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09-07-2011, 08:34 AM | #1 |
Tire&Foam Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: C.I. Compound, Tyler, Texas
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| --- The Crawler Innovations XR-10 Build --
I am notorious for dragging my feet on things. This XR-10 build has been no different. It's not so much that I'm a procrastinator, it's just that new designs always have flaws and with the durability our bergs have given us, I had no desire to move to an XR-10. Crawler Innovations became a dealer for Axial through one of our other distributors so I purchased an XR-10 kit back in June. I gave the kit to my 9 year old son Gavin about two weeks after school got out for the summer. I showed him all the parts I had slowly collected for the this truck and gave him the option to build it box stock and sell it as a roller for the store and I would pay him for his labor. Or... he could build the truck for himself and it would be his new comp truck assuming he liked it of course. Well Gavin decided to keep it from the beginning. So he only assembled the axles from the kit. I had purchased a Y Town Crawlers, Carbon Fiber, V4 Beetle Juice from Jeremy back in April in Alabama at the East Coast Championship. So once Gavin assembled the axles, I began setting up the chassis and links. At first I used the Crawler Innovations delrin lower links. I used black low clearance delrin links in the front and black REAR high clearance delrin links in the rear. It was set up in a 60/40 configuration. It was OK, but I did not like how my titanium upper links turned out looks wise. Being a newb with the XR-10, I also was unsure what direction to actually go with the truck. Do I use front axle cases for both the front and rear? Should I modify the rear lower links to mount to the rear shock mount? Is 60/40 best for this truck? Etc, etc, etc... I tend to over think things. So... I scrapped the first set up and went for a K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) set up. I ordered titanium upper & lower links from Chaotic Crawlers along with there Ti steering link for VP Knuckles. I used 3.5 Traxxas shocks in the front and 4.0 Traxxas shocks in the rear. I also kept the axles and mounting positions as designed. Slowly the truck came together, but it's taken three months to get it running. Mostly from me being busy running the business and partly from a lack of interest. With the historic heat wave Texas is having this summer, it's been to hot to work in the shop and too hot to go out and crawl. We have finally had some nice weather this last week. I took advantage of the Labor Day holiday and finished this truck. We have the ETXRCC season opener competition this Saturday and we will see how this trucks performs on the rocks in competition. Specifications: - Axial XR-10 Axles Front axle Upgrades: BWD HD Steering Servo Mount BWD HD Steering Arm Chaotic Crawlers Ti Steering Link Crawler Innovations Engraved Servo Guard RC4WD Hardened Steel Gear Set Rowdy Racing Battery Tray VP Aluminum C - Hubs in Black VP Aluminum Steering Knuckles in Black VP Aluminum Motor Plate in Black VP Aluminum Transmission Case in Black VP XR-10 Knuckle Weights Rear upgrades: BWD HD No Flex Rear Axle Brace RC4WD Hardened Steel Gear Set VP Aluminum Motor Plate in Black VP Aluminum Transmission Case in Black Shocks; Front: 3.5 Traxxas Big Bore 3 Hole Piston 15 Weight Oil JeepinDoug Mini T Spring Cups for 2.2 Mini T Soft front springs Shock Cap Mod Rear: 4.0 Traxxas Big Bore 2 Hole Piston 30 Weight Oil JeepinDoug Mini T Spring Cups for 2.2 Mini T Firm front springs Shock Cap Mod Limited Externally 1/4" with fuel tubing Chassis: Y Town Crawlers, Carbon Fiber, V4 Beetle Juice Skinz: Custom Made by Freq-E-Tag Designs Links: Chaotic Crawler Titanium Link Set for the Y Town Crawlers, Carbon Fiber, V4 Beetle Juice Electronics: - Hitec 7955 Steering Servo; programmed and wired directly to the BEC running 7.4 Volts. - 2 x Castle Creation Mamba Micro Pros; I disassembled these, removed the on/off switch at the board, removed all castle wiring, installed 18 Gauge wire, shortened the receiver leads at the circuit board, and programmed them. - CC BEC; programmed to 7.4 volts with shortened leads and re-shrink wrapped - wantamix V2.0; I got with Losikid (Austin) about two months ago to work with him on these. My original wantasummit mix was glitching and I was never happy with it on my berg. I was also not excited about the super long leads and added weight. He came up with a new firmware and a new design. So we tested it and it was definitely an improvement over the original design. On this XR-10, the unit performs flawless. The unit on my berg is still having occasional issues, but I think I have narrowed it down to the DX3R. So the DX3R will be going in for repair soon. Motors: 2 x Holmes Hobbies 35T Hand Wound Batteries: 850mah Turnigy 3S Lipos 460 mah Turnigy 3S Lipos We are still testing battery brands, C ratings, and mah size. So far these Turnigy batteries are doing great. The last few Hobby City batteries have failed prematurely and not held up under load. Pictured Wheel, Tire & Foam Set up; Front: VP DH1 Bead Locks (1.25" width wheel) Crawler Innovations Aluminum Weights HB White Dot Sedona siped & grooved Crawler Innovations Double Deuce Foams; Firm Inner, 2.00 Width, Soft Outer 460 Hub Rear: VP SLW V4 Bead Locks (1" width wheel) Crawler Innovations 1/4 wheel widener mounted on inside (brings the wheel to 1.25" width) HB White Dot Sedona (no mods to tire) Crawler Innovations Double Deuce Foams; Firm Inner, 2.00 Width, Medium Outer 600 Hub I am always humbled and amazed by the success Crawler Innovations had received. This little sticker reminds me of that and I am grateful for all the support and encouragment I have received from customers and RCC members. Thank you so much for making this possible. Ready To Run Weight - 6 Pounds exactly |
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