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Old 02-26-2007, 10:51 AM   #41
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You guys can switch trucks in the middle of your comp ??
Kind of a unique set of circumstances.

I took both rigs RTR as I wasn't sure which one I wanted to use.

After looking at the course, I felt that my Pimp Cane w/ it's unreal center chassis clearance was the best choice for that course.

I had such an fantastic first round that I pretty much had the event wrapped up in the first round.

I talked to the event organizer and showed him the point difference and asked him if it would be OK if I used my other rig for the second run and took a 40(DNF) for the second run.

He agreed and I ran the BM-VII for the second round. It cleared every gate including the bonus!

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Old 02-26-2007, 11:00 AM   #42
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good job!

i am feeling more and more confident about my build as i read more of these threads...
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Old 02-26-2007, 02:19 PM   #43
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Kind of a unique set of circumstances.

I took both rigs RTR as I wasn't sure which one I wanted to use.

After looking at the course, I felt that my Pimp Cane w/ it's unreal center chassis clearance was the best choice for that course.

I had such an fantastic first round that I pretty much had the event wrapped up in the first round.

I talked to the event organizer and showed him the point difference and asked him if it would be OK if I used my other rig for the second run and took a 40(DNF) for the second run.

He agreed and I ran the BM-VII for the second round. It cleared every gate including the bonus!
Sounds fair to me, it is supossed to be fun. It just struck me as odd at first. Thanks for the clarification.

Sorry to hijack weibs, you can bring the can of whoop a.. to the next comp.
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Old 03-01-2007, 08:19 PM   #44
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Man that is so sick, if u dont mind it i am tottaly going to copy that, but what did u use for those chassis plates?
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Old 03-01-2007, 08:48 PM   #45
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cutting board form the grocery store
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Old 03-03-2007, 07:49 PM   #46
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got the body on



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Old 03-03-2007, 10:30 PM   #47
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looks good. good enough to inspire me to finish up making my truck like this.
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Old 03-03-2007, 11:01 PM   #48
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so can this thing take a hit or will it fold in half? example: ten foot cliff to the front axle what will happen? besides breaking the axle.
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Old 03-03-2007, 11:06 PM   #49
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your probably going to have to scrape you servo of the ground. but i doubt any thing will happen to the chassie
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Old 03-03-2007, 11:15 PM   #50
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You mean a fall like this?
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Old 03-03-2007, 11:37 PM   #51
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that would be quite the fall, what broke, the wheel obviously popped off
I have yet to accidently drive my rig off a cliff liek that , but it has had a couple good tumbles.

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Old 04-12-2007, 07:17 PM   #52
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well I went to rch today and bought there last r2 tranny. I really like it but the gearing is a little slow





Next project for it is to make a dig
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Old 04-12-2007, 07:30 PM   #53
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Thanks for buying my tranny, Garrett. JK, man. With the 8 tooth pinion, it is slow, I am running a 12t right now in mine, and it is just about right with the 55t, 8cells, and the TXT axles. I have a 13t spare, if you want it for the comp. It'll be in my toolbox.
Oh, by the way, you don't need dig. It's just a hassle, right? Anything to give me the edge.
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Old 04-12-2007, 08:27 PM   #54
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Thanks for buying my tranny, Garrett. JK, man. With the 8 tooth pinion, it is slow, I am running a 12t right now in mine, and it is just about right with the 55t, 8cells, and the TXT axles. I have a 13t spare, if you want it for the comp. It'll be in my toolbox.
Oh, by the way, you don't need dig. It's just a hassle, right? Anything to give me the edge.
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thanks for the offer of the spare pinion but I won't be able to make the comp. I already had something planned for saturday But Dig will be working by the next comp
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Old 04-12-2007, 09:03 PM   #55
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Ok, see ya at the next one. Dig is nice. It just comes in handy for so many things.
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Old 04-22-2007, 09:38 AM   #56
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Went and bought some beadlocks



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Old 04-22-2007, 01:15 PM   #57
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Those are some nice bead locks. Looks Good!!
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:50 PM   #58
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nice rig man i love the zip ties for the cracks in the body( u can put a staple over the cracks so you cant tell *** much that is what i did
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Old 04-25-2007, 08:10 PM   #59
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well I made my dig. I made it from what I had laying around so it isn't perfect but it seems to work so far.



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Old 04-26-2007, 01:57 PM   #60
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garrett...dude that thing is awesome, i went and got every thing to complete my build, except for the cutting board.i can only find clear ones that are like 1/8th an inch.....
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