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  1. AndyCW
    I liked the green, but after seeing this I would have preferred orange. v/r Andy
  2. AndyCW
    I drove one of those when I was in the Army. It was harder than I thought. Good thing I just needed to drive it across the motor pool. (parking lot) v/r Andy
  3. AndyCW
    It reminds me of a Mustang. There are not many other muscle car or pony cars that came in red with write stripes. v/r Andy
  4. AndyCW
    We all know Lego won't make this, but if you do, I would buy a set. It also looks like I should get myself some Bionicle ball joints and try again with my IRS crawler. v/r Andy
  5. AndyCW
    It is nice to see some old school building styles on here every now and then. v/r Andy
  6. AndyCW
    Cool. I'm looking forward to the video. Mine will definitely be uglier. v/r Andy
  7. AndyCW
    After seeing your post about the upcoming project, I have been working on my own snowmobile. I have snow here and have tested. I think you may have a problem with the front skis. They look tip heavy and not wide enough. This means that they will dig in very easily, if the snow is soft. Of course, your weight bias on the track may make this observation moot. Good luck. On another related note, has anyone tried to order the red rubber cleats directly from lego? The prices on bricklink are scary. My snowmobile (sled) is awaiting a bricklink order for rev 2. v/r Andy
  8. AndyCW
    I am reminded of this video I saw a couple of months ago. It is a rat rod Jeep called Death Wish. Check it out.
  9. AndyCW
    Yeah this is pretty much what you talked about. I sometimes have problems with the hockey spring re-centering the pole reverser properly. Other than that, 5:1 gearing is adequate to drive PP tires. It will lift a tire accelerating with Unimog tires. Getting the 12t half bevel to not pop with a 20t db was a challenge. It needed a double shear pinion support and 2 studs worth of pinion snout bearing. v/r Andy
  10. AndyCW
    I am currently using a 9.6vdc custom battery pack with a relay to bypass current limitations on the receiver. The relay is made from a pole reverser switch, a PF med, and a hockey spring. It results in about 2.5 times more torque than through the receiver. It completely changes needed gear ratios and structure strength requirements. It is like stepping up to buggy motors all over again.
  11. AndyCW
    I can operate a single 5292 and a servo from a single v2 IR rx and powered by a single LiPo. Try doing it without any load on either the servo or motor. It is true that when I activate the servo, I can hear the 5292 motor "draw down", but no to the extent that you are talking about. It even worked with a v1 IR rx, just not very well. What you are describing seems like abnormal behavior and an indication of a problem. v/r Andy
  12. AndyCW
    What year corvette? My father in-law has two and I have been to the National Corvette museum. v/r Andy
  13. AndyCW
    I like the idea of a Plymouth Prowler MOC. I believe Hennessy motorsports in Houston Texas did conversions of some sort to them. Either way they make an excellent cruiser even if they aren't terrible fast stock. Some people swap newer hemi v8s into them.
  14. AndyCW
    The track width looks odd. Would the track width be more to scale with these tires? 81.6 X 38 balloon v/r Andy
  15. AndyCW
    HMMWV use inboard brakes with portal axles on an independent suspension. Works great. The skill evident in the built so far is promising. The design so far though... leaves a little to be desired. I am hopeful that we will see another revision and a complete built. Anxiously awaiting the next update on this project. v/r Andy
  16. AndyCW
    I love the scale and can't wait to see a video of the performance. v/r Andy
  17. AndyCW
    This looks promising. I hope you enjoy the build. I worry about the 12t bevel to 20t double bevel in the center section. I have seen the pinion gear climb the ring gear and cause gear deflection and then the 12t bevel gear ground its teeth off. However; with only one PF Large for power there should not be any problems. After seeing some of your other work, I am eager to see the results of this project. v/r Andy
  18. AndyCW
    You have to use 8880 wheels, but numerous tires fit on them. His u-joints are failing. The center piece "pops" out of either end. They are staying put because there is slack in them and they can compensate for little differences. v/r Andy
  19. AndyCW
    Looks amazing. Is there a video available or in the works to demonstrate the performance? v/r Andy
  20. AndyCW
    The standard wishbone control arm suspension may be more in tune with what you need. The level of power applied will determine to a great extent how strong you need everything to be. The more power, the harder the crashes will be, the stronger you need stuff to be to prevent breakage. A real full scale trophy truck breaks when they crash into immoveable objects, why would a model be any different. v/r Andy
  21. AndyCW
    The newer wheel hubs might be a solution to your strength issue. They also move the steering pivot further inside the wheel and will reduce the forces on the steering rack. The question is whether or not they are stronger than the u-joint style hub. Testing is how we all learn about the limits of these parts. I am eagerly awaiting the results of this. It also looks like you are using the old 8t gears on the axle. Scaling up crawlers creates many issues. Good luck. v/r Andy
  22. AndyCW
    Plate number 01179 here. v/r Andy
  23. AndyCW
    The 8880 hubs might be stronger and eliminate the need for one of the u-joints. This may free up enough room for the HD u-joint. These hubs might also eliminate the wheel wobble that you mention. You can also use them to get ackerman geometry, caster, camber curve, and other geometries. Reducing the diameter of the wheels will also relieve some of the stress on the u-joints. v/r Andy
  24. AndyCW
    There are two classes of trophy truck one with 2wd and the other with 4wd. v/r Andy
  25. AndyCW
    24:1 WOW I am not sure that you will be happy with this setup. Excessive torque and exceptionally slow.
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