newbie 1st build custom grand hauler
 

Hi all i'm a newbie to the hobby, so please excuse my ignorance. about a month ago I was messing around online and came across the orange stretched king hauler on ***'s web site ,and decided I had to have one. a few weeks ago I had a grand hauler delivered, I built it and am moving on to a semi-scratch build. I figured if I started a thread it'd motivate me to see it through completion.

so my first question is I just bought two lesu axles, and the rear link suspension kit, it came with the brackets to mount the lower links to the axle but no way to install the upper wishbone link the the axle housing, has anybody come across this?

thanks for the help :D
Scott M

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Hi, I cant really help you with your question but please post some pics so that you could get the proper help ;) congrats on your new Grand Hauler cant wait to see pix of that by the way.

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here's hopefully the first pic
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Doesnt that setup come with a full suspension attached?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LESU-TRACTOR...sAAOSwl8NVZjGV


It's weird that your axels dont have the pins on top for the wishbone, Also weird that, that entire suspension does not come pre assembled. Looks like there should be two holes on top and bottom where you can attached that center pin for the wishbone.
Maybe who ever you got this from didnt include it?

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im having a heck of a time trying to figure out how to post pics

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that's what I thought but im missing the upper mount, and im I supposed to drill the new housing? thanks

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The easiest way to post pix is to take photos and then put them up on photobucket, copy the direct link and press the little mountaint image on here and paste in the box that comes up.

Honestly, I wouldn't drill them, I think that you should contact who ever you got them from and say hey listen its missing the mounts. The axles are useless without that wishbone part. The axles should have the holes already drilled to mount the part.

Unless you can figure out a way to use tamiya suspensions with the axles but than that will defeat the purpose.

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oh and make sure your picture size is 800pixels wide by 600pixels tall

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thanks I'll check to see how big the pics are

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Hello Scott

The missing parts you need is not included in the kit.....and that is stupid.
the only seller that will include that is amusingparts123 on evilbye.
But you need to ask him to do that....who would know you need to ask for it anyway. Hope you can solve the problem. good luck

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Oops i forgot to say, He told me he will include them for free !!! on ordering axle kit. But you need to remind him to do so. every time....:eek:

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Right on thanks guys. It was semi joes truck shop. What bs that the brackets aren't included. I thought that I got everything that was in the pic minus the axles. But he also miss led me on the aluminum frame pieces his picture shows 3 but he only ships one. After I get my axle brackets I'm done dealing with him.

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Does anybody here have a shredder grill or two of them I could purchase?
Thanks again

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welcome to joes. ask for the parts if he wont help you file a claim with ebay
as missing parts!!!!

side note these trucks are like pringles you cant have just one

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Hey Scott M, If you scroll down in the add page it says you need extra parts depending on what axle your using. Not sure if that is the part you are missing? I've ordered a bunch from Joes and never had a problem (some times extra parts) maybe just lucky? But like bigford said you can file a claim and it should work out one way or another.

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I wish I would have thought about requesting them before ordering the brackets I don't see how he has such a good trader rating, with the way he does the bait and switch.

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Oh Lord my aching wallet! Don't say that! :jaw:

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one truck, two truck, red truck, cat excavator LOL!!!

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I would love to get an ecavator. Just have a hard time justifying spending that kind of money.

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Close your eyes and grab some $$$ and let them free..........It's so much fun with hardware.........:cool:

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finally thanks for tip on posting pics. I'm using a grand hauler cab for the new build, so started by cutting the head lights out. I tried finding a local source for styrene, but no luck so far.
http://http://i516.photobucket.com/a...n/IMG_5587.jpg

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I wonder why the pics aren't coming up
:confused:

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So I ended up buying some new axle brackets , it showed they had them, but then they refunded me and said they wouldn't be available till next week. My friggin axles are useless until I get the brackets. Does anybody else sell the lesu axle brackets?
thanks

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here's some of the parts collections as of now it seems to get deeper every week, and I still need parts. does anybody have a transmission like this they would like to sell?

http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u...n/IMG_5689.jpg

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that's just a small portion of whats been shipped in. Or maybe its because I've been ordering just about two of everything.
Russ at truescale a.k.a the bone yard has been nice enough to help me through the process of a custom build, as well as improving my grand hauler.

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started work on the new frame, rear axles, and rear suspension
http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u...n/IMG_5700.jpg

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I guess no pics tonight. Does any body know is there a place I could look on the site, that while I'm inserting a image what's causing it not to display??
thanks for any help its SUPER frustrating for me :mad:

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I like the double hump fenders but if I could mount the singles efficiently I think I'd prefer the singles

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should be getting some more parts today for the front suspension

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So I had a chance to get some work done last night. I originally started the night working on putting a third axle on my trailer but quickly realized what I bought is different then the axles that are currently there. So I ended up using the third axles pats for the front suspension on the custom build, and it just snowballed from there. Thanks to Ric at Garden trucking sorry for bastardizing your parts. Hopefully all these pics will post:rolleyes:

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Oh and most importantly I forgot to mention a goal of the build is for the truck to have adjustable suspension

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