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12-20-2006, 06:17 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Where the sheep run scared.
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I love it. Awsome work!  |
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12-20-2006, 10:42 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Island
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Really really nice job. REALLY nice... now, sell it to me!  |
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12-20-2006, 10:46 AM
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| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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looking good dude, I am digging the color |
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12-20-2006, 06:12 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Albuquerque
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I took a shot at some really simple Delrin links by using the 4-40 all-thread and the drill chuck method I found in another post. I used 3/8" Delrin rod and drilled out the ends just a little smaller than the all-thread. The hard part was drilling straight without a press, but they look pretty good for a first try. I don't have a lathe to turn the rods to get a beveled end, but I swiped a pencil sharpener from my wife (the crank kind) and it did a pretty sweet job. Just have to keep rotating the Delrin while you crank to keep it as even as possible all the way around. I screwed in some short all-thread pieces by sticking them in a drill chuck and slowly turning them in and then used the stock TLT link ends. Not as sweet as Bender's but they worked out great! Last edited by RAM2500; 12-20-2006 at 06:53 PM. | |
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12-20-2006, 06:47 PM
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| '08 2.2 National Champ  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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Awesome build, I wish I could find the body without spending a fortune so I could do something similar.
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12-21-2006, 09:21 PM
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12-21-2006, 09:25 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Borderland Tejas
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I think it is finished....for now atleast  First off is the bare chassis with all the electronics mounted. After I redid the bottom half, I was a little more than a quarter inch shy of fitting the seat so I tossed that idea and flipped the transmission around. The reciever sits on the passenger side of the transmission and the SR esc sits on the tray at the rear.    |
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12-21-2006, 09:35 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Borderland Tejas
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As for the rear disconnect, this is a design I drew up and slowly modified through out a few classes this semester....college is great  I used one of Unimoger's servo mounts (which are awesome and well worth it since if I would have made them they would look like $%!#) and mounted the servo backwards. I then used 2 extra rod ends from the TLT kit and drilled and mounted those on the far side of the plate with a rod end ball bolted between them to act as a pulley. A cable connects to the top of the servo horn (which points up) and then over the pulley and then out of a hole I drilled right above the pinion. The cable then connects to the little slip shaft thingy. Clear as mud  In the pic below, you can see the spring that I used that will push the slipper female shaft back over the transmission side male shaft.  I can try to explain it better or get some better pics if anyone needs me too. The one thing with the disconnect is, the first time I tried it out, it was locked up the rear tires and was perfect with them behing held and the front dragging them around. But now it doesn't lock up and the rear tires just roll till they come up to a rock. As you can see, the design should not lock the rear tires up, but I would like to. I'll need to figure out something simple to do with that. |
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12-21-2006, 09:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Borderland Tejas
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Finally some real finished shots   I like this pic     |
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12-21-2006, 09:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Borderland Tejas
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It wouldn't be realistic without a rollover This paint isn't going to last long at all    |
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12-22-2006, 02:51 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Borderland Tejas
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The wheelbase turned out to be right around 13" and at ride height it had 3 5/8" of clearence. This this is so much fun to drive I almost wonder if my clod will be driven much anymore. Found a few more pics     |
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12-22-2006, 09:07 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lehi
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That thing is awesome! Nice, NICE job!
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12-23-2006, 04:07 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SL,UT
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i like it |
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12-23-2006, 04:23 PM
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| I lost my vendor privileges Join Date: May 2006 Location: TOP OF THE HILL
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im diggin it. looks good.
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12-23-2006, 04:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pinedale, WY
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When can I buy it :P, it looks really nice. i thought the link plates and shock plates were from a erector set but i see that they are drilled by hand  |
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12-24-2006, 01:49 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sinking Spring
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Lookin good so far. I'll be watching this one! |
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12-25-2006, 09:04 AM
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I got the beadlocks and mashers in last night, nice christmas present to myself if you ask me They really finish off the rig nice. I'll get them mounted and some pics up soon. Thanks for the compliments. | |
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12-29-2006, 04:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Borderland Tejas
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New beadlocks and tires These mashers are supper sticky, I picked up the truck and a sheet of paper was stuck to a tire :-P 1beatjeep has some really high quality beadlocks The hood isn't bolted on so thats what it looks crooked     |
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12-30-2006, 08:46 AM
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| I had the hottest girlfriend at the MSD Nats Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hecho en Tejas
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very nice job and it flexes like crazy!
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12-30-2006, 04:20 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: HELL
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looks sic.... nice fabbing.
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