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[mudman1]

This is going to be one slick rig. I'm watching.8)

 

[Reflection]

Gabe, those axles are sweet, but they need to be ano'd black."thumbsup" Hit me up later.....

 

[buggy]

i was thinking the same thing

 

[country_crawler]

This is Tits! :mrgreen:

 

[herman712]

got an pics of those goodies coming in or what?:mrgreen:

 

[buggy]

some of the stuff that has been gathered so far,

2000kv t8:twisted:

and some rc4wd goodies

 

[SoCalSlasher]

I'm gonna be following this one. I saw the 1:1 Blower Buggy out at the 2011 KOH ripping up the step on Backdoor. It sounded like a fire breathing dragon every time he blipped the throttle on it. Chilling how healthy that rig sounded.

 

[buggy]

yeah its kind of a over the top buggy and that is what im going for on this.

 

[millrtme]

The 1:1 is ridiculous and looks like your version is well on its way to being just as nice. Im not too familiar with the Twin/Mad Force trucks. How does that suspension set up allow for articulation? Thanks and keep up the good work.

-Andrew Miller

 

[buggy]

i wont be using the entire control arm, only the part that goes around the axle. i will have links going to the mounting points on them. yeah i could have done it with axial axles like most do, but im tired of seeing almost every scaler have the same damn axles. wtf:roll:. i like the twin axles because you can pick the track width to suit your rig. and just a warning, if you use the rc4wd aluminum axles you are at the mercy of a machinist to get the track width you want, but that is definitely not the case with the plastic ones. i done my first ones with a hacksaw, the servo and link mounts can be found with a little searching, but that's part of the fun of the hobby"thumbsup"

and with that said, im proud to see you using the blackwells millrtme "thumbsup"

 

[SoCalSlasher]

Here's a couple clips of the Blower Buggy playin' on "Backdoor" the day before KOH 2011.

Prepare for WOOD!

1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlAUdOa5wfs

2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb9Wadv0rKA

 

[millrtme]

yeah i could have done it with axial axles like most do, but im tired of seeing almost every scaler have the same damn axles. im proud to see you using the blackwells millrtme "thumbsup"[/QUOTE]

That makes a little more sense now. I hear ya regarding the axial axles. It make sense from an aftermarket stand point to use them, but would the Super Crawler really look right sitting on the equivalent of Dana 60's? I have my doubts about the blackwells durability but they will look pretty standing still. We will see how much abuse they can handle. From what I have read you should be fine in the durability category.

-Andrew Miller

 

[buggy]

drilled and tapped for 3mm hardware

and what one looks like all buttoned up, hopefully it will be narrower tomorrow evening.

 

[joeyf]

can you clock them only like the stock front housing or can you bring the pinion down flat like the rear

 

[ColquittCustom405]

I'm not twin force guy but those axles look sick man!

 

[buggy]

can you clock them only like the stock front housing or can you bring the pinion down flat like the rear

with a couple of holes drilled you can clock them any way you want! thats the beauty of it.

 

[Reflection]

Looking good so far Gabe, what width are you gonna run your axles? Have you found a source for inners or are you going custom on that?

 

[Bart bender]

WOW! I didn't know you could get those anymore. Looks like you have the horse power under control"thumbsup" And yes you need those ano'd black8)

 

[buggy]

Looking good so far Gabe, what width are you gonna run your axles? Have you found a source for inners or are you going custom on that?

i am going to run the same width i ran on my other ones, and still running the sleeved and pinned inners

WOW! I didn't know you could get those anymore. Looks like you have the horse power under control"thumbsup" And yes you need those ano'd black8)

yeah they were in the bargain bin,:lmao:10-4 on the blackness"thumbsup"

 

[JonehRC]

nice touch on the axle...
im not gonna missed this.. subscribed! "thumbsup"