yet another new use for yet another old shell
 

i'm back...been busy as heck with work the last few months, but i managed to slap this together during the evenings when my wife and kids din realise i was missing..:005: since i'm almost done with the chassis, it was time to find a shell for her.

here's another old shell that i've found a new use for...

snip snip....ream ream snip snip....

whadda you think? personally, i find it quite ugly now that its done...haha...i still like the "panel" version on my maxx.(see avatar)

more pics...

sorry can't upload to photobucket from the office as the I.T. dept has banned all "entertainment" sites!!:035:

well, back to my "new" shell.....

as you can see by now, it sit low.....too low actually, i think i goofed!

last few pics..

That's pretty cool.... it reminds me of the movie Cars...:027:

Kinda odd but looks cool, the twin motors almost look like eyes. :D

finally managed to find time to upload to photobucket from home...

here are some pics of the chassis under that low shell......

as you can see, everythings really low....ok...cept the tranny and motors:010:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010037.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010035.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010033.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010030.jpg
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laid down servos?....well,...this is as low as it'll go......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010032.jpg

That chassis looks pretty good. Now it just needs brushless, lipo, and a centre diff, but that's only once you start wanting more.

I think it looks great

haha thanks guys...

lipos BLs and center diff? :013: ...and....erm...... build a truck that almost everyone here has??? haha JK dudes!:027:

BLs and lipos rock i;m sure but i just dun have the budget for that sorta stuff right now...

well ok, a center diff did come with this 1/8 buggy chassis but without a super duper powered BL, the center diff option just wouldn't work...

besides, this project was just using some odds and ends that i had left over from my nitro txt project....and i did happen to have a spare emaxx tranny...so...there you have it...

and

since it won't be a very fast truck....i've decided to call this a tuggie..like in tug boat!!:005: :005:

i've only just finished fabbing a rear bulkhead brace tonight.

what's left is to lighten the chassis as much as possible....

i am really digging that new body.

Nice work man!!

looks tough. Nice shell..!

Something a bit different, especially since its made from odds & ends. How goes the NitroTXT-1 anyway?

Great job!! Should dominate for racing. :027:

Would that race in truggy class or MT class. Im guessing MT cuz of the tranny and high motor mount.

Probably MT because it uses a transmission and since most truggies have a center diff, right?

sounds right to me..

thanks guys..

yeah odds and ends...so it ends up being odd! wahahaha..

nitro txt? glad ro say still in one piece.....intend to do some more work to it.....lil' bit here and there...

nice i like it different. and simple.

thanks dude.

pulled a "all nighter" last night since i had the time..?! haha.

tried to mill out parts that was not needed...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6220059.jpg

and after all that work...i only lightened it by 50g!!! :mad:1 :mad:1

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6230062.jpg

it was then that i realised that it was the front and rear bulks that weighed my tuggy down!

so i tried lightening other parts...

somehow this pic reminds me of starwars...hmmm.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6230084.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6230078.jpg

it was then i had to accept it...... this is not working out....so if i can't lighten it further...i have to increase the horsepower somewhat...so since i aint gonna spend good money on a good BL system and lipos...i'm just gonna accept the fact that this tuggy will be a slow critter..hahahaha...

anywez, here's a build up...again....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6230064.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6230069.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6230072.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6230085.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6230089.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6230090.jpg

whats missing from the pics is the rear and front bulk braces.....i've done the rear so i'm just left with the front one to sort out...

If you removed much more material there would only be the front & rear bulks joined by the tranny in the middle! Does give it a funky new look with the speed holes- cooling shouldnt be a problem anyway...

haha
actually, i have some other ideas that are only now brewing in my head for the chassis..but i'd just like to get this up and running to see how she goes....


well, this shood be it for now...

made these today...

front brace
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6240059.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6240060.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6240063.jpg



here's the back one.... shood work...i hope...:035:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6240062.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6240064.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P6240065.jpg

That thing looks really, really good. Looks like there is plenty of room for batteries on each side, and then the receiver up front. Nice job.

Anything Overtki11 makes is always a work of genius/art. That looks like a HvMaxx esc there, but I only see 2 motors wires....

thanks!

yes, batts fit in there quite nicely...

but if i'm gonna proceed to use the intended shell then the rx will prolly sit ontop of the shift servo.

whoa dude! way too kind dude!:013: but thank you!:005: :005:

thats the super duty esc....for brushed motors....looks the same as the HV cos they use the same casing. but its got the sensor wires slot sealed with a rubber thingee, just like a handphone! haha