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RC toy · 03.26.2011, 05:57 PM

Ohhhhhhh, sorry, I didn't notice...

Chadworkz · 03.26.2011, 11:07 PM

Well, I can't touch your setups, but I do have a Lightning with the Latest Version VBS & 16mm Racer-X! Seriously, your builds are simply amazing...I would never have the balls to do what you did, but they both turned out awesome!

Here's Mine...

Maxxrickard · 04.04.2011, 03:50 PM

Looks fantastic.
What body is it you use?

MiRatlhed · 04.09.2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxxrickard

Looks fantastic.
What body is it you use?

Thanks man. It is a Parma Xcitor body for a Revo 3.3.

MiRatlhed · 09.04.2011, 10:45 PM

Got the rear knuckles shaved down so I could install this set of Monsters I got. Installed a Castle motor cooling fan and a Savox servo a while back. Pretty much complete now, only thing left to do is install some limiter straps.

JERRY2KONE · **Very nice -** 09.05.2011, 01:37 AM

Hey Joe that is a very nice looking truck, except for that God awful windshield reflection in the second picture. Scary!!!! ha ha ha ha. No really nice truck you have come up with there. Now lets see some videos of how it works.

MiRatlhed · 09.05.2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Hey Joe that is a very nice looking truck, except for that God awful windshield reflection in the second picture. Scary!!!! ha ha ha ha.

I know right, I will someday learn how to take a picture..... Do not want anybody to.....

Thanks for the kind words Jerry! I will get some video ASAP!

nastety92 · 09.05.2011, 08:11 PM

Very nice truck you've put together. I really like the overall look.

I have one suggestion, Black Rims to match the chassic and arms.

Nice work,
Nick

MiRatlhed · 09.06.2011, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by nastety92

Very nice truck you've put together. I really like the overall look.

I have one suggestion, Black Rims to match the chassic and arms.

Nice work,
Nick

Thanks Nick! I have thought about more color and if I do any more at all it will be either Yellow or Blue to replace the Silver polished. I would really like to get Blue / Black marble. Now I think that would be killer. But for now she is finished I think. I am waiting on a bunch of little tid bits to come back that I sent out for Black Anodizing for the Lightning, I want to get that put together and tested out soon. But there was a lot of small pieces I am waiting on so I am gonna let that one sit till I get it all in house. I think the first post I made in this thread has some empty pics in it, I must have linked the pics from the RCMT Photo Gallery. That site has new ownership and for some reason he has not put the gallery up on his server so I hundreds of photos out there in threads that are dead now.

I installed some limiting straps on the Predator tonight.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my build. I appreciate the response, these are fun projects.

Overdriven · 09.06.2011, 04:04 PM

Very nice build, I wouldn't change a thing! Man do I love the RacerX with the swept backs, especially in black. As I said earlier, I love The design of UE (and the other old school Maxx stuff, Dace, Duh etc.) but the monochromatic finish of polished aluminum doesn't do much for me. This on the other hand is awesome, I love how you kept it all old school except for the body and electronics. Will be looking forward to seeing more of the Lightening too!

MiRatlhed · 09.06.2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Overdriven

Very nice build, I wouldn't change a thing! This on the other hand is awesome, I love how you kept it all old school except for the body and electronics. Will be looking forward to seeing more of the Lightening too!

Thanks a lot man! I do love the Maxx trucks also, this style of truck were some of the first MT's I ever had. When the original EMaxx came out I bought 3 of them and we ended up having 2 .15 TMaxx's. So these trucks have always had a special place in my RC world. Now they are just a bit better than the old ones....

I am thinking about ditching the wing and current shell and doing a Ironhide Transformer GMC Top Kick. What do you all think? I think it might look pretty cool with the Monster wheels and I looked at it today and the wheelbase fits perfectly. I am a big Transformers fan and already have 2 Decepticon bodies on my Clods.

So I think having a Autobot Predator might be kind of cool. Just unsure yet, have not made up my mind....

MiRatlhed · 09.07.2011, 09:15 AM

Got the shell done for the Lightning. Our resident painter over at the UE forum did this for me.

This shell turned out very sweet! I saw this scheme on another truck in the UE Gallery and I gave Menardo a couple other ideas and he pulled it off with his talent. Very Nice!!! I will proudly display this on my rig, from one UE member to another.....Thank you!

MiRatlhed · 10.08.2011, 01:29 PM

Finally got word that all my small pieces I sent out for anodizing are finally done. The dude got behind and I sent him a email this week telling him to just send them back anodized or not because I wanted to start on the Lightning build since I tore it down and packed it away again till I could do a final build. So hopefully have some updates next week on the Lightning. I sent out over 40 small tid bits to be done in black so I did not have all of the little shiny pieces sticking out everywhere.

MiRatlhed · 10.23.2011, 06:57 PM

I started on getting my Lightning built up now that I got all my little black pieces back from the anodizing shop I sent them to. I have been working on it all weekend and got a lot done. Going to work on the shocks and suspension this week.

Building up the diffs :

Shimming was not too bad at all, once I got the rear all completed and assembled it was not good so I had to take that one back apart and remove a shim from the pinion shaft. Then it smoothed it right out.

All done and skids on:

Had to mess with the G1 transmission a bunch. I don't know if it was the anodizing that added the tolerance to the bearing seat on the one side of the case or what but every time I would bolt it together it would bind up and not roll freely. I replaced all the bearings and had to grind the input gear a bit to free it up. Took forever to get it done right but I finally got it. Mounted the F/R up and the transmission.

More coming this week.

mothman · 10.23.2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MiRatlhed

Had to mess with the G1 transmission a bunch. I don't know if it was the anodizing that added the tolerance to the bearing seat on the one side of the case or what but every time I would bolt it together it would bind up and not roll freely. I replaced all the bearings and had to grind the input gear a bit to free it up. Took forever to get it done right but I finally got it. Mounted the F/R up and the transmission.
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is it hardcoated or just normal anodizing?