LEADFOOT82
Quarry Creeper
Cool, I currently have a moonbuggy but waiting on an ss, I was wondering about set-up. Nice skins btw, thanks for the info.
-
Welcome to RCCrawler Forums.
It looks like you're enjoying RCCrawler's Forums but haven't created an account yet. Why not take a minute to register for your own free account now? As a member you get free access to all of our forums and posts plus the ability to post your own messages, communicate directly with other members, and much more. Register now!
Already a member? Login at the top of this page to stop seeing this message.
Evil's Rockshow SS Build...taking my berg to the next level.
- Thread starter EvilTwin v2
- Start date
:mrgreen:
Thanks he worked hard for the skins :mrgreen:
EvilTwin v2
I wanna be Dave
Just got home from Battlegrounds a couple hours ago. I have a couple things that I need to tune just a bit. Overall, I was very happy with the performance of this new build. I was able to easily crawl things that I couldn't even consider doing last year. Also, the truck looked great! Even if my driving was only enough for a mid-pack finish, the truck looked like a top-level rig thanks to Michelle and the great new skins.
I'll have some pics as they're posted up on the Battlegrounds forum.
I'll have some pics as they're posted up on the Battlegrounds forum.
CRSMacgyver
RCC Addict
Good job driving this weekend Carey. It was good seeing you guys again.
EvilTwin v2
I wanna be Dave
You, too, Andy. Congrats on taking 3rd! Harvo and Pdog really drove their asses off. It was cool to see you and Josh in the finals and so many T1e's doing so well.
Mike really outdid himself on this chassis.
I'm going to have to check the NCRC comp schedule. I'm going to try to make it to Charlotte toward the end of June.
Wow, now that is one of the best compliments I have ever received 8)
Great driving and I really hope you had fun because that is all that matters "thumbsup"
EvilTwin v2
I wanna be Dave
I've made several changes since my last update.
I now have 2 sets of wheels & tires that I alternate between.
Set 1: Narrowed Sedonas w/ the inside sidewalls shaved on the front tires, mounted on VP SLW V4's.
Set 2: Trimmed Boss Claws w/ the inside sidewalls shaved on the front tires, mounted on VP SLW V2's.
I've also changed the shocks out to ProLine scaler shocks with blue Mini-T springs.
With the tires and shocks, I now get full steering without any contact of the tires on the shocks or links.
Pics With Boss Claws & shocks:
Pics w/ Sedonas (I also added Crawler InNovations shock cups):
I now have 2 sets of wheels & tires that I alternate between.
Set 1: Narrowed Sedonas w/ the inside sidewalls shaved on the front tires, mounted on VP SLW V4's.
Set 2: Trimmed Boss Claws w/ the inside sidewalls shaved on the front tires, mounted on VP SLW V2's.
I've also changed the shocks out to ProLine scaler shocks with blue Mini-T springs.
With the tires and shocks, I now get full steering without any contact of the tires on the shocks or links.
Pics With Boss Claws & shocks:
Pics w/ Sedonas (I also added Crawler InNovations shock cups):
EvilTwin v2
I wanna be Dave
Electronics updates:
The other thing that I've done is re-work my electronics.
First, I picked up a set of Brood motors. They're the Creep, 4 magnet cans with HHK-t arms (9mm comm, 3 segment, epoxy balanced). Then, I mounted some homemade motor protectors. The rear is made from a prescription pill bottle, and the front is from a childs bubble bottle.
I aquired a pair of CC Mamba Micro Pros. I wanted to see how small and light I could mount them, so first thing to do was uncase them.
I was curious how much lighter they are:
After looking closely, I noticed that if I move the capacitor, they will clamshell nicely for a very small footprint.
I also unwrapped a new CC BEC, set it at 8 1/2 volt and attached it to the side of the ESC's.
Weight of 2 ESC's and a BEC (I still have to heat shrink them).
Mounted on the skid. (I have a smaller RX that I haven't put on yet).
Temporarily mounted with black heat shrink...I have clear heat shrink to use once I rewire with 20ga.
Here's the new Gens Ace battery on the bigron's mount.
The other thing that I've done is re-work my electronics.
First, I picked up a set of Brood motors. They're the Creep, 4 magnet cans with HHK-t arms (9mm comm, 3 segment, epoxy balanced). Then, I mounted some homemade motor protectors. The rear is made from a prescription pill bottle, and the front is from a childs bubble bottle.
I aquired a pair of CC Mamba Micro Pros. I wanted to see how small and light I could mount them, so first thing to do was uncase them.
I was curious how much lighter they are:
After looking closely, I noticed that if I move the capacitor, they will clamshell nicely for a very small footprint.
I also unwrapped a new CC BEC, set it at 8 1/2 volt and attached it to the side of the ESC's.
Weight of 2 ESC's and a BEC (I still have to heat shrink them).
Mounted on the skid. (I have a smaller RX that I haven't put on yet).
Temporarily mounted with black heat shrink...I have clear heat shrink to use once I rewire with 20ga.
Here's the new Gens Ace battery on the bigron's mount.
EvilTwin v2
I wanna be Dave
I'm now sitting right at 5.6lb rtr. I still have to mount the smaller receiver and I'm also weighting on my Clover tubes. Between that and my lightened gears, etc, I should finally reach my goal of getting it under 5 1/2 lb. "thumbsup"
Have you been running that BEC at 8.5v for long?
I was considering running mine up that high, I have my mini running straight off a 2s lipo so I suppose it runs that high off a fresh pack. I just dont want servo problems.
I was considering running mine up that high, I have my mini running straight off a 2s lipo so I suppose it runs that high off a fresh pack. I just dont want servo problems.
EvilTwin v2
I wanna be Dave
I haven't, but a couple guys in our club (Stick King is one of them) have been running all of their 2.2 and Super's servos at 9v for over a year now and claim less issues than before.
EvilTwin v2
I wanna be Dave
Thanks William!
EvilTwin v2
I wanna be Dave
Got the front CCD tubes installed with VP 8* C-Hubs & knuckles. I clocked the gear case and added more caster.
Here's some pics with my temporary steering setup (the steering will be improved before it hits the rocks.
Its hard to tell, but if you look hard, you can see how much caster I'm running.
Here's some pics with my temporary steering setup (the steering will be improved before it hits the rocks.
Its hard to tell, but if you look hard, you can see how much caster I'm running.
EvilTwin v2
I wanna be Dave
Yes. I used the C-Hubs as drill guides, then drilled and tapped new holes.
ClassicGMJunkie
Quarry Creeper
looks good, but it acts the same way my XR parts do, the inner always has more caster than the outer at full lock, it takes some getting used to,but its definitely an advantage. it should "hook" itself up on some tougher breakovers that were more challenging before. "thumbsup"
Szczerba
I wanna be Dave
Nice XR steering setup. I just made the swap to XR steering goodies last night. I put it on the rocks in the dark for 20 seconds and could immediately tell the difference in steering geometry.
