11-16-2007, 09:24 PM | #161 |
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| nice and tight-game on
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11-16-2007, 09:36 PM | #162 |
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11-16-2007, 10:38 PM | #163 |
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The linkage angles look proper for smooth action Some of the washington guys are useing o-rings and a strong servo for a good friction brake. I must say im jealous about the new losi body it looks even better in motion |
11-16-2007, 10:50 PM | #164 | |
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I'm digging the new body too. They should be available very soon. Are you running a friction brake, full lock, neutral, all three? | |
11-16-2007, 11:01 PM | #165 |
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I havent run a friction brake yet but from what ive seen it works good. I setup my radio to run freewheel for a little while but didnt find too many times i wanted it instead of full lock and haveing to hit the button 2 times just seemed to mess up my focus on driveing. I find the KISS approach to work best for me |
11-16-2007, 11:02 PM | #166 |
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| Agreed, hence the friction brake. Last edited by BENDER; 11-17-2007 at 10:37 AM. |
11-18-2007, 11:01 PM | #167 |
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I had to cut the bed off my Grappler body to clear the dig servo. It's still legal (12 3/4" long) and the dig linkage clears everything, even with the body slammed. I also trimmed the sides up so they are just over 3" tall.
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11-19-2007, 09:57 AM | #168 |
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looks awesome bender. any plans on pulling out that stampede trans and putting a much lighter axial trans in it?
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11-19-2007, 09:58 AM | #169 |
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11-19-2007, 10:09 AM | #170 | |
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11-19-2007, 10:31 AM | #171 |
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The Axial trans does fit in nicely. I put one in the SW3 with TLT axles I am building last week.
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11-19-2007, 10:42 AM | #172 |
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DId you mention your new top secret cooling fan design for your dig set up??? Im sure everyone is curious. |
11-19-2007, 10:43 AM | #173 |
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11-19-2007, 12:05 PM | #174 |
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| Looking good like usual Bender, can't wait to see your skills improve with the dig add-on. What am I saying, I could have waited another couple years before seeing that. |
11-19-2007, 05:00 PM | #175 |
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I noticed you cut the smaller lugs out of your Losi Claws. Did you see an improvement over the stock tires? Again, the rig looks amazing. |
11-19-2007, 05:05 PM | #176 | |
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Thanks. Good eye, I did cut the smaller lugs off my Rock Claws. It really didn't seem to make a difference though, they work just as good in stock form. | |
11-22-2007, 02:51 AM | #177 |
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thats almost as cool as my camo tundra on a sw3. i would love to post a picture but i dont want anybody to get to excited, cuz my confuzinztor is to slow and it is butt ugly! but it crawls big time as any sw3 would. |
11-25-2007, 02:37 AM | #178 |
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Digg i have to say i love it , thanks for the idea Bender .
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11-27-2007, 02:06 PM | #179 |
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Thanks guys. I had to make a new dig collar for my rear shaft, because the CA on the first one let go, as I expected. I used some old threaded shock collars this time. They are aluminum, so they should be plenty durable. The shock collar slides over the female 2.5 Maxx shaft with just a little bit of slop. So, I wrapped the driveshaft in a small strip of paper, and slid the collar over it. Then applied a few drops of thin CA to the paper, which swelled up enough to hold the collars tightly in place for now. I applied JB Weld to the collars after the CA set. I also added an O-ring to the drivehaft as a friction brake for now. I've still got a few ideas for a full brake set-up if I decide to go that route too. More testing will tell. |
11-27-2007, 02:53 PM | #180 |
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Like I said in my PM, it's all your fault, I just added rear dig as well, I'll post a pic of mine tonight with the lock collar.
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