Euclid R18 - Page 5

RCP57 · #1 06-09-2012, 12:49 AM

I decided that while I had the truck torn apart I should fix some things that have bothered me since I built it. The front axle was a little too wide and looked stupid so I narrowed it and made some changes to the steering linkage. The truck turns much nicer now with an open diff and the axle changes, especially while loaded. I had a little time this afternoon to do some work to the driveway too

! http://youtu.be/tnBsfW1KDws http://youtu.be/jpXgxhdb5Vc http://youtu.be/eeoa2V85pRk http://youtu.be/x_cnZYT-NWA http://youtu.be/Q6stG3P5LAs http://youtu.be/JZF9R5_hNeA

Thanks for lookin

Oh yeah... I made new foams for the rear tires too!

TRUCKMAKER · #2 06-09-2012, 07:48 AM

If it wasn't for the things in the back ground of the pictures most people wouldn't know it isn't 1:1. Very nice job, congrat's.

kerst · #3 06-09-2012, 08:16 AM

Great job!

Kerst

RCP57 · #4 06-11-2012, 02:20 PM

Thanks guys,

I've been enjoying working on the Euc lately so I thought that I should finish up under the hood. This was part of the original plan but I was sidetracked for about a year with other projects so it never got finished until now. I think it turned out OK and makes the truck look complete. http://youtu.be/XLZ5Iu4IV2k

Thanks for looking

Reg

modelman · #5 06-11-2012, 03:35 PM

Nice detail work on the engine-truck looks good overall.

diddys trucking · #6 06-11-2012, 04:53 PM

is it my eyes or is the engine block a car battery

Dave

RCP57 · #7 06-11-2012, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by diddys trucking

is it my eyes or is the engine block a car battery

Dave

It's not your eyes

.. its a 6 volt lead acid battery. The battery just lifts out and the rest stays bolted in place.

Reg

chaseracer · #8 06-11-2012, 09:08 PM

looks awesome Reg... I have fond memories of the euclid as a kid My dad used to run one at a pit back in Nova Scotia .. and once and a while on saturdays he would take me to work with him and I got to drive around in it all day sitting on a empty milk crate..

RCP57 · #9 06-11-2012, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chaseracer

looks awesome Reg... I have fond memories of the euclid as a kid My dad used to run one at a pit back in Nova Scotia .. and once and a while on saturdays he would take me to work with him and I got to drive around in it all day sitting on a empty milk crate..

Haha, Good times... When I was little my friends and I used to crawl up on the box and drop firecrackers down the exhaust stack of our R18. Years later when we got the truck running again some of the spent firecrackers came flying back out

I remember my dad being like WTF? Where did those come from?... Oops...

My best friend and I spent a fair bit of time driving the truck to build a motocross track here when we were teenagers. When we were 15 driving the old truck seemed pretty cool! Actually it still does...

Reg

Snochaser · #10 06-11-2012, 04:54 PM

Great job Reg. Slick job on the motor, a unique touch.

Ben

cyanide · #11 06-12-2012, 12:50 AM

wow, amazing build man! (The fishing boat pics are cool too)

I love how you made the battery look like a motor too.

Very cool.

RCKiwi · #12 06-12-2012, 08:34 PM

^^^ what he said! Nice-I actually had to have a second take on it after skim reading the posts. That works very well indeed! Love the diff work to - you're got a good eye.
Glenn

RCP57 · #13 06-12-2012, 11:34 PM

Thanks guys, it really means a lot to hear the compliments.
I cheated a little by using wood for the blower and exhaust manifold but it was A LOT easier to do it that way than out of aluminum. I don't have the necessary skills to machine parts like that yet... if ever! I would have liked to use a different motor on the belt drive so that it had more power at lower rpm but I only had a couple in my junk to choose from. With 1.5v the speed is good but it won't always turn it from a stop. With 6v it spins fast enough to throw a belt(rubber band) and looks rediculous not to mention that it wouldn't be long and the aluminum pulleys running on aluminum shafts would gall up even with oil on them. At that speed it throws oil everywhere!

Maybe it really is a detroit under there?

RCP57 · #14 06-26-2013, 06:18 PM

I've been tinkering with this on and off and today I was finally able to finish up under the hood. I used an old forward only esc to drive the fan motor but it is causing problems with my main drive esc. It works as normal with the under hood stuff turned off but after a short period of time if you have it on then the trucks esc goes into protection and won't come back on until you switch it all off and then back on. The under hood esc, steering and dump all work fine no matter what. I did have some problems initially with the little motor under the hood effecting the servos but I wrapped their leads through one of those ferrite rings and now it's fine. I'm guessing this motor is causing the issue but I don't know how to fix it. I'm not sure why it doesn't effect the esc right away and the amount of time it takes to screw up changes with each run. Maybe you electronic guru's out there can give some feedback?

I should mention that the forward only esc is a Novak Arrow and the other is a Proboat...

http://youtu.be/E6S_KtdWziQ

ngward79 · #15 06-26-2013, 11:59 PM

You may need an external BEC . I learn this from my crawler experience having high torque steering servo's and the internal BEC in the ESC not being strong enough for it. With the added extra draw from the motor and ESC to run the belts it could drop into a low voltage protection for your drive motor and ESC. And with any additional electrical add-on ( including steering servo etc...) can cause voltage drop. Anyway , just put a Castle Creations BEC between the original ESC and your steering servo or belt ESC and all should be well, they only cost $20 http://holmeshobbies.com/Castle-BEC.html

RCP57 · #16 06-27-2013, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ngward79

You may need an external BEC . I learn this from my crawler experience having high torque steering servo's and the internal BEC in the ESC not being strong enough for it. With the added extra draw from the motor and ESC to run the belts it could drop into a low voltage protection for your drive motor and ESC. And with any additional electrical add-on ( including steering servo etc...) can cause voltage drop. Anyway , just put a Castle Creations BEC between the original ESC and your steering servo or belt ESC and all should be well, they only cost $20 http://holmeshobbies.com/Castle-BEC.html

I have a couple BEC's kickin around so I'll give that a try and see if it helps.

ngward79 · #17 06-27-2013, 09:29 AM

Cool , hopefully that works for you . Let us know.

RCP57 · #18 07-01-2013, 09:19 AM

I ended up removing the red wire on the Arrow esc and that seemed to help. I'm not entirely sure that it fixed the problem but it seemed like it might have.

Had some decals made for this too, so here's what it looks like...I also picked up a new bench/cabinet...

ap40rocktruck · #19 07-08-2013, 05:11 PM

Got to love "Green" iron! another fascinating build and on point with the details.

Ap40

pigeonfarmboy · #20 07-08-2013, 05:53 PM

I like that bench! Who makes that?

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