Finally Picked up a revo

[Bondonutz]

Lookin' good B.B.16, not your hands the revo build. The LST diffs is a nice way to beef up the drive train cheap,good idear whom ever thought it up. Clever utilizing the hood prop shaft,I've used them myself on a prodject.
Good luck on race day and hope you whip some nitro ass.

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

I was jus about done the front diff, when disaster struck. i lodged a quarter inc drill bit in my hand..

Originally Posted by TexasSP

Drill bits in the hand are a bad thing for sure. I once sent a 3/8's bit through my left hand thumb. It was excruciating, then to top it off, I reaggravated the wound and did it again. I do not recommend this to anyone, it was not fun.

When I first started at Boeing, they had this training video they showed us about some guys that Believe it or not, actually drilled through their own hand!!!!! LMFAO!!!! I couldn't believe someone could/would actually do that!
Hope it heals up, man.

Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

Edit Forgot to mention, got those traxxas red tubes for 5 bucks per pair, couldnt pass up that deal- they look great :)

Get yourself some of the black steel ones - the reds look nice, but they dont hold up to bashing all that well.

[brushlessboy16]

Well the truck runs great!, on the track surface it does not even lift the front wheels. handles a whole lot better and is more composed during the whoops and washboards.

I qualified 6th and placed 4th in the a-main! If i had a better tire i would have placed better..

After the race is was runnig the last of my two packs out and hit one of the doubles that had been torn up from racing, the odd face kicked the back end of the truck over the fron and the truck was like this / upside down... I had to land completely wide open throttle to save it- the plastic modded center drive shaft yolks did not like that one bit and failed.. so rc-monster steel here i come

I finally get my first check from work today, should be over 300 bucks! I plan to order:

Some Proline caliber vtr's and wheels, 17mm adapters, an e-revo transmission and other odds and ends.

[brushlessboy16]

Well in lieu of my failed center drive shaft couplers I had to come up with something stronger.. while rummaging through the spare parts and such i had- i found that the coupler to the standard LST center cvd looks very close to fitting with the tapered u-joint of the revo wheel drive shafts.... I had one of those "this just might work" moments...

The revo shafts had to be ground down slightly, easily done with a dremel- to fit inside the Lst coupler. once the fitting was done i squeezed the whole thing together in the vice so that it was a tight fit... then it was as easy as putting a pin through the entire assembly and setting it in CA-viola! Then you need to swap your modded u-joint over to the center axles and trim them about 3/16in to fit in the stock location. after about 2 hours of racing they are still holding up

[brushlessboy16]

More updates.

Went out today and purchased the following
Revo Center diff
P2 rocker arms
Yellow Losi wing
some various oils and lubes...
new 40t mod1 spur gear
17t pinion

After installing the center diff in the truck I have fallen in love with it... truck turns in soo much better (at least on asphalt), holds a line better and now i can enter corners how i would like (feint- blip brakes to loosen the rear and drift around)... P2 rocker arms have yet to be tested on anything put my driveway and yard so no info on them yet..

[brushlessboy16]

Got my wheels and tires in, they are great- it was almost like they were pre-balanced!.
Also got my losi wing installed- bask in the shiny-ness because after sunday it will never be the same

[BL_RV0]

Looks like a sprite can. All jokes aside, it looks great Ben. Nice work.

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by BL_RV0

Looks like a sprite can. All jokes aside, it looks great Ben. Nice work.

I was going for mountain dew but sprite works..

thanks ian. takin her to the track tommorow :)



Mini-update. had a problem since i had the truck. off Every jump the truck would nose dive horribly, i went with heavier springs to compensate for the weight of the truck.. ajd now have 70w oil in the shocks with #3 variable dampening pistons.. now the truck is more stable on flat ground.... I was about to jump it when my battery packs hit cuttoff.. Was this a move in the right direction?

[zeropointbug]

Make SURE your battery is very securely strapped down! Before I went to the races a few weeks ago, I reinforced my battery mounting plate with a bar underneath to brace it when you land off jumps, because it just bends otherwise, badly. Also I put velcro tape (sticky on one side) on both the batteries and the plate, with a single velcro buckle strap to hold in on. The combination of the two makes for a very secure hold.

[brushlessboy16]

I already have 2 high strength velcro straps holdig it in, seems to work well

[zeropointbug]

Well, don't say I didn't tell you so... you do a nose dive, or land just right to put maximum inertia on the battery, and it's gone.

[magman]

I like the paint scheme! Very nicely done on your build

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by magman

I like the paint scheme! Very nicely done on your build

thanks, we will see how she does on the track

[zeropointbug]

Yeah, good paint job, I hear those colors held shave off .5 seconds off your lap time.

[trev3813]

Originally Posted by zeropointbug

Yeah, good paint job, I hear those colors held shave off .5 seconds off your lap time.

Lol, thats funny, my friend won his Downhill mtbin race by half a second. LOL so it does count!!!!



Lookin good Ben, now just make another exact revo and send up my way