Brushless UE Projects

[aqwut]

Very Creative indeed....!!!

[MiRatlhed]

Thanks Everybody!!!

Tires are Ofna Monster Pirate

[MiRatlhed]

This truck is in route to the anodizer for some color treatment, dropped it off at the Post Office today for its trip to Minnesota. This will have a RCM Center diff mount. My guy who is anodizing it is going to take the transmission mounting holes off for spur gear clearance on the diff with his CNC machine.

Updates will come when I get it back. I told him no rush so I really don't know if it will be next week or a month. I don't mind these ladies taking time to get done cause the end result is just great and I really enjoy it. I appreciate every persons help and replies to the thread along the way!

UE Thunder SuperMaxx Brushless conversion



This will be my sole UE Runner truck. I wanted to have one to run with my boy outside tearing up the good ole Michigan countryside so this one is gonna be my do all rig for good times. Didn't really even plan on putting together another truck but these trucks get the best of me..... So I sold off a bunch of extra stuff I had acquired and traded some parts to get a complete truck together. Big thanks to all my good friends who inspire me each and every day in this hobby and like to enjoy it with us. That is what this hobby is all about!!

[JERRY2KONE]

Just glad to be of assistance in helping you raise funds. Its always nice doing business with you Joe, and it smply amazes me how you keep coming up with all of these rare parts to build these trucks so quickly. Look forward to seeing your latest anodizing project. I am sure that it will be another beautiful rig. Good luck Joe.

[K1RC]

Looks so sweet already, I love your trucks!

[MiRatlhed]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

and it smply amazes me how you keep coming up with all of these rare parts to build these trucks so quickly.

A couple months ago I sold a old guitar that I thought was worth about $10 and was worthy of the dumpster until I started doing some homework on it and found it was a 1920 Lap Steel guitar and it was worth some loot! So I was able to buy a lot of this stuff after that, otherwise I would of not had the cash to be able to do so. That is what sparked this project up. My moms roommate gave it to me after his Aunt died when I still played guitar a lot, I have been sitting on it for probably 10 yrs and never knew what I had. Fetched me enough to complete a truck to run with Austin.

I had the towers, wing mount, lower a arms, servo skid, shocks and center skid. I was able to buy the wheels, knuckles, Gen IV and chassis from a great guy who was kind enough to sell them to me. Upper a arms from the UE store, diff cases were on Ebay a while back. GA bulks and F/R skids straight from the source, I always see people saying these are rare and hard to come by when you can buy them brand new in package from GA still. ...haha! Tie rods I traded for and the monoblock you talked me into buying Jerry!! That came from the UE store as well.

All the a arms are lower and upper front Racer X arms w/ EXT 16mm knuckles, the knuckles cost a mint let me tell ya. I had a set of Spyder 6's and a bunch of spare parts from a used Spyder 8 for the center diff. I had to buy a spur gear for it and I had got a parts lot from Ebay last summer for that diff and a donor diff from a local club member. I had bought the center diff mount last year for a different project so that is already black and got one from a great member here so that non anodized one is going with that truck for now. One guy on RCMT was looking for IMEX Jumbo wheels and tires so I offered up the plastic Diamond rims I had because that was all I had. I traded off my IMEX Jumbo Maxx tires that I just loved to get some other parts last year and regretted it but it was done so no big deal right, then Tad offers him a set of tires that I just loved and that dude already bought some so I was able to score those for this build. These rims are the same ones that are on the Silver EMaxx on the old UE Website on the wheels page, pretty cool for sure.

I cannot wait to get started on it but we gotta wait till she comes back from the spa......

[nastety92]

Looks like a great start. What color scheme is this one going to have?

Thanks for sharing.

Nick

[MiRatlhed]

Originally Posted by nastety92

What color scheme is this one going to have?

Well now that would ruin the surprise man!!

[nastety92]

Originally Posted by MiRatlhed

Well now that would ruin the surprise man!!

haha, I guess it would. I just had to ask.

Can't wait to see it.

Nick

[MiRatlhed]

Parts landed at the annodizer a couple days ago so they are in line on the work orders. He has a M3 Heli Coil kit so he is going to pull the coils out of the diff cases for me before he strips these in the stripper solution and then is going to install new coils. Much better than finding out after the fact that I have to buy a Heli Coil kit and work for a hour or better on each Heli Coil in my VBS to get the half ate away ones out. Man that sucked! Won't ever have that happen again. haha

Will update when I get the parts back. Should be cool, stay tuned....

[Chadworkz]

I can't wait to see it!!! :)

I just bought a new "Stage 3" Thunder Chassis Kit, so I am going to also build a Thunder very soon, but it will most likely remain silver.

[MiRatlhed]

Got word from the anodizer that my box is headed back to me with the Brushless Thunder in it. I will update when I get the parts back to me!! The wait is almost over......

[MiRatlhed]

Before!



After!



The Towers and Monoblock turned out cloudy more than the rest of the Yellow parts and these were done in the same batch as the arms so I don't know what is up with that and he said he could try it again but just did not want to etch and strip the parts too much. I figure it is good enough since this truck is going to be my primary runner truck. I am happy to have it back. Even had to give my work desk a overhaul before I laid it out.....haha

Pretty wild looking. Now I gotta come up with a shell idea. I think I might get another one of the F650's like the Mad Cow or the HPI 79 SuperCab F150.

[JERRY2KONE]

Nice to see that you finally got the parts back. Yellow is my favorite color so I think it looks fantastic. Good balance and color combo, which means it will be another great build to see completed. I wish that I had access to doing some of that anodizing stuff. I think it looks pretty damned good. Nice configuration once again Joe.

[Overdriven]

I'm not a ford fan, but the HPI 79 Ford body is really cool. Very nice color scheme you have there, can't wait to see it go together!