Gonna give it a try!

Double J · Jan 31, 2008

Looks like a nice set up.

I'd suggest going w/ a lipo battery if you can afford it (charge and pack). I haven't been able to but will as soon as I can. from what I hear better run times and a little more punch. If you're going with NIMH get the elite 1500 smaller and work well.
Check with maxxaps (http://www.maxamps.com/) or cheapbatterypacks (http://www.cheapbatterypacks.com/tstuff/v7/buildcustompack.asp?sid=983898#)

Also keep searching Ebay for radios while your using the TQ3. I was able to find a great deal on a JR R-1 (3 channel) w/ 3 receivers and 6 sets of crystals. I've also found other good deals, just eneded up with the R-1 cause of the price and extra receivers.

Grommit327 · Jan 31, 2008

Double J said:
Looks like a nice set up.

I'd suggest going w/ a lipo battery if you can afford it (charge and pack). I haven't been able to but will as soon as I can. from what I hear better run times and a little more punch. If you're going with NIMH get the elite 1500 smaller and work well.
Check with maxxaps (http://www.maxamps.com/) or cheapbatterypacks (http://www.cheapbatterypacks.com/tstuff/v7/buildcustompack.asp?sid=983898#)

Also keep searching Ebay for radios while your using the TQ3. I was able to find a great deal on a JR R-1 (3 channel) w/ 3 receivers and 6 sets of crystals. I've also found other good deals, just eneded up with the R-1 cause of the price and extra receivers.

I was originally looking at the Lipos and after watching some of the vids of them blowing up I was a little skeered :haha:

I am not the most attentive guy when it comes to things like that so I thought I would stick with the little bit safer Nimh but will probably get a charger that does both so I can switch in the future.

So should I go with the 8 cell over the 6 cell with the 1500's? It sounded like people like the extra voltage with that motor/esc setup

Double J · Jan 31, 2008

defenatly go with the 8 cell. I have 7 cells only because my ESC will not handle an 8th..

Saw this today on RCC. forsale section.

Spektrum DX3, not 3.0. (it HAS the 3 position 3rd channel)
2 RX'x, both almost brand new, one of them has only been used a couple times, one of them has only been used for a couple months (they were $180 for the both of them).
The radio is in excellent shape along with the rx's.

Looking to get $180 + $5 shipping. OBO, I need to sell ASAP!!

Not a bad deal.

Myke J · Feb 1, 2008

As far as run times go, I'm getting at least 45 minutes out of my 6 cell 1500mah 2/3A's. Before I went to them I was using a typical 3000mah sub C stick pack and my run times were pretty much until I got tired of playing with it. I have two 2/3A packs, so that is at least 1 1/2 hours of continuous run time right there. I figure that compared to the cost of going to Lipo's, that's more then enough run time for my setup right now and I run a 75T, it's not like I'm really looking for massive wheelspeed :squirrel:

Grommit327 · Feb 3, 2008

Alright...electronics are ordered except for rx/tx and battery charger.

Went with the 5955 servo, mamba max, crawlmaster sport, castle BEC and 8cell 1500 twin packs.

Chassis is together...took about 8 hours to do though. I'll put up some pics in a bit. Everything looks pretty good on it but there are definitely a ton of mods to do. I am going to 4-link with longer uppers and going try some kind of partial droop shock setup...not sure what yet. Probably a soft outer spring combined with an internal spring under the piston. I still can't figure why they send the stiffest springs with the kit...they are rediculously stiff

Grommit327 · Feb 3, 2008

Here's the pics everybody has seen a million times already

Myke J · Feb 4, 2008

Sweet, nice to see another one together :awesomework:

nick c · Feb 4, 2008

Grommit327 said:
Here's the pics everybody has seen a million times already

correction, your first picture shows some left over cash....thats a rare sight after putting one of these together. :redneck:

VMGontheRocks · Feb 5, 2008

NAC25 said:
correction, your first picture shows some left over cash....thats a rare sight after putting one of these together. :redneck:

That is very true.

Hope you get it up and running soon.

Grommit327 · Feb 5, 2008

Well everything should be on the way to get this thing going...I was going to space it out over a couple of months to buy all the stuff but I am not a patient type of person

Unfortunately Holmes Hobbies is running behind so it might be a few days before my stuff gets shipped and other than that the only thing that might hold me up is some misc spacers/bolts to get the suspension set up the way I want.

Double J · Feb 6, 2008

make spacers or get nylon ones from lowes, tacoma screws or where ever.
bolts are cheap anywhere.

Grommit327 · Feb 13, 2008

Alright...building time on this has been few and far between but it's in a little more respectable state now. Electronics are installed and seem to be working fine. I need to see what update is on my Mamba Max because it is a little glitchy sometimes but that could just be me trying to get use to a brushless motor. The shocks got some medium springs in the rear and super soft springs up front with internal springs all around to lower the ride height. I kept the upper y-links for now and just extended the links stage 2 style and inboarded the lower links. It has quite a bit of rear steer when flexing and seems to be some torque twist when really bound up but not sure if it will affect it yet. I also need to flip both my plates that the electronics are installed on upside down to get things a little lower. Throw some better tires in the mix along with some weight on the front wheels and a body and she should be ready to go. Not real wild about the Betty body though

Here's the gratuitous household shots as it hasn't seen any rocks yet

Grommit327 · Feb 13, 2008

Oh...one other thing about bodies. So according to the new rules the body must retain original width. I have seen some bodies that look like they have been boatsided so is this against the new rules?

hotwheels000 · Feb 14, 2008

boatside is fine, you cant change the roof width.

Grommit327 · Feb 20, 2008

Alright...well I've been tweaking like crazy trying to get this thing to crawl better and don't know what I did wrong but it's worse than before at least indoors. I lengthened the upper links and inboarded the lowers. I added 6oz of weight to each front wheel and 1.5oz to the rear wheels. Also threw on a set of Losi Claws and modded the foams a little. What happens is if I pull straight up to a vertical surface (like a wall) it won't pull itself up but if I back up to it the rearend shoots right up it. Almost like it's too much weight on the front to get up it. Any ideas?

Dude · Feb 20, 2008

you have too much weight up front. Go with 3oz's on each tire up front and 2oz's of weight on each tire in the rear.

Grommit327 · Feb 20, 2008

Dude said:
you have too much weight up front. Go with 3oz's on each tire up front and 2oz's of weight on each tire in the rear.

I knew somebody was going to say that...time to take the beadlocks apart again...hahaha

I was reading that people were putting up to 7oz of weight up front with good results but that just seems like too much to me. Especially after I did it :haha:

Grommit327 · Mar 5, 2008

Another update.....1st CARNAGE!!! (well second but the first was a measily rod end). Finally got it out on some rocks to test things out. Found a wicked place that runs along the river down here. Dropped the front end in a hole and was walking the front wheels back and forth trying to get traction and bam...exploded C knuckle. Overall it seems to work pretty good. The belly drags alot at 2 3/8" ride height but I like the stability of sidehilling it has. I am going to convert to a traditional 4 link with the next round of mods to help with the flex steer and maybe tone down the torque twist a bit. Still doesn't climb the way I would like but maybe I was expecting too much. Radio got two new pushbuttons installed for a hot new addition that should have this thing pretty much comp ready. I may try to hit the next ORCRC one out by me if the parts get here in time. Damn this thing is addicting

crash2 · Mar 5, 2008

Grommit327 said:
Damn this thing is addicting

:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:

Myke J · Mar 5, 2008

Grommit327 said:
Damn this thing is addicting

yeah, no kidding. It never ends, just like my Jeep...

Looks like you need some aluminum knuckles :awesomework:

http://www.tcscrawlers.com/By-Truck-Axial-AX10-Scorpion-p-4-c-254.html