LOL, this one made me laugh. Setting up my bullies required quite a bit of tinkering. Just wait till you get to the links and shocks.
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2009 Axial Bully
- Thread starter miller
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LOL, this one made me laugh. Setting up my bullies required quite a bit of tinkering. Just wait till you get to the links and shocks.
miller
Rock Crawler
Yup, aluminum covered threaded rod. Cheap and easy not as fancy as you though
Shhh it's my justification for building another rig. "This one will spend more time on the rocks than on the bench."
Out come the shocks from the comp rig...now it's for real
Shocks in.
Measured for lowers and they should be 4.25 and the uppers I may be able to just put them in the holes that I previously had the frame supports in. I did a quick measurement and I think if you used the stock skid plate and stock links you'd actually end up with the correct WB...pretty cool.
miller
Rock Crawler
Headed to Mexico for a week and need to leave to the airport at 4am....figured I may as well stay up and get some stuff done on the build before I left.
Still phone pics but when I get back my camera is finally home from work so better pics then.
Made my links...I'll be making some better ones later but these should do with the bend in them I'm not sure how well they will hold up. They are 8/32 or whatever the equivalent of 4mm is. Aluminum is pretty thin. Normaly I use 3mm and thicker aluminum and had never had a problem but wanted to run the revo ends. Time will tell.
Only had to make on bend and put spacers in, no clearance probs
Belly sits at 2.75 with the comp claws. Don't have the foams yet for the rovers but should be around 3" with them.
I have to say this chassis sets up really well. I will make some longer rear uppers to push the motor up a bit more out of the way....but for how cheap this build is so far I'm pretty stoked.
More when I get back, thanks for the support folks....so many cool bully builds I can't wait to get this thing on the rocks!
Still phone pics but when I get back my camera is finally home from work so better pics then.
Made my links...I'll be making some better ones later but these should do with the bend in them I'm not sure how well they will hold up. They are 8/32 or whatever the equivalent of 4mm is. Aluminum is pretty thin. Normaly I use 3mm and thicker aluminum and had never had a problem but wanted to run the revo ends. Time will tell.
Only had to make on bend and put spacers in, no clearance probs
Belly sits at 2.75 with the comp claws. Don't have the foams yet for the rovers but should be around 3" with them.
I have to say this chassis sets up really well. I will make some longer rear uppers to push the motor up a bit more out of the way....but for how cheap this build is so far I'm pretty stoked.
More when I get back, thanks for the support folks....so many cool bully builds I can't wait to get this thing on the rocks!
EvilTwin v2
I wanna be Dave
Drilling new holes in an AX10 chassis to get longer links is not a new concept by any means.
My main problem with the AX10 chassis is the shock mount position, though with the longer skid & shorter ower links, may not be as big of a problem.
The bully looks good. Effective use of resources. "thumbsup"
miller
Rock Crawler
What's nice about the bully is that the shock mounts are higher...so you still get belly clearance but not the ridiculous amount of flex because of the shorter shocks. I think the mounts also sit towards the chassis more so they don't sit as steep. We'll see how it performs but everything went together like it was meant to be.
All I know is that I can't wait to get it out on the rocks and for now, I have saved a dickload of money compared to what I would have dropped on the losi crawler.
hitman46mod
RCC Addict
Flip your lower links around so the short end is at the axle. Then disconnect the shocks and raise the chassis till the lower links are flat with the skid. Like this.
This way when your rig articulates everything moves up and out of the way.
Place the upper end of the shock to the chassis and mark and drill a hole in that position. Then cut off everything above that point. An MOA set is less about the chassis and more about a good shock and link setup.
This way when your rig articulates everything moves up and out of the way.
Place the upper end of the shock to the chassis and mark and drill a hole in that position. Then cut off everything above that point. An MOA set is less about the chassis and more about a good shock and link setup.
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punkuup5150
Rock Crawler
if you have alot of vertical climbs in your area i would look at dropping your upper link mounts on the chassis to lower on the chassis so the rig doesnt want to flip over backwards when going up a steep climb at least lower your back end and play with your front depending on what you need for your comps
miller
Rock Crawler
Thanks for the tips guys 8) I'll keep them in mind.
As I've learn't before though I'm not going to change anything around until I get it out on the rocks and see what changes I need to make. No point in messing around till I know what it doesn't do.
Did I mention I'm sitting at a pool in mexico
As I've learn't before though I'm not going to change anything around until I get it out on the rocks and see what changes I need to make. No point in messing around till I know what it doesn't do.
Did I mention I'm sitting at a pool in mexico
punkuup5150
Rock Crawler
sitting at a pool sweating your balls off and hopefully not catching swine flu no thank you ill stay in cali
Code454
Hateraide
miller
Rock Crawler
No swine flu for me.
First off, HUGE thanks to Harley who walked me through some hickups with the futaba MX3. This radio is rad! At least it is on the bench lol.
More iphone pics, right now I'm just mounting up my rovers for the comp tomorrow.
Made my mount, this servo is temp. My jr is drawing too much off my BEC and shutting things down so I'm told. Works fine with the towardpro so that's what I'll be running tomorrow and will deal with that issue later.
Everything crammed up front.
My sleeper.
There's quite a bit of weight bias up front so I'm going to try running no weight in the rovers. We'll see how it works.
First off, HUGE thanks to Harley who walked me through some hickups with the futaba MX3. This radio is rad! At least it is on the bench lol.
More iphone pics, right now I'm just mounting up my rovers for the comp tomorrow.
Made my mount, this servo is temp. My jr is drawing too much off my BEC and shutting things down so I'm told. Works fine with the towardpro so that's what I'll be running tomorrow and will deal with that issue later.
Everything crammed up front.
My sleeper.
There's quite a bit of weight bias up front so I'm going to try running no weight in the rovers. We'll see how it works.
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miller
Rock Crawler
Done and time for bed "thumbsup"
miller
Rock Crawler
LOVE my bully 8) Took 3rd in the comp on Sunday with an undriven/tested rig. I love how smooth they are. Love the punk dig and how seamless it is and love the new radio. Love the Rovers with Nova's dual stage foams. Clod stall isn't bad at all. I'm running 12 tooth pinions front and rear. I bought the 55turn integy motor with the orange can used. It runs reverse so I don't know if it's a specific revers motor? All I know is that I'm not changing my setup because the clod stall is perfect, a little but easy to get rid of with a little more throttle. I may bump up to 13 tooths for a little more wheelspeed.
No weight in the tires and all the electronics up front worked great.
I needed to shorten a few wires and clean up the wiring a bit, put in a new bec and put my JR servo in. Still a rats nest but I wanted everything up front, kind of unavoidable. For the job I bought a hakko 936...so nice to solder with. I still need a bit more practice but it's nice to be able to crank it and do deans easily.
Just a few pics for anyone that care and then I'll get some on the rocks.
No weight in the tires and all the electronics up front worked great.
I needed to shorten a few wires and clean up the wiring a bit, put in a new bec and put my JR servo in. Still a rats nest but I wanted everything up front, kind of unavoidable. For the job I bought a hakko 936...so nice to solder with. I still need a bit more practice but it's nice to be able to crank it and do deans easily.
Just a few pics for anyone that care and then I'll get some on the rocks.
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lil' lucifer
Rock Crawler
Joe! I just sold my VF dig, Certain Death chassis and radio(basically everything minus the motor, axles, tires/rims and rooster crawler).....and have already bought bully axles and punk dig....CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!
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miller
Rock Crawler
That's rad, when is Kris gonna put in his order :mrgreen: ?
I put two packs through it today and got to go run all the test lines. I cannot believe how easily this thing makes things and I'm loving the no weight in the tires. I'm getting about 45 mins on a 1325mah 3 cell. That's regular crawling too with wheelspeed here and there. With my cobalt on my old rig I was getting around 25 minutes.
Love the tiny bit of clod stall. Like many have said it works to your advantage tons.
The other thing I've noticed is how much more stable and controlled it is bumping up stuff or throttling up inclines. There are a few spots that I was amazed i was able to "jump" up to. I loved shafties because I'm a 1:1 guy but man..someone with some $$$ needs to build an electric 1:1 MOA. This really is far more advanced than what is out there now. I am amazed.
And so happy I never bought a losi. I have stout axles, front and rear dig, was able to use the same esc and cheap brushed motors which left me money for a real radio and foams. I couldn't be happier with the bullies "thumbsup"
I put two packs through it today and got to go run all the test lines. I cannot believe how easily this thing makes things and I'm loving the no weight in the tires. I'm getting about 45 mins on a 1325mah 3 cell. That's regular crawling too with wheelspeed here and there. With my cobalt on my old rig I was getting around 25 minutes.
Love the tiny bit of clod stall. Like many have said it works to your advantage tons.
The other thing I've noticed is how much more stable and controlled it is bumping up stuff or throttling up inclines. There are a few spots that I was amazed i was able to "jump" up to. I loved shafties because I'm a 1:1 guy but man..someone with some $$$ needs to build an electric 1:1 MOA. This really is far more advanced than what is out there now. I am amazed.
And so happy I never bought a losi. I have stout axles, front and rear dig, was able to use the same esc and cheap brushed motors which left me money for a real radio and foams. I couldn't be happier with the bullies "thumbsup"
lil' lucifer
Rock Crawler
what is clod stall?
miller
Rock Crawler
Burned a few packs today when the weather chilled out LOVE IT! It's nice to get some runtime. With the cobalt puller on my old comp rig I would get like 20 mins/pack. Same packs I'm getting 45mins - an hour. Also ordered jrh's battery that was on sale 2200 mah. Looking forward to an hour and a half of nonstop crawlingtime when that gets in 
This is clodstall. I've only had good things with this. A few spots I've been finding I'll need to put a little more gas into climbs. But bringing it to a lot of old comp lines it's done very very well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yc0luyzwls
And this is a tricky climb that is laughable now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vFM32zGeiE
This is clodstall. I've only had good things with this. A few spots I've been finding I'll need to put a little more gas into climbs. But bringing it to a lot of old comp lines it's done very very well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yc0luyzwls
And this is a tricky climb that is laughable now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vFM32zGeiE
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miller
Rock Crawler
The stock hexes suck if you're gonna use plastic wheels. They almost have rounded corners on them. I did this to the rears as soon as I got them because I was told by a local to have that be the first thing you do after locktiting if the plan was to run light plastic wheels. My fronts slipped a few times today so I thought I'd do the front too and take pics for those interested.
Axial hexes...I have never spun a hex with the aluminum hexes and axial beadlocks. It wasn't for lack of trying either. These are the same wheels that I was running on my axial comp truck with lots of weight in the tires and a puller on 3s lipo. If I do start spinning hexes I'll pick up some SLW's...cause they do look damn sexy but $$$.
Quick way to get the right size.
Drilled. Now on the fronts you'll have to shave down your set screw. The rears are fine because you don't take as much meat off. I just left my fronts because I needed to clean the threads on the hexes and I don't have a M3 tap. When I get one I'll clean the threads and put some cut down set screws in.
Done
I put my old comp body back on because the ARTR body is horrible. Once you land on your lid it's all over. If you fall backwards it doesn't let you continue going until you're back on your wheels...more of a thud action
So far I have about ten hours on this. The only problem I've had was today and my passenger's top knuckle screw came out. I was worried it stripped but put a new one in and it was fine. I guess I didn't loctite it enough. The rest of them were tight. Still, couldn't be happier with this setup for the $$$
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Axial hexes...I have never spun a hex with the aluminum hexes and axial beadlocks. It wasn't for lack of trying either. These are the same wheels that I was running on my axial comp truck with lots of weight in the tires and a puller on 3s lipo. If I do start spinning hexes I'll pick up some SLW's...cause they do look damn sexy but $$$.
Quick way to get the right size.
Drilled. Now on the fronts you'll have to shave down your set screw. The rears are fine because you don't take as much meat off. I just left my fronts because I needed to clean the threads on the hexes and I don't have a M3 tap. When I get one I'll clean the threads and put some cut down set screws in.
Done
I put my old comp body back on because the ARTR body is horrible. Once you land on your lid it's all over. If you fall backwards it doesn't let you continue going until you're back on your wheels...more of a thud action
So far I have about ten hours on this. The only problem I've had was today and my passenger's top knuckle screw came out. I was worried it stripped but put a new one in and it was fine. I guess I didn't loctite it enough. The rest of them were tight. Still, couldn't be happier with this setup for the $$$
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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lil' lucifer
Rock Crawler
no big deal and the artr bodies do suck balls.
"thumbsup"
"thumbsup"
miller
Rock Crawler
Just a compilation of a few clips on some of my test lines. I'll put this in the first post too. Probably going to put in the Nova foams review too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlxwEHUuHGk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlxwEHUuHGk
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