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02-03-2014, 10:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: QC-AZ
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|  rob_b hits the trails
So after 2 years I couldn't stand it anymore and picked up a Twin Hammers. Was cool to pull it out with my 3 year old boys help. He grabbed the remote and said "this makes it go vrooom vrooom". Then we proceeded to jump it off the couch, endo it down a flight of stairs (landing on all fours) and pulled some donuts in the formal room. Outside was just as fun with more donuts but with leaves flying everywhere. Pulled it up to its first AZ rock and the front driveline yoke comes loose. lol. Quick pitstop to bust out the R/C sized drivers and we were back in action and killed off the pack jumping off the slide. Brought it into my shop and really wanted to tear the truck down but the wife made me promise that it would stay holy for at least 24 hours. So I just took all the stickers off the panels. 25 hours later it got torn down for a complete and proper build. It's been a long time since I have played with the workings of an IFS (added 4" to my RC10T  ) so it is the first part of the vehicle that I want to give some attention. Starting with upright shocks. Nabil was kind enough to share his geometry for a tower running unmodified length SCX shocks. Great start from a super guy.I've had this idea for a few months now. It has taken some time to mature and be stress analyzed but I'm feeling good enough to start ordering materials and getting the ball rolling. It basically boils down to leveraging the properties of 7075 and carbon to work as a unit where the sum of the whole is greater than its parts. This is an experiment and the design is still evolving.     Got to have picts in the first post  |
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02-04-2014, 03:56 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wichita
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| Re: rob_b hits the trails
Looks sweet!
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02-04-2014, 06:50 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: .
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Very cool, glad to see you rcing again, staying tuned for sure.  |
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02-04-2014, 08:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: pot noodle mines wales uk
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| Re: rob_b hits the trails
tuned in to this thread !!
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02-04-2014, 08:32 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goin broke losing weight.....
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| Re: rob_b hits the trails
are they cut yet?
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02-04-2014, 09:13 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: QC-AZ
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Thanks guys. Erin, the 7075 is scheduled for delivery on Friday. I'll try and get a few protos cut on the water jet come Monday. Unless I get impatient and mill some out over the weekend  |
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02-04-2014, 11:03 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goin broke losing weight.....
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You know where to send the pics |
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02-04-2014, 11:20 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Nice! I need to add those to my TH!
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02-06-2014, 10:31 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: QC-AZ
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Think I have a workable front spool design... still need to figure out bearing spacers.   Last edited by rob_b; 02-06-2014 at 10:34 PM. |
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02-06-2014, 11:13 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: QC-AZ
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Shipped a not so elegant part from work this week. Lol  |
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02-07-2014, 09:42 AM
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| Rock Crawler   Join Date: May 2013 Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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| Re: rob_b hits the trails
Sick spool design!
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02-07-2014, 09:29 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: QC-AZ
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Just playing around with ideas...  Last edited by rob_b; 02-07-2014 at 09:33 PM. | |
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02-07-2014, 09:44 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Castle Rock, WA
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| Re: rob_b hits the trails
Very cool parts as always!
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02-08-2014, 09:31 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: QC-AZ
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Thanks man |
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02-10-2014, 09:57 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2013 Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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| Re: rob_b hits the trails
Spooooool. Pinned ends... CVD? If so, what do you have in mind for shafts?
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02-10-2014, 02:44 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgium
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Looks like the good thread to follow if one likes good ideas an nice homemade parts! Excited to see the finished products. Subbed! |
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02-11-2014, 09:11 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: QC-AZ
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Edit: Water jet was down for maintenance yesterday... should have initial shock tower proto blanks by tomorrow. Quote:
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02-11-2014, 09:34 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2013 Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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The stock shafts are dogbones??? how would that work with a cvd-style spool?
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02-11-2014, 09:36 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: QC-AZ
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02-11-2014, 09:58 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2013 Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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you best be selling this soon with said modifications. Take my money! SOOOO sick of dogbones! |
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