Mini E-Revo MERV Chassis Brace?

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by jpoprock

"Is that a pickle in yer pocket or are you just happy to see me?"

Neither... I just noticed yer skid plate! Where did u get that!? It's awesome! I bet it won't fit on an ERBE will it? Funny... I've never broken a chassis or a bulk on my ERBE (knock on wood). That being said, I'm not an extreme jumper either. I rarely will even do flips. Why? Well because it takes a bit of feel and practice, and I hate breaking stuff to do that. So I stick with low, long jumps and rarely wreck or break anything.

That being said, I think I'm gonna build a nice stunt ramp, and use my trampoline as a cushion. That way I can practice without breaking stuff! I have also thought of a way to string either a net or a tarp in a giant square about 3ft off the ground to do the same thing. If it's plush enough, I'll be able to do bombastic ariels and not break "much".

Say what you will, but that's how moto guys practice. Or, how about a tethered swing mounted to the sides of the truck? Ha!

Boiling bulkheads... That's a cool idea. I want to do the "rod mod" to my ERBE but keep forgetting to find out how long the turnbuckle should be. I sure do like that skid u have though!

Thanks for the info!

J

that skid plate was made by Hardcore Racing, saddly they stoped making rc parts and they only made them for the revo 2.5 and 3.3

[Semi Pro]

quick update


i found this, looks like it should stop or limit the rear flex so that you arent brakeing bulkheads

[jpoprock]

Originally Posted by Semi Pro

quick update


i found this, looks like it should stop or limit the rear flex so that you arent brakeing bulkheads

Oh cool. I hadn't even thought of a roll bar. I wonder just how well that will work? I can't tell where it attaches. But yeah... if that is far enuff back, then it would work well!

J

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by jpoprock

Oh cool. I hadn't even thought of a roll bar. I wonder just how well that will work? I can't tell where it attaches. But yeah... if that is far enuff back, then it would work well!

J

it mounts to the rear post, like the turnbuckle mod and then to the transmission and the front radio box mount

[jpoprock]

Originally Posted by Semi Pro

quick update
i found this, looks like it should stop or limit the rear flex so that you arent brakeing bulkheads

Oh, one more thing... I was checking out my rear shock mount... and was wondering if I mount the tie rod end using one of the existing screws...just finding a longer one? Or if I am supposed to buy some kind of aftermarket shock mount that has a center screw hole?

I believe that the other tie rod end goes where rear body posts attach to the chassis, in the center.

That New Era Roll bar is only $16!

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by jpoprock

Oh, one more thing... I was checking out my rear shock mount... and was wondering if I mount the tie rod end using one of the existing screws...just finding a longer one? Or if I am supposed to buy some kind of aftermarket shock mount that has a center screw hole?

I believe that the other tie rod end goes where rear body posts attach to the chassis, in the center.

That New Era Roll bar is only $16!

i used longer screws


that cage in the pictures is a new era cage

[Chadworkz]

You can still find the full-length HCR Ti Skid for the Revo...the 3.3 length is a bit harder to find, but you can cut a 2.5 length skid in the right place and it works perfectly! I am running a strategically cut HCR Ti Revo 2.5 Length Skid on my Extended Vantage Racing Carbon-Fiber Revo 3.3 Chassis and it is awesome! All I do is extreme jumping and extreme jump tricks and I have never broken a bulkhead. I also run a T-Maxx 2.5 rear turnbuckle as a brace between the rear body-post cross-brace and the rear shock-mount (with Tekno Swaybars installed).





All that white on the skids is the white paint from my ramp rubbing off onto the skids!

[jpoprock]

Check this out guys...

http://monster.traxxas.com/showthread.php?t=494856

If you can't visit that link, It's an Anti-Rollover Antenna from TheToyz... which is essentially a stiff antenna on the top center of the car. So when you flip the truck, it always lays on it's side.. .which allows you to throttle your way back onto all fours I think. Seems like the concept works, but this dude used a different antenna from a Spektrum radio. There is a vid clip of it here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Mon2Sol#p/a

Looks it works.

This guy, Papino built his own Alum frame/rollbar and mounted the antenna to it.









Images belong to Papino from the Traxxas Forum.

[jpoprock]

Semi... Yes, that is the New Era cage... But on the traxxas thread, he made his own as well. I'm gonna get the roll bar instead of the full cage. I'm gonna try to measure to see how long of a buckle/rod will be needed to mount to the shock mount and tower. Might be unneeded if I get the roll bar?.

Also, when companies give you the length of a turnbuckle, is it from end to end including the ends, or is it just the length of the rod itself from end to end, not counting the end you screw on?

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by jpoprock

Semi... Yes, that is the New Era cage... But on the traxxas thread, he made his own as well. I'm gonna get the roll bar instead of the full cage. I'm gonna try to measure to see how long of a buckle/rod will be needed to mount to the shock mount and tower. Might be unneeded if I get the roll bar?.

Also, when companies give you the length of a turnbuckle, is it from end to end including the ends, or is it just the length of the rod itself from end to end, not counting the end you screw on?

it wouldnt hirt to use both, normaly the turnbuckles are listed as the length without the end installed, but you can cut them down with a dremmel pretty easly (thats a tool every rc guy should have in his box and get good at useing).

i dont think the cage would be much help since it onlt ties the body monts together

[jpoprock]

Yeah, I have a nice dremel.. but then wouldn't you have to rethread the ends? I think I have that stuff too.. but I know for sure that i have TAPS. I'm just not sure about the threading taps.

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by jpoprock

Yeah, I have a nice dremel.. but then wouldn't you have to rethread the ends? I think I have that stuff too.. but I know for sure that i have TAPS. I'm just not sure about the threading taps.

I'm not saying cut all the threads off,just that if its close you can always cut it down to size, if you wanted to keep it simple just use threaded rod