oscodawave
Pebble Pounder
pretty cool
whered you get that chassis?
whered you get that chassis?
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Budget-Based K30 Build
66sprint6
RCC Addict
I dig it man!!! Cant wait to see it with some scratches :twisted: The Courier link is in my sig, just click on it. Im still not done with the 2 other bodies but I will be soon enough lol
Matt
Matt
87K-30Silverado
Newbie
87K-30Silverado
Newbie
Thanks! Yeah, I'm not looking forward to scratching it but you can't avoid the inevietable:shock:. By the way, is 66sprint6 referring to a Pontiac Le Mans?
87K-30Silverado
Newbie
It's been a while since I've done anything on it because I've been sick lately. But I'm feeling better now and managed to get so motivation built up. The 2.2's are on it now, just so I could drive it to test out the Firebolt. After looking at the chassis with the body mounted I could tell it was sitting too high, and the wheelbase was too long. Lowering it made the wheelbase even worse, so something had to be done.
I shortened the wheelbase by moving the upper link mounts to the outside of the axles and making a plate for the lowers to mount to. I also got rid of the green by polishing them up. I also had to shorten the driveshafts.
The servo-on-axle steering wasn't cutting it, so I mounted it up in my electronics plate. Works well. I also cut off the skidplate mounts from the bottom of the axles.
That's the picture of it from the top. I had to make new, taller posts from K'Nex for the battery because it now sits sideways thanks to the servo being in the way. The receiver is now mounted on the body mount.
I made the rear a solid axle with some 3/4" PVC painted black. I got the idea after looking at a thread on here. You can also see the upper link mount which is now on the outside of the axle to shorten the wheelbase.
I shortened the wheelbase by moving the upper link mounts to the outside of the axles and making a plate for the lowers to mount to. I also got rid of the green by polishing them up. I also had to shorten the driveshafts.
The servo-on-axle steering wasn't cutting it, so I mounted it up in my electronics plate. Works well. I also cut off the skidplate mounts from the bottom of the axles.
That's the picture of it from the top. I had to make new, taller posts from K'Nex for the battery because it now sits sideways thanks to the servo being in the way. The receiver is now mounted on the body mount.
I made the rear a solid axle with some 3/4" PVC painted black. I got the idea after looking at a thread on here. You can also see the upper link mount which is now on the outside of the axle to shorten the wheelbase.
drtrydr2000
Quarry Creeper
Awesome paint job. Im curious how did you print those stickers?? What paper or whatever did you use?
87K-30Silverado
Newbie
Thanks, I printed them using Testors Decal Paper. You print them off, cut them out, clear them, dip them in water, and then slide them off and onto whatever you want to put them on.
87K-30Silverado
Newbie
I think they will hold up well. They've got clear coat on them so they should be durable.
sellenk
Quarry Creeper
Sweet paint job
crazee horse
Rock Crawler
thats a great looking paint job, did you use any special primer ? and what grade did you use to sand down the shell ?
im proper impressed "thumbsup"
im proper impressed "thumbsup"
2500hdon37s
I wanna be Dave
:shock: might want to do something about those links!
87K-30Silverado
Newbie
Thanks, no I didn't use any primer at all. In the areas where I used body filler I finish sanded it w/ 400 grit. The rest of it I just used a red Scotch-Brite pad.
87K-30Silverado
Newbie
Yeah, I thought the same thing, so I put a metal polishing pad on my right angle die grinder and got rid of the anodizing. Check 'em out in the pics below.
87K-30Silverado
Newbie
It has been a while, but it's finally finished, well, for now anyway.
I got my 1.9's mounted up. They're the tires and wheels off of a MaxStone 16. I bought them in the spare parts section at NitroRCX. They're not bad, but I don't recommend buying the wheels and tires seperatly like I did. (They were sold out of the combos.) Something was messed up because when I put the beadlocks on, the bead didn't lock:shock:. It justed pulled right out. So I ended up gluing them. They seem to be holding up fine as of now.
I wasn't happy w/ the original shocks set up in droop, so I got a set of Rustler shocks from my brother and put them on. They are pretty stiff, but I'm pretty happy w/ them. The front shocks are from the rear, and the rear are from the front. I'd like to have 2 sets of fronts, but I just mounted the fronts on the body mount to make up for the extra length.
Here you can see my steering setup. I swaped the straight links off of the steering link for the angled ones from the rear upper links. The angle was too steep for the straight ends, but they've been working fine on the rear uppers. The suspension travel is limited by the servo horn hitting the top of the diff., but that's what happens when you sacrifice functionallity for looks.8)
Here it is with the body on. I broke the mirror off within 5 minutes of driving.:evil:
This is the other side. Mirror still intact8). I still need to do something about the work inside the cab.
I got my 1.9's mounted up. They're the tires and wheels off of a MaxStone 16. I bought them in the spare parts section at NitroRCX. They're not bad, but I don't recommend buying the wheels and tires seperatly like I did. (They were sold out of the combos.) Something was messed up because when I put the beadlocks on, the bead didn't lock:shock:. It justed pulled right out. So I ended up gluing them. They seem to be holding up fine as of now.
I wasn't happy w/ the original shocks set up in droop, so I got a set of Rustler shocks from my brother and put them on. They are pretty stiff, but I'm pretty happy w/ them. The front shocks are from the rear, and the rear are from the front. I'd like to have 2 sets of fronts, but I just mounted the fronts on the body mount to make up for the extra length.
Here you can see my steering setup. I swaped the straight links off of the steering link for the angled ones from the rear upper links. The angle was too steep for the straight ends, but they've been working fine on the rear uppers. The suspension travel is limited by the servo horn hitting the top of the diff., but that's what happens when you sacrifice functionallity for looks.8)
Here it is with the body on. I broke the mirror off within 5 minutes of driving.:evil:
This is the other side. Mirror still intact8). I still need to do something about the work inside the cab.
paintz2007
Rock Stacker
Nice sheets! I have those to 
and cool truck to
and cool truck to 87K-30Silverado
Newbie
Thanks!Nice sheets! I have those to
87K-30Silverado
Newbie
I took it out for a trail run and snapped some pics. Enjoy...
Crawlin' the Crew.
Okay, that one was posed. But I still like it.
Crawlin' the Crew.
Okay, that one was posed. But I still like it.
87K-30Silverado
Newbie
I took it out for a short run a little bit ago and lost one of my hub covers. I looked for it but that was a waste of time. At least it doesn't harm its performance.
