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08-12-2004, 03:07 PM
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| Newbie  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany
Posts: 41
|  Project Flexx-Maxx *update #5* / video p. 2 / Jumbo Kongs
Hi there! I started to modify my E-Maxx some time ago. Crawling stuff like the Traxxas spool or a 12/76 transmission were built in and togehther with the cut Savage-tires my Maxx was crawling very well. But that was not enough for me, I wanted a 4ws-steering. So I took 2 chassis-plates, cut them apart and used the front ends of each plate. For more travel height the two halfs are screwed on one point together. And this is an actual picture:  (Klick on the picture for the gallery!) More to come tomorrow. Iīll use turnbuckles from the FG Marder to stabalize the chassis. Travel limiter will also be buid in... Hope you like it...  Manuel |
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08-12-2004, 03:28 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Posts: 616
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx
whats the wheel base that monster? lol
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08-12-2004, 03:34 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany
Posts: 41
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx
Hehehehe...  From bumper to bumper my maxx is now about 61,5cm long...  Manuel Edit: Wheelbase is 42,9cm... |
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08-13-2004, 03:00 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany
Posts: 41
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx
Something new today...  Klick on the picture for the gallery! Hmmm, first rollout will show if the turnbuckles can stand the torque... Manuel |
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08-13-2004, 03:23 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gig Harbor, WA
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| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update*
dude thats sweet  |
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08-13-2004, 06:06 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany
Posts: 41
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update*
Gimme a CNC-machine and aluminium 6045 and THEN itīs gonna looking sweet... Hmmm, 2mm normal aluminium isīnt really the real material for this job. But I donīt even own a garage where I can do the metal works... :( Manuel |
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08-14-2004, 12:56 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas!
Posts: 270
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update*
That is wht I would call pimpin. |
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08-14-2004, 01:50 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Astoria, Oregon
Posts: 559
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update*
With my maxx, my links would allways pull out, U suggest you setup some kind of solid stop, so instead of the links stopping themselfs, you have a chunck of metal that the chassis will hit and stop it's self.
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08-14-2004, 04:22 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany
Posts: 41
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update*
Japp, I know. Iīll use two Maxx-shocks as travel limiters. If one shock fully damps in, the chassis will stop rotating. Easy thing... Manuel |
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08-16-2004, 04:56 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany
Posts: 41
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update*
Something new today...  Klick on the picture for the gallery! Itīs not aluminium 7045 or stuff like that. Itīs just low cost and made with the stuff I had at home. It works - everything else is uninteresting... Manuel PS: A little story from today: I need a second servo so I went to a seller 20 kilometers away because my homedealer inmy town is on vacation. So I drove therefor and was standing like a wet dog in front of the door: "On vacation from 09.08. till 21.08." WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! 8O Anyway, I ordered the servo online... |
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08-16-2004, 06:28 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas!
Posts: 270
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update #2*
Your my hero!!! lol, how are you going to make it solid axle??
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08-18-2004, 04:07 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany
Posts: 41
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update #2*
Something new today...  Klick on the picture for the gallery! And the color is originally a bright red like the cars from the fire department. My cam cannot show red in the wright way... ;) Manuel |
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08-18-2004, 05:06 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Astoria, Oregon
Posts: 559
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update #3*
I hope you don't plan to run that body mounting setup. Looks good though.
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08-18-2004, 05:41 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany
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| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update #3* Quote:
This sunday will show if it is stable enough. Big meeting (arround 20 guys) with RC monster trucks in a sandpit. Hope itīll not rain this day...  Manuel | |
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08-18-2004, 05:44 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Trenton,Texas
Posts: 103
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update #3*
i wanna see it flex and shit see if its gonna work
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08-19-2004, 04:58 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 126
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update #3*
Won't having so much flex built into the chassis twist the shit out of the body?!?!
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08-19-2004, 03:18 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany
Posts: 41
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update #3*
Mini-update today:  Klick on the picture bla bla bla... Manuel |
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09-04-2004, 10:24 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas!
Posts: 270
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update #3*
Howd this car turn out?? any more pics??
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09-08-2004, 04:37 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany
Posts: 41
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update #3*
Allright, whatch this: Thereīs a video from a local meeting with arround 40 guys or so. Many different models like Savage, EK4, T-Maxx, TNX, FG Marder and electric models like Dyna Storm, E-Maxx and also little crawlers like the Tamiya XC. One selfemade crawler based on XC-measures was also there. My Flexx-Maxx appeares at 05:00 and 21:30. But whatch the whole video īcause we had a lot of fun there... ;) Filesize is about 69MB WMV. http://www.warbirds-mfc.de/upload/FT5.wmv Hope you like it. Manuel |
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09-08-2004, 04:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas!
Posts: 270
| Re: Project Flexx-Maxx *update #3* / video at page 2
I'm downloading it right now. I am glad I have cable!!! 60 mb or w/e you said... thats a lot. Did the body work out, and not get all torn up?? I guess I'll see in the vid.. nvm I'll edit this post when I am done watching the video. Nice!! 25 minutes!! I love long videos. I'll post back when I'm done watching at 9 pm :P (i have to leave soon) |
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