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Old 09-12-2006, 03:42 PM   #21
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why build such a small cage?
For the same reason a unimog hasn't one a uroc comp yet, I was going to add about 3 inches to the width and 5 inches to the height but my battey wires wouldn't reach the solid rod roof rack so I gave up.
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Old 09-12-2006, 03:46 PM   #22
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looks great man, got any pics of your whole did/brake system. also are you running all of those servos from one battery pack thru the moped or two with one reciever pack? didnt think that the moped could handle that much.
Here's a link to the dig Rear disconect with revo shafts
and as for the moped, It will runs all those servos just fine, the futaba is just a brake so it dosn't pull a load at all, lots of people use two 645's with a moped with no problems, my super has 1/4 scales, but I have two mopeds on it, it works great.
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Old 09-12-2006, 05:16 PM   #23
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Got the batterys in, whew, now I know what it feels like to stuff 10 lbs of crap in a 5 lbs bag. The front axle looks terrible with thos batterys uneven like that so I am goin to machine sone mounts out of delrin that will bolt up to those 2 holes on either side, they will stand straight up, but for now this will have to do. I don't think I have seen single cells mounted to a link before, oh well something different, its better than running two cells which I thought I was going to end ub doing.
and one picture of my super for size referance, the 2.2 chassis is actualy bigger than my super, less stuff on a clod I guess.
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Old 09-12-2006, 09:16 PM   #24
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Ok I got the front batterys the way I like them so I will hold off on the delrin mounts. As per several requests heres some more pictures of the disconect and the rear brake.
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Old 09-13-2006, 01:28 AM   #25
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WOW that makes me want to build a tuber for making me want to so bad :-P


Very nice build
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Old 09-13-2006, 07:01 AM   #26
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quick question about your build, did you make your links tabs or did you use something else.
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Old 09-13-2006, 02:53 PM   #27
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I used chain links, for the link and shock mounts. Drove it today, very stable, love the front wheel drive. I weighed it, 5.5 lbs, I guess thats not to bad, considering it has 3 servos, c batterys, bbs in the front tires, and event the links are steel, so all and all I guess its ok. I was sorta thinking sevenish but 5.5 is good.
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Old 09-13-2006, 06:37 PM   #28
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nice rig man but why do you have a different spring on one shock and what kind of spring is it
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Old 09-13-2006, 06:49 PM   #29
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If you hear something and your crawler's gone it was me...; )
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Old 09-13-2006, 07:39 PM   #30
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nice rig man but why do you have a different spring on one shock and what kind of spring is it
It's a top secret design but my cover story is that I tried the tlt springs on the max shocks, changed my mind, then lost one of the max springs. Now my wife would kill me if I had to order something else since I've already told her on 4 different occasions that this is the "last part" I will need to get this buggy done. But now I have gotten used to it so I think I will keep it that way.
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Old 09-13-2006, 11:11 PM   #31
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So you got any video of it yet?
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Old 09-14-2006, 01:14 AM   #32
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So you got any video of it yet?
He may after this w/e...
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Old 09-14-2006, 04:19 AM   #33
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I like the rear brake set up. Looks good. Ya 5.5lbs is pretty good on a tuber with C's batteries. Lets see that Vid after this W/E.....
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Old 09-14-2006, 09:56 PM   #34
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I went to columbia rock today after work and the battery in my camera was dead, so no pics, but I will say this thing climbs vertical stuff like crazy. If I can get the front wheels even close to the top of a ledge I can put it in front wheel drive and it will suck it right down to the rock, then its a quick switch to 4 wheel again and of she goes. LOVE IT. I will get some new batterys tomorow to take some video. If anyone wants to get together you need to try this place, nice level ground to walk on great rocks, there like sand paper.
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Old 09-15-2006, 08:40 PM   #35
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Added a 7th cell tonight,,, HOLY CRAP!!!!!! I now have a rock racer. I am uploading a video of the power that I now have, please bare in mind that the throtle is not as touchy as it looks looks like in the video. I'm just a little trigger happy at the moment. As if I wasn't already breaking axles before. I threw in a dig or two for good measure. I should have a wheeling vid in a day or so.
http://media.putfile.com/100-0302

here's the new cell. Between the two rear ones.
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Old 09-15-2006, 09:49 PM   #36
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damn it is a little fast for crawlin` isnt it?
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Old 09-15-2006, 09:54 PM   #37
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Not really, I was slamming the throttle on and off, it actually crawls very slowly, I have it geared down pretty low. I finaly got the 7 cells to peak after I discharged them, can you say power wheely, http://media.putfile.com/100-0313
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Old 09-15-2006, 09:58 PM   #38
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ya just really torquy

that is tight I like it... I see now that it is really low gear, the 1st video didnt look like that

when did u say u was going to get vids of it on the rocks? :-P
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Old 09-16-2006, 02:42 PM   #39
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Got a video, its a little short cause my trial version file converter software ruined all the good parts with a huge logo, I'll get a better one in a day or so. Enjoy http://media.putfile.com/YELLOWJACKET
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Old 09-17-2006, 08:56 PM   #40
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NICE!! Get that vendor star.

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