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    Finished at last. Mod Pumpkin

    in Monster Trucks, 4x4, Wheelie Rigs and Crawlers

    Posted

    Nothing special, you may say to yourself, but I'm a C5 Tetraplegic, ( have functional deltoid and/or biceps musculature. Can internally rotate and abduct the shoulder, which causes forearm pronation (lowering) by gravity. Wrist flexion is similarly produced. I can externally rotate the shoulder and cause supination and wrist extension. I can bend the elbow, but elbow extension can only be produced by gravity, or by forceful horizontal abduction of the shoulder and inertia or shoulder external rotation.)

    I use the screwdrivers in me teeth and wrestle the pieces of car around the desk with the little arm and wrist function i have. Pick the screws or any metal up with magnetic screwdriver. Need the odd bit of help. A vice on my desk helps for somethings. Takes hours to do even the slightest thing, but ultimately satisfying when done.

    Hope you like it. ( I'm showing off really).

    Edit 28.08.16

    OK. Got my modding head on again and modded the Pumpkin. Spent ages trying to get the front suspension right. tried one way but the wheels had a lot of flex in them. So bought yet more balls and rod end and turnbuckles. ( I could open a shop) then with fiddling got it better, But the wheels may catch the shocks on full lock. May need to limit turning on the Tx.

    So what did i do? Added 2 more shocks. FX10 front conversion. Oil adjustable shocks all round. CSC shock braces (fibre-lyte.co.uk ) for front, rear, and 5th/6th shock plate in and under frame. Centred servo. Kimbrough Servo saver Medium. Aluminium front bumper. Bigger anti roll bar wheels. Aluminium rear shock lower mounts.

    Enjoy.

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    Wild Dagger Code Name: C5

    in Monster Trucks, 4x4, Wheelie Rigs and Crawlers

    Posted

    I'm a C5 Tetraplegic. Meaning i am paralysed from the neck down with some arm movement.

    I use screwdrivers in me teeth and wrestle the pieces of car around the desk with the little arm and wrist function i have. Pick the screws or any metal up with magnetic screwdriver. Need the odd bit of help. Sawing and dremiling done in a vice on desk. Takes hours to do even the slightist thing. So please bear this in mind when you see my "C5" Wild Dagger

    MODS SO FAR:

    1. Metal bearing all round

    2. 20T PINION GEAR

    3. 4 X SP808 Tamiya TG10 Long Wheel Axle #50808

    4. Ofna Rear Dogbones ( used all round ) #OFN17145

    5. Schumacher 14mm screw on hex ( NEED TO DREMIL THE PIN SLOT TO 2MM ) #U2682

    6. Multi Wheel Widener Adapter for TXT-1 Clod Maxx Savage ( needed to dremil inside edge to fit the Schumacher 14mm hex )

    7. HPI Savage X M4x70mm Turnbuckles #93535 ( had to cut down to 64mm ish to fit )

    8. KYOSHO 6.8MM Ball Ends (OFFSET TYPE) #IS053

    9. Losi Steering Ball Set 6.8mm: 8B,8T #LOSA6050 (used screw on ones on servo saver )

    10. KYOSHO 6.8MM BALL PIVOT MT114 ( on steering knuckles )

    11. OFNA Heavy Duty Servo Saver w/CNC Top #10762

    12. MG995 Tower Pro Servo

    13. Shock towers from www.fibre-lyte.co.uk

    14. Aluminium right angle bolted to chassis for extra shocks

    15. 8 x Aluminium BIG BORE Shock Damper for T-Maxx 3.3 2.5 E-Maxx

    16. 2 X HPI GT 550 14.4V MOTOR #1145

    17. HPI GT Speed Controller 14.4V Dual Battery #309

    18. Kitchen chop board to hold second battery in

    19. 2 x 7.2v 4400 NIMH Batteries.

    20. HPI SAVAGE XL FRONT AND REAR BUMPER + F/R/ SKIDPLATES

    21. Made my own centre skid plate out of gavalanized metal with foam inset between chassis.

    22. Made my own crude skids over arms out of a plastic bistuit tin.

    23. Custom nylon unbreakable EL8 Rhino Bar Stinger.

    24. Used the HPI front bumper lower down at the front for extra protection.

    MAYBE FIT

    25. Bigger wheels and tyres. What about these? HPI GT5 wheels with GT2 TIRES. They say the GT2 Tires are lightweight

    I used a 2 channel stick controller with car gear knobs on top of the sticks on my laptray, but had to look down to see when my hands sliped off them. Hense crashing and knackering car. So I joined a PC joystick to the rc controller. I have several joystick in bits from making one I could hold on to for my PC games, but the potentiometer wouldn't work with the Acoms AP-202 I had. I couldn't find ( didn't know ) which ones to buy online. So bought 3 old transmitters off ebay for £5. Took them apart and found the potentiometer from an Acoms AP-227 MK2 fitted my Genius MaxFighter F-16U joystick. ( with a couple of washers and superglue and a bit of soldering by my Mum + Dad ) I cut the wires in the Acoms AP-202 between the potentiometer and circuit board. ( 3 wires from each potentiometer ) Then add some 3 pin fan wires from a computer to the ends. Male on the potentiometer, Female to the circuit board. These come out of the transmitter through holes made in it. You can then plug the 2 ends in and use the transmitter as normal. Or unplug then and plug in the Male 3 pin wires from the potentiometer on the joystick to the female wires on the transmitter for PC joystick control. I modded the joystick handle using the original bottom part of the joystick handle. The top half is replaced with 8mm threaded bar and 2 nuts. Pieces on tube steel covered in foam padding, and a piece of wood so I could "hold" onto it better. The wood on top jams against my hand when pulling back.

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    14mm Wheel Hex Hub.

    in General discussions

    Posted

    Well i bought these schumacher U2682 14mm wheel hexs and the gap for the axle pin is 1.5mm. Not 2mm like the tamiya ones. so they don't fit. £20 down the drain. Unless i can get 1.5mm pins and widen them in the middle with tape. Any one know who sells 1.5mm pins? I know HPI do, but there only 8mm long. Which is to short. Schumacher do a bag U1633, but i would need 2 bags just for 4 pins. I don't need the other sizes in the bag.

    Wild Dagger Needs More Speed.

    in Monster Trucks, 4x4, Wheelie Rigs and Crawlers

    Posted

    These are the shocks.

    Link Removed - Please read the rules regarding live ebay links

    On order i have

    2 x HPI GT 550 1145

    Ofna 17145 REAR DOGBONE EVO OFN17145

    Tamiya TG10 Long Wheel Axle

    Multi Wheel Widener Adapter Link Removed - Please read the rules regarding live ebay links

    Do i need to do that mod to these HPI GT 550? Can't i just stick them in?

    What about a better steering servo? or is stock fine? I have 2 spare. And what is a servo saver? Do i really need one?

    Wild Dagger Needs More Speed.

    in Monster Trucks, 4x4, Wheelie Rigs and Crawlers

    Posted

    Well tried it out my Wild Dagger with 8 shocks on the road. I couldn't belive how slow it was compared to the Boomerang i just built and tried for the 1st time the same day.

    So would an up grade to 2 x HPI GT 550 and 2 x 4500mAh NiMH ( don't want LIPO'S as i just made 6 x 6 cell NiMH packs ) and a 14.4v ESC make a difference?

    If yes? Which ESC will do. No soldering if possible. Would the HPI GT ESC be OK? Or is there a cheap one out there? Must have reverse.

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