**My FLM CCNeu Maxx Nearly Completed**

[Chadworkz]

Oh, cool, glad you got an updated one...those I had frustrated me so bad!!! I may have to check out the new MX3, because I love the way they feel. Thanks!

[Kcaz25]

No prob!!

-Zack

[Kcaz25]

Updates!

New Parts!
traxxas CVDs installed with MIP cups. (They allow me to use RPM arms as they are deeper.)
Proline Steering!
Durbo 3mm Monster ball links. (this the the most needed part, life saver!)
Associated Dogbone springs. (recommended by Mark)
Traxxas front tubes.
Six blue and 4 red Zipties.

I've snapped well over ten Traxxas rod ends so I got the Monsters they have to be drilled out and shortened but they are rock solid!

The blue zipties are the wrong color blue, so I'll most likely just be using the red. Used to limit travel when I hit the track or bash in parking lots or in the street. (rare)

Here are some current pics:







Here I am at a track with no idea what I'm doing as far as driving goes. It was flooded also.












More pics to come in a few minutes...

[Kcaz25]

Nice long straight.


Hard pack shrunk in and hard pack on outside for extra protection courtesy MA


The dogbone springs work great! Thanks Mark!


Got a headlight! Here is where it mounts. 16mm White Flood Light from XLights.




The new chassis finally allowed me to install my Proline steering!! Its great!

[Kcaz25]

[QUOTE=Kcaz25]I thought I'd give Integy a try the shafts were cheap and solved my current shaft problems, but just after 3 runs i had broken 3 of them 2 different ways! The generic dual rate springs I got are terrible. I should have gotten others like everybody said... (better ones are on their way now!)
I will install the body clip retainers on the Proline F-650 body I'm getting! The red spacers go on the Traxxas tubes and are doing great! One of my best purchases on this truck was the Dubro Monster ball links!! I had to mod them a little, but they are rock solid. If you want to know what I did just say so.


I discovered at the WB length of just over 15" I'm and longer(and wider) than at least one model of the LOSI LST!!! A guy walked in to the Mobile hobby shop that I was visiting with two of them!

Check it


I can do backflips on the time now! With a MONOBLOCK! ON 4S!

I love this truck!

[ZippyBasher]

Yeah man how about the dubra ball ends? I snap a rear toe-in ball end just about every other run and pretty am tired of it. Let me know the scoop if they will be much better.

[Kcaz25]

Originally Posted by ZippyBasher

Yeah man how about the dubra ball ends? I snap a rear toe-in ball end just about every other run and pretty am tired of it. Let me know the scoop if they will be much better.

I got the 3mm monster ball links after trying to figure out which size I needed I actually emailed dubro and they couldn't tell me much they said to take my rod to a capable hardware store to have them measure the size and the threads per something. I just cut them to stock length with a drimmel and drill the hole out alittle bit so the threads on my rod would grab enough to start. I've done bad things to this truck and they just keep coming back for more. I have a 3906 with 3905 type suspension and I used the 2 supplied little brass colored spacers on the outside at the knuckle. Thats it.
Here are all the Monster links at Tower:CLICK

[Kcaz25]

How can I go about making my AUX switch on my Radio a on and off for headlights??

Will THIS work?

[suicideneil]

I believe so- http://www.dimensionengineering.com/ also sell several items that may be suitable, and maybe a bit simpler/smaller too.

[Kcaz25]

Cool, very helpful! Will THIS one work?
At most it will control two small LEDs.

[suicideneil]

Yep, but:

"Max relay current: 1A @ 24VDC, 0.5A @ 125VAC (60W lightbulb)"

You could power several dozen LEDS with it, seeing as your typical 5mm 6/12v item only draws a few mah- that PicoSwitch would be ideal for what you need, you'd just have to wire the LEDS up, and then find a seperate power source for them (the radio/ rx turns the circuit on and off, but it doesnt provide the power for the LEDs)- something like a little 9v battery would be fine.

[Kcaz25]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Yep, but:

"Max relay current: 1A @ 24VDC, 0.5A @ 125VAC (60W lightbulb)"

You could power several dozen LEDS with it, seeing as your typical 5mm 6/12v item only draws a few mah- that PicoSwitch would be ideal for what you need, you'd just have to wire the LEDS up, and then find a seperate power source for them (the radio/ rx turns the circuit on and off, but it doesnt provide the power for the LEDs)- something like a little 9v battery would be fine.

I'm not sure excatly what you mean Neil. Why don't you pick one out for me.

Signs of a good weekend! Ignor the Crock Pot! Long boring story!

[suicideneil]

What I ment was you said the picoswitch could power a few small LEDs, where as in reality it could power dozens of LEDs given the specs, so for the price it would be perfect for even the most insane of lighting setups (head+fog+tail+roof+under car lights with ease). Guessing the soil was a bit damp still- looks like you have some funny red compound tyres on the trucks or something...

[Kcaz25]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

What I ment was you said the picoswitch could power a few small LEDs, where as in reality it could power dozens of LEDs given the specs, so for the price it would be perfect for even the most insane of lighting setups (head+fog+tail+roof+under car lights with ease). Guessing the soil was a bit damp still- looks like you have some funny red compound tyres on the trucks or something...

Okay great! I'll order as soon as possible!
Does anybody know of a LED or a set/ pair of LEDs that will handle the rigors of 1/8th scale(my Maxx is definently 1/8th now) bashing, backflips all that.
I tried THIS ONE and it was great but couldn't take the beating. I could use some mounting tips aswell.

Well, yes the the first day is really wet. In fact we were running inbetween showers! Thus the racing tires on the Losi trucks got kinda full of red mud losing some traction. (my two cousin's owns the the Losi trucks, the near* stock Desert XXX-T belonging to my 12yr old cousin Michael and the BL XXX-T and the MMM Combo equiped 8T both belong to my 16yr old cousin and RCM poster Brian. Whom I'm sure will chime in soon.)


* I say near stock because I let him try a 12V Traxxas Titan designed for an E-Maxx that I was saving for my TOY TO HOBBY LEVEL BOAT PROJECT in his truck! It did a good bit better than the stock motor but not near as well as it would have if it would have ran on 14.8. That Losi brushed motor was the worst I have ever seen! It was mega slow and hot too, temps were like 150-200 the ESC ran hot too like over 150. The ESC ran like 110 with the Titan which also never got above 110. Needless to say I sent them back to Georgia with a Titan!

[suicideneil]

$30 for an led and bit of metal, bloody norah...

Tricky though, if you do alot of bashing then your best bet would be for some thing like a simple front+rear set, and mount them on the front and rear bulks (with voodoo magic until I think of something better):

http://cgi.ebay.com/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...m=200348782399

Something like an L shaped bracket that mounts where the bumper mounts normally go, then drill a hole so the led holder thing can screw in place. JUst cut off whatever power connector they have, and wire them to the pico switch (single + and - leads there should be). Then wire the power connector to the picoswitch in the proper location (little screw terminals probably) and add a suitable battery, probably a 9v item that can tuck away neatly and securely.