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Thanks guys!

I have a couple of HPI diff set-ups that I bought for something else so I stole one of those. I made the axles today and started on the pinion carrier. I have to make new springs and a yoke as well so I will be at this for a bit before I can get the truck going again:(. The weather is supposed to be nice again by the weekend though so I have to hurry up!

Reg

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Slowly plugging away at this. I still have to make a yoke, U bolts and maybe new leafs. Once I get the other pieces made and bolted together it will get a final coat of paint and installed.

Thanks for looking.

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nice work

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I finally have all the pieces ruffed in and back together. Just a couple little things and some paint and it should be up and running again... I hope!

PS: The pictures are poor...:(

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I finally got it finished and running again. Now I just need some sunshine and dry dirt!

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Looks good-should be strong enough now to haul some big loads.

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Looks great!

Kerst

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I always like to see what you have tacked together with that TIG welder. This rear has turned out very nice. You forgot to show us the internals. I want to see how you fitted the HPI gears in there.

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Reg very nice work looks very realistic.Ed

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I forgot to take pictures of the inside:o but, the center section is just held in place by the axles. Each axle has a spacer with a set screw and shim washers. This keeps the axles from moving in or out and also sets the backlash. The pinion is supported by 2 bearings and didn't require any shims. The truck deffinately turns better with an open diff but I think it will get stuck a lot easier now much like the real truck does! I drove it around with a cinder block in the back and it seemed to work fine so hopefully this holds up.

Thanks for the comments!

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I decided that while I had the truck torn apart I should fix some things that have bothered me since I built it. The front axle was a little too wide and looked stupid so I narrowed it and made some changes to the steering linkage. The truck turns much nicer now with an open diff and the axle changes, especially while loaded. I had a little time this afternoon to do some work to the driveway too:D! http://youtu.be/tnBsfW1KDws http://youtu.be/jpXgxhdb5Vc http://youtu.be/eeoa2V85pRk http://youtu.be/x_cnZYT-NWA http://youtu.be/Q6stG3P5LAs http://youtu.be/JZF9R5_hNeA

Thanks for lookin

Oh yeah... I made new foams for the rear tires too!

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If it wasn't for the things in the back ground of the pictures most people wouldn't know it isn't 1:1. Very nice job, congrat's.

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Great job!

Kerst

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Thanks guys,

I've been enjoying working on the Euc lately so I thought that I should finish up under the hood. This was part of the original plan but I was sidetracked for about a year with other projects so it never got finished until now. I think it turned out OK and makes the truck look complete. http://youtu.be/XLZ5Iu4IV2k

Thanks for looking

Reg

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Nice detail work on the engine-truck looks good overall.

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is it my eyes or is the engine block a car battery:confused:

Dave:)

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Great job Reg. Slick job on the motor, a unique touch.

Ben

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It's not your eyes:D.. its a 6 volt lead acid battery. The battery just lifts out and the rest stays bolted in place.

Reg

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looks awesome Reg... I have fond memories of the euclid as a kid My dad used to run one at a pit back in Nova Scotia .. and once and a while on saturdays he would take me to work with him and I got to drive around in it all day sitting on a empty milk crate.. :)

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Haha, Good times... When I was little my friends and I used to crawl up on the box and drop firecrackers down the exhaust stack of our R18. Years later when we got the truck running again some of the spent firecrackers came flying back out :eek: I remember my dad being like WTF? Where did those come from?... Oops...:D My best friend and I spent a fair bit of time driving the truck to build a motocross track here when we were teenagers. When we were 15 driving the old truck seemed pretty cool! Actually it still does...

Reg

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wow, amazing build man! (The fishing boat pics are cool too)

I love how you made the battery look like a motor too.

Very cool.

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^^^ what he said! Nice-I actually had to have a second take on it after skim reading the posts. That works very well indeed! Love the diff work to - you're got a good eye.
Glenn

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Thanks guys, it really means a lot to hear the compliments.
I cheated a little by using wood for the blower and exhaust manifold but it was A LOT easier to do it that way than out of aluminum. I don't have the necessary skills to machine parts like that yet... if ever! I would have liked to use a different motor on the belt drive so that it had more power at lower rpm but I only had a couple in my junk to choose from. With 1.5v the speed is good but it won't always turn it from a stop. With 6v it spins fast enough to throw a belt(rubber band) and looks rediculous not to mention that it wouldn't be long and the aluminum pulleys running on aluminum shafts would gall up even with oil on them. At that speed it throws oil everywhere!:D Maybe it really is a detroit under there?

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I've been tinkering with this on and off and today I was finally able to finish up under the hood. I used an old forward only esc to drive the fan motor but it is causing problems with my main drive esc. It works as normal with the under hood stuff turned off but after a short period of time if you have it on then the trucks esc goes into protection and won't come back on until you switch it all off and then back on. The under hood esc, steering and dump all work fine no matter what. I did have some problems initially with the little motor under the hood effecting the servos but I wrapped their leads through one of those ferrite rings and now it's fine. I'm guessing this motor is causing the issue but I don't know how to fix it. I'm not sure why it doesn't effect the esc right away and the amount of time it takes to screw up changes with each run. Maybe you electronic guru's out there can give some feedback?

I should mention that the forward only esc is a Novak Arrow and the other is a Proboat...

http://youtu.be/E6S_KtdWziQ

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You may need an external BEC . I learn this from my crawler experience having high torque steering servo's and the internal BEC in the ESC not being strong enough for it. With the added extra draw from the motor and ESC to run the belts it could drop into a low voltage protection for your drive motor and ESC. And with any additional electrical add-on ( including steering servo etc...) can cause voltage drop. Anyway , just put a Castle Creations BEC between the original ESC and your steering servo or belt ESC and all should be well, they only cost $20 http://holmeshobbies.com/Castle-BEC.html

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I have a couple BEC's kickin around so I'll give that a try and see if it helps.

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Cool , hopefully that works for you . Let us know.

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I ended up removing the red wire on the Arrow esc and that seemed to help. I'm not entirely sure that it fixed the problem but it seemed like it might have.

Had some decals made for this too, so here's what it looks like...I also picked up a new bench/cabinet...

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Got to love "Green" iron! another fascinating build and on point with the details.

Ap40

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I like that bench! Who makes that?

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The truck is nice too I suppose...... :D

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Thanks Ap40.

The bench is from Costco(I forget the make but can look). They had them after xmas but sold out really fast. When I seen that they had them again I had to get one before they were gone. It was $400 before taxes($30 more than the last time they had them).

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The Euclid got some mirrors today! How long do you think they will last?lol

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Reg

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I put together a little video showing all the build photos from this one. Since building this truck my selection of tooling has improved quite a bit. Looking at the pictures makes me appreciate that but also miss the extra space in my shop!

http://youtu.be/yIONwq22f8E

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Reg, I enjoyed the pictorial review. Had forgotten about some of the details and was re-fascinated to see them. Such a neat project and excellent workmanship!

Ken

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Thanks Ken, I'm not sure if I love this truck or hate it? I know I built Jackfish first but this truck pretty much started a giant snowball effect of shop machinery and RC equipment in our garage.....

Any progress on the Payhauler?

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Payhauler progress? Yes, but very slow. Had to learn that correct choice of aluminum alloy for bed is critical. 6061 does not like sharp bends, especially when soldered (300-degree) - cracks in the bends & the base metal. Have to redo with 5052-H32 which is recommended for metal forming. The lower bed rails & cross members are complete, along with rear pivots. Just have to start over with bed bending.

Ken

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Love that Euclid. There is one in Twisp belongs to Lloyd Logging not sure of the year it's still being used occasionally. Have to stop and check it out sometime. you sure was right this stuff is addictive. Guess I knew that from scale rc plane days. technology sure has advanced tho I'm lost about half the time Maybe I can learn.

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If you stop by to check it out please take some pictures! I am a big fan of Hi-Lite green!

I had the old truck and my excavator out this afternoon for a few minutes. I first had to fix a drive motor in the Volvo that I broke months ago. The part has been sitting in the cupboard for quite some time but I hadn't got around to swapping it out. Anyway, I only hauled a few loads but it was fun to step away from the small scale stuff for a bit.

Videos to follow eventually...

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Dang reg!!! It really is a work of art!! And the best part of these is we get to play with them!! I started backpedaling and just thought I would add to your motor problem. I found out if those ferrite rings (chokes) don't fix any interference with motor/servos/radio and you are using a brushed motor in any of this stuff just solder a capacitor from neg to pos motor terminals. I forget what muf's but all it does is eliminate a lot of the electrical noise from a dc brushed motor wreaking havoc on rx stuff. Had same problem in my springer tug boat, looked up what to use and completely eliminated twitches and esc problems.