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Old 07-31-2007, 07:15 PM   #1
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Default Del Monte's '07 Falcon

So with the Socalrcrc series less then two weeks away, I thought I'd better get building. I ran my custom torsion chassis all of last season with pretty good results... 3rd overall in 2.2 with a few comp wins, but this year I wanted to try something different. So I contacted Tom at Twisted Designs and picked up this great looking chassis

The FALCON



The supplied 1/4" delrin links made for easy assembly, and let the falcon slide right over the rocks. Everything went together very smoothly, and the engraved servo plates are pretty cool too.









For now, its running MM/Crawlmaster setup, Pede Tranny, Hitec 645, and Proline mashers, but that's all subject to change

Overall, I've been very impressed with the Falcon. Its going to take a few days for me to get used to driving a 4-link chassis, but I've already been able to make most of the obstacles I could with my old rig. With a little fine tuning, this Falcon is going to be hard to beat this year

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Thanks, I hope you enjoy it.
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WHA!!!!??? and actually chassis? hehehe JK. Looks great. Maybe we will see it up here in Utah soon?
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WHA!!!!??? and actually chassis? hehehe JK. Looks great. Maybe we will see it up here in Utah soon?
I'm always down for a roadtrip When is the next comp in St. George?


aaaand... the wacky torsion may be making an appearance in another class very soon...
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Looks great Jake! The Falcon is always a good choice. Ready for the season opener?
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Looks great Jake! The Falcon is always a good choice. Ready for the season opener?
I hope so. I've got one advantage though...



I can practice at work
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Old 07-31-2007, 11:53 PM   #7
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Thumbs up Looks good

Like the paint on the lid and you have all the weight down should crawl great.
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Old 08-01-2007, 12:14 AM   #8
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I'm always down for a roadtrip When is the next comp in St. George?
Possibly October 13th... The Utah State Championships.
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Now the rocks at work make me a little jealous.
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Look'n good JAKE!......... That makes quite a few SOCAL FALCONS! Are you runnin a rear dig on that beast??
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looks good man. was thinking about one of these myself.
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Look'n good JAKE!......... That makes quite a few SOCAL FALCONS! Are you runnin a rear dig on that beast??
not yet...

and yeah, it sounds like there's going to be quite a few of these things in SOCAL this year
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Old 08-04-2007, 09:45 AM   #13
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Yo Del Monte, Shocks should be ready sunday.
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jake, where is that spot in the first pics????
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that 4th pic looks like the pond at the entrance to silver lakes in helendale
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that 4th pic looks like the pond at the entrance to silver lakes in helendale
Yep... aka my secret rc testing facility
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Lookin good J. I switched back to a four link as well. Gonna be a fun one this year. See ya out there on the rocks.
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Old 08-12-2007, 09:10 PM   #18
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I didn't really care for the crawlmaster/MM setup, so I switched to an E-Flite Park 400 and Mamba 25. Its not as smooth as the crawlmaster, but I like the extra speed and weight savings of the park 400.

I also added a front dig setup and a set of Twisted Tom's super secret custom shocks

Worked well enough to bring home 1st place in the Socal series opener







Climbs pretty good too



Overall, I love this setup... very stable, climbs great, sidehills fantastic. Now that I have some time before the next comp, I have a few more things I'd like to try with this rig to get it working even better
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Looks sweet!! Hope to see it in person some day.
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Old 08-14-2007, 02:04 PM   #20
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Man that top pic is taking forever to load...
Awesome crawl spots! Complete with bikini's? I think you atleast owe us a chick in a bikini shot
Glad to see you kept that sweet lid too

They are saying St George is October 13. Hope you can make it up
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