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Carrier bearing installed, love the way these Lesu parts all work together, it bolts right to the crossmember and tucks up in the frame nicely.
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I don't know about yours but I installed my rear suspension a few days ago and I am not that impressed. When I pick the truck up there is nothing to keep the axles and springs from moving all over. The axles drop a bunch and the springs rock around. They need to have mounts on top of the spring pads to keep everything in place like a real truck(I will be making myself some). Also when using this style front tandem axle with stock Tamiya X members and KH spacing there is almost no upward travel. Kinda bummed with mine from a mechanical standpoint...:( Yours is looking very nice though and I am looking forward to the next update!:D
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Reg, Rigid does make a set that attaches the springs to the axles. It is the set with the red Links, Izzy has it on his daycab. I have owned this set along with ScaleArt and Oswald sets, none of mine have hooked the spring packs to the axles. I agree, they should be but I think that limits the axle travel. I also think all of these kits should have a brace or cross member running under the suspension tying the two bolsters together, haven't seen that done either.
My ScaleArt sets on my Wedico articulate very well. http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps8d7d3eaf.jpg http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...psa5ef877d.jpg |
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Looking very good great job I love what you did with your wedico, how did you get to lower the rear oswald/scale art suspension on the wedico?mine is just face down but in the air looks weird
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OK thank k you I k of what you mean I was admiring your and espefaan you guys did a great job
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Looking good. Great job.
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Looking good Craig! Keep it up :cool:
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This hobby has advanced so much since I bought my first King Hauler in 2009 but all this cool stuff comes with a heavy price which sure slows down the building. Funny thing, when I'm building I keep wanting to push on to the next step and sometimes even get discouraged about things taking too long but when the building is over the fun slows down for me. In someways for me the building and seeing progress and ideas come to reality is more fun than running these trucks around. In two years since being completed I haven't put an hour on my Wedico. I hope to add lights and sounds to this truck (someday), maybe that will be more of an attraction for me. |
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Same here I often build and complete projects but rarely actually use/have fun with them. Kind of adds a distraction from the daily grind which I guess is kind of the point of having a hobby ?
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Is that a Wedico Pete?
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Yes, it is. Hillbilly Deluxe. http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...ight=hillbilly http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps746553d9.jpg |
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I know this is off topic but what happened to Nate? I saw he was looking at this thread recently but he hasn't posted anything on his own stuff for about 5 years it seems:rolleyes::p. Did he ever finish ANYTHING?
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I would like to build somthing similar, with the same brand parts as you, but with a 8x8 configuration. I use my construction equipment in sand and loose dirt so I need the added traction. But I would like a full metal cab, will the scale art cabs work with this set up or maybe the Wedico?
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Here is a Wedico and a Tamiya floorboard next to each other. http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...pspg5prnbd.jpg http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps3wcrmfno.jpg That is the total difference, with both of the floors lined up on the other side. |
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Very close, thanks Claus, I think it would be cool to have the Wedico Pete, but your Right about the $$$. Like your thread on this new build, I haven't built my first truck yet, so it will be an experience, but I do want to use the lesu stuff, that why I really liked your pictures and idea's
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Hey Claus.
I am following this Peterbilt Project. A lot of goodies :) I'm thinking to use same sort of parts in my BeamHauler #3 Keep up the good work Claus. |
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Progress is slow, so many parts to buy. I did get my new grille. I bought from eBay seller viewsonicppcheng, He was awesome to buy from! I asked Him if he would make me a grille like His awesome Peterbilt grilles but I wanted the double round headlights and the hood ornament, the ones He has listed have one or the other. So he did and I got it today. I love the quality and detail. That hood ornament is very delicate, be careful if you buy one. I need to find a way of tightening the headlight mounting screws, no way of getting a tool in there.
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