Hey thanks guys! I made the ripsaw trays. I can't remember if i got the trays from Peavey Mart or Canadian tire, they come in a pack with 2 round and 2 rectangular. I was sick and tired of them constantly sticking to each other or whatever ruler or tool was on the bench, so i trimed out the middle of my old dingo ripsaws and foams and shoegoo'd them in. problem solved"thumbsup"
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Cultus builds a Bomber!
- Thread starter Cultus
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Hey Yoda, whats the best way to get a hold of BPC for some of those SS F9 skids? I tried to message on fb and the contact us part of their website but no luck yet.
84yoda
I wanna be Dave
Bruce at BPC is just waiting on his guy to add it to the site. He doesn't work there anymore and has another job. But they are working on it.
finally got my HV500 servo installed. I ran into a bit of a problem, the tie rod is so high with the VP scale knuckles that my servo horn was interfering with it. The servo mount uses a 5mm and a 3mm spacer, so i moved the 5mm over and made a 7mm out of some old links to lift the whole servo up 2mm, problems solved"thumbsup"
On a side note, the HV500 runs like CRAP at 5.1V lol. Quickly reprogrammed the CCBEC to solve that, and HOLY CRAP this thing is a beast at 8.4V. I also used the HH bypass adapter for super simple installation and managed to fit it all inside the receiver box.
Next i painted the faux reservoirs silver. Then i took some blue 12ga wire i had and removed all the wire with the help of a little heat. then i put a 6mm set screw into the hole next to the shock mount. I was able to screw the wire sheathing onto the setscrew for a pretty secure hold, then pop the other end onto the reservoir. We shall see how it holds up
And here she sits! she moves and drives, 2 speed works perfectly. Decals are next
On a side note, the HV500 runs like CRAP at 5.1V lol. Quickly reprogrammed the CCBEC to solve that, and HOLY CRAP this thing is a beast at 8.4V. I also used the HH bypass adapter for super simple installation and managed to fit it all inside the receiver box.
Next i painted the faux reservoirs silver. Then i took some blue 12ga wire i had and removed all the wire with the help of a little heat. then i put a 6mm set screw into the hole next to the shock mount. I was able to screw the wire sheathing onto the setscrew for a pretty secure hold, then pop the other end onto the reservoir. We shall see how it holds up
And here she sits! she moves and drives, 2 speed works perfectly. Decals are next
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rngrchad
Rock Crawler
That thing looks awesome.
hey thanks! I would order a set of skids today if i could figure out how to get him to take my money! lol I guess he is waiting for someone to update his webstore.
rngrchad
Rock Crawler
Did you have any issues with your f9 rear axle tubes locking up when tightening down the rear wheels? What lockers and what wheel hexes are you using?
cmbscx10
I wanna be Dave
100% agree. Turned out awesome. The color scheme is spot on. All the small details are truly seen. Shame it will get dirty so take pics now.
Incision locker, stock axle shafts and vp clamping hexes. No issues at all, everything fit precise and moves freely.
Thanks man, i appreciate the feedback. I look forward to getting her dirty, i am pretty meticulous with cleaning them up after runs, lol. I tend to get more bench time than run time. However, I was hoping to get some of those bpc skids before breaking her in, but I'm not sure i can wait.
DowntownScience
Rock Crawler
Contact R/C Country Hobby in Sacramento, CA and ask for Bruce in R/C!
Also, please excuse my ignorance on this issue, but....
The SLW hub you're using. 12 mm hex on back right? In the pics with just the hubs on the axles it looks like there is very little thread to keep the wheels on. What is the trick there?
Great looking Bomber. The paint came out amazing.
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Hey thanks! Bruce did respond to me on fb last night and expects to have them for sale on his site within a few days, so thats good news!
In all the pics that you see the SLW hubs on the axles, the nut is already installed locking the hubs on. With rockstar wheels you mount the SLW hubs first then attach the wheels to the hubs with the 6 screws, since the "hubcap" is actually part of the wheel and none of the threaded axle shaft comes through.
i hope i explained that ok, lol
sorry that part is a bit blurry here
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DowntownScience
Rock Crawler
Good to hear re: BPC!Hey thanks! Bruce did respond to me on fb last night and expects to have them for sale on his site within a few days, so thats good news!
In all the pics that you see the SLW hubs on the axles, the nut is already installed locking the hubs on. With rockstar wheels you mount the SLW hubs first then attach the wheels to the hubs with the 6 screws, since the "hubcap" is actually part of the wheel and none of the threaded axle shaft comes through.
i hope i explained that ok, lol
sorry that part is a bit blurry here
Thanks so much for the explanation! Never used SLW hubs before. I'm guessing the nut secures the hub on all SLW and you attach the wheel to hub instead?
Lastly, any idea what SLW stands for?
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