Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Since my Honcho has new wheels and tires, these will be going on Ascender Two for now at least...I've got some tires to bake off the stock Vaterra rims to mount up so that both have the same TSL tires. I need CI foams for these too. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps4139858a.jpg |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Userid cgw has a great thread about improving side-hilling on the Ascender and since I've done some mods and crawled a lot it was time to actually put the protractor to my truck. Just checked mine and as she sits I got 50* without body and with my body with lights/wiring and E6000/drywall tape reinforcements she went to 45* before she tipped over! Rear swaybar and all the other little mods I've done are really working! "thumbsup" |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Swaybar is "milled" :lmao:"thumbsup" |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Keep it up Natedog! |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Nate, you are swaying me to venture away from axial for a future build. 8) |
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Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Great thread! I have read through yours and Splits' ascender builds and I'm convinced to go vaterra. The difference between the new truck and your build is awesome! Thanks for all the info. |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Thanks, yes a few simple mods transforms the Ascender into a very capable crawler, you won't be disappointed. New Ascender body getting matching trim around the bottom edges. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps8ufhaeb8.jpg Trying the CI DW foams for Proline TSL XL in the Ascender tires. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps4plpllag.jpg Thinking of these wheels for the new build. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psdaavgm7q.jpg Re-did shut lines and black weatherstripping around windows, added the top line too. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psnpxghuht.jpg Testor's red paint pen to make sure the positive gets plugged to positive. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psdqake0lq.jpg Shortened my swaybar links using 3x16mm studs and bottoming the two rod ends against each other, swaybar works even better now and not rubbing the shock springs. Ideally swaybar arms should be parallel with the ground at ride height. The 3/32" Du-Bro collars fit the swaybar better and look cleaner, so I swapped those too. Shorter end links really made the swaybar work even better, my truck is very stable now. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...pskvckk8ll.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps0y5x7ffk.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psaqsrm1zl.jpg Better picture of front rock light LED mounting as requested. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psxlhwlbfv.jpg |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER hi natedog are the wheels from hot racing? |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Looking good bro |
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EDIT: BTW I've never seen an RTR plastic servo horn take so much abuse and keep on rockin. |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER thanks wasnt shure on the off set ill be ordering straight away"thumbsup" |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Good idea on the batteries. When I had a few packs like those, I put a red dot sticker on the positive side. |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Nate.. How the new foams working out? I just have the stock foams that come with the RC4WD tires. They leave a little bit to be desired, so, I was gonna look for some other foams. I do have 1.7 wheels though. |
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Gundam paint marker set: http://www.amazon.com/GSI-Creos-Gund.../dp/B0009AFN4Y Testor's Enamel Paint Markers (pens): Testors |
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The CI DW Rockbeast foams are working well, but when I get really bound up and stay on the throttle, I can see the tires starting to ball up a little, these are really not quite tall enough for the Vaterra TSL's, but work really well. I'm being as hard on them as I can, slipper is pretty tight and I've never heard it slip, I do know when to let off though lol. EDIT: These are best foams for the stock Vaterra Swampers! :) I was going to install the larger CI DW foams for Proline TSL XL's in my other set of wheels with another set of Vaterra TSL's, but I need to disassemble my white spokes/TSL's to let them dry after yesterday's GTG crawl in the rain, hail (almost snowed too!), and mud...dang it was sticky! Soooo...I'm probably put the larger CI DW foams in the RC4WD white spoke wheels, just to keep it all apples to apples comparison. Might use the grey HR wheels too...we'll see. |
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Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER Nice pic...Sticky mud...the natural wheel weights. |
Re: Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER So did you just get another body because yours is getting best up or did you get a complete second truck? If you got a second truck what's your plans for it and your current truck? Ben |
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