walkbythesea Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 Quick test over the stumps with added pervy breathing as I was trying to concentrate on holding my phone and filming as well as driving…. 😂🤣 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 How were your high clearance links at the end of SST? Personally i thought it did well with the small tires, that much of a raise will increase its roll chance considerably, you might want to look at putting some lead weights or something on the axles, and droop the suspension a bit to compensate for the extra growth its had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Redback said: How were your high clearance links at the end of SST? Personally i thought it did well with the small tires, that much of a raise will increase its roll chance considerably, you might want to look at putting some lead weights or something on the axles, and droop the suspension a bit to compensate for the extra growth its had? It’s actually doing OK on the bigger wheels with the extra weight in them - 180g per wheel. Droop just makes the body rub everywhere! I am getting some arch rub with the big wheels that I didn’t get before. I may weight the smaller wheels and see how she does on them. She will now climb a 5.25 inch vertical step head on! Can you please send the footage you said you got? I’d love to see it Edited September 18, 2021 by walkbythesea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post walkbythesea Posted January 12, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 So long story short the new job I got in September has been crazy busy and RC has had to have been put on a bit of a back burner - loads of ideas but no time to follow through on them, until I went and got covid…. …. so whilst I’m still infectious and self isolating for a few more days I was feeling well enough today to get Krystal out on the dining room table for a rethink. The girl needed to lose some weight as she’s so top heavy which pulls her over in the rocks, and the huge gap between the sliders and side planks was only ever meant to be temporary, it meant there was nothing for it - 15 rivets got Dremel’ed off and out came the door, immediately removing over 800g! So I’m now stuck until I can get out and get some metal to make new body mounts to pick up the posts on the chassis, but I’m really pleased with both the weight saving and subsequent lowering of CG and also the improvement in the overall look. Without the floor I’ll also have access in through the roof to change batteries etc without having to take her all to bits, which will be much easier. To those who have asked, Krystal has not been sold she’s just been in hibernation and will be back out there later in the year 🤘😁 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 That definitely sits better. Good work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post walkbythesea Posted January 20, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2022 So I now have a two piece split aluminium floor thanks to a local fabrication place - it raises the internal floor to permit the body drop down to the sliders, but still uses the factory body posts so I can actually do a 1 inch body lift whenever I simply want more clearance or to run the bigger wheels. I can also now switch batteries through the roof without having to take her all to bits. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Looking a lot better and it sits on the sliders perfectly also doesnt look as top heavy now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Stormbringer said: Looking a lot better and it sits on the sliders perfectly also doesnt look as top heavy now I’ve also added 75g to each wheel to further lower the CG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 That will help as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Next will be some heavy shock oil to control the body roll, but I want to drive her first as is just to see how much she’s changed since SST 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Really coming together! Looking like she's going to have some decent capability, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post walkbythesea Posted January 22, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2022 So no one actually took video of me driving her in more technical stuff, but all my mates had a go slinging her around over roots and slamming on the power and steering trying to get her to roll - all the mods are working, she’s SO stable now 👍😁 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Looks a lot more stable now tho when your mates had a shot did they manage to topple her ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 18 minutes ago, Stormbringer said: Looks a lot more stable now tho when your mates had a shot did they manage to topple her ? That wasn’t me driving - she was only really rolling now in situations you might expect any normal truck to roll in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Its really come on a long way since you 1st got it and decided to make it a crawler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Great to see them all running together 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 I've now taken delivery of some super heavy duty 6mm stainless links to add more low down weight and much needed strength, update to follow once they're fitted 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted Saturday at 16:01 Author Share Posted Saturday at 16:01 (edited) Finally fitted the heavy duty links, a twin motor winch and put 5000 weight silicon diff oil in the shocks to try and control the insane body roll. Off to SST pay and play tomorrow, can’t wait. Edited Saturday at 17:59 by walkbythesea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted Saturday at 17:33 Share Posted Saturday at 17:33 Have fun mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post walkbythesea Posted Sunday at 20:40 Author Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 20:40 On 27/04/2024 at 18:33, Stormbringer said: Have fun mate Absolutely brilliant day, only took the one picture as too busy driving otherwise. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted Sunday at 20:44 Share Posted Sunday at 20:44 How did Krystal do ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted Sunday at 20:51 Author Share Posted Sunday at 20:51 4 minutes ago, Stormbringer said: How did Krystal do ? Really really well, she’s come a long way. Both my mates had a good long play too and we’re both really surprised about how good she is considering her Tonka roots. A great success. Really surprisingly capable considering her small wheels, long overhangs, low clearances and ridiculous weight 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted Sunday at 20:55 Share Posted Sunday at 20:55 cool glad she performs well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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