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12-20-2007, 06:09 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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|  Carbon Canty TXT: Mr Bill's Wild Ride
The boss said he thought carbon-fiber would make a good crawler chassis. He didn't have to say it twice, I was already cutting fabric. Maybe I went overboard: 4 sheets of 12oz structural, one layer of 4oz and a layer of carbon-Kevlar weave. Lots of resin so it looks good and won't break. In fact, I clamped it to the table and tried to break it by standing on it, and it held. And I'm a big boy. The new panels weigh in at 50 grams each, half what the chopped OE frame rails did. I kept the stock TXT-1 link locations, mostly because I'm a lazy shart and hate making links, but changed up the rear suspension a bit: now it's cantilevered with stainless pushrods. The only thing behind the transmission are links and the axle. I'm still not 100% happy with the front shocks; I think they should stand up a little more, and the springs rates need some tuning to get rid of the torque twist. blah blah blah, pics! |
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12-20-2007, 07:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place
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What tranny is that?
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12-20-2007, 07:18 PM
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| REST IN ALOHA CHIP   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: *
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hey stooge! i have some neu era billet cantis you can have.
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12-20-2007, 07:39 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI
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12-21-2007, 04:39 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Yep, stock TXT tranny, second-gen Novak Crawler brushless, Bender BTA servo mounts and 23mm adapters, Revo shafts, Weenie King shocks up front. I moved the shocks back to the link pickup points, and now there's way too much flex (nearly 90 degrees)  so I'll have to put in some limiters.Kila, I'll hit those  |
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12-21-2007, 10:09 AM
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| REST IN ALOHA CHIP Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: *
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since were on some bender shit, i think i might have me a nice pair of og Roctopuss shock mounts for the front as well..... if i were you id run some bigger shocks up front, maybe some team blue stars or hot bodies for the savage, if you run these towers you'll need to hack the body. Last edited by YoUnG_vErSiOn; 12-21-2007 at 10:12 AM. | |
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12-21-2007, 10:44 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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I need to work on the shocks. 85 degrees of flex is a bit much  And the tires rub the springs when I steer.But it's going to wait. I kinda let the smoke out of the Novak today. Shorting the motor leads will do that. |
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12-22-2007, 09:16 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV
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Something's missing in those pics - Where's Mr. Hands??? |
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12-30-2007, 12:21 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scottsville
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Nice build
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12-30-2007, 12:38 AM
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12-30-2007, 05:48 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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What, you want a pic of my fat ass? You sick fawk.... |
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