Alloy Build (FINISHED) also, undecided on name.

[jwscab]

make sure you have some wax or sealant on that purty thing. Man, that is sweet!

[GreenHell]

Now we know what was in Marcellus Wallace's suit case...

[myfordcnc]

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wouldn't anodize a thing.

[DMAT]

Looking at putting electronics in this thing too. So far the only thing I've found that I can work with is the steering servo. Turnigy MG959 v2 has an aluminum case that can be polished up. I'm not sure about a receiver, ESC, or motor yet. You guys can see what I'm going for so far so I'd be open if you have any suggestions on those items.

[jwscab]

novak had a chrome plated receiver.

I'd look for an esc that has a big old heatsink you can remove and de-anodize and polish up externally.

a motor with aluminum endbells would probably be your best bet, or just a stock type motor with no label so its chrome.

[GreenHell]

If your going brushless...

Both my Orion R10 and LRP Flow have aluminum cases and heat sinks, either one should polish up nicely.

[DennisM]

Perhaps a warning was in place

[Y'ernat Al]

That is just awesome. Hope to see you go the full monty with a chrome painted body.

Btw, I think imo the best way to solve your rear dogbone fitment is half way down the first page of this thread:
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=16610

[sandkil]

This might be something for the project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvyuwhJCyb4

[myfordcnc]

I just want to see more sexy pictures of naked alloy. What are you doing for castor blocks and steering arms? Rims?

[DMAT]

Right now, im waiting on parts for the front wheels. I'll be doing the live axle with an onboard carrier from strc that I had to drill out on the inside. I'm waiting on some hinge pins from Amain and bearings from avid. The same rod ends I have for the caster will be for the steering linkage. Im waiting on some metal spacers from mcmaster and I'll need to modify 2 rod ends to work for the center linkage.

hopefully all my orders should arrive thursday or friday so I can put more together this weekend.

just a side note, looking at strc's website, an sc10 4x4 rear hub carrier might have been a better choice for the rear wheels as it doesnt look to widen the rear.

[DMAT]

order from Amain, Mcmaster carr, and avid came in. Test fit the the front end together. The front axle needed more modification to work b/c the king pin hit it. All i need now is a small spacer for the axle.

I modified 2 rod ends to be slightly shorter so they would work for the middle link.

what defines the difference between a hard pack and soft pack for batteries. I'm creating a battery cover with a 2x1x0.14" channel and after cutting it to length. Right now I have a 7.4v 20C 5400 venom battery that fits snugly inside the channel. I think the battery a soft pack but inside this case/cover/heatsink, is it now a hard pack? The battery holder part of the bulkhead will be removed for this to work. I also need to create a solution for holding down the cover.

pictures to come after I have deanodized and polished up the new parts.

hoping I have roll cage in hand tomorrow. USPS seems to have failed me again for an on time delivery.

[JK Racing]

hard packs are in a plastic casing, soft packs are usually just shrink wrapped.

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

AWESOME!!!

[TheSpeedway]

Dont pic a color.. clear annodize it. The make an eletric turntable for it and build a lighting set up that changes color so it just cycles through numerous colors.