PROJECT CETANE... dieselfuel's BMVII

[dieselfuel]

its alive!!

i got the R2 tranny, got the 5mm pinion, set up the maxx shafts, bought a novak XXtra reciever, get the mamba setup (thanks dr rizzo), and added some new stickers to the body.

[dieselfuel]

rizzo soldered up the battery packs for me, theyre attached with double stick tape and zip ties just like all my other battery packs on other rigs. im running 8 2500mah AAs on this one just like the J2... its running the mambe 25 and a hyperion 3013 motor... plenty of power, but i still prefer the quark/revolver setup in my other rig... i got an XXtra reciever like i said and didnt realize that i had it set to the wrong channel for my mx3s radio... i showed it to Dr. Rizzo and he damn near slapped me for being retarded. lol! oh well i figured it out.

so like 3 days after i get my R2 tranny they announce a short shaft for it, great... i made due wth the long shaft but drilling the outputs was suprisingly difficult, i burned up a titanium bit going through them. i think ill be ordering a short shaft for it sometime soon. the long shaft combined with maxx shafts is damn near too long to fit in a 12.5" wb like this. a short shaft would also help my driveshaft angles. i also plan on making a wedge for it sometime soon.

i didnt get to crawl it outside of the house today. the battery died right when i got to the WEROCK crawl site... so i crawled the J2 and the scaler instead. but just playing around on the stairs here at the casa its a lot of fun, very capable... it went up the concrete stairs out front easier than the SW2 ever did and a little easier than the J2 does. but i still didnt get any action shots of it.

the COG is probably lower than my J2, even though the tranny really isnt any lower than the one in the J2... but because theres nothing above the tranny at all. no shocks, no chassis plates and the batteries are set up lowe on this one.

and yes EeePee i do love those marshmellows! LOL

[FrankyRizzo]

What channel are you on again?

[dieselfuel]

61

[dezfan]

Looks good man, It's a work of art!

So I take it you like it?

Can't wait to see some action pics man!

[FrankyRizzo]

I love how it looks like it is humping when it drives.


Like this hobby to my wallet.

[dieselfuel]

yeah the humpity hump action is a bonus... thanks dez.

[DISTURBIN' tha PEACE]

Originally Posted by LIKES2CRAWL

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51967

I got these, to me, they're way better than RC4WD. No barrel nuts, no missing screws, no untapped screw holes. Overall quality is much better.

[dieselfuel]

yeah those are pretty, i might get a set sometime...

[littleskull99]

Hiya Guys,

First time posting for me so I hope I dont get flamed for anything ive done wrong.

Wondering where I can purchase a bmvii chassis?

I have searched for one them on google and it brings me back to this site.

Any reply greatly appreciated

[LIKES2CRAWL]

Originally Posted by littleskull99

Hiya Guys,

First time posting for me so I hope I dont get flamed for anything ive done wrong.

Wondering where I can purchase a bmvii chassis?

I have searched for one them on google and it brings me back to this site.

Any reply greatly appreciated

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52633

[Natedog]

Originally Posted by dieselfuel

...so like 3 days after i get my R2 tranny they announce a short shaft for it, great... i made due wth the long shaft but drilling the outputs was suprisingly difficult, i burned up a titanium bit going through them. i think ill be ordering a short shaft for it sometime soon. the long shaft combined with maxx shafts is damn near too long to fit in a 12.5" wb like this. a short shaft would also help my driveshaft angles. i also plan on making a wedge for it sometime soon...

Looks great, but why not just Dremel off the long shaft and re-drill it? Slow drill speed and lube is the key to gettin through easier and faster.

[FrankyRizzo]

You said "lube".....

[dieselfuel]

Yeah I'm gonna chop off the long shaft.. I'm not concerned with the drill bits the shop supplies those, hehehehee

[drumbeater]

is`t there some concrete pump needing to be fixed some were? your not suppose to be playing with your lil` bugger.

[dieselfuel]

hey i replaced two gate valves this morning, and im in the middle of replacing a turret wiring harness because the operator spun the thing around too far...

[EeePee]

Originally Posted by dieselfuel

and yes EeePee i do love those marshmellows! LOL

You might want to try some 2/3A cells with these brushless deals. I notice an improvement in performance over my AA batteries.

[drumbeater]

Maybe I`ll see you guys this weekend. I'm bringing the 2.2 back with me.

[dieselfuel]

Originally Posted by EeePee

You might want to try some 2/3A cells with these brushless deals. I notice an improvement in performance over my AA batteries.

frankyrizzo and i have been running the same brushless systems since moab last year, he's always had 2/3As and ive always had AAs,, ive never really noticed a difference between our trucks in power. ive consideed it, ill try the 2/3s on my J2 when its due to new packs.

cool DB, im lookin forward to it.

[Natedog]

Originally Posted by FrankyRizzo

You said "lube".....

Hehehehe...that's cool...hey Beavis...watch this...huhuh... Yes I said "lube" and I almost didn't because I knew somebody would say something...lol! But I didn't say "wood."

Originally Posted by dieselfuel

...and im in the middle of replacing a turret wiring harness because the operator spun the thing around too far...

DOH!!!