Wheelman's UE/FLM Maxx build

[WheelMan]

Got a servo too


Just need a radio & some batts and this one will be ready to rock!

Think I'm gonna go with an RCM custom battery tray as well.


-Travis

[WheelMan]

Threw a link together with some long rod ends and an all-thread


Looks like it comes really close to the center bone from this angle, but it really doesn't


I should have installed the servo on the other side (and would have), but the angle at which the chassis mounts the servo at, puts the servo horn so close to the servo saver, that the link would be literally about an inch long from hole to hole, and that made creating a link sort of difficult. Plus, I was guessing it would have been rather weak. So I crossed under the center dogbone from the other side, and it seems to work quite nicely.


-Travis

[WheelMan]

Got some Racer's Edge Shock Ends, but I got the 3.0mm versions by accident



Just had to retap them to 3.5 and they were good to go though. And they fit the srping retainers very nicely.



They made the shocks a bit longer, but thats ok by me...I like my trucks to have lots of ground clearance


-Travis

[WheelMan]

Got the ejector pins cut for this truck now as well (to replace the e-clip style Lunsford Ti versions)


The FLM Hybrid bulks already had setscrew holes for captive style hinge pins, so that made the upgrade easier




Also, got my RCM Custom Battery Tray


Looks huge I know, but its sized to hold 2 x 3S Packs



-Travis

[WheelMan]

Got some new cable from McMaster Carr for my Strobe limiters :D

Black Commercial Grade Nylon-coated Wire Rope, Galv, 7x7,3/64"-1/16",270# Break Strg (8923T103)

Red Commercial Grade Nylon-coated Wire Rope, Galv,7x7, 3/64"-1/16",270# Break Strg (8923T601)



Much better looking than the old bare wire that frayed at the ends. Plus its MUCH more flexible, and it still pinches into the top mounts very tightly.


I'm curious to see how well the coating on this cable holds up in the top mount...whether or not it wants to pull out on hard crashes or not. Like I said, it fits nice and tight, but we'll see.

I kind of went with the belt and suspenders protection on this truck with the 7075 Racer's Edge Shock Ends AND suspension limiters, but its going to be a basher, and I want it to have every chance of holding up. Not to mention its a little on the heavy side, so crashes are going to be extra rough. haha




-Travis

[WheelMan]

Well, I've been on the hunt for these for a while now, and I finally aquired a few! Piggybacks that fit the UE Supershocks, made by Progressive Suspension.


I replaced the o-ring on the little metal plugs with a bigger o-ring for a better seal, as the old ones were letting oil past, and would have made for a messy setup. They're nice and sealed up now though.


The piggybacks were used, and had some nicks and scratches on them, so I stripped the anodizing off of 4 of them to use on this truck (I thought about polishing them, but just thinking about that made me tired, lol so they stayed dull...this is my basher truck though, so they don't need to be super shiny anyways. Maybe they'll get polished someday when I'm feeling more ambitious)






I'm still looking for a few more of these piggybacks, if anyone has some they're willing to part with :) I would really like to have some black ones that are in good shape, as I would not strip the anodizing from them if they were.


-Travis