Hey, hows the project going? Get your final stuff machined yet?

just looked at the whole post.. that is a good looking truck. nice work on the machining and the designing also.
phil

ok, so here's an update.

i started working on this truck, toward the end of this thread: http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6529

I decided to bring the updates back to the original thread, bump :)
the project was stopped and put in a box for a few years.. recently, i put it back together with the stock chassis, and started moving the electronics from my LSP-R into the smaller 1/10 truck. here's a picture of what it looks like right now.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7610/pc161260wu6.jpg

neu 1515 2.5d
quark 125b
true-rc 5s1p 5Ah

5mm turnbuckles in the front, and 4mm threaded rod in the rear for braces. notice the second steering bellcrank.
still have to mount the steering servo, and reciever, and finish the battery box.. oh and tear it apart to put in new diff fluid..

Jeez! that bad boy is swinging some power

just waiting for snow to melt..
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7421/p1171305sw5.jpg
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6133/p1171306ex7.jpg
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/4075/p1171311mm2.jpg
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4916/p1171312vh2.jpg

Just a Mamba system on 3s will move one of those like a rocket! I kept breaking way to many parts in mine and moved up to 1/8th.

You might as well take the front wheels off. You aren't going to need them.

That's the non-SS version, right? If so, the diffs won't last 50 feet with that much power. You're gonna need SS diffs and aluminum diff cases to handle it.

correct. but, i did a test run the other night for about 10 minutes, and it didn't have any problems. there was a light dusting of snow on the road, so it wouldn't wheelie though.. i'm just driving it real easy right now..

here's how it sits, at this moment.
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1787/p1221328yc1.jpg

close clearance :oops:
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5285/p1221329ph3.jpg

i'm tired of the snow outside, so i decided to try and snow-proof it a bit. I found the only hemlet cover in my county lol. guy at the bike shop said it was probably over 20 years old.. $5, but the mesh on top won't work to good in the snow, but I'm planning on using it in the spring/summer/fall, and it should keep the truck cleaner, keep rocks out, and still have good ventilation.
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4148/p1221330dh6.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5617/p1221333vh8.jpg


for snow, I bought this off ebay yesterday for $8. hopefully it gets here soon.. we're supposed to get more snow tonight, and i wanna play :(.
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2373/1000987eb5.jpg

Love the helmet. That car is pretty sweet too. The cover for rock protection is a good idea. I was having loads of trouble yesterday with rocks getting into places they shouldn't.