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Old 12-28-2019, 03:30 PM   #721
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Got me some cheap beadlocks, pitbull mad beasts, and CI dual stage foams. I also made me a servo winch out of 25kg servo.
First Rc to go upside down. Ascender FTW!
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Old 12-28-2019, 03:58 PM   #722
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First Rc to go upside down. Ascender FTW!
LoL. Indeed!

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Old 01-02-2020, 11:42 AM   #723
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Gravity defying!!! Ok, ya got me. No I’m not very tech savvy!!
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Old 01-02-2020, 02:28 PM   #724
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Decided to put my Codyboy chassis to use with my bobbed blazer body. Think this will make a good combo. There is a local laid back comp that I’d like to use this truck for. Haven’t had much time at all to run my trucks but have the itch to build something so I figured I’d modify this set up. This is still just mock’d up and body is a bit crooked but will update later.

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Old 02-03-2020, 12:38 AM   #725
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Took some time been pretty busy but finally got around to doing some work on the front one of the K10 honestly just moved the link above the knuckle from under.

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Old 02-04-2020, 11:19 AM   #726
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Going to be Dremeling the center shaft to the correct length

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Old 02-04-2020, 06:37 PM   #727
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Almost there need to create longer flat areas for the set screw. First off new Dremel disks.

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Old 02-07-2020, 01:12 PM   #728
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Drive shafts not finished yet but i started mounting the body. It was only 4am when i realized i should possibly go to bed.
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Old 02-20-2020, 10:41 PM   #729
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Finally do the mechanical part. Just needs locktite tomorrow.

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Old 03-26-2020, 04:35 PM   #730
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so now working on relocating the battery on my K10 i decided to hold off on the power wagon until i get the battery relocated. thinking in the front of the servo should make for a good area for this. still alots of testing to due and placement ideas
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Old 03-26-2020, 07:16 PM   #731
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In the last 2 weeks I've painted the body and grill, built a wooden deck, built a new bumper. Now just building some rock sliders.

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Old 03-28-2020, 11:10 PM   #732
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The cosmetics are not very pretty at the moment but the function to retain the battery within the frame rails without it falling out the sides. But it works and ill do some better fitment it's only a 3s 1500 Helios rc thats got to fit with. More wire management to happen.

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Old 03-30-2020, 12:07 AM   #733
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Got to running the K10 in the basement today. And as i thought it would happen the front drive shaft is creating a clicking sound. Im sure it's a easy fix. Nothing internally binding or bad bearings the crown n pinion are shimmed to the best i can get it.

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Old 04-12-2020, 06:06 AM   #734
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when I get bored I build
well no work and having some money I built this
this is a start I am going to run it around the back of the garage








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Old 05-06-2020, 08:41 AM   #735
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Repainting my body with more durable paint after Proline BTF destroyed the last job . A lot more weathering and rusting than the last paint job.

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That looks awesome. This is my first post and getting really inspired.
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Old 05-25-2020, 02:44 PM   #736
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My Ascender has been sitting on the shelf for too long. Time to give it some love since it's my only unmodified RC.

First, I stretched the wheel base and fitted the Power Wagon cab I have had sitting here for the last year or so.


Then I built a custom front bumper to go along with it since the stock bumper was way too wide for the Power Wagon grille.




Next, I have to narrow up my old set of Scaler Fab sliders. I may start that today, but it's probably a project for another day.
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Old 05-25-2020, 05:52 PM   #737
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That’s going to look awesome. I really like that body with the cage. With no fenders and that front bumper, that’ll be an all business rig for sure.

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Old 05-28-2020, 06:30 AM   #738
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Technically this was yesterday, but I cut up and remade my sliders to better fit the body.

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Old 05-29-2020, 04:21 PM   #739
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Painted the body.

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Old 07-28-2020, 09:30 AM   #740
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^^ this is how I want to do mine. Nice job! I may keep the standard wheel base.
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