Knockin' out of the park, huh Zack ??

What a BEAST !!!!

Hey Zack... Nice work man :yes:... we need more pics!

Mmmm, yes...pics, new we need! (My best Yoda)

Sadist ! :diablo: We want more pics of this beauty ! :yes:

Post up some more pics so I can see what you have done!!!

Thanks guys!! It really means alot! I couldn't have done it without you.

My UE 8 gear Ultralites are under the weather so I've got my 3.3 spec diffs in there. They are working surprisingly:oh: swell They lasted about 8 hard runs with this setup. and are still going strong! I said all that to say that until I get the Ultralites back in I'm too embarrassed about the yucky small black 3.3 diffs. :oops: They will hold up will though in my brushed water-resistant/bash-buddy truck:
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I suppose I can post some teasers

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LST2 Sway bars that I probably don't even need but they will not remain untested.
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Stay tuned for video!

Excellent! Now if you only had some better batteries...

Please lets not make this about batteries. My nxt batteries will either be Hyperion g3 or more likely NeuEnergy. I've been very satisfied with the performance of these MaxAmps. The price I paid was not even that bad. Customer service was great they saved me a ton of money off their retail, which brought the price down to competitive levels.

Now I will continue to talk with anyone about Neu or Hyperion but I will NOT talk about MaxAmps.

Thanks Chad
-Zack

P.S. A few Videos will be posted up tonite

Look at how instant the acceleration is:
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My driving skills(or lack there of) look good in this one
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Me and dad goofing off.
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I was not happy about this, you'll see why:
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I wasn't able to see the other side of this table top but I heard the loud thud (the picture camera doesn't do it justice). Terrible place for a boulder! This is a BMX track where young kids could really hurt themselves on a rock of this size. Of course the truck didn't have a scratch but look at how fast the truck comes to a stop from about 25-30MPH. I moved the rock far far away.

Batteries are getting low at this point:
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Just me messing around but look at the HUGE BMX track. You see about half of it here!
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looking good Zack!!!

I watched all the vids ans pics of your album : WELL DONE :yipi:
So what are the pros and cons of this new setup ?

Some specific questions for you :tongue::

- What CD do you use and what's your oil setup (rear/center/front) ?
- Are 4 shocks enough ?
- Do you have a part number for the Dubro rod ends ?
- No problem with the stock diff ?
- What body did you use with your previous FLM chassis ? This one http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...3-00&search=Go or this one http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...6-00&search=Go ?

Thanks !

PS : I like your home-made mud guards :mdr:

Hehe, I knew I would get you stirred up with the battery comment...no worries though, I was just messing around!

Anyway, everything looks awesome, and again, well done...I am very impressed!

Its running 10k in the CD and its a GS Storm CD. 46T spur. I gave him a few differnt pinion options I dont kniw what he chose. Looks good but you should really try out those Powerstrokes... Looks to me like your slapping the belly on landings. The Powerstrokes with the springs I had on them are perfect shocks. And DO use the By-pass. It makes it handle very well. I think you will be pleasant surprised.

Surprisingly enough I have at least 8-10 runs on those diffs too. They held fine like I said when you guys were giving me grief lol!!!

Shiii! The mud guards aren't finished yet!! :na:

I've got a surprise coming for the 23rd!!!

Going better than planned!
 

Okay I can't contain the surprise waiting for the 23rd anylonger its a new body painted by myself! :party::intello: My first ever body and I'm about 75% of the way through and it looks magnificent IMO!!! I can't wait to reveal it! :party:

So coming next week I'll also have my brushed water proof buddy truck finished
I'll also have short custom truggy style CF towers with wing mount on rear along with a CF steering/upperplate and CF battery trays. Ordered a 3mm 4.25X11.45mm sheet from Fullforce.CLICK
Stiffest servo saver spring from UE for tighter turns
G3 VX battery from Hyperion

1.Buddy truck
2.New custom proline truggy body
3.CF towers
4.CF steering/upperplate
5.CF battery trays
6.Stiffest UE servo saver spring
7.New Hyperion battery


Next month I'm getting another Hyperion battery and and AND true truggy tires; Proline VTR zero offset white-dish Calibers!! Then I should have transformed my 3906 into a true truggy.

Yeah thanks Jacob! Next week I sure will! I've been meaning to.
I can't figure it out about the diffs this is the first pair of 3905 diffs I've seen last more than 10 runs and that was with a slipper! These bad boys have had at least twenty with your count. UE sent me the wrong gear parts for my Ultralight diff So they need to last alittle longer!:whip:

I love this hobby
-Zack

Are you using flm towers? What wing mount do you use?

These questions have been asked and answered before:

Unlimited Enginnering Knucklehead towers
UE wing mount adaptor
Mugen MB-X5T wing mount & XRAY 808 wing

The FLM tower was really designed to have the wing stay mount directly to it... one example is the Mugen WING STAY X5T... no additional adapters required. Have a look at the below links.. they can help you with FLM wing mounting methods...

FLM Tmaxx .21 chassis

Fastlane Machine Wing Mount

X-Maxx Project

Its The Bomb Pics

BL E-Maxx

Check this out! My college art teach is asking me to enter it into the campus art contest
The huge tires are just for looks I don't actually use them.
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I've mounted it since I took these pics and the body now covers the chassis sides up. Its just as much a truggy as the next truck. More pics to come with truggy Bowties mounted up so stay tuned.

-Zack

I know that's a HardDrive body, but what truggy is it for?

Here is a link to all the pics.
http://pbckt.com/sD.Erd
The Proline HardDrive body is for a Losi 8T and its alittle short.
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Wow... it's looking great Zack :yes:

MMMMMMMMM...Carbon-Fiber!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol at chad! Oh and did you notice this nice piece of blue hardware, not to be confused with any blue shipped from hongkong.

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Yields about 16 1/2 half minutes full tilt on the track. Perfect for 15minute MT mains bad for truggy mains.

I personally love & prefer my blue LiPos shipped from Hong Kong. I have run the G³ LiPos as well, and they are very nice. The G4s are supposed to be even better at an even lower price, so those might be worth checking out. ProTek makes some awesome LiPos as well, and their prices are pretty good, and getting better as time goes on. ProTek is a great brand, and makes some great products, including the iCharger Series (IE: 208B).

Anyway, I'm not going to turn this into a battery war, we all like what we like, and that's fine.

What I do want to know is what are you going to use the CF for? A new chassis perhaps? An upper deck?

I didn't know G4 were in the works. Interesting. Some CF is already in use for battery trays. Works great! The remainder is for shorter truggy style towers!! With wing mount holes for sure! And If I have enough left over I'll redo the steering plate in CF.

Now Alien this for you, here is my plan: I'm thinking that I'll design the towers on my computer with some basic photoshop then print that out and glue it to my CF then cut out around the paper with a dremel. Sound good? Or not? :neutral:

My first race ever was in auburn where a guy just gave me these balanced Bowties my next race another guy out of the blue sells me his new holeshots for 20bucks I wasn't even asking about tires. Very excited about everything. My truck is on rails. I still can't drive but I handles just like a new Gen truggy. My transponder fell out on the first lap so it doesn't matter. LOL I really have to get my own.
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Oh and this track is less than 20mins from my house so I look to have a full season. This is footage I took as I was getting ready to corner marshall for a guy as he was doing a solo qual. Weird. Any way what do you think of the track? It is almost as hard as concrete and has lots of ruts and bumps. What would be the best tire? Obviously the best tire that I have is the holeshot.
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Hey Zack... that sounds like a plan... To Prep the surface for your design... Use masking tape to cover the entire working area on carbon fiber.... Print the design with a laser printer (the ink won't fade or run when it gets wet).... Apply spay adhesive to the back of the design first... then glue it to the masking tape surface...

Now, this is important... Carbon Fiber dust is not something you want have flying all around the room... so I recommend when cutting, wet the carbon first and keep it as wet as possible while you work (this will reduce the dust effect)... Also a well ventilated work space is good... Some face protection is needed... A cutoff wheel will be good for the initial shapes... The detailed stuff can be made with a tungsten carbide cutting bit... A sanding drum and some sanding paper (200 to 600 grit) is always nice to clean up the ruff stuff...

Any reason why you don't want to have the design cut on a CNC?

Great! I can't wait to get started! Thanks for all the advice, I'll follow it to a T.

I don't know if I could get it done on a CNC I'm sure there is at least one in town, but what would they need from me. Are you thinking about making some to match your chassis?

That's a great looking track, and truck. It looks like you're all set for fun.

I thought about it before and I was actually talking to my 'bash' friend about it just last week, but I think I like the UE KnuckleHeads enough to keep them for a while longer...
Carbon towers would look real cool on my Maxx though...

Regarding the carbon work... take your time with it... if you rush it, you are more likely to make mistakes...

Alien

Thats a fast track! Lots of straightaway!

Nice looking truck Zack. Although, I can't believe you have been holding out on us for 4 years...

Hey Zack... I forgot one bit of info... when you are done cutting and sanding... you're going to have to seal the edges with some thin CA...
put some ice in a bowl... place a small plastic spoon or any mini container on top of the ice (the ice will keep the glue cool and slow evaporation,
therefore giving you more time to work)... poor some CA in the spoon/container... use a cotton bud to soak up the glue and quickly apply it
to the edges of the finished shapes... this will reduce the effects of delamination.

Alien

What wheels and tyres are these? They would be perfect for my truck. I'm guessing J concepts Rulux rims and Pro line bow ties, VTR maybe?

Have you tried those powerstrokes yet, Zack??

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did you ever test out those powerstrokes????

Man that wing, wing-stay, and wing-mount look awesome! ;)

Thanx chad.

I did test them on my bash Maxx, but 2moro I promise I will run them on my race maxx. I look to be impressed! Thanx for asking.

The person that put those stickers on that wing did an awesome job, he must be a professional sticker-applier! ;) Hehe!!!