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05-23-2017, 02:09 PM
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| Newbie  Join Date: May 2017 Location: North Pole
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|  New Bronco
New to crawling and learning that it's an ENTIRELY different area of RC. Anyway, here's my new rig. Bought a few things already from Scalerfab. Will add a few more once I start figuring out what I want to do. Would like to add more weight to the bottom and been reading on wheel weights. Any opinions on best ways to do that? Thanks for looking and for the help you've been giving as I've been reading.  |
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05-23-2017, 02:17 PM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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| Re: New Bronco
Nice purchase! Vaterra and many other companies offer break disc weights. Or you can weight inside of your wheels with lead stick-on weights that are used to balance car tires. The best upgrade you can make to start is new tires. Beef Tubes and Codyboy make weighted axle tubes. There's also my easy Meat Stick mod that does wonders as seen here: Jato The Ascender |
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05-31-2017, 08:15 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2017 Location: North Pole
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So, got rid of the torque twist by setting springs more appropriately. Didn't affect anything in terms of ability. Also emptied the water that came in them and replace it with 32 weight shock oil. Didn't drill anything out but did ream the holes existing. Here's what you all know but I confirmed...real wheels along with Beef Patties make a HUGE difference. Totally different truck and can crawl over nearly ANYTHING. I was on the fence about stretching out the wheelbase but no way now. Way too much fun with this. Might think about a stiffer insert because tires bind way too easy. Anyway, ordered a new body and painted it with Rustoleum camo olive and the top a gunmetal Tamiya. Cut out the windows and ordered some black aluminum mesh to use over the windows and some diamond plate for the rocker panels and back. Got one of those scale metal HiJack lifts and a couple of jerry cans to mount. Should look fairly solid once I"m done. Haven't mounted the roof rack yet. Not a fan of plastic and it really limits the ability to put the body pins on. Last edited by BIGBADBRONCO; 05-31-2017 at 08:21 PM. |
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06-01-2017, 08:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Oakridge
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06-01-2017, 10:29 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southern Maine
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I like your sales pitch Ernie! Ben |
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06-01-2017, 02:46 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Oakridge
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06-01-2017, 07:16 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2017 Location: North Pole
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so, a little help here from the veterans...what the hell is squeaking so badly on this thing? I haven't had it wet, it's not been in a ton of dirt but it sounds like shit when throttle is applied. The plastic drive shafts get squeaky if stuff gets in them? Ideas? Driving me nuts. Like a bad shopping cart at walmart.
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06-01-2017, 07:23 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In the sticks
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06-01-2017, 07:29 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In the sticks
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CODYBOY front axle and slider/link risers. Do these 2 mods and you'll be unstoppable with that short wheelbase and some practice. | |
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06-01-2017, 07:39 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2017 Location: North Pole
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06-01-2017, 07:46 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In the sticks
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Leave the "cool" stuff alone and you'll have a rig you'll be in love with. Biggest advantage to have in this hobby is no wife  That makes purchasing aftermarket parts a lot less painful  | |
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06-01-2017, 07:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Oakridge
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06-01-2017, 08:05 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In the sticks
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Something else that I've always like to do is to run the wheels of a new rig and learn everything about how it reacts and what it can and cant do, then when you change something you will know exactly what changed and if was a good change or not. | |
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06-09-2017, 08:11 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2017 Location: North Pole
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| Re: New Bronco
So I found some modeling mesh and cut it to fit the windows...put an epoxy on it to make it look like a boogerl-welded mesh window. Don't mind the overspray...I plan on "rusting" out the bronco when I'm finished. Having some fun with this body before I move on to something more "refined".
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