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I did the 20 LED's so I could have the turn signals and hazard lights in the same bezel. I'm not a huge fan of having separate turn signals on the rear bumper. Yep, you got it, i have the SMX and M20+. I only run the M20+ for the lights though, because my motor is a brushless and the ESC isnt compatible with brushless..... Quote:
I'm ready for another meet too, playing in the real dirt is way more fun than the rubber.
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Looks really good
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Thanks!!
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But I agree the fact that the mfu Comes with a plug and play system is nice, but your right in expandability without buying a battleswitch to run extras...
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The SS kit cost me 230 Canadian and the aux board was 35 . So, for less than 300 bucks if your a MFU owner and don't want to switch systems for more light options, SS tronix will get you that. I'm finally getting close to that stage of MFU install on Sue's truck. Ill post some pics of the SS kit this weekend. Mario |
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Sorry , I rechecked what it cost me. 210 for the kit which will set up a truck and one trailer. They also offer Servo boards which can run motors, servos etc.
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Thanks J.D. The only thing that has me on the fence is the M20+'s kind of unique throttle stick control. It's got a cruise control feature, which I'm not sure I like just yet. It's kind of cool, but kind of unusual too. Guess I'm just going to have to try it! I know Servonaut makes other ESCs that don't have the cruise control feature.
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I agree, I like neutral brake and not the cruise control. Maybe just a matter of what you are used to.
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nice man those upgrades are sweet!
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I agree with everyone else the extras added to an already extremely nice setup
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You have done an absolutely great job with this truck, it looks emaculate.
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Well, it looks like I have to bring this thread back up....
Well as some of you know, my basement was flooded with about 3 feet of water two days before the Kansas show. I think we got about 20 inches of rain in 24 hours and the water had no where to go, except in. Just about everyone had some sort of flooding..... Along with all my tools floating across the basement, so were my models..... At that point I didn't care if I got shocked, I went wading into the mess and got all the high dollar stuff out of the water and put it in rice and kitty litter. Thankfully my 3D printer and my book of plans didn't get wet. Unfortunately, just about everything else got wet.... I'm still kicking my self for not bringing everything upstairs since I was leaving for the show the next day..... Someone must have been looking out for me, I only really lost my camera, everything else has worked so far Here are some pictures of the havoc... From where the water is on the steps there was another two steps below that. I've spent the past few weeks trying to clean up the mess and Ive also been building a new work bench. I think I tripled the work area so I will definitely benefit from that. I was able to get back to building this weekend now that I have things back under control... I thought I would do a few things to the truck and dump trailer since I had it torn apart, so I have some things on order and have a couple things planned. Here is the new work bench. The original work bench was only 7 ft long Here is the truck, in pieces... I opened up all the mechanical parts and cleaned and re-greased them. Now I'm just waiting on parts to arrive to begin rebuilding. Then the last update is on the trailer. I always thought the original "air ride" was a little sketchy so I replaced it. I also cleaned and painted the ScaleArt cylinder. Here is the original trailer suspension. I didn't really trust them with 30+ pounds of dirt on them.... And lastly the cylinder Thanks guys for looking! Hopefully I can finish this truck for good, third times the charm, right?
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Where's the cylinder?
Glad to see you made yourself more room to build and stuff!!! Looks great! Cant wait to see the changes you make on the truck
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Great work so far my friend.Paying attention to details really makes the truck look that much better...those mirror brackets look like real brackets keep up the work
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Hello can I ask how long the dump trailer is ?
Justin |
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The dump bed is just a little shy of 24 inches
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Sorry to hear about the water damage...that sucks...i Love that trailer. I'm thinking of building a 24' 1/4 frame ...that's the norm used here in Chicago...
Keep,the pics coming! |
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Not much of an update, but a few picture to share. I got it to a roller two weeks ago and Ive been designing and testing new parts for it, so it has taken me a while. Went with all rc4wd scale bolts since I had everything apart too.
Here is the roller. Steve will have quite a list on this truck when its finished tapered frame rails, cross memebers, wheels. I have a pair of tanks and air handlers but no pictures yet. Everything from Steve is gorgeous, second to none. Printed out a mount for the fifth wheel: I've been wanting some side marker lights for awhile now. I just didn't like how dark the side of the truck was.... so I started on these Now I just need another 28 bezels!!! Soon hopefully These still need to be sanded down because they are right out of the printer Also needed to do something about how the tanks strapped to the truck because the stock way wasn't cutting it.... Gave a shot at Peterbilt style hangers and while they aren't perfect they should do the job well. Now I just have to wait on the other 3 that are printing Then I sucked it up and bought a pair of these..... I still cant believe I payed $112 for two drive shafts.... Let me know what you guys think. I invite all criticism!
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