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06-07-2010, 08:57 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santa Rosa
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06-07-2010, 09:22 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia
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I went the alloy for strengh when i first got the rig but recently changed back as everytime i opend the tranny there was always alloy shavings but the alloy dig plates did work well Last edited by Hulksta; 06-30-2010 at 10:14 AM. | |
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06-08-2010, 06:02 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2010 Location: N the hills Arkansas
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Absolutely an amazing rig you got there! Those wheels are sexy tooo. Give your boy a pat on the back for those pics he took  |
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06-08-2010, 06:09 PM
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06-30-2010, 10:05 AM
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Few updates  I got some losi alloy mini nuts to replace the steel one and drop weight (Im waiting on titanium screws but my order was lost in mail  ) I also made some delrin balls for the inverted front shocks, it drops weight but will reduce wear on the shock body from the steel balls  A bit of wear in the dig    Got some alloy outdrives to try... Steel  Alloy  Last edited by Hulksta; 06-30-2010 at 10:09 AM. |
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06-30-2010, 10:11 AM
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This is the stock gearbox...  And this is where mine stands now, this one has all the losi alloy upgrades, you can see i grinded the motor clamp down too, has a couple of alloy nuts & screws too, weight will drop even more when the titanium screws turn up  Oh guess what.. rear steer gone.. it drives so good that there is VERY little need for it  |
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07-05-2010, 11:26 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Gresham
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hulk i got those same wheels i was just wondering if your running the weights in the front and back and if you are how do like it. i had the same problem with the wheeh hexes so i switched to nylocks without the flange and they hit the nylon lovin the build up im watcin it closly |
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07-07-2010, 02:43 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia
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In the rear i drilled the weights to drop weight.. rim/tyre/weight=360g I also have another rear pair i run with no weight, i run these most of the time in my current setup My nuts still came loose occasionaly even after machining.. i grabed some Traxxas nuts that are 4mm steel flanged, serrated & nylon locking too, they put an end to my loose nuts part number #3647Ive got a new body for it now, just painted, pics soon | |
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07-07-2010, 03:56 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia
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New lid...  Both my rigs..    |
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07-07-2010, 10:21 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Gresham
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i have a bunch of those ill try them out. i see you running full droop, do you have any internal springs? and how do you like the droop setup?
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07-09-2010, 04:20 AM
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Personally i think is a great setup for the losi, it lets you keep a low COG + when it droops it can tackle big break overs it couldnt do with a spring setup  | |
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07-27-2010, 05:53 AM
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Got my titanium screws  Ive got most of them fitted now but before i did i snapped a few pics for those that are interested This is the steal motor mount screws...  Now the titanium screws...  Thats half the wieght! All up i'll save a few grams, not much but with everything ive been doing to drop weight its all adding up I'll weigh the rig soon with out the wheels and see what it comes in at The guys at cANZ got some vid of it crawling here http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showt...90#post2560590 (sportsman1 & pro1) it performed quite well i think, i got 2nd place in sportsman |
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07-27-2010, 12:37 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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man this feather weight is gonna float over the rocks!  |
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08-09-2010, 11:30 PM
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Ive been doing a bit more dieting to my rig and made some... no i made alot of changes  First up the upper links needed a diet, being alloy this was easy with a simple shave in the lathe... Before  After  Fitted  This was the rears, note the little delrin spacers i made to add a little length (still in comp spec)  |
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08-09-2010, 11:31 PM
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Next was to diet the chassis.... before  after  I got a tekin 17.5 motor to try, i think it was the same weight as the novak 18.5...  I pulled the trusty 3s goat & 2 bec's...  To try the Mamba max pro with just one bec...  |
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08-09-2010, 11:32 PM
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I changed the gearbox screws to titanium & alloy before after  Got a RCbros motor mount to try...  And this was the cut down mount it replaced, i could trim it down even more to get the weight about the same as the rcbros one  The guide i made for my dig went on a diet to.. before  after  |
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08-09-2010, 11:33 PM
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The dig is now mounted on top, im not sure how much this will affect side hilling but i'll trail it for a while...  and some profile shots..     |
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08-09-2010, 11:33 PM
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I also got some high clearnce knuckles from RCbros losi knuckle  RCbros one, nice little weight gain where you want it..  I'll be changing the link to alloy once my stock arrives but this will do for now      Now ive just got to find time to test/tune as the whole balance of the car has changed  |
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08-09-2010, 11:42 PM
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| Wanna get? Gotta want.   Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SLC, UT
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Very cool thread! Curious, do you have a weight of the rig with no tires/wheels/body? Just like you have in the above pic. |
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08-10-2010, 07:22 PM
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Its 1192g and the body weighs 66g  | |
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