Zippos Customs nitros

[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]

Originally Posted by BulletsRain

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

thanks, i like it

Originally Posted by xmodracer1

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







body mounting hole is pretty much toast on left.

old chassis plate

[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.

[zippo855]

update.

[BulletsRain]

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

[zippo855]

Originally Posted by BulletsRain

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.

[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

[BulletsRain]

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

[zippo855]

Originally Posted by BulletsRain

Man Zippo, I have to admit, you turned that truck into one nice nitro. It went from ugly, to AWESOME.
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-Pa...1%7C240%3A1318 . and some beadlock rims for under 20 a set http://cgi.ebay.com/Axial-Rockster-B...d=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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by xmodracer1

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.

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by bigez

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.





only damage from today to speak of, broke the body mounting post





^^after was a brand new filter before running

below is some brand new filters


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.










heres another pic of the broken post.

[BART]

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