Brushless UE Projects

[Kcaz25]

Originally Posted by MiRatlhed

I already have the colors I want for the next truck and it won't be Gold for sure. Yellow is about as close to a light color as I can get. I am a fan of dark colors but I knew Yellow would go sweet with Black for my taste. The next one will be the best yet if I can get the colors I want. Might just go solid and try some two tone instead of marble, the two tone would look killer on the wheels for sure. I will have to ponder over that when the time comes, maybe this coming winter I will do that one. I have 3 more after this one to build. I have a Thunder I want to make into a Gasser when the HPI 1/8 scale Gas motors come out. Going to send it off and have a custom motor mount made if it will actually fit. Just gotta wait and see after those engines come out. Also will have to figure up a gas tank, hopefully the Savage one they produce for their Savage gasser will fit with some modification.

Hopes and dreams in the back of my head.....

I understand. I wasn't clear. I meant the body. I think the body for this truck would be sweet if it black and gold and gray. Black being the primary color. Gray might be cool as the primary too, I don't know. I sure what ever you choose will look great.

Those HPI gas motors are sick for sure! I wish they had been out when I got my Nitro Savage 25. (it was my first hobby car and nitro was too much for me.) ...Its no brushless beater though.

Edit: in fact I even said "black and gold truck" in my post. lol. I meant to say black and gold BODY. oops. originally I meant to respond to this

Originally Posted by MiRatlhed

Now I gotta come up with a shell idea. I think I might get another one of the F650's like the Mad Cow or the HPI 79 SuperCab F150.

[MiRatlhed]

Well at least you know what my plans are for my next truck now.....

I wish there was a Camaro big enough to do a Bumblebee Transformer shell. My buddy told me to do a " Racer X " theme from Speed Racer. I have an idea of doing a Yamaha Anniversary shell also.

[Chadworkz]

If the Monoblock & Knuckleheads were bought recently, they are most likely 6061-T6 instead of the 7075-T6 Robin originally used on the OG parts. I think he is using a lot of 6061-T6 on the parts he is re-releasing to save money so he can sell them at a decent price.

[gumleguf]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

If the Monoblock & Knuckleheads were bought recently, they are most likely 6061-T6 instead of the 7075-T6 Robin originally used on the OG parts. I think he is using a lot of 6061-T6 on the parts he is re-releasing to save money so he can sell them at a decent price.

Do you know this for a fact 'cause on the product pages they are listed as 7075-T6.

[MonsterMaxx]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

If the Monoblock & Knuckleheads were bought recently, they are most likely 6061-T6 instead of the 7075-T6 Robin originally used on the OG parts. I think he is using a lot of 6061-T6 on the parts he is re-releasing to save money so he can sell them at a decent price.

Not a grain of truth in that.

[MiRatlhed]

Originally Posted by MonsterMaxx

Not a grain of truth in that.

Thank you MonsterMaxx.

[gumleguf]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

If the Monoblock & Knuckleheads were bought recently, they are most likely 6061-T6 instead of the 7075-T6 Robin originally used on the OG parts. I think he is using a lot of 6061-T6 on the parts he is re-releasing to save money so he can sell them at a decent price.

Come on, man. You shouldn't be writing stuff like that if you aren't sure.

[Chadworkz]

No, I don't/didn't know it for a fact, I was simply comparing some of the various parts that I have (both OG & Current), and they seemed to not only be slightly different in color, they also felt and weighed differently. I was by absolutely no means calling Robin out (I have nothing but the greatest respect for Robin and his products), I was just simply asking a question in the form of a concerned/educated guess type of statement...of which I was wrong, and am truly & honestly sorry!

Basically, because of some minor feel, appearance and weight differences, I thought that maybe Robin was doing his best to keep the manufacturing and sales prices down as low as possible so that he could keep all of us UE/SM addicts supplied with all of the parts we need!

I deeply apologize from the bottom of my heart, my whole heart in fact, to Robin and anyone else I upset, I truly never meant to do anything like that, I was simply typing what I was thinking...now that I know the real truth, I take back what I said, and I never should have said it in the first place. I hope you guys can forgive me, especially Robin, as I think his Maxx Parts, all of his parts, are nothing short of the absolute best in the World...PERIOD!

[MonsterMaxx]

Cool looking!

[RC-Monster Mike]

Bitchin' truck!

[MiRatlhed]

Thanks guys!! That means a lot to me coming from the both of you!!

[JERRY2KONE]

Really Joe that is an awsome build project. The only way to outdo something like that is to use real 24k gold plating and create a serious jewel work of art. What you have done is after all these years of Maxx trucks, you have taken them to a totally new level. I love the combination of colors and that truck is simply incredible. I really look forward to seeing your latest build completed.

[MiRatlhed]

I got all the differential units out yesterday to start getting these ready to go. I had a couple used units that had not seen hardly any run time but one had a busted piece in it so I wanted to take them completely apart and inspect them plus fill them with new oil. The center diff is virtually brand new but I have to change the oil and put the center spur gear on. So lets get to it!

UE / Ofna Spyder 8's for F/C/R



The guts do not look too bad on this front one.



Got it filled and ready to go, 10K and Gorilla Snawt for the front and a good shot of Moo-slick on the cases and bearing seats and a good soaking on the bearings themselves.





Rear guts were missing the small spyder shims so I had to dig through my diff parts and find some. Glad I took these apart! 7K weight going in the rear.





These cases turned out pretty sweet with the yellow anodizing.







I will be getting the center diff done today. The front diff was a piece of cake to shim and get rolling smooth but the rear one was a bummer. Had to take that thing apart a bunch of times to get the shimming done correctly but I managed to find the sweet spot. Another cool thing about these mats is that you can leave a shop towel on it for the greasy stuff and it still keeps the parts in place! The magnetic surface is great. Stay tuned!

[Klausen]

I've said it before, and I can say it again. It is truly a beauty you have created Joe. Well done.

[Chadworkz]

Nothing short of stunning, just beautiful!