RE: Dale Gribble... Exterminator. Now an award winning painter.
Awesome work Dale, I like how the shocks ,wheel nuts and beadlock rings go along with the paint scheme.
Posted on: 6/29/2008 10:34 AM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Painting, Detailing & Bodies"
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RE: iam i to old at 29
What? Give up RC for fishing!? Thats crazy talk. Im going to be 30 in a month and I wouldnt give up RC for anything especially golf. At least she knows what your doing and your not out clubing. Maybe your girl should take up Crocheting or something.
Posted on: 6/29/2008 10:31 AM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: Any Tips for Putting Body Post Holes in Finished/Paimted Bodies
I use trinity no brainers http://www.brockmodels.com/product_info.php?products_id=6722&osCsid=7itg667mo2sen873fpkvv1pqs2 They are being discontinued but they can still be found. Before I got those I would put a dab of wood glue on the body post and then try to center the body on the post but that was a pain. But it did work the wood glue would get on the body and I would no where to put the holes. The wood glue was also easy to clean off the body posts when done.
Posted on: 6/29/2008 10:24 AM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Offcial xxx-t thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: Chris_RC I will try that gearing. And how often do you rebuild your transmission? Because I have heard that the Losi tranies arne't that good on their trucks and when I built it I might have not put enough diff grease in the tranny. I have about 15 runs on it with a crappy motor and it goes about 20-25MPH. [/quote] Losi trannys not that good?? lol your funny. It all depends on the user, I dont rebuild until something goes wrong. But if you put the tranny together rite it should last awhile. Ive had it last me almost a year b4 I had to rebuild it.
Posted on: 6/22/2008 3:14 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: JUST GOT MY E-MAXX!!!
Tje 3905 emaxx is insane on 7- cells. It has plenty of speed.
Posted on: 6/22/2008 2:17 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Soldering iron
The only way to ruin things with a 60 watt is to hold it on the solder joint to long. I used 30 watts for a while and it took longer to solder stuff, With the 60 watt things go a lot quickerand I get much better connections.
Posted on: 6/22/2008 8:50 AM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: Stampede questions! plz answer!!!!!
yeah as said above any stampede body will fit. Jconcepts makes a nice body too. http://www.jconcepts.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_6&products_id=222 Its not pre-painted though.
Posted on: 6/22/2008 8:22 AM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Traxxas Slash Vs Losi Desert Truck, which is better?
[quote]ORIGINAL: hpiguy [quote]ORIGINAL: PENGUINBLASTER!!! You can't turn a Slash into a well handling RC like the XXX-T (which is what the DT is based off of) with any available parts. Same goes for most traxxas cars. The slash is only designed to look good and handle the VXL, It will not accelerate in a straight line, no matter how easy you are on the throttle, it will push while cornering to the point that you won't know if your steering servo is even working. It will not jump higher than 3 inches without bouncing and flipping over. 2wd and tiny wheels and tires? What do you expect? [/quote] Wow, here's another fanboi using no facts, just brand loyalty. Your comments have all been proven false. Every one. [/quote] Id like to know how his comments were proven false? The slash will never handle as good as a xxx based chassis. Brand loyalty?? I bought aa rusty xl-1 when I first got into R and it was JUNK I was lucky to be able to run a full pack through it. My next purchase was a losi mf2 and i can run it all day with no problems, even bashing the heck out of the mf2 didnt phase it. The handleing is great and its a great basher even though it isnt made for bashin. My 3 yr old son ran it over 3 times with his power wheels 4-wheeler and didnt break anything.. Ive noticed that most traxxas owners upgrade just about everything on it Which is not needed with a losi. You get quality from the start. Sorry if I mispelled nything its bike week and im enjoying it, ALOT...
Posted on: 6/21/2008 6:11 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Want to go brushless, Mamba Max or Sidewinder
Get the sidewinder. But youll need better batts then what you got.
Posted on: 6/21/2008 3:17 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Dying Chrome Rims??..
[quote]ORIGINAL: PatrickBW Am having second thoughts.. Would prefer some cheap yellow dish rims I think.. But, would sure like to see some pics myself - if anybody has some chrome rims they've dyed black.... [/quote] Yeah id like to see what they would look like too. Ive been searching but all I can find is people talking about how cool they look but no pics.
Posted on: 6/21/2008 1:59 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Painting, Detailing & Bodies"
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RE: Dying Chrome Rims??..
[quote]ORIGINAL: PatrickBW Cool, thanks!! So I guess I'll just drop my Savage rims in the black dye and see what happens.. [/quote] Yeah if you can post a pic of them when there done. Id think it would look preety sweet.
Posted on: 6/21/2008 1:25 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Painting, Detailing & Bodies"
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RE: Dying Chrome Rims??..
Yeah they look pretty nice when you dye chrome. Here check this out. http://www.rpmrcproducts.com/faq/dyepg2.htm
Posted on: 6/21/2008 9:33 AM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Painting, Detailing & Bodies"
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RE: Diff question.
[quote]ORIGINAL: xXxCellARatOr i c, yeah thats what i was thinking. only thing is most of the time hardware stores dont have these specific sizes that our RCs use. Like for example the diff bearings have a specific size that u cant find ANYWHERE. i called so many bearing retailers and they were all stunned when i told them the specifications. But anyways, thanks, ill take a look and see what they have. Hopefully ill find something. [/quote] Ya its a hit or miss. You may get lucky and find them at a hardware store. Good luck and if I find anything ill let ya know.
Posted on: 6/20/2008 10:55 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: Diff question.
Check a hardware store. Just make sure the ones you get are steel cause thats what the original ones are made of. Im sure a hardware store would have them cheap.
Posted on: 6/20/2008 10:48 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: What are you all going to buy next??
My next RC purchase will be a Savage X 4.6 My first nitro, I cant wait!
Posted on: 6/20/2008 9:59 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: how to paint rims?
[quote]ORIGINAL: need_to_drift i was just wondering how i could paint rims for my rc cars. mainly my savage and nitro tc3 [/quote] As far as I know the paint will chip/flake off. your better off dyeing them with RIT dye. Of course if the rims are black then you wont be able to dye them I dont think. If you do paint them get paint meant for plastic (Krylon Fusion is 1) and clean the rims real good so the paint sticks good.
Posted on: 6/20/2008 9:39 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Painting, Detailing & Bodies"
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RE: Let's see your Monster Truck
[quote]ORIGINAL: Elite_Tux487 WOW..lol the first two pics of the camaro...I couldn't even tell it was a model!..... [/quote] Ya same here. Very scale looking.
Posted on: 6/20/2008 4:54 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Monster Trucks"
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RE: Tazer 12T Who makes this?
Ive had 2 tazer 15ts and 1 lost reverse but I think I was running a motor that was to hot for it. The second 1 took a dip in a pool and after drying for a daty it still works. For the money there a great buy.
Posted on: 6/20/2008 10:54 AM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Mamba 7700 2s lipo, Locked slipper all metal tranny.
I wouldnt lock the slipper, You will just strip gears even if there all metal gears somethings gotta give and if the slippers locked you can still strip metal gears. Why do you want to lock it??
Posted on: 6/19/2008 5:57 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: first porting job please tell me what u think
The pics are HUGE. Maybe smaller pics next time?
Posted on: 6/17/2008 8:36 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: need help battery/charger
[quote]ORIGINAL: javamaan My son got a RC suv as gift from overseas. It uses a JIADE lead acid battery not a regular battery pack. My issue is that the charger is 220v can't be used in US. I have spare Radio shack charger for 9.6v Nimh/NiCd battery pack. Can i use it on the lead acid one? The overseas charger has these output characteristics: DC 6v/200mA. The lead acid battery is rated 6v/700mA. The radio shack output is : DC 12V/280mA. They both have the standard connector for battery packs. Can you anybody give alternatives if this is not viable? Thanks. [/quote] Hey another NH guy. It sounds like you need to put in a 220 outlet. You could just get a different charger but then you would probably have put the connector from the 220 charger onto the new 1. Which wouldnt be as hard as putting a 220 outlet in your house. Walmart has some cheap lead acid chargers in the auto dept.
Posted on: 6/17/2008 2:29 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: who sells 5mm bore pinions ?
[quote]ORIGINAL: slogan every where you look brushless motors are selling,but with 5mm shafts,where or who sells the 5mm bore pinions.i was told to drill the holes out,come on now.if the market sells the 5mm shaft motors,they should sell the 5mm bore pinions tooo!help in finding the pinions.thanks [/quote] Yeah tower has them. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0095p?FVPROFIL=&FVSEARCH=robinson+5MM+++&search=Go There are other manufactures such as Novak that make the 5mm pinions too.
Posted on: 6/17/2008 1:01 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Nimh charger for Lipo
Not sure if this would be what you want but it will make it safer to use a Nimh charger to charge lipo http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=LOSB9607
Posted on: 6/17/2008 12:50 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: new truck
ya get a good charger and batts. Its going to cost but in the long run it will be worth it.
Posted on: 6/16/2008 11:56 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: The Ultimate Savage??!!
Man thats SWEET! I cant wait to get a savage 4.6 . Also very nice paint job! I like the red and black. Edit: Ive been looking at the 40 series wheel but I couldnt find the 23mm adapter, what did you use?
Posted on: 6/16/2008 9:14 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: PC power supply conversion, works sorta ?
Just use the yellow as positive and the black as negative. Useing the case as a ground could cause problems.
Posted on: 6/16/2008 8:18 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: What the...?
Probably for when its packed in a box. But its weird how they lay them next to the tranny like there part of it.
Posted on: 6/16/2008 8:13 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: PICS OF YOUR SAVAGES !!
[quote]ORIGINAL: pythonfan here is the vid guys http://youtube.com/watch?v=ci6sRb1VfUk [/quote] Cool vid, Thanks for sharing.
Posted on: 6/16/2008 4:15 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: Lost pinion set srew wrench
[quote]ORIGINAL: Sofwhitewolf its the stock 19t from traxxas for my pede. man i was afraid of that, no stores around here have that small..:( [/quote] They should youll probaly need to buy a set that has a bunch of sizes to get the 1 you need.
Posted on: 6/16/2008 3:13 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: 6 or 7 cell
[quote]ORIGINAL: jrc4120 Thanks. One more thing, I just saw i can get two Tenergy 4500 mah packs for the price of one at maxamps. Is having two of these worth it or am I better off with one pack that is better quality. Thanks. [/quote] If your running brushless you dont want tenergys they have a bad reputation and are known to be way over rated, in other words they say 4500 but you may be lucky to get them to take 3000 in a charge..
Posted on: 6/16/2008 2:41 PM by Author "SavageX78" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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