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11-05-2005, 03:30 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SERCRC
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|  What I've been working on...... After seeing some of the insane ledges the 'Stick' Clods could climb, I set out to make my TXT capable of doing the same. With Grover's 'batteries in the wheels' idea, I felt most of the weight was down as low as possible so it wouldn't hurt to raise the transmission a little. It's only about half done. Still need to fab transmission mounts, lengthen a Revo shaft and tie up a few other loose ends. The body didn't quiet clear the motor. ;) It'll have a 17" wheelbase, belly clearance around 6.5"-7". I'll let ya know how it works when it's done.   |
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11-05-2005, 03:34 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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TEASE!!  Looks sweet, I can't wait to see the final version and a few body off shots.  |
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11-05-2005, 05:06 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: DH
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Same here... Like the way how you did the motor sticking out of the body. | |
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11-05-2005, 05:35 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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Be careful about that motor sticking out of the body. Rocks will like to give it love taps. I'd suggest fabbing up a small rock guard for the motor. Vinny ran with his motor sticking out of his body for a bit then needed to add a small guard to save the endbell from those tippy rock situations that'd wack the endbell. You can see the small tube that helps guard the endbell from damage...  |
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11-05-2005, 06:43 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin Texas
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Well there goes my chances in 2006  I'm diggin' it so far-just try to keep the center clearance closer to 6 1/2", my truck was origonaly at 7" in the middle but that hurt the COG to much and didn't help. Right now it sets at 6" at the lowest point (right behind the tire) and 6 1/2" in the middle, I found that I got more proformance from clearance directly behind the front tires and in front of the rear tires than I did in the middle |
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11-05-2005, 07:28 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Redding, CA
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You need to run a split rear drive shaft with a carrier baring to raise it up out of the way. |
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11-06-2005, 03:46 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I don't know! Do you!
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That looks wicked. i like the what ever it is coming out of the bonet |
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11-06-2005, 04:14 AM
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| RCC Addict   Join Date: May 2005 Location: the land of the midnight sun
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Looks great so far, Lets get some bodyoff shots. |
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11-06-2005, 07:37 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SERCRC
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| Thanks guys! I'll post more pics of the truck when I get time to work on it again. Thanks for the advice Toyo, might have to look into a motor guard of some sort. I'll probably take the heatsink off, it looks like it'll definitely be a rock grabber.  Quote:
That was the original plan.... carrier bearings in both the front and rear driveshafts, but after playing with the pinion angles I don't think a two-piece driveshaft would help much. We'll see how it looks once I get the links in place. ;) | |
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11-07-2005, 11:37 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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Nice, thinking outside the box
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11-07-2005, 12:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central NY
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Is anybody else thinkin CSR should put some paper down before that thing pisses on the freezer?  |
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11-07-2005, 03:54 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mt.View CA
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that looks cool,cant wait to see body off shots,looks intresting just from looking through the window's of the body......................... | |
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11-07-2005, 04:13 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: minocqua
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that gives new meaning to " giving clods the shaft"
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11-07-2005, 05:27 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SERCRC
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I'll try to get the electronics put back in the truck tonight. That's basically all that's needed for a test run. There's not much of the original TXT chassis left, too late to turn back now! I hope it works! | |
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11-08-2005, 04:25 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SERCRC
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| Well, got the TXT put back together and took it for a test ride..... it'll definitely crawl over bigger obstacles now. I drove right over the top of my 2.2" Clod. It's got some wicked torque steer going on though due to the extreme angle of the links. I'm not too impressed with it's overall performance. I'll tinker with it tonight and see if I can get it to perform any better. If not I may transform the TXT back into the ol' belly dragger that it used to be. :? |
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11-08-2005, 04:37 PM
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| MODERATOR™  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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Belly draggers rule Chris! You know this!
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11-09-2005, 07:55 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Visalia
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Still would love to see a pic without the body. Does look good. - Hoss |
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11-09-2005, 01:49 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St. Paris
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looks awesome  |
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11-09-2005, 04:35 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004
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That's not a brushless going to a gd600 is it?
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11-09-2005, 04:43 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SERCRC
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I'll try to get a few more pics tonight. I don't like how the truck works with the changes, it's not going to stay like this. | |
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