Bling-A-Thon (Project "Super"maxx)

[Rolex]

There was a thread here a while back with about a dozen colors for ano. Obviously, I prefer the polished aluminum look, while you, obviously, have no taste at all.
I came across some parts yesterday that were done in a beautiful bronze. Something new, and the only anodized color I would go with.

 

[Lessen]

Well, I meant was there anybody selling brand new FLM stuff already annodized. ? . ?

 

[Rolex]

Ah. I have no idea. I didn't know anyone did it aftermarket for them.

 

[Lessen]

A2RC does. That's why I got my chassis through them the last time.

 

[Rolex]

He'll never get a nickel from me, EVER!!
Go with ImBroken's link and send the alloy parts to someone else.

 

[ajames942]

nice maxx

 

[sweetdiesel]

The meanest looking Maxx if there ever was one.


Nice job Lessen.

 

[NitroMistress]

damn, lessen.. that turned out really nice. I like the blue aluminum, but I have to say, your getup is very sharp and looks ready to go kick butt on a track!

 

[251southernsmoke]

Hi i think hpinitromt does alot of coating. I'm possibly about to get with him on a lil bit of my stuff. If any help.

 

[donkryder72]

Thats a nice set-up ! but what about speed its alrite 2 look good but u gotta have speed 2 go with it !

 

[Lessen]

Thats a nice set-up ! but what about speed its alrite 2 look good but u gotta have speed 2 go with it !

Well, it's got a 3.3 in it right now and it's plenty fast. I'm not very impressed with "fast" monster trucks. It's just a basher vehicle for the most part. I've never raced it and probably won't for a long time still. However, I'm planning on upgrading to 1/8 scale diffs and possibly putting an AE .50 engine in it.

 

[Lessen]

Well, my Maxx is halfway torn down and will continue to get ripped apart some more. I've decided to de-anno this chassis set. I just ordered a 1/8 scale diff/bulkless set and decided not to have it done in black. Maybe I'll send all of my alum. to get annodized a different color. Something you don't see everyday maybe..? I dunno, maybe I'll just stick with polished allum. Havn't really decided yet

 

[Lessen]

Yes, yes, yes. I am STILL pouring money into a TMaxx I love the TMaxx though

Got some goodies today. 1/8 diffs, hybrid bulkheads, bulkhead braces. I think I'm gonna do the Lye method on the chassis instead of Eazy off. with so many intricate areas on the chassis set, I don't want to be rushed during removal so a I think a safer/slower process is for the best.

Any suggestions on diff oil?

 

[joneser4u]

i just popped a chubby, those diffs & bulks are sweet as hell. can we expect your old diffs and bulks in the for sale forum soon?

very nice maxx you are building here, and youve done everything to address the weak points not just "bling" it out. should offer up plenty of hassle free bashing. good job man.

 

[Lessen]

can we expect your old diffs and bulks in the for sale forum soon?

Actually, they're already sold

very nice maxx you are building here, and youve done everything to address the weak points not just "bling" it out.

Thanks! Some folks build trucks they actually intend to drive.. hehehe

I've given everything the once over and the only issue I'm seeing is that it didn't come with input joints. I've got the pinion gears for the diffs but no joint for the center shafts. I have a number of shafts but none of them will fit. The diameter of the pinion shafts are ultra beefy and won't fit any of the joints I have.

 

[Jaxon]

Your going to love those bulkheads. I have the normal ones and they just DO NOT break. You dont really need the bulk head braces though, but they are cheap anyways.

 

[Lessen]

the braces are certainly bling factor, they're kinda useful though.. gives me something to screw my bumper supports to.

 

[Jaxon]

Thats very true, I have not put my bumpers on, I just plan on using the stock supports when I'm completely done putting my truck together again.

 

[Lessen]

yeah, me too. I'm a big supporter of the stock supports, just have to stock up on screws. IMO, the way the bumper supports mount to the bulkheads is the absolute worst design in the history of engineering but hey that's just me.

I couldn't find that Lye stuff so I picked up a bottle of Greased Lightning last night. I have a flywheel soaking in it now. It definitly looks like it's working.. all bubbly and whatnot...

 

[CharliesTheMan]

I'll pass on some information on what works best for me, although you probably know more about this stuff than I do. I use greased lightning too, but a little different method. First, I use easy off oven cleaner. I spray it on and let it soak for two the three minutes, and then rinse it really good. Then I dry the parts off, spray again, and leat soak for about three minutes. I repeat this process for a total of about 4 rounds of spraying, soaking for three minutes, and rinsing.

What this does is allow the Easy Off oven cleaner to remove the color anno, yet its very gentle because it's only soaking for two to three minutes. This allows you to get most of the color off, but not pit the aluminum or harm it in any way. I do it about four times on my axial parts, but it might be more or less with different brands of parts and who does the anno. After the fourth soak, most of the color is off but theres still a light haze of anno left on. Then I soak the parts in greased lightning for a day or two. By using the oven cleaner first, it allows the greased lightning work work it's magic a little better, and get a really consistent finish. On my pieces that come out good, when I take them out of the greased lightning they are already starting to shine. It takes very little polishing to get them to a brilliant polished finish.

When I used just the greased lightning, it required a lot moer work on my part when it came time to polish them, and this method that I got from NCNitro is A LOT easier and produces better results.

Lessen, your build has encouraged me to get back working on my T-Maxx, and maybe get one of the new 3.3 trucks.