Scooteracing
Quarry Creeper
WELL, If there is to be more then the stick then I am to assume it will be very top heavy.
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another newb tube
- Thread starter knok2222
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knok2222
Pebble Pounder
actually not bad. Obviously more than a stick. But i think sticks look queer now. Great for comps, but just dont have the scale look that im after!
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LIKES2CRAWL
I wanna be Dave
The Moab XL's sweet spot seems to be on 2" wide rims. Didn't notice anybody else answering that so thought I'd throw it out there. Nice tuber BTW."thumbsup"
Scooteracing
Quarry Creeper
Looks great. Are you powder coating the frame?
knok2222
Pebble Pounder
2" thanks man I was wondering when someone would cover that. I want to powder coat it bad, but brian thinks I should just paint it because I can always repaint for cheap. I thought powdercoat'n it would be better because it wouldnt scrape off and I could get some texture into it.
Scooteracing
Quarry Creeper
Powdercoating will still scrape off but it is a little more durable and it goes on thick so it looks awesome.
knok2222 said:
knok2222
Pebble Pounder
Ya im waiting on a quote from the local shop. I would think that it would take a lot more bashing to scrape it off though.
dannan_w
Pebble Pounder
if u can afford it i would say powder coat but shakie balm is ez and cheap
knok2222
Pebble Pounder
what is that? never heard of it. I just got off the phone with a local powder coating shop and they said if I run black he will only charge me like 40$ because he can do it at the same as one of his bigger jobs. sounds like a good deal.
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4link4eva
RCC Addict
I reckon black powder coat would look awesome, even better if it's cheap for you 
ThinkTank
Release your anger..
nice tuber,can't wait for action pics
Scooteracing
Quarry Creeper
Have checked with DoubleJ about powdercoating. He is a vendor on here.
knok2222
Pebble Pounder
well id rather do it local.. I H8 SHIPPING!
ThinkTank
Release your anger..
any updates?
knok2222
Pebble Pounder
I know this thread is carry'n on now but I love pics! I successfully turned my traxxas 2055 servo into a winch! made a make shift spool out of a servo saver and a flat washer. For cable I took apart an old phone cord I had and used the red coated wire. It will hold up to anything I think i'll use it for, and it looks cool. I was saprised to see how powerfull that little servo was, with only 80oz/trq it will still pull a dewalt battery and charger off of my beer fridge! I have another use for this winch as well but you all will have to wate to see that. should be cool, here are some more frigg'n pics!
LIKES2CRAWL
I wanna be Dave
knok2222 said:
Double J is up in your neck of the woods somewhere Olympia/Tacoma area drop him a PM.
Oh yea are you gonna use the winch for pre-loading your suspension? That would be cool, don't see many people doing that.
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ThinkTank
Release your anger..
where are you gonna mount your winch on the frame/
knok2222
Pebble Pounder
YA EXACTLY! nothing new in the 1:1 world I know, but to my suprise I havnt seen one scaler doing it, or at least dont know of any. Ill have to ask double J if he can beet that price!
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knok2222
Pebble Pounder
GT40 said:
Under the hood actually, hiden away. will make it look cool when i winch the front end down and give the tuber a nice sportrake for climb'n the vertical spots ya know.
knok2222
Pebble Pounder
Ok maybe I overdid it here, but I know this was needed to make my winch actually useable. The phone wire looks cool but I think its going to have a little too much memmory to use. It wants to come uncoiled off all the time. I know my Warn 8000i would do it a little but thats why ya always suck it tight up to the "FAIRLEAD" soooooo thats the part I needed! I made it out of a piece of plastic, a random piece of metal I found next to my monitor and the end of a pen! check out the pic.
Although I thought it looked good, I tested it out just for fun. It actually works ok untill you get my salmon swivel all the way up tight. Just to test out the power i kept going, and it acutally kept pulling the Charger and battery, and bent the braket I made, THEN SNAPPED THE PHONE CORD! Granted phone wire isnt the strongest, but I never expected this little servo to be able to do that. here's a vid to amuse the masses.
Although I thought it looked good, I tested it out just for fun. It actually works ok untill you get my salmon swivel all the way up tight. Just to test out the power i kept going, and it acutally kept pulling the Charger and battery, and bent the braket I made, THEN SNAPPED THE PHONE CORD! Granted phone wire isnt the strongest, but I never expected this little servo to be able to do that. here's a vid to amuse the masses.
