Zippos Customs nitros

[zippo855]

I got this baby in the mail today. a little wd40 body wax, and some meguiars tire cleaner and shine. and this baby looks sweet. i also went looking through some of my stuff to find my old electric rustler. i found some of my tires that i had. well heres some pics.
i bought a fail safe for this yesterday. and well ummm, i cant find it:confused2: maybe my dog hid it. who knows.
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i thought i had another set of these. they are pretty sweet.
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[HUMMER H4]

I spy a White Doggeh....Nice how is it?Ive never owned a real r/c car before so i wouldnt know..

[zippo855]

yeah thats my boxer phantom, hes like 5 or 6 months old. mischeviously little dog.


well i found my failsafe, got in installed. which was a difficult task seeings as how they dont leavave much room to spare in the receive box. found out the throttle servo has some missing teeth. it was sitting there popping, so i found one of my old jr servos, and put my steering one in it. 570, with brass gears. should take care of that. lol. im going to try to get some test runs in tommorow and get it all tuned in.

[BulletsRain]

How fast you think it goes? My dad told me this guy at his work is selling his truck that goes 70+ mph for like $125....I want it so bad....!

[torredo]

nice machine!

[tayyab]

nice man. congrats on your new nitro. first one? don't know. you seem to know what you are talking about. which failsafe did you get? Venom by any chance?

anyway, gearguy had/has(:-?) one of those. i remember he made a video and it was pretty sweet.

any performance plans? good luck finishing it up.

How fast you think it goes? My dad told me this guy at his work is selling his truck that goes 70+ mph for like $125....I want it so bad....!

which one is it?^

later T.I.M

[zippo855]

nice man. congrats on your new nitro. first one? don't know. you seem to know what you are talking about. which failsafe did you get? Venom by any chance?

anyway, gearguy had/has(:-?) one of those. i remember he made a video and it was pretty sweet.

any performance plans? good luck finishing it up.



which one is it?^

later T.I.M

yeah its the same one gearguy had. luk3 got it from him, then i got it from luk3. i have had 1 other nitro truck, a rustler about 5 years ago. but i have 3 or 4 boats i have ran. and its a duratrax fail safe.

How fast you think it goes? My dad told me this guy at his work is selling his truck that goes 70+ mph for like $125....I want it so bad....!
i cant find any specs for how fast it goes, i guess we'll see today. edit according to rc-trading post these are capable of speed in excess of 55 mph. i guess we will se how close it is.
nice machine!

thanks

[BulletsRain]

nice man. congrats on your new nitro. first one? don't know. you seem to know what you are talking about. which failsafe did you get? Venom by any chance?

anyway, gearguy had/has(:-?) one of those. i remember he made a video and it was pretty sweet.

any performance plans? good luck finishing it up.



which one is it?^

later T.I.M


I'm not sure, my dad didn't ask the name of it...:(

55 is a nice speed too, hell mine only goes 40....but I don't think its tuned right....:roll_eye: :o

[meme405]

Nice glad to see someone worthy got that truck, instead of it ending up in some 12 year olds hands so he could bash it to bits and abandon it...

Good call on the fail safe, very smart choice as a first investment. Can imagine how many people i have seen spend money on upgrades first, before a fail safe only to go run it and see it crash into a tree.

[zippo855]

I'm not sure, my dad didn't ask the name of it...:(

55 is a nice speed too, hell mine only goes 40....but I don't think its tuned right....:roll_eye: :o
yeah anything is better than nothing
Nice glad to see someone worthy got that truck, instead of it ending up in some 12 year olds hands so he could bash it to bits and abandon it...

Good call on the fail safe, very smart choice as a first investment. Can imagine how many people i have seen spend money on upgrades first, before a fail safe only to go run it and see it crash into a tree.

yeah, i learned that the hard way on my first nitro truck years ago. bought a motor for it, the old one was toast. but i bought a hopped up OS .018, didn't know about the fail safes at that time. ended up demolished into a poll in walmart parking lot. but since i got into my nitro boats i learned about them. can save you a lot of headaches.



well i was working on getting it tuned in. and it wouldn't tune it to save its but. well come to find out the transmission is a 2 speed trans. and it was stuck in 2nd gear. makes since why it would be ok putting around but give it gas and it would fall on its face. on the tranny there is a little arm that comes out when centrifugal force over comes an adjustable spring and ball. well the ball was stuck up inside of it, and there was a ton of lock tite on each set screw. they stripped the heads out. ended up having to drill them out, now they have a little bigger set screw in them. lol it works though. well the ball wouldn't come out of there, i got it out, but the piece is messed up causing you not to be able to adjust the tension. it wasn't putting any tension on it at all, so as soon as the shaft started turning boom, it was in second gear. so i removed 2nd gear for the time being. i am going to order a new transmission for it. their not too bad, 20 bucks from redcat, but i think i can find one on fleabay a little cheaper. but i did get to run a couple tanks through it. i will try to get some vids tomorrow. this was a 3 hour process so i think I'm just going to enjoy a couple beers now.

[zippo855]

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[BulletsRain]

are the videos of it running in 2nd gear?

[zippo855]

no thats 1st gear, it needs tuned better tomorrow

[BulletsRain]

Oh okay, I thought it was suck in second still, but you just made it to where the 2nd gear doesn't engage right?
How do you tune it right? I don't really understand the tuning part...i know its just not too rich, not too lean...

[zippo855]

Oh okay, I thought it was suck in second still, but you just made it to where the 2nd gear doesn't engage right?
How do you tune it right? I don't really understand the tuning part...i know its just not too rich, not too lean...

i removed the second gear for the time being. i ordered the new trans a little bit ago. should be here wednesdayish.
yeah tuning it you have to get the high side and low side set correctly to get the correct head temp and operation. as far taking off smoothly, nice high speed, all that good stuff.

[BulletsRain]

Well....maybe that is why mine is kind of running weird....:lol:
I think I only tuned the high side....or just one of the two.

[zippo855]

update time, i ran in a couiple of problems, but got it fixed for the most part. lol, added a new exhaust coupler, gotta order front dogbone, it twisted:confused2:, and front drive cup. it fell off somewhere. got some new nitro, found a drive hub hex toasted, traxas ones fit it just fine though. i took the rims off of my electric rustler to put on here, but the offset wont work. i did pick up a set of tires similar to the dirt paws so i have a set. unfortuanately i didnt find out about the offset til i removed the old tires and put these on, thankfully i didn't glue them on there.
and i messed around with the suspension a little and got it to sit a little higher off the ground, it was scraping in to many places. heres some pics

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they wouldda been sweet rims on this:(
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more ground clearance::::)
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[zippo855]

well i have been messing with this for a while trying to get it running good, and after a few mishaps, some aprts, and a lot of time later, shes running like a champ, heres some videos.yes its windy, very windy.... welcome to kansas

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[BulletsRain]

Wow....that is windy....it was windy here today too. :lol:

Lol, I laughed that time it hit that bump and like tumbled across the dirt road onto the other side. :lol: :lol:
I need to get mine tuned right....was gonna do it today just didn't feel like it. :lol:
Its looking good though.

[zippo855]

i said i was getting a package, i forgot about the holiday so it arrived today. it looks so pretty now. i have it sitting as a roller now, its almost time to eat. then ill do some more to it. i have the new wheels on it. heres some pics

16.23 shipped for all this, talk about a steal.
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[BulletsRain]

oooo nice. I like the purple. Those wheels are cool too.

[Stampedekid]

Nice Zippo. Who makes that? I was thinking of a new Nitro(when I get some money lmao) Your truck is too clean, go out there and beat the heck out of it like me lol. Thats the best way to get enjoyment haha! Have fun with it Zippo.

[zippo855]

oooo nice. I like the purple. Those wheels are cool too.
thanks, i like it
Nice Zippo. Who makes that? I was thinking of a new Nitro(when I get some money lmao) Your truck is too clean, go out there and beat the heck out of it like me lol. Thats the best way to get enjoyment haha! Have fun with it Zippo.
redcat racing makes it. and did you see the videos? i drive the hell outta this. just with these pics your seeing about 55 bucks worth of tires and rims, and the new parts i showed a pic of, and i spent 45 minutes cleaning the parts i am not replacing, and cleaning and lubing the diffs.
well i got it back together. my dog took off with one part of the air filter so i have to pic up a new on of those. wells heres some pics


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body mounting hole is pretty much toast on left.
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old chassis plate
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[zippo855]

heres some pics of the body, picked up some paint for it, the hs didn't have much selection on the lexan paints. i am going to try to find some online if i can. army green with black windows. if i can't find any i have some others lined up. and it will be a secret until i get it painted if i use it.

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[zippo855]

update.
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[BulletsRain]

Love the color, and the body. Looking good Zippo. ;)

[zippo855]

Love the color, and the body. Looking good Zippo. ;)

thanks man


well i have put some pinstriping i got a while back to use. window trim, and the roof racks.
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[zippo855]

yay, found some shocks that will work on this. now she doesn't ride the ground, and it actually has a shock effect, not just spring back up.
check out the ground clearance now
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[BulletsRain]

Man Zippo, I have to admit, you turned that truck into one nice nitro. It went from ugly, to AWESOME. :bigwink: :lol:
It looks a lot higher up now. You'll have to get a video of it.

[zippo855]

Man Zippo, I have to admit, you turned that truck into one nice nitro. It went from ugly, to AWESOME. :bigwink: :lol:
It looks a lot higher up now. You'll have to get a video of it.

yeah it turned out very nice. almost dont wanna mess it up now. lol. but i think this weekend i'll run it around and see how she acts. i still dont have any foams for these tires. and the hobby shop doesnt have any right now. been out for a week or 2. hopefully they have some in friday when i stop. if not i guess ill just have to make some.

im checking into paddle tires for when it snows. but the ones they had last week are gone now, and they were 20 a set. i have been doing some searching on ebay and the net and found 4 paddles tires for a little over 30 http://cgi.ebay.com/Pro-Line-Sand-Paw-2-2-Paddle-Truck-Tires_W0QQitemZ350107957333QQcmdZViewItem?hash=ite m350107957333&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C2 40%3A1318 . and some beadlock rims for under 20 a set http://cgi.ebay.com/Axial-Rockster-Black-2-2-Beadlock-Truck-Wheels-Pair_W0QQitemZ270288830303QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item 270288830303&_trkparms=72%3A570%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C2 40%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14. so for about 70 bucks it will be ready for the snow.

[BulletsRain]

Can nitro's run in the snow okay with out being damaged? I was wondering this, cause I heard we are gonna have a lot of snow this winter.

[zippo855]

Can nitro's run in the snow okay with out being damaged? I was wondering this, cause I heard we are gonna have a lot of snow this winter.
the last one i had did fine. you just have to adjust the carb to run in the colder temp, and watch out for slush, dont want to get water in the air filter if you can help it. wouldn't hurt to make some sort of airbox to keep the snow and slush from getting in the air filter.

[Stampedekid]

Oh Redcat Racing, nice! Oh so you do run it hard lol. Run it harder! Lol j/k run it however you want. I like that new body but if you want a tad bit more power, get an aluminum tuned pipe. Gettin one soon for my Nitro Pede.

[bigez]

man zippo that is looking very nice and what kind of shocks are those and are you going to cut a hole in that body for air

[zippo855]

Oh Redcat Racing, nice! Oh so you do run it hard lol. Run it harder! Lol j/k run it however you want. I like that new body but if you want a tad bit more power, get an aluminum tuned pipe. Gettin one soon for my Nitro Pede.
im looking at the whole hop up kit for mine sometime this winter.
man zippo that is looking very nice and what kind of shocks are those and are you going to cut a hole in that body for air

thanks. on the socks, they are stock springs with traxxas shock bodys. and dont know yet on the hole.

[bigez]

i tink you should cut a hole in it for better air flow and are those the stock dog bones

[zippo855]

i tink you should cut a hole in it for better air flow and are those the stock dog bones

i want to wait and see as the body design allows for some better air flow. ill have to see. and as far as i know those are except for the front driveshaft. thats custom fit by me. I believe they are just painted orange

[bigez]

that is cool b/c the dogs looked after market

[zippo855]

well the ground clearance helped me today, found a nice hill to go up. rocks, loose dirt, big flat rocks. it was a blast.
i finally got this tuned it to where its consistantly running the same. and within a 1/16 of a turn for peak performance from hotter days to coler days. all it took was a bigger bore carb to feed this beast.
here's pics of todays carnage. i didnt take the camera with as the batteries were dead at the time.

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only damage from today to speak of, broke the body mounting post
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^^after was a brand new filter before running

below is some brand new filters
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did away with the pull start, dang thing would kill my finger pulling it. now it has a tiget start system on it. works great now i use my drill to start it. :)
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heres another pic of the broken post.
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[BART]

For the love of god, buy some degreaser and a toothbrush!!!!!!

[zippo855]

For the love of god, buy some degreaser and a toothbrush!!!!!!

lmao, i know, cleaning it up tomorrow. planning on hitting it with the air wand, then get down to the fine bits cleaning it. and i have a bunch of things coming in tuesday for this, so i might completely strip the chassis again.

[BART]

I like to use an air wand and degreaser, if you spray the degreaser into the airstream is has a pressure washing effect that I have always found to work very well.

[zippo855]

never thought about that, will have to give it a try, i've used carb cleaner before to "powerwash it", but if you get the wrong kind and its not quick evaporating it makes the plastic brittle. i gotta hit up the parts store anyway tomorrow so ill pick up some degreaser as well. thanks for the tip,

[clintr79]

I use nitro clean and a brush to clean the gunk,then spray a little wd40 on the plastic parts then blow the extra wd40 off with airhose makes it look like new

[BART]

Soak the car with degreaser, then when you turn on the air just keep spraying degreaser into the airstream, its incredible how well it works and none of the electronics ever really get wet so there is no damage, I have used this method for years and have been very happy with the results.

[zippo855]

picked up 2 more 1/10 scales today, really cheap.
got the tmaxx with the 3.3 conversion, and the 2.5 nitro rustler. there not the cleanest, seem to be sound. got a little bit of painting to do then i am going to start cleaning these up.
and some parts will be here tomorrow for the tsunami :devil:

here's some pics.
man this thing has a lot of articulation.
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sitting on the fridge for the time being. i need to fins some where to put these now.
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look at that monster motor
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told you she was dirty.
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needs an exhaust coupler, minor detail, ill get one tomorrow.
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[zippo855]

well with the parts showing up tomorow i figured i strip the tsunami down to bare roller, looks pretty again, cant wait to add the new parts tomorrow.
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the only thing i found wrong with the rustler (except being dirty and dirty airfilter) is the exhaust coupler was ripped, luckily i bought a couple last year as they were close to the tsunami ones.
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all the bodies got a bath, they look so much better now.
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well, the tmaxx was another story, went to put some after run oil in it to lube it all up, since im sure the last guy didn't, and well nothing happened. the electric start didnt roll over or anything. pulled it all apart, the engine was gummed up and sluggish rolling over, and the lube for the electric start had long since dried up. so i need to get some grease for it.
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and a new exhaust header, this one is hammered
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http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2002.jpg

did get the resinator all cleaned up for the tmaxx though, you can actually read it now, i am planning on polishing it though.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_1997.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_1998.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_1999.jpg

got the air filters washed on all three, not sure if i am going to reoil them, or just replace as the one i found to use in the tsunami is a traxxas filter, and identical to the other 2. 6 bucks for 3
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2000.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_1996.jpg

[TheB1GDude]

Wow man this is turning into quite a collection :)

The Hummer body looks really good now that its painted....

Keep up posted on those new monsters :)

[zippo855]

Wow man this is turning into quite a collection :)

The Hummer body looks really good now that its painted....

Keep up posted on those new monsters :)

thanks man, shes really came around from when i first got it. the hummer body really set it off. i should have my upgrade parts today for it. and im planning on getting the parts i need for the other 2 today. and hopefully run them tonight.

[zippo855]

well i had some parts show up today, and picked some parts up at a hobby shop 45 minutes away, luckily im there twice a week. lol

heres the parts
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2003.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2004.jpg
got it installed, new header and tuned pipe looks very nice. i ordered the oem exhaust coupler, and well it just didnt fit. luckily i picked up an extra traxxas coupler for the 3.3 and it fits perfectly.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2006.jpg
got it cleaned up for the most part, need to pull the tank off and clean it better. other than that she looks much better.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2007.jpg
got this one cleaned upa s well. replaced the damaged header and exhaust coupler. got some differential lube and put it in the electric start gearbox. works like a charm now.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2008.jpg

[zippo855]

well the longer i have these the more obsessed im becoming with little details. so i got some chassis matched fuel line. it looks better now. both are cleaned up and fuel lines put on. next is the nitro rustler, but i need to get some more line.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2068.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2069.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2070.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2071.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2072.jpg

[zippo855]

no other comments? maybe this will genreate some more feedback

picked this up off ebay, showed up today. all looks good at the moment. hpi rs4, not sure of the specific model at this time, havent looked much into it yet. but i know its completely belt driven, unsure if this is good or bad yet. we will find out
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2121.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2122.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2123.jpg
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http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2126.jpg

[TheB1GDude]

Good ebay score dude it looks to be in decent shape... any idea on mods or you gonna run it and see how it handles first??

[BART]

The RS4 is a great car, I have one with a 2 speed. the belt system is very reliable and quiet.

[Donziikid]

Awesome score, Zippo! Very nice chassis. I've heard they handle like a dream when dialed correctly.

Cheers,
Kyle.

[zippo855]

Good ebay score dude it looks to be in decent shape... any idea on mods or you gonna run it and see how it handles first??
for now staying stock, see how she runs, and go from there.
The RS4 is a great car, I have one with a 2 speed. the belt system is very reliable and quiet.
thats good to hear, i know some of these can have some annoying drive train noise but hopefully this eliminates that
Awesome score, Zippo! Very nice chassis. I've heard they handle like a dream when dialed correctly.

Cheers,
Kyle.
thanks, once it stops raining ill take it out for a spin, hopefully tomorrow night.

[zippo855]

well i took all the nitros out today, but only got to drive 3 of them.

tmaxx - needs a big wide open area thats smooth to get it tuned it correctly. and i now need to replace my servo save as it decided to break when i was coming down from a wheelie. still works but i know its broke...

tsunami - got it tuned it great, and got the 2 speed adjusted to where its doing great. it was a blast

rs4 - finally got a chance to play with this. started on the 2nd or 3rd pull. was runing great, then started bellowing smoke and died, acted like it was flooding itself out. went over to adjust it and found that the retaining clip for the high speed needle is broke. so i dint get to drive it long. but while it did, this thing is so smooth and very nice response and steering. i need to get a new clip and hit the tennis court for some high speed runs.

no video though, didnt have a camera man today.

[zippo855]

well i have searched all over and cant find parts for the engine on this engine. i contacted who i bought it from and they said they thought it was a sanye engine. i found one on ebay that looks identical. but i can't find anywhere to buy parts.
anyone have any ideas?

[deckerz]

you have inpired me lol to rebuild my ts4n, i got the parts a while ago and now iv finished school i have the time. just need to find a cylinder head that will fit on a ts4n pro 12 engine.

[zippo855]

well i've been working on a trade for a little while, got rid of some propulses and what not and got a few new to me nitros.
first one is an rs4 roller with 2 speed trans and aluminum shocks. second one is a 1/8 scale buggy. thing is a beast, has a .28 hpi engine, few alloy upgraded parts, and the little one was staring at it in awe for a little bit, almost as long as me :rofl:

ok enough talk, hers some pics and i thrwe a tc body on it for some references to size :)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2983.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2984.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2985.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2986.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2987.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2988.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2989.jpg

[BART]

Now I'm sad:(

[zippo855]

Now I'm sad:(

don't worry man, it's in good hands, i'll take care of it like i do the rest of my cars. first agenda, complete chassis strip :) still enough hours in the day to do that too :bigwink:

[BART]

Strip the RS4, the 1/8th should only need some rubbing alcohol sprayed on it and an air gun taken to it. Watch out on that 1/8th, it's an animal, you might want to change the gearing around on it, I only ran it once and if I remember right it was geared for the stock engine and hit top speed wayyyy too fast, could have handled taller gearing with ease.

[zippo855]

alright, thanks for the heads up on it. i'll look into some other gearing options, and looking more at the 1/8 i'll probly just take it to the shop tommorow and hit it with some cleaner and air then. rs4, thats another story, lol. definately a strip down. if the weather warms up a little i might get to take it out this weekend

[BART]

Your not a real man unless you fire it up in the house after the wife is asleep.

[zippo855]

lmao, the wife i'm not worried about, the little one, well thats another story. i tick the wife off, i'll just get my own bed (the couch) the little one, well i won't get sleep. and i dont think it would so much tick him off as it would scare him at first, then make it to where he wants me to keep running it and play with it.

[BART]

Updates? your killing us...

[zippo855]

well didnt get much time to work on it last night. i did pick up a few things for it today, :)

and also got a friend that wanted to do some trading, so i traded my nitro rustler for another rs4, this on is an rs4 evo 3, and he also threw in a 2.5 traxxas motor as well. the evo is quite a bit smaller than my old super nitro
and heres a group shot, minus the tsunami.
i'm loving this buggy, its wheelbase is a little longer than the tmaxx

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2991.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_2992.jpg

[BART]

The wheel base is as close to comparing them as you will ever get. When the tmaxx is trying to get up on pipe, the ofna will be shredding everything in its path. I cant wait for you to run it. A full turn, full power, slide, with all 4 wheels churning is something to be experienced. Start it, start it now...

[ling427ttvette]

I'm really starting to wonder if I should have taken the Ofna buggy offer in trade for my Slash.. man that thing looks like a lot of fun.

I've just never ran nitro before and don't know the first thing.. so it's a little intimidating I guess. That thing looks pretty sweet man.

[BART]

I'm really starting to wonder if I should have taken the Ofna buggy offer in trade for my Slash.. man that thing looks like a lot of fun.

I've just never ran nitro before and don't know the first thing.. so it's a little intimidating I guess. That thing looks pretty sweet man.

You had that offer and passed it up??????????

[ling427ttvette]

Yes... :(

I was originally wanting to trade the Slash for an E-Maxx or 1/10 E-Revo, and he came along with the Ofna. I'd never heard of it until then, and I thought hard about it.. but decided against it.

[zippo855]

shouldda went with the buggy, this thing is a beast


well heres a video, the guy i took with me i thought was shooting videos for the 2 tanks of gas i ran through this. but come to find out, he shot 1 video.... he was moving the camera the whole time i was running this and everything.....

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/th_ofnabuggy.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/?action=view&current=ofnabuggy.flv)

forgot the pictures i took at the end
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3003.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3004.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3005.jpg

[GearHeadV8]

looks like you had fun lol. I like the final pics. Looks like a beast

[zippo855]

alright well with the last run i broke the servo again, so i picked up a metal gear servo from the hobby shop, and it has a little more torque too, so its all good now. took them out today, the tmaxx and the buggy. got some videos mostly of the tmaxx, battery died in camera and i didn't want to stop playing to change em. lol.
also finally, and i repeat,, finally got the tmaxx running good. i bought a carb oring kit, and went to take the carb apart to find that the allen head plug/screw one the end of the carb was stripped, so i robbed the carb from another engine just to see if it would make it better. and I'll say, she was a beast today.
one major thing i noticed and Bart said it, the 1/8 buggy has an amazing amount of power. and both of them see to be smoking a little excessive, but thats the only place they would run at, i tried leaning out the setting and it wouldn't stay running, so i can deal with some extra smoke to keep em running. and i may look at the bottle, it may have a little higher oil content than some. who knows.
i did manage to break the buggy though, this awesome engine has a header set up like my banshee had. a spring holds it to the head, well i was going along and bam, got real loud. upon farther inspection the spring had ripped through the aluminum manifold. i just drilled a few new holes in the manifold for it to hook on to.
the videos like i said are mainly of the tmaxx, i got some good air in these vids, but come to find out my best air wasn't caught on tape. managed to catch the bigger jump just right and launched that baby. it was sweet. well enough talk heres some vids


http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/th_100_3010.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/?action=view&current=100_3010.flv)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/th_100_3011.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/?action=view&current=100_3011.flv)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/th_100_3013.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/?action=view&current=100_3013.flv)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/th_100_3016.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/?action=view&current=100_3016.flv)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/th_100_3017.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/?action=view&current=100_3017.flv)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/th_100_3018.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/?action=view&current=100_3018.flv)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/th_100_3020.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/?action=view&current=100_3020.flv)

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/th_100_3021.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/?action=view&current=100_3021.flv)

[zippo855]

well i took some more vids today. got some better ones of the buggy and decided the tmaxx needed to see what kind of air it could get.

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3058.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3058.flv)
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3059.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3059.flv)
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3061.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3061.flv)
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3062.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3062.flv)
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3063.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3063.flv)
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http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3069.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3069.flv)
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http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3076.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3076.flv)
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3057.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3057.flv)

[BART]

Finally got to watch these, i forgot how much of a beast that ofna is. You need to gear it up a little i think. I'm taking the big F1 out tomorrow, getting ready to bleed the brakes on it.

[zippo855]

definately wouldnt hurt to gear it up. this thing is a beast with plenty of power. i was hoping to get the full jump over the big hill, land by the concrete and launch over that to the bottom. but that vid it mananged to come down on the only spot that the ground is lower than the concrete, and stopped as you can see. need a new front bumper now, lol.

get some vids of the f1 running again, and if you get bored with it just drop it in the mail ;)

[BART]

All you do on those is buy a larger clutch bell, no need to change the spur gear. I was thinking of selling the F1 until I got it down tonight... I think it will be buried with me.

[zippo855]

All you do on those is buy a larger clutch bell, no need to change the spur gear. I was thinking of selling the F1 until I got it down tonight... I think it will be buried with me.

i still need to get one. its on my to do list before it warms up and i can run them again. lol and yeah the f1 should be something you hang on too. i find myself gathering things to sell and then when i take the down to get pics, i end up just putting them back up.

well when i first saw this truck i wanted one, and the opportunity arose to where i could get one. so here she is, and few comparison shots to my other big ones.
team associated sc8
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3362.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3363.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3364.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3365.jpg

[zippo855]

well i needed some rx's for a couple of the nitros. the sc8 and one nitro rs4. i'm in the process of revamping and upgrading the rc4s. so heres a few things i have so far.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3374.jpg

comparison shot to xmods wheels. makes for lots of room in the rx box. unlinke the normal cramped area. will make installing fail safes a lot easier.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3375.jpg

[lol]

XP2 radios? :)

[zippo855]

XP2 radios? :)

those rx's came out of an sc10


some more parts arrived and i was able to get the engine mounted with new pinion gears, might have to invest in some new spur gears now. now all it needs is an on off switch, a fail safe, and a battery holder. then i can do some testing. o yeah and a screw and some zip ties to hold the muffler in place.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3376.jpg

[zippo855]

well once i decide on my final light holders ill start a project threaed, and show you what this is going on. so until then, ive been tinkering with some leds and some brass tubing. so until i figure it out, heres some teasers.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3454.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3455.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3456.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3457.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3458.jpg

[mycrors4]

just one question.. does ur wife let you have all these r/cs?!?! if she does.. she is the best wife in the world.. lol

[stang_racer]

i have one thing to say to you sir. man up and buy a savage flux with lipos. standing backflips son. or buy a stretched chassis savage x with a rb.26. garunteed you will get atleast 10 gallons threw ANY rb and it will still haul like new. your collection needs less traxxas and more hpi :P

[zippo855]

just one question.. does ur wife let you have all these r/cs?!?! if she does.. she is the best wife in the world.. lol

lol, well yeah she knows about all them, its not like i can hide them from her. too many too do that now. lol

i have one thing to say to you sir. man up and buy a savage flux with lipos. standing backflips son. or buy a stretched chassis savage x with a rb.26. garunteed you will get atleast 10 gallons threw ANY rb and it will still haul like new. your collection needs less traxxas and more hpi :P

not a big fan of electric larger scale rcs. with nitro i can run until i run outta nitro, which takes a while to run that gallon through it. vs having to spend a lot o money on lipos and only get to run it 20-30 minutes. and i actually have more hpi than traxxas. i traded my rustler to a guy for his nitro rs4. so i have 1 traxxas (tmaxx) 3 hpi (nitro rs4's) 1 redcat racing (tsunami) and 1 team associated (sc8)
i have had my tmaxx longer than my friend has had his savage. I bought mine second hand, his was new. lets just say that i am not all that impressed with how many parts he has had to replace on his savage. i have only had a few parts that have broke and it was do too how hard i drove it. carb body (threads were stripped on side), and the front skid plate (ripped it through the screws) so my 20 dollars doesnt even compare to his diff replacement, dog bone replacements, rim replacement, dog bone replacement, body post replacement. and i have ran more fuel through my tmaxx than his savage.
dont get me wrong i'll still probly have a savage before long because im getting a heck of deal on one, but i wouldnt go buy a new one.
and most traxxas parts cost less to replace than the hpi parts.

edit, dunno why but i always for get the 1/8 ofna buggy.

[mycrors4]

why get the hyper9 when u can get the kyosho mp9? the mp9 is more of a racing chassis aswell... but both come with a pricetag, cant forget the rc8 and 8ight either..

[zippo855]

why get the hyper9 when u can get the kyosho mp9? the mp9 is more of a racing chassis aswell... but both come with a pricetag, cant forget the rc8 and 8ight either..

I like my ofna buggy. I don't have anywhere to race em so I doubt I'd shell out money on a more race specific chassis

[winner]

I like my ofna buggy. I don't have anywhere to race em so I doubt I'd shell out money on a more race specific chassis

you'd be surprized bud ;)
i thought there was only one in georgia and that one had gone out of buisness. then this morning i found a forum for georgia r/c racers and learned that there are 12 offroad tracks and 5 onroad tracks :D lol now im definitly going to go buy a slash 4x4 and go play with the big boys :)

[stang_racer]

idk man. i used to be sponsered by my local rc shop and all we ran was savages for nitro monster truck class. some of the hpi fans that are nitro guys will know the shop. its pree well famous. high octane hobbies? youtube it and youll see the hell we put those truck threw. shop is closed now :( new owners didnt do so well. that and the first and original owner had some money him self that id imagine helded to keep the store afloat. ol well. anyways youtube high octane hobbies and youll see. savages can go threw hell.

also when i was racing my 2003 hpi savage 25. i had a stock chassis, with traxxas zombies and rpm offset wheels. thing ran great. dialed my shocks in to the point where it wouldnt bounce and she did amazing. also for your friend thats blown his diffs. tell him to put thicker oil in it and hell find he can get a limited slip diff from it, im talking 50 000 weight oil, the stuff you have to use pliars to squeeze the bottle to get it out. also litium grease in with the ring and pinion does wonders

[zippo855]

you'd be surprized bud ;)
i thought there was only one in georgia and that one had gone out of buisness. then this morning i found a forum for georgia r/c racers and learned that there are 12 offroad tracks and 5 onroad tracks :D lol now im definitly going to go buy a slash 4x4 and go play with the big boys :)

the closest track is an hour away, the other is an hour and a half. and they are more setup for 1/10 and smaller trucks. i could run em there but i have more fun playing around here.

idk man. i used to be sponsered by my local rc shop and all we ran was savages for nitro monster truck class. some of the hpi fans that are nitro guys will know the shop. its pree well famous. high octane hobbies? youtube it and youll see the hell we put those truck threw. shop is closed now :( new owners didnt do so well. that and the first and original owner had some money him self that id imagine helded to keep the store afloat. ol well. anyways youtube high octane hobbies and youll see. savages can go threw hell.

also when i was racing my 2003 hpi savage 25. i had a stock chassis, with traxxas zombies and rpm offset wheels. thing ran great. dialed my shocks in to the point where it wouldnt bounce and she did amazing. also for your friend thats blown his diffs. tell him to put thicker oil in it and hell find he can get a limited slip diff from it, im talking 50 000 weight oil, the stuff you have to use pliars to squeeze the bottle to get it out. also litium grease in with the ring and pinion does wonders
he used a really thick grease in his differentials. not sure the type, but when i saw it i was like well, definately provides good lubrication, and no leaking out of the case. im not saying they are a bad machine, just something i have been around that i wasnt all that impressed with. they have lots of power and all that. just seemed like it was always breaking.

[zippo855]

trying to get all the ins and outs figured out before i get that thread up,
i give you brake lights
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3487.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3487.flv)

[zippo855]

well it was a little chilly out still but decided to take the tmaxx out. heres what i now have to replace ;)
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3518.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3516.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3515.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3514.jpg

and the culprit
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3522.jpg

put these revo tires on that i got a little while back. once she warmed up and i hit some dry areas on the tennis court. she wouldnt keep the front end down. it was a blast. and i'm still debating on fixing this ody vs buying another. lol

[mycrors4]

lmao.. nice one.. well at least u have a reason to upgrade the body now.. lol

[zippo855]

finally got this baby up and ready to fire up. all i need to do is get some nuts and bolts to secure the wing better. and a little bit of epoxy to reinforce a spot the body was cracked at.

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/100_3552.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/100_3553.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/100_3554.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/100_3555.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/100_3556.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/100_3557.jpg

[zippo855]

well i took the rs4 and the tmaxx out this last week and had some issues to say the least
the rs4 ran like a striped *** ape until a tire came off the rim. and then when i went to restart it, it locked up and wouldnt roll over. ended up snapping the roto start bit in the process. and upon farther inspection i found this
primary roto start gear snapped in half
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3567.jpg

so i took out the tmaxx and it rolled over 3 seconds and locked up as well. and upon farther inspection i found this
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3561.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3564.jpg
one of the bushings on the 3 planetary gears on the ex start was smashed. the motor came loose a little bit, and the only thing i can think is the screw snagged it.

and i saw that my clutch bell was sitting at a weird angle and so i took it off and found this
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3573.jpg
whats left of the inner bearing

well i picked up new bearings today, and have the gear kit of the ez start ordered, and im going to put start on the rs4.

but amongst all this i did have something good happen.
this showed up for the sc8
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3587.jpg

[mycrors4]

heeeeeeey.. u stole my tx! lol i have the same one, its a very good tx, works like a charm

sorry hear about all the mishaps.. any idea on how much its gonna take to fix it all?

[zippo855]

heeeeeeey.. u stole my tx! lol i have the same one, its a very good tx, works like a charm

sorry hear about all the mishaps.. any idea on how much its gonna take to fix it all?

glad to hear its a good tx setup. and as far as fixing it, the gears for the ez start are on order, im not puttin the roto start back on the rs4, it seems like it doesnt roll it over fast enough and just fills it with fuel. so im going to find a pull start in my spares and put it on, or maybe a tiger drive. dunno yet. but not a whole whole lot.

[zippo855]

alright, finally found some rims that i liked, and some tires to go with em, so heres some pics
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3612.jpg
and some pirellis :)
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3613.jpg

[stang_racer]

lol nice rally tires. also go to a pull start. with the hpi's roto starts, they like to eat up one way bearings trust me. i speak from experience lol

[zippo855]

lol nice rally tires. also go to a pull start. with the hpi's roto starts, they like to eat up one way bearings trust me. i speak from experience lol

i actually went away from the roto start because the gear split in 2 pieces....
some alternatives to the pull start are ok, but not all.

took the rs4 out last night, and the tmaxx. forgot the camera but the rs4 drifted really nice, and the tmaxx is back in action, almost anyway lol. i got the new diff built and lubed, and i tell you what, these revo tires hook up better than my other tires on pavement, concrete, and the tennis court. i finally toasted my spur gear ive been limping along, lol. ot a spare one, somewhere....
but i did manage to score another one. a friend of mine was talking about his nitro truck and he said he had offered it to a guy for 50 bucks. i was like 50 bucks? whats wrong with it? he said it needs new diffs, and i want to get back into electric instead. i said well i wouldda gave you 50 bucks for it. so between when we left my house and we got to where we ran them, he picked his up and brought it there. and needless to say, i have another team associated nitro :) mgt 3.0 heres some pics
heres how it sits
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3661.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3662.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3663.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3664.jpg

and the better of the 2 diffs.......
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3665.jpg

[TheB1GDude]

wow that diff got eaten alive... good score though!

[mycrors4]

*jaw drops*
great, now i cant talk,
on topic,
those diff's look like they've been eaten by a dog...
Gratz on the nice deal, the m-mgt is a really fun car, specially when brushless :D

[Donziikid]

For $50 it seems like a nice platform to build off of.

Any plans beyond stock or are you just looking to rebuild it to stock form?

Cheers,
Kyle.

[zippo855]

wow that diff got eaten alive... good score though!
yeah the diffs didnt seem to hold up that well. lol

*jaw drops*
great, now i cant talk,
on topic,
those diff's look like they've been eaten by a dog...
Gratz on the nice deal, the m-mgt is a really fun car, specially when brushless :D
brushless is nice, but i prefer nitro. and thanks
For $50 it seems like a nice platform to build off of.

Any plans beyond stock or are you just looking to rebuild it to stock form?

Cheers,
Kyle.
probly just back to stock. i wanted to see if they had steel diffs, but i havent been able to find a while lot of aftermarket parts with the exception of some alloy.


well before i post vids, who wants to see how this happened?
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3677.jpg

[zippo855]

bout :20 secs in
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3673.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3673.flv)

and the crappy part was it was right after landing the back flip.

so as you can tell me and a few friends went out and ran em today. the tmaxx took a hell of a beating, broke the front shock tower, and upon replacing that i decided to go ahead and relube the front diff, i found out i also stripped out my throttle servo, lol. time to get a new one of those, or at least gears. in one of the videos attempting the back flip i actually hit it just right and got it to do a couple back flips, didnt land on its feet, but o well. still looked good.
also took out the sc8 and the buggy. didnt get any vids of the buggy running but i did drag race my friends 1:16 brushless revo :), and it was neck and neck, pretty much came down to who had the better launch.

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3670.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3670.flv)

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3671.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3671.flv)


http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3672.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3672.flv)

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3674.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3674.flv)

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3675.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3675.flv)

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/th_100_3676.jpg (http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/?action=view&current=100_3676.flv)

[zippo855]

alright finally got the diffs in, found some on ebay decently priced, that were whole assemblies with housing and all. and got some at the lhs that were just the diffs for the same price. so now i have a spare set. got the new roll bar installed and then took a tally of what all needs replaced now.
total invested so far
50 bucks initial investment
diff housing assemblies x2 off ebay 42
diffs at lhs x2 40
roll bar piece 6 bucks
so total i have about 140 invested. so i cant complain as it would run if i took it out now.

but what i need to get are the front and rear bumpers and mounts, new gas tank, and one body mount. and i need to figure out something to hold the fuel line up off the spur gears as that's how its supposed to be ran.........
ok enough talk here's some pics

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3751.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3757.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3756.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3755.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3754.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3753.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3752.jpg

[Donziikid]

That's how the fuel lines are plumbed stock?! Seems a little.. wrong?.. on Associated's part, doesn't it?

[zippo855]

That's how the fuel lines are plumbed stock?! Seems a little.. wrong?.. on Associated's part, doesn't it?

that is how they are ran stock. and yeah seems a little off, ill be coming up with something permanent but for now im just going to route them over the filter.

well i decided to pick this one up, ive been talking to this guy for a while about it. finally got the price worked down a little.
heres my first 1/8 monster truck aka hpi savage
it needs a motor, or well most of a motor. and can you guys tell me why? air filters good, wasnt ran too lean, was pretty well maintained. i'll show some pics and see if someone can answer it ;) first thing i noticed when i saw this was something thats missing, and thats what caused the motor failure

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3772.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3771.jpg

spare parts that came with it, BONUS!
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3764.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3770.jpg

new shocks and springs all the way around
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3769.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3768.jpg

current body post raiser for the body, a little (lot) of play in this so i will figure something out to sturdy up.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3767.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3766.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3765.jpg


and i picked this up a little while back and havent posted any pics yet. but the tmaxx body is getting a little well beat up and possibly beyond repair of keeping it on the tmaxx.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3760.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3759.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3758.jpg

and the body thats probly not going to be ran on this, but is going to be made for this. i am going to be looking around for a nice thick sturdy body
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3762.jpg
what is it?

[mycrors4]

i can tell u the engine is missing the back plate LOL
was it the one way bearing that was missing?

is that the original honcho body?!?!?

[kungpow420]

I don't blame you for not wanting to run that body it is pretty rare.

[TheB1GDude]

Nice Savage dude! Can't believe you got another nitro truck so quickly :)

[zippo855]

i can tell u the engine is missing the back plate LOL
was it the one way bearing that was missing?

is that the original honcho body?!?!?
lol, had nothing to do with the engine itself causing this failure, and its a power wagon body

I don't blame you for not wanting to run that body it is pretty rare.
yeah i was talking with them at the lhs and their like, well i can take 25% off because its discontinued. and i was like alright ill take it. then when i got home i was looking at it more and was like, well i think im going to paint this baby up for looks, dont want it to looke like the tmaxx body does. lol

Nice Savage dude! Can't believe you got another nitro truck so quickly :)
thanks man, just coming across all sorts of deals.

and i cant believe no one picked up on the problem.

ok i fixed the problem, and let this be a lesson to anyone running nitros. whenever you put a new body on a nitro it needs some sort of cent hole to keep the engine cool. other wise, like in this case, it can basically create a heat box and overheat. what appears to have happened here was the engine overheated, pin came loose from the crank and fell out as it was running shoving the rod through the bottom of the block.
the head is slightly discolored in spots as well which indicates high heat.
the guy that originally bought this from my friend, said it was running great until he put this body on, and thats when it happened.
and word of advice, DO NO USE AN EXACTO KNIFE TO TRY CUTTING THE WINDSHIELD VENT HOLE OUT. hence the tape now on my finger............

alright i may have made it a little bit bigger than necessary, but the next step up engine is going in here, and i dont want any heat issues as kansas tends to get hot anyway.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3774.jpg

and for an added measure i made a small rear window vent to force air out of the shell better as its basically set up for a big heat box.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3775.jpg

and when i was done cutting with the dremel i decided to give it a bath
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3776.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3777.jpg

[zippo855]

maybe this will generate a few more comments ;)

well the motor should be here this week for the savage, yay!!!! thanks stu. so in the mean time this has been a deal in the making for about 4 or 5 months now. and we finally got it finalised and i walked away with all this. well not in one trip to the truck, but its home now. lol

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3788.jpg

yummy alloy

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3789.jpg

spare rpm body mounts. and 2 ez start boxes. which i just had to buy one of last week......
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3790.jpg

traxxas tq3, and the "official traxxas" battery charger
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3791.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3792.jpg

not sure of the exact sizes of these hexes, but they are huge, i'll snag some pics later if anyone wants to see them. but bead lock rims with "hub caps"
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3793.jpg

and whats under the hub caps
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3794.jpg

the 4 stock tires, and a little shot of the tread on these massive mammoths, o yeah the body, the guy ran less than a quart of nitro through it the whole time he had it

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3795.jpg

some metal axles and camber gauge
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3797.jpg

all 8 shocks are adjustable alloy, and you have rpm a arms all round
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3798.jpg

and heres what the "wide axle, big hex conversion kit" does to the stance versus a stock tmaxx
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3799.jpg

and heres what the extended chassis looks like on the newer versus older tmaxx
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3800.jpg

i'm thinking this bad boy is going on the old tmaxx to try to save the body a little
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3801.jpg

and the stock parts, and a spare chassis that needs slightly straightened. (ran without chassis rails once)
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3802.jpg

[TheB1GDude]

OMG!!!! That thing is so ridiculously bad a$$ man I can not wait to see a video of it!

Enjoy that monster you deserve it after all the hard work you put into getting it :)

[mycrors4]

hmmm

those look to be 4.0's basicly 4 inch wheels (they are generally used on 1/5th scale's such as a baja 5b/5t or a rc4wd killer crawler), as a regular 1/10th scale stadium truck is a 2.2(aka 2.2 inch wheels), but dont confuse that with the more recent (2006 to present day)traxxas rims, cause those are 2.8's(non-ROAR approved)

anyways, that looks SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!

im sure its gonna be a blast driving those

[zippo855]

OMG!!!! That thing is so ridiculously bad a$$ man I can not wait to see a video of it!

Enjoy that monster you deserve it after all the hard work you put into getting it :)
thanks man, didnt get a chacne to run it this weekend. need to tighten up the wheels and apparently a 23 mm socket is not very common. between 3 tool trucks, 2 parts stores and sears no one carries one. so i have one on order.


hmmm

those look to be 4.0's basicly 4 inch wheels (they are generally used on 1/5th scale's such as a baja 5b/5t or a rc4wd killer crawler), as a regular 1/10th scale stadium truck is a 2.2(aka 2.2 inch wheels), but dont confuse that with the more recent (2006 to present day)traxxas rims, cause those are 2.8's(non-ROAR approved)

anyways, that looks SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!

im sure its gonna be a blast driving those
yeah they are a little bigger than the 3.8s that come stock on the tmaxx. and thanks, it appears to be a beast. hopefully next weekend get to test run it.

well my camera person kinda bailed on me this weekend, and as usual ran outta time to get much run time in. did take the fleet out today, but only gotta play for about an hour then for another hour or so after the wife got home. heres some pics of the new motor and shell on the savage :)


here's the fleet
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3822.jpg

and the savage with the k4.6 and cs10 body
me and this paint had several issues. lets just say i wont be using it to paint lexan again.


http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3823.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3824.jpg.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3825.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3826.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3827.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3828.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3829.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/100_3830.jpg

[TheB1GDude]

Is that the 1/8 buggy in the back?? It looks so small now!

Otherwise looking good, which one is your favorite to drive?

[zippo855]

yep thats the 1/8 buggy, and i still gotta say the funnest is the first tmaxx i got. can bash the heck outta it.

well, its been a while since i updated this thread, got rid of a few and gained some more. have 4 tmaxxes again, after selling one off. sold the sc8 and savage off.

heres the newest pics

this one is the newest one of them
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-02-28101708.jpg
classic chassis converted completely to 3.3 setup

this one has seen a bunch o changes.
dynamite big block chassis with a 454 losi motor, steel cvds / drive shafts, took the rpm off the one shelf queen and put it on here. then took the 2.5 trans off the beater tmaxx to complete this bad boy. and most recently installed the 2nd gear clutch ive had forever that needed replaced. and finally installed the new tires / rims
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-02-28101702.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/zippo855/2011-02-25204202.jpg

this one i got as a roller a long time ago, finally been working on it. and all i need now is the get a steering servo and she will be up and running. has a 3.3 sitting on a classic chassis with a FOC trans conversion.
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-02-28101651.jpg

the other maxx is currently under construction. taking the 2.5 w/ 3.3 conversion beater i had and putting it on the longer 3.3 chassis so no pics right now.

and finally got around to replacing the fuel tank in the buggy. since the seal shot craps on the old lid, and wasnt fixable.
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-02-28101627.jpg

[zippo855]

got some more work done on the one i got as a roller. got the steering binding issues fixed, tank mounted, elects all sorted and mounted. now i just need to run fuel lines and she will be ready to fire. then in the long run get a different pipe for it.
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-03214711.jpg

[zippo855]

got the other one i didnt have pictured before swapped over to the 3.3 chassis. still debating putting the 3.3 stock axles shafts and hubs on it or just leaving the 2.5 hubs and axles, i guess we will see how it does first.
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-07120136.jpg

[TheB1GDude]

Does the one above have the motor for a 2.5 or 3.3 setup in it? Will it just tear up 2.5 shaft and hubs?

[zippo855]

Does the one above have the motor for a 2.5 or 3.3 setup in it? Will it just tear up 2.5 shaft and hubs?

its the 3.3 motor in it. it wont necessarily tear them up as its the later version of the 2.5 with the heavier duty a arms, hubs, and shafts, and the originally chassis these came off of had the 3.3 motor on it for a long time. main reason i was thinking of doing it was just to give it the whole 3.3 look.

[zippo855]

well got everything buttoned up the elects sorted, now i just need an air filter assembly and crystal plug
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-07193706.jpg

all 4 of em just need a few parts to get the 2 on the left running. air filter assemblies on both, and front bumper mounts on the 2nd from left.
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-07194715.jpg

tentative bodies for them. the powerwagon needs painted, and the hard body chevy on the left will only be there for a bit, need to find something else to put on it.
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-07194758.jpg

and eventually these 2 will have a different body as well, but for the time being the stock bodies will work
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-07194727.jpg

[BART]

Have you run it with and without that long yellow stinger? I've always found that they kill top end performance quite noticeably.

[zippo855]

Have you run it with and without that long yellow stinger? I've always found that they kill top end performance quite noticeably.

I've ran stingers for a while on the tmaxxes and haven't really seen an issue. I will be trimming it down some as it doesn't need to be that long.

[zippo855]

Got the rear bumper mounts and bumper installed on this baby
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-08205332.jpg

Front bumper mounts and bumper installed on one on right. And found my air filters for these 2
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-08205327.jpg

And my big scale shelves
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-08205640.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-08205657.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-08205721.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-03-08205711.jpg

[zippo855]

started painting the powerwagon today while working on other things.

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/zipposcustoms/2011-04-16165854.jpg

[FloydfanYodaman]

is that going to have eyes and be "Cars" inspired?