viper's creeper build

[viper6171]

hey Viper,,,,were the Sportsman and Pro courses seperate?

yeah we had two sportsman and two 2.2 courses each had 8 gates per course and both courses were pretty brutal , i have some more pics of the courses i will post

 

[viper6171]

okay here are some more pics ( don't really do the course justice )

 

[viper6171]

and a few more

 

[rmdesignworks]

nice Viper,,,,looks really good.

 

[viper6171]

these last ones are taken by schiesz(sp?)

here's me concentrating on my driving

alot worse than it looks come down on the left and up this flat rock

this rock is kinda slick

 

[rmdesignworks]

With the rocks being down in like that it looks like an old zoo or something????!!!!

 

[viper6171]

With the rocks being down in like that it looks like an old zoo or something????!!!!

nope it is actually a softball park in independence ,mo. if you look in some of the pictures you will see some of the decks used by the parents to watch the games these rocks come right up to the side of the fields

 

[rmdesignworks]

This really makes me home sick bro....KC born and raised....left in '77 and came to Colorado.

 

[viper6171]

This really makes me home sick bro....KC born and raised....left in '77 and came to Colorado.

i have lived here all my life grew up in independence about a mile from where these pics were taken , i really do love it here , you will have to come back sometime . where at in kc ?

 

[viper6171]

well like i posted earlier the 10x15x4 hub bearings were bad but i found another problem i guess the pin holes in the axles ( for the hexes) are just a little off ( to close to the hub ) so when you tightened the wheels up the hexes were pressing against the hubs and putting alot of pressure on the inner bearing so i found some different hexes for now that the slot in the back isn't as deep as the creeper hexes ( fixed that problem). we are having another comp this sat so i will see how it works now ( also drilled vent holes in the wheels so the tires weren't air filled balloons ) still need to move some electronics down lower to help with cg may also find a new home for the battery .

 

[jojo303d]

well like i posted earlier the 10x15x4 hub bearings were bad but i found another problem i guess the pin holes in the axles ( for the hexes) are just a little off ( to close to the hub ) so when you tightened the wheels up the hexes were pressing against the hubs and putting alot of pressure on the inner bearing so i found some different hexes for now that the slot in the back isn't as deep as the creeper hexes ( fixed that problem). we are having another comp this sat so i will see how it works now ( also drilled vent holes in the wheels so the tires weren't air filled balloons ) still need to move some electronics down lower to help with cg may also find a new home for the battery .

I had the same problem and your right the hex are too deep good find what kind of hex are you using now?

 

[viper6171]

I had the same problem and your right the hex are too deep good find what kind of hex are you using now?

not sure what they came off of they are plastic and black thats about all i can tell you for sure , i am probably going to have the stock ones machined down a little bit or find another set of aluminum ones that will work

 

[viper6171]

well i finally got my electronics moved down and out towards the axles , also got the new body mounted and new bearings in the hubs so we will see how it does tomorrow at the comp . oh and i will take some pics of the new setup tomorrow or sun as well as pics from the comp .

 

[viper6171]

well another comp down , did better today but still needs some work add weight to the front wheels and maybe a little to the back , and we discovered today that the shock caps are rubbing on the frame so i need to space them out a little farther .

 

[viper6171]

okay here are some pics of the courses , sorry no pics of the creeper in action yet one of the guys took some pics i am waiting for him to load his up. alot of the gates were deceptive in the difficulty level .

 

[viper6171]

okay i finally had some time to get pics of the new body and the pics of the way i mounted the electronics .

 

[rmdesignworks]

Looks good....but man,,,that body bugs me...

 

[viper6171]

almost forgot i also added 2 oz. more to each front wheel ( stick on weights around rim ) i will see if it is enough or need to add more , next comp is sat .


also the rear solid axles are holding up great

 

[jojo303d]

where did you get your blue shock stops?

 

[viper6171]

Looks good....but man,,,that body bugs me...

:lmao:well make me a team driver and then it won't " bug " you "thumbsup":lmao: