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09-10-2006, 12:32 PM | #21 | |
REST IN ALOHA CHIP Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: *
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servos keep bustin up the stock ones! Last edited by YoUnG_vErSiOn; 09-10-2006 at 12:35 PM. Reason: update | |
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09-10-2006, 06:45 PM | #22 | |
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09-12-2006, 12:11 AM | #23 | |
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09-12-2006, 12:53 PM | #24 |
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I was using a GD600 with a 19 turn and it twisted them all the time. I'd either go with Revo's, or the aluminum maxx shafts. Either way, don't just put them on there. Have a male on each end, with a long female in the middle connecting them. Or, go with the RC4wd punisher shafts. Have fun getting those though.
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09-12-2006, 04:30 PM | #25 |
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you don't need to tell me about how hard it is to get the punisher shafts.I've been waiting for them since time began, or around there it seems. any way what is this about aluminum maxx shafts? any links would be helpful. |
09-13-2006, 01:17 AM | #26 |
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Can't help ya there. I'm probably gonna use them, but I haven't come to that part of my project yet, so I really don't know where to get them. I've seen them in a few trucks around the net though. IF RC4wd would step up their service, I'd buy a LOT more stuff. But that's off topic.
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09-18-2006, 05:53 AM | #27 |
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I ordered a pair of punnisher shafts 6 months 3 days ago . got sick of waiting for them after 3 months and ordered a pair of revos of ebay, got them a couple of days later, few simple mods and they've been goin strong ever since and their cheap. rc4wd keeps giving empty promises. Keska. |
09-20-2006, 05:27 PM | #28 |
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| update: I actually drove the bad luck truck.
the little rockpile in my backyard posing on jump of the offroad track catching air on jump coming down crawling trail on side of house going up crawler trail this was the first time I drove this truck as a crawler pushed it pretty hard and found a few problems that were easy fixes, one was the steering fixed with ca glue, the other was the plastic was not holding the screw that holds the front four bar. fixed with a longer screw that goes through the plastic and put a nut on it. The maxx drive shafts are holding up with no problem so far. because of the warnings of them twisting or breaking. I made them as strong as possible. by putting male shafts on the tranny and the axle. and long enough that they almost touch at their closest. then sheathing them with female ,ca glued over the male shaft. and max overlap of the sliding parts. |
09-22-2006, 09:57 PM | #29 | |
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but I do have one small problem. As most of you know the GD-600 reverses the direction. what I found out is that the Novak sensor based motors can not be reversed. I like the motor in front for weight issues, so I don't want to spin the tranny around. My question is can the axles be made to spin reverse by flipping the differentials? | |
09-22-2006, 10:16 PM | #30 |
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Man this truck is soooo fun to drive. I' m beating the hell out of her and she's taking it in stride. THe drive shafts are twisting only a little bit with no ill affects on performance. there is only about a 1/2 inch or less section exposed to twist. I will make a few spares for the future though. Actually rc4wd is coming through with the punishers so I'm stoked either way. One modification i made right away was to mount the shocks vertical over the axle to reduce torque twist which was pretty bad. now it is a lot better. |
09-26-2006, 07:55 PM | #31 |
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to answer my own question. NO I opened the axle housings, and peered inside. there is no way to reverse the differentiaL. So I now have the motor mounted in the back. While i had the axle housings open i stuck a bunch of lead in there. right now I'm working on a protective roll cage for the motor since it looks vulnerable in the bed of the pickup. |
09-27-2006, 07:12 PM | #32 |
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| and for your viewing pleasure. this thing rocks! I'm thinking of changing the name from The "Bad Luck Truck" to The" Terra-Bull" |
09-28-2006, 12:33 AM | #33 |
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I really like the cage you made to go over the motor. The truck looks really good
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10-03-2006, 04:10 PM | #34 |
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O.K. I got a pair of batteries from Maxamps for this rig. two 6000 mamp 7.4 volt lipo's. add them to a novak HV-maxx, install in TXT, viola, rockracer. I have twisted the maxx driveshafts to failure. rebuilt the shaft with tighter tollerances. did not twist new shaft but now starting to strip spur in tranny.(clicking sound in torquey situations, getting worse) I will break open tranny to find out exactly what is going on. so untill next time GOOD CRAWLING. |
10-04-2006, 03:49 AM | #35 |
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Looks pretty cool...Bump up to Revo Shafts BEFFY
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10-04-2006, 03:51 PM | #36 | |
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10-06-2006, 02:34 PM | #37 |
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"And the chant of REVO,REVO...reverberates through the crowd" |
10-06-2006, 03:25 PM | #38 |
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how is the speed with the gd600 and brushless ?
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10-06-2006, 05:50 PM | #39 | |
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It is definately a rock RACER or a monster truck I like jumping it. That is probably why it is always broken. Last edited by The Muscle; 11-27-2006 at 03:01 PM. | |
11-27-2006, 03:00 PM | #40 |
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| watch this TXT Rock Racer Click on the link to see "The bad Luck Truck" in action. Of course broke something again. At least the maxx shafts are cheap and easy to replace. and the clicking noise is because the Gd-600's spur gear is missing 5 or 6 teeth. But it works fine. The music is sponsored by Gravy, if you want more: Worst Music Ever Watch the music video's I'm one of the idiots Last edited by The Muscle; 11-27-2006 at 03:02 PM. |
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