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Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock bouncer
- Thread starter ecoli
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Re: Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock racer
I'm totally jealous. Thats what I'm building/ buying for a fun rig next, a rock bouncing southern buggy with IFS.
I'm totally jealous. Thats what I'm building/ buying for a fun rig next, a rock bouncing southern buggy with IFS.
Re: Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock racer
Better leave the IFS off if you want it to bounce. :lol:
Better leave the IFS off if you want it to bounce. :lol:
Re: Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock racer
:mrgreen:
Suspension is stiff. Definite rock bouncer. :lol: That will get some work. The link angles here are steep.
If you look at the wheelbase of the Wraith, IFS rig, and Fat Girl, the wheelbases are about the same. That means I should be able re-work the link angles and get them shallower. That will soften the suspension and improve performance.
:mrgreen:
Suspension is stiff. Definite rock bouncer. :lol: That will get some work. The link angles here are steep.
If you look at the wheelbase of the Wraith, IFS rig, and Fat Girl, the wheelbases are about the same. That means I should be able re-work the link angles and get them shallower. That will soften the suspension and improve performance.
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Re: Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock racer
Yeah, made it fine. Had a few loose screws but that's no big deal. I've already torn it apart to work on the suspension. :lol:
Yeah, made it fine. Had a few loose screws but that's no big deal. I've already torn it apart to work on the suspension. :lol:
Re: Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock racer
Tore it down, put the belly pan on the abrasive belt to give it a nice brushed finish and countersunk the screw holes in the bottom of the pan.
Removed the RC4WD Rok Lox, cleaned the wheels, and installed RC4WD's X2 SS TTCs.
As tempting as it was to keep it blown apart to work on the suspension (I know the geometry needs work), I figure I'll run it at least once before completely tearing it down.
Tore it down, put the belly pan on the abrasive belt to give it a nice brushed finish and countersunk the screw holes in the bottom of the pan.
Removed the RC4WD Rok Lox, cleaned the wheels, and installed RC4WD's X2 SS TTCs.
As tempting as it was to keep it blown apart to work on the suspension (I know the geometry needs work), I figure I'll run it at least once before completely tearing it down.
Re: Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock racer
Rock bouncing up Pillbox this weekend?
Caddy will be ready.
Rock bouncing up Pillbox this weekend?
Caddy will be ready.
CarterFab
Metal shaper
Still the best looking and scaled southern buggy ever built. Glad it ended up in your hands Jason all though I'm very jealous and that it will stay alive and used.
ecoli
I wanna be Dave
Re: Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock racer
The one thing I always wanted to do with this rig (well, one of the things!) was integrate in an SCX skid for better link geometry. The SCX skids were not released until after I had built this otherwise, similar to other builds I did after the fact, I would have run the frame rails below where the current skid is on the FG and put the SCX skid in there. Maybe something to consider in your re-build, depending how far into it you want to go!
The one thing I always wanted to do with this rig (well, one of the things!) was integrate in an SCX skid for better link geometry. The SCX skids were not released until after I had built this otherwise, similar to other builds I did after the fact, I would have run the frame rails below where the current skid is on the FG and put the SCX skid in there. Maybe something to consider in your re-build, depending how far into it you want to go!
Re: Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock racer
Sure.
I like it. I'm definitely not a fan of the spaghetti style southern buggies but this and DTP's Caddy are nice.
Funny, I just picked up a Wraith skid to fix the geometry. "thumbsup"
Sure.
I like it. I'm definitely not a fan of the spaghetti style southern buggies but this and DTP's Caddy are nice.
Funny, I just picked up a Wraith skid to fix the geometry. "thumbsup"
CarterFab
Metal shaper
I'm not either, But I like the ones that have panels on them. The others just look unfinished to me.
Re: Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock racer
I just shot some video. If it's worth messing with I'll upload it.
I just shot some video. If it's worth messing with I'll upload it.
Post #301 in this thread is...
A video.
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/52131854?badge=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/52131854">Fat Girl</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jasoninaugusta">Jason Carter</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
A video.
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/52131854?badge=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/52131854">Fat Girl</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jasoninaugusta">Jason Carter</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Bulldog
I wanna be Dave
I couldn't get tired of watching that! It looks great!"thumbsup"
Not going to get that uphill wheelie on those rocks, but I figured I'd do Timmy's classic forward, back, forward, back...launch. :lol:
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Bulldog
I wanna be Dave
I was thinking the same 2 things! Back it up, mash it, back it up, mash it!:twisted:
I also noticed that slowing the RC down to 1/2 speed looks a lot more realistic.
You can see the bouncing and such much better at 1/2 speed than full speed.
You can see the bouncing and such much better at 1/2 speed than full speed.
2:20, nice move.
I know where some nice hills are!
I know where some nice hills are!
