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Old 12-27-2004, 10:51 PM   #1
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here it is i built the truck out of extra parts i had and ordered a few too

specs are
73 bronco body
X-factor chassis
TXT-1 axles......locked
E-maxx tranny
GD 600
magnetic mayhem
super chicken
2 hitec 645's 4ws
cut clod tires w/narrowed rims and wheel wideners

what do you think?






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Old 12-27-2004, 11:07 PM   #2
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Looks nice, I dig the paint job.
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Old 12-27-2004, 11:11 PM   #3
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thx my buddy did it for me he is on a kick where he wants to paint everybodys trucks he also did the FJ40 i posted in the MAXX crawler forum......he is doing a CJ8/scrambler and a TJ rubi later this week cool thing is its all rattle can!!
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Old 01-02-2005, 10:29 AM   #4
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You need to shorten your upper links to fix your caster. It should be set at 0*. It will help keep your steering from getting bashed in.
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Old 01-02-2005, 10:58 AM   #5
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u shoulda painted it lik the project crazy horse on trucks
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Old 01-02-2005, 12:11 PM   #6
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You need to shorten your upper links to fix your caster. It should be set at 0*. It will help keep your steering from getting bashed in.
THX rckjeep for the heads up!!
i took the truck out yesterday and was very dissapointed with its performance the WB is too short..........and so on
I tore it apart last night and i think i have it all situates the only thing that is killing me is chassis torque it wanted to flip over backwards alot on an incline...........is this the nature of the beast? or is there something i'm missing?
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u shoulda painted it lik the project crazy horse on trucks
no thanks i wanted it to be MY crazy horse besides i love the way the green turned out!!
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Old 01-02-2005, 12:28 PM   #8
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yea the green is pretty nice too
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i took the truck out yesterday and was very dissapointed with its performance the WB is too short..........and so on
I tore it apart last night and i think i have it all situates the only thing that is killing me is chassis torque it wanted to flip over backwards alot on an incline...........is this the nature of the beast? or is there something i'm missing?
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Combo of cantilevers and being a shafty. If you lose canti's and mount shocks directly to chassis and axles that'll help alot. You'll lose some articulation but don't sweat it. Longer WB helps too, try to keep heavy components (batts,motor) as low, in chassis, as you can.
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Old 01-02-2005, 02:46 PM   #10
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thanks for the help bender i will try these things out and see what happens i have a 14" WB now, is a 16"WB pretty much a good all around
setup i have noticed that almost all the trucks on here have a 16"+ WB right now its all trial and error to see whats gonna be the best avenue for the horse..........................

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Old 02-12-2005, 10:42 PM   #12
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Well man, I love the body but you really need to do something about those 40's. I think they look really bad compared to the cut stock clod tires. I have no room to talk because I have 40's on my txt but mine are nice and scratched up so they go unnoticed kinda. My w/b is at 16 inches right now and I really dont have a problem with torque flex and my truck climbs really well without trying to flip over backwards. you can always put a few preload clips on your rear right shock to try and lessen the roll. I did that before and it seemed to help a bit
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oh and I am still running cantilevers
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Old 02-13-2005, 08:43 PM   #14
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THX for the input
but the 40's are not going any where as far as the junk cut clod tires
i'll run the MOABS they suit my crawling enviornment better!!
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Old 03-06-2005, 04:17 AM   #15
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We ll i have sad news i have decided to retire "crazyhorse" and move on to a new project i now have a stock TXT chassis w/cants,TXT axles,narrowed outbacks,moabs,X-factor shocks,E-maxx tranny,GD 600,super chicken,magnetic mahem,Pro-line MGT '05 F-150 body..............but it has no name as of yet!!

But "crazyhorse" may live on in another project!!
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Old 03-06-2005, 10:36 AM   #16
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Nice job with "crazy horse". Keep us posted on your new build.
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