tectic Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 Is that the scarlet colour? They look pretty good. Yes that is the Rit dye in scarlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueshade27 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Cool, dyeing just now. I brought the water too the simmer, dissolved dye, put wheels in and gonna leave for 30 minutes then re-simmer the dye and do the last two wheels. Sound about right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tectic Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 Cool, dyeing just now. I brought the water too the simmer, dissolved dye, put wheels in and gonna leave for 30 minutes then re-simmer the dye and do the last two wheels. Sound about right? Sounds good to me although i use the liquid rit dye but as long as you get it hot enough to activate it then will be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueshade27 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 First two done, looks a lot more vivid than the pic. Real nice. Thanks for the help bud. How much was postage on your shell from the us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tectic Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) First two done, looks a lot more vivid than the pic. Real nice. Thanks for the help bud. How much was postage on your shell from the us? I hand carried the shell as i work in the USA Email Steve and he will be able to give you a price The pictures do not do the shell justice as the candyflake he uses really sparkles in the sunlight. Also the flash from the camera washes colour out hence why your wheels look much redder in real life. Edited April 28, 2010 by tectic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueshade27 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Cheers bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 that looks AWESOME! A great name too! A fantastic project, Shame its almost over! Whates Next? I envy you working over in the US sometimes, I Love the place, Althought I only really go to Manhattan now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJ Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Dude that's looking a pretty special truck, awesome thread! Just don't bash it to hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tectic Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Dude that's looking a pretty special truck, awesome thread! Just don't bash it to hard! Too late for that!!! well the truck has had its first couple of outings sorry no vids but the first outing was a good learning curve the truck was pretty fast but came to a premature close with a leaking rear shock which was strange as during the build the other rear shock started to leak after inspection the rubber top seal were both found to have small holes!! The truck seemed to lack any real starting torque so the first outing was only 10 mins of use also the slipper clutch semmed to be slipping. The second outing was with the wife and dog After fixing the shock and re adjusting the slipper up the truck was a totally diffrent beast Wheelies on demand even with the center diff and the top end was also increased I am running 21/54 and no noticeable heat issues i do have to say with the increased front and rear track and longer wheelbase the handling is great Then i let the wife have ago as she has let me spend the time on this project. Firstly she ran herself over !! then tried to climb a tree then hit a steel pole head on at half speed Fortunatly no damage she managed to bend the STRC skid plate and bend the bumper under the skid plate After removing the skid plate the bumper sprang back into position with no issues but the STRC skid plate does bear the battle scars Maybe i shold take the skidplates off like you do JayJ, Only kidding the truck was not built to be a shelf queen im sure this is the start of many to come As a side note i do need to increase the Brake strength as i only set it to 50 I also took the baja to try Creamsodauk,s rear tyres and due to a problem with the radio managed to shred the inserts out of the tyres as the tyres came out of the beadlocks so the only car to finish the first session was the good old reliable brushed E-Revo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon burrows Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 this erevo is the best i have every seen how much was the roller cage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tectic Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Thanks for the comments I have tried to post links to all the items i have used but here again is the link for the roll bar http://www.neweramodels.com/item.cgi?session_id=&part_id=10137 $39.90 not sure about shipping as i shipped to myself in the states a note on it though if you want to use it with a slipstream body you need longer body posts due to the deep section in the back of the body Which is why i used summit rear body posts and cut them down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creamsodauk Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 dammit i missed the proper revo run, glad you got the slipper sorted it defiantly sounded like it wasnt fully engaging. as for letting the wife drive, well what can i say maybe it needs a traxxas style 50% power mode fitting for these situations LOL however i know wana come and see the beast working properly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 im extremely happy to hear that this truck has a battlke scar! AS awful as that sounds, its great to see such an expensive time consuming build be used Enjoy it dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tectic Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Here are a couple of pics to show the diffrence in wheel base and front track width Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creamsodauk Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 gutted i didnt get to see this run today. had a great laugh with the brushed revos and even better watching you trying to control the baja LOL post them videos up i took Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Looks so good! What did you think of the Tekin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 is the increased track just from the offset rims? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tectic Posted May 1, 2010 Author Share Posted May 1, 2010 is the increased track just from the offset rims? Yes the rims add the extra width i have not added any spacers hopefully i will get some video soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 thats some huge offset! Looks great bet it handles well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revo madnesss Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Sadly Flextek are not producing any more Although i have never been a lover of metal arms as i dont think they give enough flex They transmit all the shock to the chassis. i was trying to imply that i am selling a set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumungous Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I've just read this entire thread for start to finish and doubt I've ever seen a personal build done so meticulously! The end product is a credit to you Tectic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tectic Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 Hey Tectic, I tried the gorilla snawt in the tranny and it works great thanks for the tip! It took a few runs for it to work in, but now it just moves like butta!__________________ Tekin RX-8 ERBE MC 1/8th scale Center Diff Thought i would post this reply from the US forum for anyone else thinking about running grease in the transmission This tip i got from a championship racer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerbrus2 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Gotta luv them Dirty danglers lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revorocks Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Fantastic project. Turned out really well, the offset on the rims, is it 1/2"? Has a much nicer stance than a stock E-Revo, makes me want some offset rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 yes they are 1/2 inch offset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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