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Old 03-27-2019, 04:21 PM   #41
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Ok, here are the pics of the wider inner fenders I cut to fit with the Samix shock towers.

I made an aluminum plate to bolt to the front fender and to the chassis. I used a lock nut on both screws.
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On the back side I drilled a small hole and put a zip-tie to hold it solid.
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On the rear I was able to leave the rear mount.
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I drilled a hole in the top in between the original shock mounts to run the top shock bolt thru into the Samix shock tower.
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Here is a pic of the front. You can see how I made the cuts to fit the Sport body.
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Old 03-28-2019, 09:43 AM   #42
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Nice fab work B! The zip tie idea is a good one too. Thanks for sharing

Made some legit progress yesterday and the truck is now driving under its own power! I decided to go with the Hobbywing AXE system this time around. I was going to keep this to a HW1080 and HH trailmaster, but I’ve decided to put that into the TF2, and upgrade the sport.

Here’s a clip of the slow crawling, feels good in the living room test, nice and quiet for a change. The Bluetooth connection to the esc for programming is great. Snapshot of the app below (not connected to an esc in the photo).

https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxp...=1hyen859923jw

Hopefully I’ll get paint knocked out today and get it out in the wild!
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Old 03-28-2019, 09:56 AM   #43
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Looking good Danza! Nice work on the fender mod Brian!
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Old 03-28-2019, 01:21 PM   #44
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Those are nice. Looking to hear more about that AXE system.
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Old 04-01-2019, 08:24 AM   #45
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It’s alllmost done! I’ll have some proper pictures in a bit after buttoning up the body, but here’s one for now that shows the accessories.

I didn’t like how toy-like the axe and the shovel were. Swapped out the axe for another I had on hand; and took a chrome pen and some shrink wrap to the shovel. Not perfect, but better.
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Looks great! Nice detail work. Nice little sneak peak at the body color. Can't wait to see the full pics!
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Old 04-01-2019, 11:12 AM   #47
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Bumpers and body mounts set and all done!

Overall this was a great kit. So well designed and thought out. My biggest gripe is the two clips that hold each mirror on. I don’t understand why they are so big, angled, and silver. That’s small peanuts to complain about though so I consider that a win if that’s the worst part about a build.

With the bronco inner fenders the stock body mount would not line up with the precut holes, luckily the mount fits perfectly on the shock towers and some good ole shoe goo has a nice strong hold on it.

The White is matted out. The silver is painted under the lexan and not matte so it’s a shiny pop in person. The black and red are vinyl pinstriping for now.


Final parts list:
Trx4 sport kit
Hobbywing Axe 2300kv combo
Bronco Inner Fenders
Yeah racing axle housings
Rc4wd ARB diff covers
SSD 1.9 double time beadlocks
SSD brass wheel hubs x 4
SSD Black scale hubs
Samix brass portal covers in front
Crawler innovation lil nova foams
Cut traxxas canyon crawlers b-mow style

Thanks for following along.
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Old 04-06-2019, 09:14 AM   #48
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Finally got out to test the trx4 sport on some real rocks. Overall the truck did well but the suspension is too soft so I’m going to try a couple spring options. The cage adds a good bit of weight as Jato demonstrated with his scale, and it was obvious when crawling. I like the looks of it though so it’s going to stick around for now.

Also have an overdrive gear set for the front. I’ll try the same line after installing for a comparison. Clip at the link below, and some shots from yesterday.

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Old 04-06-2019, 03:13 PM   #49
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Man, that rig looks fantastic!

Color-matched diff cover to accent stripe... subtle and sweet.

Seems a shame that the sand ramps are orange, they are the only thing that clashes!
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Man, that rig looks fantastic!

Color-matched diff cover to accent stripe... subtle and sweet.

Seems a shame that the sand ramps are orange, they are the only thing that clashes!
Thank you Durok! I truly appreciate it

May have to take a look at shooting the ramps red, or maybe a silver or black if that doesn’t work out. Hmm...
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Or wait until these come back in stock:

https://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/rc4z-s1834.htm

I have these on my Defender, but they're kinda heavy:

https://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/gea1172.htm

and I have made some myself out of the snap-out panels from computer drive bays - heavy, too as they are steel...
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Or wait until these come back in stock:

https://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/rc4z-s1834.htm

I have these on my Defender, but they're kinda heavy:

https://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/gea1172.htm

and I have made some myself out of the snap-out panels from computer drive bays - heavy, too as they are steel...
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Duroklopedia at it again. Both of these are great options. Post a shot of your fendy with those metal ramps please?
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I can't find the ones I made outta computer panels - they're in a box around here somewhere...

But I mounted the Gearhead ones:
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That looks great! I like those a lot. Landy is looking really good
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I can't find the ones I made outta computer panels - they're in a box around here somewhere...

But I mounted the Gearhead ones:
Which bumpers are those? I had to pull the stock bumpers off my Defender because they are such a limiting factor and am looking for some clean looking high clearance ones like those.
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Old 04-07-2019, 12:30 PM   #56
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They're SSD bumpers...
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They're SSD bumpers...
Thanks. I ordered up a pair of them.
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Thanks. I ordered up a pair of them.
good company to support too. Great parts. I have a 10.2 that’s close to more SSD than it is axial at this point.
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Amazing job on the paint scheme. Also very nice crawling.
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I'm not sure how your last updates slipped by me! Sport turned awesome Danza!

The body with the accent strips look really good. I'm liking those ARB diff covers. I may have to pick me up a set.

Nice pics!
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