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Old 12-05-2004, 07:14 PM   #1
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Default Project Chameleon 99% DONE!!! LOTS OF PICS AND MOVIES

alright its time for a new project, i have my cj8 twinforce and it is awesome and has really good cog but i dont like the axles being as wide as they are it makes it really vonerable to being snagged up. so with that being said i am going to make me a txt! parts are as follow:

lst's
txt axles locked up
aluminum maxx shocks
roack raider chassis
txt tranny
9t pinion
12t gd pinion
gd600
brushless motor
arrow links
rubicon body
16 inch wheel base
5 inches of chassis clearence
revos
intellispeed esc 16t mild mod with rev
bluebird servos coated in plasti-dip
and 3 channel radio for independent 4ws

i hope to have some pics within a week of the start up of this awesome rig

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Old 12-19-2004, 06:24 PM   #2
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waterproofing my servos and receiver



can you tell i liked the way roid looks??? lol









ill keep you all posted, but right now im waiting on 500 dollars worth of stuff coming from 3 different stores

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Old 12-19-2004, 10:39 PM   #3
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How is that a chameleon paint. I thought chameleon paint shifted colors. And is that silicone paint or what? (for the waterproofing). I hope the servo has metal gears and you don't ever need to open it up
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Old 12-20-2004, 08:41 AM   #4
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i looked into a chameleon paintjob and i have the airbrush and stuff to do it i just dont think i could lol.... i aint the greatest painter and atleast i can admit that

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Old 12-20-2004, 08:43 AM   #5
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and its actually plastic dip its kind of a rubbery type substance and can be cut with a razor blade....

it doesnt completely waterproof it but i can now withstand being in water for a certain period of time....

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Old 12-20-2004, 11:53 AM   #6
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Where can you get that plastidip stuff? I like
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Old 12-20-2004, 12:23 PM   #7
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You can do the chameleon paint job for like 20 bucks, just use duplicolor mirage. You can get it at walmart, its got 3 cans to it, and you read the instructions, and do the opposite of what they say (they have a certain way of painting, you just do that backwards)
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Old 12-20-2004, 01:42 PM   #8
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me and my friend plastic dipped all of our servos and we balooned out revievers on our T-Maxxes we completely submerged our servos in watter and mud and they were just fine... we got our plastic dip at home depot. (just dont smell it, you could die)
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Old 12-20-2004, 05:34 PM   #9
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lmao dont smell it ahahahahaa! but yea it works great it isnt completely waterproof but it is dam near waterproof.... and you can get it at any local hardware store, in my case my father works for weyerhauser and i got his left overs! lol

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Old 12-24-2004, 07:43 PM   #10
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alright guys i got all my stuff to day and i will build it tomorow for i am quite tired...... the only thing i dont have is beadlock rings which i can get the stuff to make em tomorow also... i will post lots of pics of the build and of it driving tomorow about this time.... untill then happy crawlin

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Old 12-27-2004, 11:52 AM   #11
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ok here is the pics of it... i am haveing servo problems right now but other then that shes is done!!!



i took the lst wheels and cut the spokes out so it was just a circle... then a narrowed the txt wheels and left the webbing in them and then slid tem into the lst wheels and used sheet metal screws to hold em together!



















video links

i have videos but i need to know how to convert em to .wmv file can some one help me plz....

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Old 12-27-2004, 02:22 PM   #12
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Sweet rig.

Steering links that run from knuckle to knuckle.. You might gain a little clearance for your approach angles if you mount them to the tops of the knuckles instead of beneath them. This may also straighten out your steering rod from servo to knuckle.
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Old 12-27-2004, 07:02 PM   #13
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thankx now i know atleast one other person likes it :( lol

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Old 12-27-2004, 07:09 PM   #14
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hey looks good. if no one complains there it must be good
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Old 12-28-2004, 11:51 PM   #15
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It looks like yo uneed to shorten you upper links a bit to get your caster at 0*.
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