rob1977 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Replaced stripped spur on savage waiting on clutch bell bearings. Stripped diff down to take to shop to find none of the teeth missing on one of the cogs. I'm sure one was missing last week. Weird!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Stripped, cleaned, checked and rebuilt the Rustler. Fitted RPM front & rear carriers & caster blocks and Traxxas alloy steering linckage, some Traxxas red alloy wheelie bar wheels (because I'm a tart ) and a set ofDirt Hawgs. Currently waiting for the postman to bring me my driveshafts with steel yokes so I can got and try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loftuz Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 This thread has to be one of the larges I've seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnitrorc Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) Well yesterday but ill put it as today fitted an Alpha S852, 2x savox 1256 and a spektrum dx3c to my JQ THE Car Edited March 2, 2012 by xnitrorc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnitrorc Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 FITTED NEW SHOES =P I have seen it now dan lol so this is what you will be running on sun ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick280 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Finished painted the shell for my hyper 9. A rather interesting choice of colours but that's what happens when your new to painting and buy online Just need to sort the colour for the white wing now lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(-:AD:-) Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Looked at it, .then looked outside at the very wet ground and rain and though I am not going to take it out So I gave one a quick clean and cleaned and reoiled the air filter. And on the other rebuild the frount shocks and looked at the backones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnitrorc Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Finished painted the shell for my hyper 9. A rather interesting choice of colours but that's what happens when your new to painting and buy online Just need to sort the colour for the white wing now lol. Thats a brill paint job for your first time! - i rushed my first paint job put the paint on too thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Took it down the (damp) park. Tried as hard as I could to do donuts in the mud and wet grass but the Badlands just grip too well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnitrorc Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Took it down the (damp) park. Tried as hard as I could to do donuts in the mud and wet grass but the Badlands just grip too well!! got any pics of what the after math looks like lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Smashed up my 2 week old ERBE and spent a fortune buying replacement parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) got any pics of what the after math looks like lol Nah sorry! It got cleaned up as soon as I got home. Today I messed the Storm up bad. A sapling jumped out on it whilst at full pelt. Result: Snapped front bulkhead and bent turnbuckle. There's pics over in the Firestorm thread of the damage. Edited March 5, 2012 by Stalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnitrorc Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Nah sorry! It got cleaned up as soon as I got home. Today I messed the Storm up bad. A sapling jumped out on it whilst at full pelt. Result: Snapped front bulkhead and bent turnbuckle. There's pics over in the Firestorm thread of the damage. Ouch mate that's not good can you post a link to firestorm thread ? good to clean your car so fast lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Ouch mate that's not good can you post a link to firestorm thread ? good to clean your car so fast lol Here you go: Post #1629 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_l Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 had a bit of a blast over the park...bust the shell, broke both rear body posts and lost a wheel nut, pin and hex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick280 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Thats a brill paint job for your first time! - i rushed my first paint job put the paint on too thick Thanks mate, It's not the first one I've done but the first one I did was only 2 weeks ago and this was my second attempt. Really pleased with it in day light. I think I'm getting the shell painting bug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksprogis Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Made an attempt at the steve slayden slash setup . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick280 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Waterproofed the esc, motor and receiver on my blast then went to chance the programming on the esc. Ah! I that's why people put the receiver in a bag Everyday is a school day Edited March 6, 2012 by Nick280 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmingzappa Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Dug the rear end in and flipped it at speed, ended up smashing the NSR hub to pieces. So gave myself an excuse to upgrade to these:Edit HB Lightning Series Hard Anodised Rear Toe-in Bracket (54mm)Edit HB Lightning Series Hard Anodised Rear Hubs (2 Degree) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Belted the DirtHawgs on the Rustler to stop them ballooning at speed, and tried some slightly thicker silicoke oil in the shocks. Haven't had a chance to try it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Tried to boil off my stock Talons so I could tape them and ripped two of them :-( My ERBE hates me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnitrorc Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 had a bit of a blast over the park...bust the shell, broke both rear body posts and lost a wheel nut, pin and hex Only suffered light damage then got away lucky there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnitrorc Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Thanks mate, It's not the first one I've done but the first one I did was only 2 weeks ago and this was my second attempt. Really pleased with it in day light. I think I'm getting the shell painting bug haha i was thinking that but im into racing now and some paint jobs are very nice i can't match up to some of them so my next shell will be done professionally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksprogis Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 stripped my pinion screw and dremmeled it off , Pics to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick280 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) <p> haha i was thinking that but im into racing now and some paint jobs are very nice i can't match up to some of them so my next shell will be done professionally I'll never be an airbrusher either but for a pipe fitting mechanic, I done good even if I say so myself Anyway, Glued my Proline Badlands into my Proline Velocity V2 rims Edited March 7, 2012 by Nick280 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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