Project: Full Pull

[Witty]

well, the weather is stll crappy, so no outside pics today. But I do have pics. I have 2 bases to choose from for the sled.

Up first we hae a 1/64 scale trailer base. I do belive it is die-cast.
Plus side to the die-cast it'll be strong bt the down side is it's real heavy.





The second base is a bit bigger and made out of plastic. Weaer but alot lighter.





I ot some Neo mags order. Hopefuly i get those and my dog bones within the next week.

[Bananabrain]

Looks like a good start to the trailer. I would go for the plastic one since you can add plastic too it and make it stronger. The diecast it just heavy and never gets lighter.

[lol]

Or you can unbend paper clips and superglue them along the bottom. If you superglue 5 on each side, the thing is bulletproof*

*BB gun

[Witty]

I wont start work on the sled untill i get a set of blue prints for one of the big ones. If you cant get a set of deminsions HotRod, dont worry about it. Im going to a tractor pull on the 17, maybe i can talk to one of the people running the sled for a set.

While at work today, i let my mind wander (it happens in a factory...) and i might buy a second body and do a more traditional pulling truck body. I was thinking of painting it all pink and calling it "Twisted Panther" and use the Pink Pather on it.

[Witty]

i have a couple pics in the dirt. I'll try and get a couple dirt slinging pics when i get the new parts.

[Bananabrain]

Outdoor pics look great.

[mr.hotrod]

Sorry witty, the guy failed me.... he couldnt remember them off hand, so you might just have to go after the sled with a tape measure lol, i would use the metal trailer personally, because it is Super heavy to begin with and so is the sled.

[Witty]

What I may do is try and combine both of them, have the width of the plastic one and the strength of the die-cast one.

I can see it now, me running after the sled with a tape measure. xD "Get back here!! Im not done with you!" *shakes fist*

[Witty]

Yesterday, I decided to make thisa 2 vehicle project. Im keeping the 2wd truck and addng a 4wd.







Im thinking of stripping the paint and doin something different. The wheels are to big and narrow to be accurate, so i need to replace those. With what, I dont know. I'm guessing locking the dif would be a good idea.

[Bananabrain]

I would keep the paint the way it is. Also You should lock the rear and front diff, for maximum pulling power. Also a stage 1 motor with neo mags will work great in it. Also for tires you could lift it like they do in real life and then put some aoshima super swampers on it, or some sort of soft sticky tires for off road.

Here are a few links to a few different sets of tires on ebay that are made of super soft urethane rubber:

Aoshoima super swampers:
http://cgi.ebay.com/URETHANE-AOSHIMA...item23083554f3

B/F Goodwrench tires. (Fit stock xmods truck rims):
http://cgi.ebay.com/URETHANE-BFG-T-A...item2306ed5744

Military tires:
http://cgi.ebay.com/URETHANE-UNIMOG-...item255980efc2

or if you wanna go crazy:
http://cgi.ebay.com/URETHANE-SUPER-S...item255a43d331

And then some boggers:
http://cgi.ebay.com/URETHANE-SO-REAL...item2559df631e

Sorry for th long post but this should help some with the tires.

[Witty]

I have an update, but it isn't a pretty one.

I got my GPM axle stubs and dogbones today, but when I went to take out the old axle stubs... the knuckles broke...





For now, the 2wd truck is dead in the water. I'll order the parts for the 4wd tomorrow.

[Bananabrain]

Bummer. I would say order some GPM Knuckles. That way you won't have too worry about them breaking again.

[Witty]

Im going to when i order parts tomorrow. It's like someone glued those parts into the knuckle or something... *scratches head*

[Witty]

I ordered a set of tires, some new knuckles and a set of front dogbones for the 4wd (cant find a set for the rear.) I took the rear knuckles off of my R8 to replace the broken ones on my 2wd for now.

Went out and shot a couple quick videos of them in the dirt.





THe 4wd wasn't very impressive if you ask me

[dreamingISdrifting]

Have you locked both your diffs?, The only other recommendations that I could say are more ground clearance would be a +, and I think more weight ont he truck will keep it from spinning out.

[Witty]

I locked all the difs, but the front one on the 4WD dosen't lock completely, there's still a bit of play in it... I'm not going to worry about it right now.

I'll try and get better videos in the morning at the park. Gonna go take over the full size pulling strip.

[Witty]

I got my front dogbones for the 4WD and the rear knuckles for my 2WD. Still waiting on my tires and magnets (been 3 weeks...)

GOt a video of the 2WD in the drt with the body. Next time i'll hav a better camera and someone who knws how to run one. Only had phone and my dad (no good wth technology)





Sorry for the speed of the video, the program i used to convert it sped it up. I need to find a new converting program

[Bananabrain]

Depending on where you ordered the tires & magnets from it may take awhile. Also did you get a tracking number?

[Witty]

The tires and magnets came in. Im going down to my moms in the morning to pick them up.

How do I go about changing the magnets? I've searched around and haven't found much. If someone could pass me a link, I'd apprciate it. And I'll give you a cookie. *holds up cookie*

[fuzzy]

ta-daaaaaaa

http://xmodsforum.co.uk/showthread.p...ght=spin+brush

now where is my cookie