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Well I still needed to unglue the front tyres and reglue them on to new wheels
And charge the batteries in my camera
I've had good success with boiling them, and that's what I have tried to do for the last hour
however

The rubber gel glue I used this time just will not slip, not even in 100 degree C water
I rear on the back of the box that it can withstand temps from -20c to +120c ....Damn !!!!

Looks like I need to get a new set of 2,2" switch tyres for the front
I might get a 2nd set for the rear

Morten

klavy69 wrote:I'm liking that jato front end alot better. Lookin forward to seeing your cage back on it too.

Todd

Patience Todd

yeah, for just one set of tires it might not be feasible to do the acetone thing on them...
Todd

No and I'd rather have a 2nd set of tyres
and don't forget that the front tyres were narrowed to 1,2"

I have a set of 2,2" wide AE front wheels than I'll use with the Jato hubs
And I made new front spindles to match


Also thinking about making my own 1" wide beadlock front wheels for the Jato front

Any thoughts ?
Morten

Regarding beadlock wheels
I do have Tamiya and Associated 3 piece wheels
and it's something like that I'm thinking about

My idea is to perhaps make
3 piece 2,2" wheels, 1" wide front and 1,5" wide rear
perhaps with a center hub so I can use either bearings or 12mm hex mount


Morten

a good starting place is the narrow rc10t fronts. They measure approx. 1-1/4" unless I misunderstood which direction you were going for aesthetics...
Todd

You are absolutely correct Todd

That was what I had in mind, I've searched for those narrow 10T wheels for a very long time



Morten

Basher wheels mounted

Custom adaptor




Alloy spring retainer


293mm wide


Morten

Nik posted these photos, on the Traxxas forum, of his Traxxas buggy with Losi SCB body painted to resemble CJ Greaves' TORC buggy

http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread.php?8920450-Traxxas-SRB...-Stadium-Racing-Buggy&p=5087063#post5087063









And I think he did an awesome job



Morten

Fried my BL esc 2 weeks ago
The new ESC combo came today

ModelsportUK
BLAST BL-12

Had to extend the receiver wire



3700kv



Morten

Melizza: Daddy can I drive it outside now ??
Me: No sweety, It's raining

Two minutes later ....
Daddy ....you can hold the umbrella , Can we go now ??

Who can argue with that ...



-Morten

SnoopMaxx wrote:Who can argue with that ...

Priceless


How did the new ESC/motor work out for ya?

Todd

Hey Todd

It's really great, going from a 3000kv to a 3700kv has completely transformed the driving experience

Here's the first test runs
Traxxas SRB ..Beach Fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F20P40scwY&list=UUcsr-MWMdSPJkaEQ1WDevyA&index=4&feature=plcp

Traxxas SRB... Forest, Stunt & Jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TViW-_70b0&feature=relmfu

Things don't always go as planned
Traxxas SRB Bloopers & Crash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNbGLVIFn3I&feature=relmfu

The last video will be done soon ....

On my last shoot, I noised that the front wheel wobbled


And the rear cage was sagging



Morten

Wow!

That thing certainly takes some abuse...

Diggley wrote:Wow!

That thing certainly takes some abuse...

It's not a Ford ..I build it allot stronger ..Well the rear cage isn't "SnoopMaxx tough"
I'll have to strengthen the rear cage.... again


Morten