Ninetiesbeard

Really dig this mate you should be well proud 🙂 got something like this up my sleeve and if it turned out anywhere near this in terms of quality id be very happy. Looks right at home at the expo!

Some updates. Made a few little pieces to get the ball rolling on the truck again. Wasnt happy with the centre diff which was constantly leaking and didnt work very well in practice even with 500k fluid so i found a weird spool/slipper thing that comes from a himoto 1/8th truck and bought that. I took a gamble on it fitting in a normal centre diff location and it does. Same diameter shaft, a nice design and easily modified if the himoto parts end up being too cheesium. After installing that i realised that i then had two stub axles to bridge with driveshafts, and opted for a set of cheap cardan joints from amazon. They are rebuildable with e clips, and feel pretty smooth. Lathed up some shafts to go between, and the driveshafts are now made. I also made some braces for the top of the centre diff which i really dont like so those will be re made. Decided against the mgm esc for the build because its a little larger than what i need now, and has an awkward form factor. Ive got a castle monster 2 which will go in instead. Thanks for reading, i have everything to finish this now but i am very busy these days so ive no idea when itll get done. Cheers, NB. Had a bunch of photos to upload but they are "too large" so ill stick with these two.

Sorry for the six month late reply! Those are maxx shocks yes, and they feel good. Still havent run the truck yet, although i have everything to complete it. I sold the irc shocks on ebay dead cheap, i wish i had seen this beforehand! I have the cad files of the wheels, which can easily be sent to a cnc firm to be cut. Since these posts i also co own a lathe/milling machine with a buddy so we could also turn out a set of billet ones ourselves 🙂 although they would probably be very heavy. Im considering machining the inner plates from aluminium and leaving the barrels printed. The arms are extended and made by fast lane machine, same as the diff cases and shock towers. Hopefully ill have an update soon when i stick the thing together and test it. Its been a busy time, we will see what happens

Elcon make some vintage looking wheels, and marder ones can fit with adaptors but the offsets might be weird

People usually use silverback wheels with hostile nightmare mx tyres. Was using a mix of hostiles and uber super spikes but ive just ordered a set of brp knobbies which people use a lot as well

Righto, what would you be after for that mate?

As above. Open to all conditions, might be interested in a roller if its cheap enough

As above, cheers guys

As per title i have always wanted one. If anyone has one, or any leads give me a shout. Prefer stock/very good condition. Thanks!

1600 dollars ddm iirc. Would sooner buy a Rere 5b

Amazing how that hole in the market lasted so long. Defenders are cool, series are cooler. Wonder if we will get a lightweight at some point 🤔

I would get a US based mate to buy me a pair, ship them, pay him a handling fee, and still save big $. Pretty easy to do really, shame its come to this though

Yeah this is pretty hot

Looking for an XTM mammoth fuel tank, part number xtm MV3032 Many thanks

after the main parts of a g320 or more. For a project, any condition considered.