JPS Tremor CLODBUSTER, action pics added 6/19

[scr8p]

that looks awesome melvin.

[MelvinsArmy]

Here's a parts run down.

Thunder Tech Racing Tremor chassis.
JPS Pro aluminum Clodbuster axles.
AE shocks. Duh!
New Era front bumper/servo mount and skid plate. I switched out the JPS bumper because it doesn't have a skid mount.
InetRC upper link mounts. I switched out the JPS pieces because they don't have an anchor to keep them from spinning.
Novak Super Rooster.
Twin Trinity Speed Gems 17x2 Amber motors.
JPS 5 spoke aluminum wheels.
Thunder Tech Clodbuster ball diffs, front and rear.
Thunder Tech Clodbuster CVDs up front.
Thunder Tech Clodbuster straight axles in the rear.
Full bearings.
Hitec 5645 servo.
Proline C-10 long body.
Stock Clod tires.
Stock Clod counter gears and shafts.

That's about it.

Action pics to follow, if the weather holds this weekend.

[Dr. Robotnik]

Woah, that looks awesome. How big is it compared to an RC10 for example?

[MelvinsArmy]

Thanks for the compliments guys. I think this might be my all time favorite RC.

Dr. Robotnik, it's quite a bit bigger than an RC10. I'll take a side-by-side shot so you can get an idea.

[MelvinsArmy]

Here's a side by side pic to compare Mr. Robotnik. The Clodbuster dwarfs the RC10. The Tremor chassis is 19 inches from nose to tail.

[MelvinsArmy]

I'm pretty proud of my work tonight. I started off cutting some strips of J Concepts chassis protector to cover the bottom of the rear gear box. It's fine for the large, flat parts, but the skinny ridges and curves are just too tight for it to work in. I definitely didn't want to add a full bumper and skid to the rear, it's just not my style. I like to build things as clean as humanly possilbe. So, I got to thinking about a mini-skid. I took a piece of 1" aluminum angle and made this. I think it will keep the scratches off my axle quite well.

The piece:



The piece installed:

[badhoopty]

very nice dude.

have you considered runnin' lipo?...

[MelvinsArmy]

Thanks man. I'm really happy with it. It's great when you can surprise yourself with crap you make. A piece of scrap aluminum, a ruler, a Sharpie, a drill, a Dremel and about 20 minutes and a beer later and you've accomplished something. Great feeling.

I don't know much about Lipos at all. I know they've been around for a little while. I saw an incredible electric RC heli demonstration a few years back that ran on lipos. But, I've since heard stories about people blowing them up charging them and stuff like that. Are they reliable now? What are the advantages over nimh's?

[Dr. Robotnik]

Wow, its huge...the RC10 looks pretty immense too. Thanks for the pictures. Oh and I like the fabrication work

[Asso_man!]

very nice dude.

have you considered runnin' lipo?...

hey Hoopty, you've left an addiction for an other it seems

[badhoopty]

i would say the main advantage of lipo's are a drastic reduction in wieght and size.

dude i cant tell ya how freaking rad a lipo battery is... check out maxamps.com and just check out thier lipo section.

i've only had some for a couple weeks and havent really used the ones in the crawler or tuber10 other than bench testing and runnin around the living room, but the micro-t's both have them and they rock.

i dunno, maybe i'm just excited about tech all the sudden because i'm actually starting to run the things.

i got a real nice charger and balancer and have taken the time to read up on lipos and all that. i very much doubt i'll ever have one explode. i think alot of that stuff you hear is extreme examples of abuse or accidents where a cell got damaged and it went unnoticed until it either ballooned or popped.

[Daddeo]

Wow, nice Clod!

I have been running LiPo's for a little over a year now and I love 'em too!

[MelvinsArmy]

Here's some action shots from yesterday. This truck is a total blast. Got a lot of attention in the park too.










My camera was doing crazy stuff for this one:



5 packs later, taking a rest:

[Snake Plissken]

nice truck! I really like the way you mounted an after market body but still kept it box art. BTW that RC10 body is cool! Can you post more pics of it?

[Rider400]

Unreal build!