Granddad Stinky's Monster Truggy.

Granddad Stinky · July 9, 2017

27 minutes ago, _oliK said:

Does it even bottom out under full compression? o_O

Yes, it easily hits the deck. There's a lot more movement now I've moved the top mounts closer together, now 50mm between centres.

Granddad Stinky · July 10, 2017

Here's a quick sneaky peak, before I tear it down and swop from mock-up to proper built.

There's 55mm total suspension movement. 45mm ride height, 10mm droop/sag and it still touches the deck. (At the moment).

Kingfisher · July 11, 2017

How much travel is left in your shocks when the deck is touching the ground?

Granddad Stinky · July 11, 2017

28 minutes ago, Kingfisher said:

How much travel is left in your shocks when the deck is touching the ground?

It's about 2mm on all four. That should be around 3mm up and down movement.

The wooden parts are not very accurate. I've marked out the aluminium replacements, so I'll see how it is when they're fitted. There will be a choice of mounting points.

I've bought some 1mm aluminium for a full length skid plate and front ant rear bash plates. I'll have to wait until the end for the final ride setting. I don't want it to "bobble" around like some other trucks, with too hard suspension.

Granddad Stinky · July 11, 2017

Today's efforts....

These are Delrin replacements for the chassis bungs that take the suspension pivots. These ones fit. Hole 0.2mm smaller, small OD 0.3mm bigger, flange 1.0mm thicker. No play in 'ere!

Original one top right.

Cooling system installed. I managed to get one fan over a motor cooling slot. The other is right over the ESC heat sink. 😁

TheMidnight Pumpkin · July 12, 2017

One thing I like to do is drive my cars around in my house (at slow speeds) and at work down the long carpeted hallways. The nice thing about those cooling fans is they help should you choose to do this.

Inside driving is pretty fun even if you can't open it up. There always seems to be something that you didn't plan for, that makes it more fun! Like dragging a string for the cat to chase. Or jumping the wife's flip flops. Or making ramps with the couch cushions for a bit of crawling. The options are limitless when the women aren't home! -lol

Granddad Stinky · July 12, 2017

46 minutes ago, TheMidnight Pumpkin said:

One thing I like to do is drive my cars around in my house (at slow speeds) and at work down the long carpeted hallways. The nice thing about those cooling fans is they help should you choose to do this.

Inside driving is pretty fun even if you can't open it up. There always seems to be something that you didn't plan for, that makes it more fun! Like dragging a string for the cat to chase. Or jumping the wife's flip flops. Or making ramps with the couch cushions for a bit of crawling. The options are limitless when the women aren't home! -lol

Driving over my wife's foot while she's in church doesn't go down well. (I meant watching Wimbledon). How about donuts around the coffee table?

Granddad Stinky · July 14, 2017

OCD time again. STD shock screw.

5mm ball collars.

3mm stainless hex drive self tappers, extra long, polished of course.

M2.5 stainless washers, to stop the collar digging into the suspension arm.

Shiney! I might shorten the ball collar a little, when I'm on the lathe again.

Granddad Stinky · July 16, 2017

The pieces of wood have done their job, here's the real pieces, trial fitted before painting.

_oliK · July 17, 2017

Strange design?! Most shocktowers have got the holes in a horizontal curve instead of a vertical line. Some have even got several curves.

RC926 Yokomo Drift Package

Tamiya DB02

Also, there's a lot of unused space in your shocktower.

Granddad Stinky · July 17, 2017

Ahhh, That's because I made them and they're not finished yet. I've made them specifically for this suspension layout. See below.....

Granddad Stinky · July 17, 2017

Mounted the body posts today. Rear ones are the usual "hide them in the tyre", and I'm going to experiment with magnetic ones at the front.

Body and ride height are still being fiddled with.

Granddad Stinky · July 18, 2017

Lights!

Granddad Stinky · July 19, 2017

It's been pointed out that my unfinished shock towers were of a "strange design" and had "wasted space".

Here are the completed items with extra unbreakfulness built in. The next weakest link is breaking the ends of the chassis off. I think I'll give in to the forces of gravity if that happens. 🤷‍♂️

So, it's de-burr, dress, prep and spray time. Then I can build up properly. 👍🖖

_oliK · July 20, 2017

Thats more like it. Like the unbreakfulness.

Granddad Stinky · July 20, 2017

4 minutes ago, _oliK said:

Thats more like it. Like the unbreakfulness.

👍😁👍

TeaMonster · July 20, 2017

I cannot see any pics????it just says the image you are requesting is no longer available

Granddad Stinky · July 20, 2017

15 minutes ago, TeaMonster said:

I cannot see any pics????it just says the image you are requesting is no longer available

That's strange, some show and some don't. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

TeaMonster · July 20, 2017

7 minutes ago, Granddad Stinky said:

That's strange, some show and some don't. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Very odd, went back through the thread and some are there and some not within a single post?

Kingfisher · July 22, 2017

So much for imgur being a reliable 3rd party hosting site.

Granddad Stinky · July 22, 2017

1 minute ago, Kingfisher said:

So much for imgur being a reliable 3rd party hosting site.

I think it was my fault. I was trying to make folders and move stuff around. I made a folder private which messed it up. As I change it back, the photos reappear on here. 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤐

Granddad Stinky · July 22, 2017

I was held up waiting for these, to make the body clear the wheels. Now I can set the ride and body height properly, then I can dismantle and spray! Yippee! 😂