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02.06.2016, 07:28 AM
cool stuff ....

I Saw Candymann's E-maxx back in the day and thought ....

Some day I will own a sweet ride like that...

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Yes ralf, you have a problem haha, and so do I. Maybe we should go see the same therapist... Candyman was also a big contributer to the start of my emaxx obsession. I remember watching the youtube vids of his clods & his emaxx & saying, that's it right there. That is where I want to be. Took me the better part of 10 years, but here I am...

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It was CandyMan's "MaxxBling" that got me into the brushless side of r/c.

I love these maxx trucks.

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Lol....

Funny how we all liked the same stuff ....

I loves the bling look of that truck ... and then I found that there was more in the maxx world as Integy .... :)

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So bit of an update for this truck, as I received a number of parts in this week. The first parts were only small, but it is the small things that always make the difference with trucks like this. I have never been a fan of the very small rod ends on the Proline Powerstroke damper shocks. An comparison shot can be seen below with the larger rod ends:



Thanks to a good friend I like to call the Powerstroke King, I now have enough of the larger rod ends to complete 2 whole sets:


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Now I just gotta wait on my custom springs to be powder coated white and these shocks will be complete and ready to go on the truck. The wait continues lol.

BUT, I received my bulks and suspension parts back from a buddy who drilled & tapped the bulks, and made me up ejector pins as well. Let the building begin :-)



UE Spyder 6 diffs will be going into UE Superlite cases, and GARC 7075 bulks, G3 Gen 2 Gorillamaxx suspension arms and towers, Sweet Strobes & Centralemaxx 7075 16mm knuckles with UE Steel Pillowballs & Vivid RC bearings.

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02.21.2016, 06:21 AM
So good to be getting some building done, waited a long time for these parts but glad to see them come together:


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She is finally starting to take shape:






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Very happy with the work a friend did for me tapping the bulks for ejector pins. It is amazing the friends you make in this hobby!




Here are just some random shots I took during the build this afternoon:






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02.21.2016, 09:18 AM
Nice build!!

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02.21.2016, 12:57 PM
Awesome build, Sam - the rear knuckles are installed backwards, but you'll fix that when you install the turnbuckles. ;-)
   
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Was getting tired by that stage haha. How embarrassing lol

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Any reason not to go with aluminum rod ends on the shocks? They are readily available.

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02.21.2016, 08:47 PM
Yeah good point, I have seen mixed reviews on various aluminium rod ends. Racer's Edge are known to be awesome, 7075, but really hard to find. Then a lot of the other rod ends I have seen people report the quality to be sub par...

Do you have any advice on what is good? Would be keen to know, cheers :-)

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02.22.2016, 08:30 AM
very nice build dude ....

hit me with your address .....
then I can send u my gmaxx suspension to polish
   
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