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"Bark bark dad what did you get? Oh no, it's a box full of Penguins!!!"
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Bearings are here!
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Axles are done. On to wheels and tires.
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Motors that could be good options...
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Body is awaiting decals from Canada.
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Changed the hub screws to titanium, because... titanium.

Added motor and electronics. Motor still needs a pigtail and 4 pin Dean's added.
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The buggy is basically done, just waiting on the decals. I might go back and trim the motor plate more, but that can wait a while, I think.

To get good measurements for the chassis pivot mounts I really need rear shocks and rear turnbuckles installed, so that's next. The shocks had to attach to the 3rd hole in for link clearance so I added stroke limiters. The custom Factory Works shock tower to bridge the gap between gold pan and T2 fi...

I feel like I get plenty of quality RC without doing the book face thing.

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:10 pm

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:08 pm I feel like I get plenty of quality RC without doing the book face thing.

Its nothing like Facebook...trust me

Life is pretty good without the book face. No temptation to join.

Rear suspension seems to be done. Everything works smoothly, almost like I knew what I was doing. :lol: Having a JRX2 to compare with and take measurements probably is cheating a bit, but I'm fine with that here. It saved a bit of trial and error, and error, and error... . PXL_20230409_033532393.jpg...

Anyone familiar with a Trinity water-cooled motor? I'm curious if it was a kit or if the whole motor was sold this way. Also curious what sort of motor specs were available if it was a whole motor.
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Welcome! Schumacher makes some very interesting buggies. I personally think the Top Cat suspension is a work of art, even if ig is a bit over complicated.

Dang it, now I'm going to have to start looking for a Wildcat, just because it's weird

After a trial fit, it looks like I'll need to make a new sway bar to clear the shock mounts. I think the sway bar is important with this setup.
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I think the white blue green is an awesome paint scheme.