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Pimp Slapped TLT Comp
Rig
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| I tore down the tuber and sold the chassis,
wanting something different.
Say goodbye to this rig... |
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hello to this one. Granted, it's just a mockup at the moment.
Specs:
Pro-Line C10
2.2 narrowed Pedes with Moabs
Rock Rings
Pede trans
HiTec 645 steering servo
Holmes Revolver/Mamba brushless
JR XS3 Pro radio
Heavy Duty steering links
Pimp Slap chassis
LiPo battery
Revo shafts
Crawford 1" axle wideners
Aluminum wheel hexes
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| I got
the body painted tonight. It's Pearl lavender backed with silver,
black bed and black logo painted on. |
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| I only
wear stickers for products and services used on the vehicle or that I
support non-parts-wise, like RC Driver. |
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| I cut
it down low for clearance, plus I love the look if the thinner bodies. |
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Finally got the chassis in. Okay, it only took a couple days, but
it felt longer! |
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| I am
still running Revo shafts, but nearly everything has been upgraded.
There is a lathe motor currently in the trans, but I have a brushless
setup from Holmes Hobbies on the way. |
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| As you
can see, finding places to mount things is a challenge! |
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think the battery will have to go on the rear axle, until I ever switch
to LiPo (which should be happening in a week or two) |
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| I used
the old steering links as the rear lock-out, I still need to repaint
them. |
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original links that came with the Slap went from the backbone to one of
the holes already on the axle, but it interfered with mounting things
the way I wanted. I made some new links and installed them via a
link mount on the axle instead. |
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I did the same thing in the front
and used the link to route the servo wire away from danger. |
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I got this tip from a member of RCC
for the front body mounts. It works great, but the stock TLT body
mount are too short for the body height I want. |
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This is a Christmas gift to me, a
new JR synthesized radio. Sweet. |
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| A shot
of the underside shows several screws that I might switch out to lower
profile button heads, but we'll see if they are even an issue at all. |
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| The
clearance is, well, awesome. |
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| Here i
the body posed on it, at the height I plan to run it. Looks good! |
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| It
came with several stickers, this one included.
"I'VE BEEN PIMP SLAPPED" |
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| A new
645MG and The Crawler Store heavy duty steering links will get the tires
where I want them. |
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| One
more final shot. I can only wait for the rest of the parts to come
in, mainly the brushless motor and esc. |
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| Mamba
25 Brushless controller arrived today |
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| Along
with my new Holmes Hobbies Revolver brushless motor.
MMMMmmmmmmm, so sweet. |
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I made an antenna/RX/power switch
mount to keep everything clean. |
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| My new
rock rings came in today s well, the last set of it's kind. |
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| Here
is a current shot. All that's needed is longer body posts and an
adaptor plate for the brushless motor. |
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| I
suppose it's time to update what's been done to this truck...
Biggest difference is the body. I ran a full body for a bit, but
finally shaved it down, removed the windows and dropped it as low as it
would go. |
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| I
installed RC4WD bead locks with M2K's, and Airsoft rounds in the front. |
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| The
motor was yanked and it's now running a faithful 55t lathe. |
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| The
old Rooster was replaced with a new one |
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| I did
a BTA swap, it works great and allows for better approach clearance. |
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Biggest change under the hood was the dig. On a Pimp, it was
tricky, but it works great. |
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| Broke some steering linkage AND pulled the
tire from the bead. |
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| Here
marks a massive rebuild. I sold my High Lift :( but am putting all
the money back into my comp truck. |
RC4WD R2
CheapBatteryPacks 1500Mah 8-cell packs
Mamba Max
Hyperion Z3013 Brushless motor
MIP CVD's
Xtreme RC custom Mo-2k's
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Battery packs arrived, what a difference. I am very pleased so
far. I haven't had much of a chance to run them, I stripped a
pinion in the front diff as soon as I got the battery installed. |
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| New
body, same as old, just different color. It's HOT pink, but
doesn't seem to capture well on film. It comes out red.
Faskolor Pink with chrome roof, looks pretty cool... |
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| I know
this is a very weak area from the last body I ran, so I reinforced it
with a piece of custom fit lexan. |
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| The
best sticker I ever put on a comp rig... |
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| Used
to be a CVD... |
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