To Get It Over Here Rikpal.
Not The Usual "Rikpal" Scale We Usually See But
Stil Semi-Scale.

NATE

lunardaisy · 06-28-2005, 10:35 PM

Marvelous Rik! I greatly admire your work.

I hate to ask but i cant find a way to mount my battery without it binding, how does yours work?

Thanks, Good Luck, See ya.

Rikpal · 06-29-2005, 02:14 AM

;)
The battery moves during artic.
I don't know how to explain in words. I'll shoot some pics to show you.

1BadJeepBruiser · 06-29-2005, 07:37 AM

looks awesome! i like it alot.

-mike

T-Man · 06-29-2005, 08:22 AM

Man, I miss visiting Itally. I guess I need to take the wife over there sometime.

Nice pics, and your crawler looks great. Do you have a problem with the associated rims hitting the links though?

Rikpal · 06-30-2005, 08:12 AM

If you come near to milandrop me a line ;)
My lower links are almost parallel so I don't have any rubbing. Maybe with bigger tires I could have some, but for now nope

Rikpal · 07-04-2005, 03:23 AM

I wanna test the bull with bigger tires. I have some dagger wheels and tires I wanna check on the rocks (no nothing concerning ice ).
I know everyone say mashers, mashers, mashers.
Is impossible to buy them here while there are the tamiya tires.
So I decided to give them a chance.
I have to say the first time I mounted them on the rig I said "it's ugly". I thought I had narrowed the rims too much. I thought "well let's test these thing, but Prolly I'll return to the previous.

I didn't look at the Bull for a couple of day and when I look at it again I liked it a bit more.
Then I tested them on the rocks.
:blink: There a ton of difference. The rig perform really better. I still prefer the Dirt Hawgs look, but the capability makes me think. ;) I'm ordering some Rock rings from Rckjeep anyway. They look great and will complete the rims.

What do you think?

Rikpal · 07-04-2005, 03:33 AM

Lunardaisy: here you are some pics of the "battery tray"

As you can see the pack moves during artic.
I just place the velcro strip toward the back to allow the pack movement.
If I move the velcro towards the front it inhibits the artic, but if the pack can move there's no problem.

I add a little piece of lexan where the pack lays.

Hope this can help. ;)

06-28-2005, 04:25 AM	#1
Rikpal Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 323	Let's introduce the "Red Bull" Hi Guys. It's been a long since I posted here. Life is too busy sometimes :lol Recently I put my hands on a Bulu 2 Chassis and after some work here's the result: "Red Bull" I think it's the less homemade rig I have for now I mean I built few parts than usual. Let's give some spec: Bulu 2 frame TLT-1 axles with locked diffs Stampede Tranny Stampede driveshafts with steel yokes Stock silver can (42:1 final ratio. Planned a lower one) Indipendent 4ws (2 cirrus 80) Novak Rooster Associated 3 pieces beadlock rims Custom 8mm lower links Custom lightweight 6mm upper links Custom servo/links mounts Custom battery holder (trashed after some test. The front upper link will do the work) Custom body mount and radio tray An ugly naked pic After some time I finally went to a place with some rocks. I've been very impressed. This frame rocks!!! First some posers. And some action shots. All driven in and (mostly ) out Opnions are as usual welcome

06-28-2005, 08:42 AM	#2
sn0wrider Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2004 Location: Austintown Posts: 66	nice truck, except i think you should run mashers or get the 2.2 moabs when they come out

06-28-2005, 09:04 AM	#3
AYKBOBCAT Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada/Netherlands Posts: 70	Wow... How did you get the Associated rims to work with the tamiya axles? Any pictures?

06-28-2005, 09:09 AM	#4
rckjeep I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose Posts: 5,207	Looks good. Too bad you didn't find some rocks at one of those topless Italian beaches.

06-28-2005, 10:13 AM	#6
badger Diggin' the new SCX10 II! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal Posts: 11,402	Another great looking rig! I still need to get my hands on a Bulu chassis, they just work too good not to have one.

06-28-2005, 10:39 AM	#7
Rikpal Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 323	Thanks guys The associated rims fit the stock axle's pin. You should remove the hex and that's all. I milled a bit the center of the rims front side to make the nut fit better. Do a little search, there is a thread somewhere here that explaina a way to narrow them a little with a ton of pics. Rckjeep: To be honest these rocks are on one side of "one of those topless Italian beaches". I rollovered a couple of time cause I was looking away from my line Plays with toys: I tried to climb real mountains but after some slaps I gave up ;) BTW you are right RC parts are hard to find and they cost a lot. Consider that a TLT kit is around 300 bux here. Luckily there's the net Badger: I've been surprized how well this frame works. I currently have 90* artic. I've reduced the wheel travel with some fuel tubes on the shocks shafts.

06-28-2005, 10:44 AM	#8
bigred Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mt.View CA Posts: 940	Looks niiiice,what kind of tires are they?

06-28-2005, 10:51 AM	#9
Rikpal Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 323	http://www.prolineracing.com/proline...1072/1072.html

06-28-2005, 10:57 AM	#10
Xtremekrawler8 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Paradise City Where The Girls Are Pretty Posts: 179	Took Ya Long Enough To Get It Over Here Rikpal. Not The Usual "Rikpal" Scale We Usually See But Stil Semi-Scale. NATE

06-28-2005, 10:35 PM	#11
lunardaisy Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indian's Cupboard Posts: 91	Marvelous Rik! I greatly admire your work. I hate to ask but i cant find a way to mount my battery without it binding, how does yours work? Thanks, Good Luck, See ya.

06-29-2005, 02:14 AM	#12
Rikpal Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 323	;) The battery moves during artic. I don't know how to explain in words. I'll shoot some pics to show you.

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06-29-2005, 07:37 AM	#13
1BadJeepBruiser Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast Posts: 8,864	looks awesome! i like it alot. -mike

06-29-2005, 08:22 AM	#14
T-Man Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: On my acre and a half of Gods Country. Prosper, TX Posts: 347	Man, I miss visiting Itally. I guess I need to take the wife over there sometime. Nice pics, and your crawler looks great. Do you have a problem with the associated rims hitting the links though?

06-30-2005, 08:12 AM	#15
Rikpal Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 323	If you come near to milandrop me a line ;) My lower links are almost parallel so I don't have any rubbing. Maybe with bigger tires I could have some, but for now nope

07-04-2005, 03:23 AM	#16
Rikpal Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 323	I wanna test the bull with bigger tires. I have some dagger wheels and tires I wanna check on the rocks (no nothing concerning ice ). I know everyone say mashers, mashers, mashers. Is impossible to buy them here while there are the tamiya tires. So I decided to give them a chance. I have to say the first time I mounted them on the rig I said "it's ugly". I thought I had narrowed the rims too much. I thought "well let's test these thing, but Prolly I'll return to the previous. I didn't look at the Bull for a couple of day and when I look at it again I liked it a bit more. Then I tested them on the rocks. :blink: There a ton of difference. The rig perform really better. I still prefer the Dirt Hawgs look, but the capability makes me think. ;) I'm ordering some Rock rings from Rckjeep anyway. They look great and will complete the rims. What do you think?

07-04-2005, 03:33 AM	#17
Rikpal Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 323	Lunardaisy: here you are some pics of the "battery tray" As you can see the pack moves during artic. I just place the velcro strip toward the back to allow the pack movement. If I move the velcro towards the front it inhibits the artic, but if the pack can move there's no problem. I add a little piece of lexan where the pack lays. Hope this can help. ;)

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