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Old 01-04-2006, 10:08 PM   #1
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Spent last weekend building this. I had all the parts so I finally decided to get it done. It took me about 10 hours from start to finish. Not counting painting the body... That was a PITA due to the cold weather! Took it out today and scratched it up alittle. Its by far one of my favorite trucks

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TLT axles, bearings
Pede tranny, bearings, and a RPM gear cover modded to fit in the bulu!
Bulu 2
Pede rear shocks
RPM Wheels, Gen 3 rock rings, Cut G-Hawgs (they suck...)

Electronics:
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Lathe
JR 590m
1100gp 6cell pack

Ok on with the pics, and I took alot just for all you who like looking at pics rather than reading the tech
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Old 01-04-2006, 10:10 PM   #2
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More pics, and chassis

PS: Isnt that the ugliest blanket you have ever seen?? Thanks girlfriend
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Old 01-04-2006, 10:25 PM   #3
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i feel nauseous now:? .......... looks good..... the truck.. not the blanket.......
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Old 01-04-2006, 10:26 PM   #4
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Nice rig man... I think tires look really scale, but never used a set of them... is that a 1100mah 1/18 scale pack? about how long is the runtime? I was thinkin of goin with a 1500mah Lipo pack I have for one of my old Heli's just was wondering how long it would run!

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Old 01-04-2006, 10:29 PM   #5
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lookin sweet, when do i get to play with it? and yeh that blanket is pretty ugly.

ima be getting the parts for my tlt pretty soon. so maybe me you and eddie can have a bash or sumtin. dude i found a new hobby shop closer for u. i go to it too, its on mitchell, go get off north bound 99, and just drive down till u see a perkos, go in there and thers a new shop, it doesnt have signs but its in the corner.

ill ttyl about a bash, and dude you had all those parts spare? damn you guys are crazy bout this stuff huh.

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Old 01-04-2006, 10:36 PM   #6
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Looks good man.

If ya have a tape measure around next time your near it, could you tell me what the vertical hieght on the bulu2 chassis side plate is? Just curious for comparison to a chassis I am thinking about doing. Thanks.

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Old 01-04-2006, 10:39 PM   #7
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nice rig....good comp with the photos too....
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Old 01-04-2006, 11:04 PM   #8
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Thanks guys!

JakeDaSnake: the battery lasts about 20min I would say, maybe more. Yes its a 1/18th batt

93yjpiece: off the top of my head its like 2.75 or 3 in tall.
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Old 01-04-2006, 11:22 PM   #9
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Thanks alot man, I was just seeingn how close to 2in it was. Thanks man.

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Old 01-04-2006, 11:54 PM   #10
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I really like the cut on those tires, but that might have something to do with the fact I love the look of TSLs
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Old 01-05-2006, 06:05 AM   #11
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Sweet blanket, I love the texture and colors. Oh ya, the truck is pretty cool to. Looks great with those tires.
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Old 01-05-2006, 08:12 AM   #12
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I really like the cut on those tires, but that might have something to do with the fact I love the look of TSLs
I was thinking tsl as well, very sweet EB dude, I like it alot, if ya wanna get rid of the tires let me know, theyd look great on one my bruiser

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Old 01-05-2006, 08:14 AM   #13
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Looks great! Maybe one day I'll finish my Bronco project.
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Old 01-05-2006, 08:52 AM   #14
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very nice work, what is that, like 4 builds for you in the last 3 months or something? wish I had that much free time.........
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Old 01-05-2006, 09:02 AM   #15
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haha I have one more to build! Its almost done too. Actually two more, check out the maxx forum for another one I just started. I had 3 weeks off school and the gf has given me some space. Only 4 days to go until school starts agian... must finish all projects! Too bad im at work today

PS: once you build so many of them it doesnt take long at all... Thats why I started the maxx project for something new!
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I put the same cut on my g-hawgs for the tsl look and for the record i think they crawl fine! So do the swamp dawgs which are still my fav tire and i have a set of moabs which are awsome but very not scale. Remember real rigs can't climb 90 degree slopes fo too long.
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Oh yeah almost forgot very sweet rig man! Two thumbs up!
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I put the same cut on my g-hawgs for the tsl look and for the record i think they crawl fine! So do the swamp dawgs which are still my fav tire and i have a set of moabs which are awsome but very not scale. Remember real rigs can't climb 90 degree slopes fo too long.
Thanks for the compliments!

For the tires, They are nice, and they do crawl well, but just really cant compare to the Moabs, I guess they spoiled me. I love the swamp dawgs as well, its also one of my favorite tires.
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Old 01-06-2006, 05:45 PM   #19
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Thumbs up Perect.

This is one of the best setups I have seen, it's simple,clean and looks real. Props on everything man! I love this thing! I'm working on a TLT, I hope it looks half as good as yours. Nice work man,nice work!
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This is one of the best setups I have seen, it's simple,clean and looks real. Props on everything man! I love this thing! I'm working on a TLT, I hope it looks half as good as yours. Nice work man,nice work!
Thanks for the very kind compliments!

Not much to update on it, I did switch to some mashers with Ofna wheels. Wider and better traction, its capabilities are night and day! Its actually that much more fun to wheel now! I also banged up the body a bit

I timed the 1100gp battery pack, crawling non stop for about 30-35min. And it acted like it had a full charge until right at the end it fell flat on its face no power at all! Perfect hehe. So I went and picked up another pack just like it but this one is a reedy matched pack, shouldnt be any difference though.
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