Madkoifish
Quarry Creeper
Latest incarnation;
I am still using the Bigbores on those goofy stand offs. I know vanquish sells a alum part for this but I do not think the $24 for a set is worth it if I replace the chassis. I had hoped to do this soon but my scaler's junk electrics are driving me insane so new ESC and a spectrum RX is gonna eat the last of my stash.
I have since gone lipo, 3s (cause it was all they had) and it is nuts. I was about to go down to a 55t but a pinion change put things where I am liking it for now. Yes, I probably paid way too much for it. At this time I do not trust mail order to this location. I have already had issues with magazines being stolen. -_-;'
It has a new lid too. I changed my mind on the Losi lid and not sure what to do with that. Doubt Fast Track will take it back.
I will later on probably get those G-made shocks just to get rid of the fuel tube BS
I picked up a servo plate to move my batt to the axle. Issue is the Cs I have are too short. SO more $$ on parts. hahaha SO later on I will get some VP parts and probably BTA it all. (just need to get linkage or make something when I get a garage again) I will still have to look at spacing my wheels out a hair to get around that servo. Or some nice 1" metal rims?? hahah
Here you can see it binding on the tyre and the other side the linkage slaps into it. (Here I shimmed it to go over the plate but it hits the lipo)
I got the plate cause it was fairly cheap and far easier to deal with than cutting it by hand in the house. I no longer have my shop space.
On another thread someone had issues with the set screws in the Cs I looked at mine and they were pretty nasty. So they got replaced. With the high steer I could afford to just stuff button heads in there. It is all 3m hdw so what the hell.
My bodged shocks barely clear.
Overview of the whole thing. All the electrics are up for winter running and because I keep mucking with things so it just keeps them up and out of the way. I plan to replace the links and get everything on a red theme or black. And cutting down some links to get rid of all that spacer crap. (none of those skinny spacers are long enough) Not to mention I plan to migrate to a new chassis, so that is all on hold for now. I am quite happy with the rig as it sits right now. Only thing I would like is a VP dig in it. But again that is another thing on hold for when the chassis is replaced.
Random pics
to note the crawling pics are of the rig in a 10min rush to put it back together. I tore it apart when I was really tired and ended up being a git and skewered my finger with a throwing knife in a attempt to dislodge my ESC power switch :O SO, needless to say keen eyes will note a lack of lock nuts on the knuckles, sloppy battery, wires, etc.
camera+controller = in the hole and blurry pictures.
part of the location. Love this area cause the terrain changes from area to area. Other side of that bridge is very different and to the far right up one of the converging rivers is completely different. I will miss this area when I move down to Sac.
I am still using the Bigbores on those goofy stand offs. I know vanquish sells a alum part for this but I do not think the $24 for a set is worth it if I replace the chassis. I had hoped to do this soon but my scaler's junk electrics are driving me insane so new ESC and a spectrum RX is gonna eat the last of my stash.
I have since gone lipo, 3s (cause it was all they had) and it is nuts. I was about to go down to a 55t but a pinion change put things where I am liking it for now. Yes, I probably paid way too much for it. At this time I do not trust mail order to this location. I have already had issues with magazines being stolen. -_-;'
It has a new lid too. I changed my mind on the Losi lid and not sure what to do with that. Doubt Fast Track will take it back.
I will later on probably get those G-made shocks just to get rid of the fuel tube BS
I picked up a servo plate to move my batt to the axle. Issue is the Cs I have are too short. SO more $$ on parts. hahaha SO later on I will get some VP parts and probably BTA it all. (just need to get linkage or make something when I get a garage again) I will still have to look at spacing my wheels out a hair to get around that servo. Or some nice 1" metal rims?? hahah
Here you can see it binding on the tyre and the other side the linkage slaps into it. (Here I shimmed it to go over the plate but it hits the lipo)
I got the plate cause it was fairly cheap and far easier to deal with than cutting it by hand in the house. I no longer have my shop space.
On another thread someone had issues with the set screws in the Cs I looked at mine and they were pretty nasty. So they got replaced. With the high steer I could afford to just stuff button heads in there. It is all 3m hdw so what the hell.
My bodged shocks barely clear.
Overview of the whole thing. All the electrics are up for winter running and because I keep mucking with things so it just keeps them up and out of the way. I plan to replace the links and get everything on a red theme or black. And cutting down some links to get rid of all that spacer crap. (none of those skinny spacers are long enough) Not to mention I plan to migrate to a new chassis, so that is all on hold for now. I am quite happy with the rig as it sits right now. Only thing I would like is a VP dig in it. But again that is another thing on hold for when the chassis is replaced.
Random pics
to note the crawling pics are of the rig in a 10min rush to put it back together. I tore it apart when I was really tired and ended up being a git and skewered my finger with a throwing knife in a attempt to dislodge my ESC power switch :O SO, needless to say keen eyes will note a lack of lock nuts on the knuckles, sloppy battery, wires, etc.
camera+controller = in the hole and blurry pictures.
part of the location. Love this area cause the terrain changes from area to area. Other side of that bridge is very different and to the far right up one of the converging rivers is completely different. I will miss this area when I move down to Sac.
