Build Thread My Big Block Revo build

[bergoff]

i need to get a job like yours so i can work on my trucks. looking good so far. i guess that i need to bash harder all of my stock parts are still holding on the revo for now.

 

[Macguyver]

i need to get a job like yours so i can work on my trucks. looking good so far. i guess that i need to bash harder all of my stock parts are still holding on the revo for now.

lol...i know alot of people who would like my job ....I'm getting paid and i get to do what i want to kill time .....i also just have over a month left of work ...then i get 6 months off ( until fishing reopens in the spring )

 

[StevoRevo]

I can't believe how fast its coming along...
Final Pics & Vids sooner than I thought

 

[Macguyver]

well...not doing office work today ( got 2 days off ) ..but that didnt keep me away from the Revo

decided to build a roll hoop...the stock plastic one wasn't high enough to protect the engine ...so i heated , hammered and bent some pieces of flat steel and thats what i ended up with

then , me and my buddy were looking at it and felt there was still something missing ...so i cut another small piece and added it at the top to make some sort of lip to protect the engine better ....

so heres the finished product ..i kinda proud of what i ended up with ...should do the job

let me know what you guys think

now it wont matter how it lands ...there is no way the engine will hit ....i rolled it on the floor in every way possible ...and the engine is safe

 

[NitroRC4Life]

Looking good Mac! I need to start making some custom stuff for my E-Revo and get some pictures up as well..

 

[olds97_lss]

Guessing you don't have a welder? You may want to figure out how to put something in there to keep it from squashing side to side. I made something similar on my savage... just way more hack. I should have spent more time on it. Without the struts in the middle, it tends to just squash and hit the engine anyway. With the struts... I can pretty much stand on it (250lb guy).

The term "modge podge" comes to mind when I look at some of my stuff... lol

 

[Macguyver]

thanks NitroRC

The term "modge podge" comes to mind when I look at some of my stuff... lol

hey..at least its solid and does the job


my dad has a small welder ...just didnt feel like getting it ...but i might put a few tacks on it ....and as for squashing , it should be ok ...its pretty stiff stuff ..made it out of 2 6 inch angle bracket i got at the hardware store ....ill see how it performs ..ill add a cross brace if it need it

 

[olds97_lss]

This is why I replaced the stock one:

Roll bars are funny things. You don't think they will bend and stop doing their job right up until they don't.

 

[Macguyver]

Roll bars are funny things. You don't think they will bend and stop doing their job right up until they don't.

lol...thats a nice bend ...i made sure the re-harden all my bends ...but after seeing your pic ...ill play it safe and add a cross brace ...it can't hurt anything

 

[olds97_lss]

Yours might hold up for you as is, the revo is quite a bit lighter than my old savage. That thing is a hog!

 

[StevoRevo]

I'm impressed...
How does it affect putting the body on...??
I suppose you just raise the body posts...??

 

[Macguyver]

I'm impressed...
How does it affect putting the body on...??
I suppose you just raise the body posts...??

it doesn't really affect it ..ill just have to trim it a bit where the lip from my roll hoop sticks out...its not that much higher than the stock one ...and with the stock one , there was about 1/2 inch clearance from the top of the body ..i might have to adjust the body posts a bit ...but it should sit right

 

[Macguyver]

heres a pic of my work station at home ...its not much , but it does the job

 

[Macguyver]

well...another day at the office for me

fooled around on the truck a bit ....put in the electronics , linkages , servos ,exhaust and tires ....its starting to look good ....i still have some tweaking to do , like adjusting the camber and stuff like that ..but its almost done

i decided to got with the traxxas sc resonator (5490), i red that it performs pretty good ...so ill try it like that and see how it goes

 

[w bill]

Go hitech bubble gum & bailing wire lol! Like what I'm see can't wait to see it finished good luck with the build!!!!!!!!!

 

[StevoRevo]

Com'on Mate...
All those days at work...
I expected it to be finished by now...

Or maybe you have just been as unlucky as the other 99.99% of workers out there and you have actually been working at work


All jokes aside, Looks great :thumbup:
And your work station is 10 times better than mine...

 

[2revo1maxx]

Lookin good McGruber!

 

[Macguyver]

Com'on Mate...
All those days at work...
I expected it to be finished by now...

Or maybe you have just been as unlucky as the other 99.99% of workers out there and you have actually been working at work


All jokes aside, Looks great :thumbup:
And your work station is 10 times better than mine...

lol..thanks my work station is not to big ..but works for me

i was off work monday and tuesday ...did my roll hoop on monday ...took it easy on tuesday ..lol...i guy needs rest from work sometimes ..lol
and yesterday , i left the baby home ..haha!!!

i should try it out sunday or monday ( days off ) depending on the weather

 

[olds97_lss]

You use allen keys? Wow! I do not envy your hands! lol

Looking good! Another day at the office and you'll have this pig on the spit and burning!

 

[Macguyver]

You use allen keys? Wow! I do not envy your hands! lol

Looking good! Another day at the office and you'll have this pig on the spit and burning!

LOL... yes i do use them for short screws ..lol....but i mostly use an old 18v drill hooked up to 12v power supply with allen bits