Finally my Hi Lift build

[cartronicshn]

Well my hi lift has been laying around for over a month, but finally my wheels from Unimoger arrived , let me tell you these are awesome, thanks Ben"thumbsup" , also had to wait for my novak crawler system revised version, thank you Charlie at Novak"thumbsup" , and also a big thank you to my man Corey from Rpp hobbies your customer service rocks"thumbsup" .
This is still a work in progress as i still haven't decide what body i will use for it, i have Bushwacker body or the stock hardbody

 

[cartronicshn]

More pics , i made some mods, i copied JIA's single leaf and traction bar trick, i will put the batteyr pack under the truck's bed, i also didn't install the springs in the shocks.

 

[cartronicshn]

and some more:lol:

 

[cammok5]

lookin good. i see you have a small one too lol

 

[cartronicshn]

Yes i have a couple x mods , i will take a group pic of all my crawler and scalers as soon as i put a body on this one"thumbsup"

 

[joey]

lookin good. likin the wheels. keep the pics commin.

 

[taylor smith]

how much did it cost? im lookin into buyin one. and did it come with the gear box motor and electronics? you know a comlpete put it together and run it as is no other thinngs to buy thats what im lookin for.;-)

 

[Nitro]

:shock: Man you really dumped some money in this thing from the get go.

The kit, Novak Crawler System, Rx System, Erickson Beadlocks, Geo's tires, Wow! It should be awesome.

 

[microgoat]

lookin good. i see you have a small one too lol

Too much information :lol:

 

[cammok5]

ha :lol:

 

[cartronicshn]

Too much information :lol:

only when it's really cold:lol: :lol:

 

[cartronicshn]

taylor the kit for the hl i got form Rpp hobbies here on the forum, check him out on the vendors section ask for Corey he will set you up"thumbsup" , the motor i got directly from Novak, the radio is a hard to find Acoms fm 40 hz 4 channel radio, i got this one from rc mart and they never restocked any more, i have been looking all over to get me a couple more, and so far i have located some in canada, i got mine for around $100 shipped from hong kong, it included 3 servos also:shock: , the wheels all i can say contact unimoger (Ben) he will set you up he is an awesome vendor on here also"thumbsup" .
Now for an update i painted the hl body metallic green, i will post pics when i have painted the details also .

 

[cartronicshn]

Well the color isn't what i was hoping for , i guess i will sand it down and paint it some other color, or i might just use it this one to bash around, you can see i get a lot of flex, for an hl:mrgreen: that is, i went with JIA's advice and have the main leaf and the shortest leaf on, also no internal spring for the shock, i also put in one trac bar, need to put in the other and shimmed the tranny"thumbsup" , lifted the body 1/2", still need to bolt the body on well, and finish the last bolts on that last wheel:lol: , but i took it for a test drive and the tranny shifted flawlessly, i actually thought it was pretty quick in 3rd gear , i'll finish up the paint details and post more pics tomorrow and some vid.

 

[microgoat]

You don't like the green? I love the green! "thumbsup"

 

[cartronicshn]

Really?? if you say it's cool then i'll leave like that"thumbsup" , coming from you it means a lot.

 

[cartronicshn]

need a little help here, i had assembled my hl for a test run and it worked great, then i decided to lock the diffs with the set pins and i did the front no problem, and went to the back, but pin wouldn't slide all the way in so i jiggled the diff, moved the driveshafts but couldn't do it, so after a couple of hours of trying i decided to take apart the diff only to find out tamiya screwed up an the axle shaft's hole was drilled to one side and it never lines up with the hole of the ring gear:shock: :x , what should i do? or who should i contact:?: , i'am at a loss here this really sucks:x

 

[draven]

Go to www.tamiyausa.com you will find a contact phone # there and call it let them know the problem and they are great about sending you what you need to get you going again LOL "thumbsup"

 

[cartronicshn]

Thanks draven, i e-mailed tamiya's cs ,and they are awesome they are shipping the new parts, this is the first time also i had a quality issue with any of their kits, and i have built quite a few"thumbsup"

 

[draven]

Make sure you call them too they will not usually ship parts from just an e mail they usually require a phone call.. LOL "thumbsup"

 

[cartronicshn]

yup, did that also, i did call them, thanks for the heads up"thumbsup"