full suspension mod with a tomy bcg

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    • #11948
      betty.k
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      well, I m halfway through the mod now, and it is alot more involving than with an enertec but still do able I guess. Gotta few pics posted of where I m up to

      http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=swap&albumID=104275236&swapID1=104275661&swapID2=104275491

      now back to it……:8ball:

    • #48604
      betty.k
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      finished! have a look

      http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=swap&albumID=104275236&swapID1=104275661&swapID2=104275491

      while it looks great, i’m a lot happier with doing it with an enertec as it’s easier to do and you don’t remove the stock charging plate. also relocating the batt in the tomy was a pain. as i’ve lengthened the wheelbase, shells will need heavy modding to fit. remember, the rear tab is moving now. it would be far more difficult to do without the lengthening. high speed handling is a dream on the rough concrete and it even handles bitumen. still a little fine tuning to do but otherwise a very successful mod.:8ball:

    • #48605
      merc-blue
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      i am in awe of this beautiful work…………. this meant that my crapy monster truck is gonna have a revival….. got a special mount system that allows back suspention to still work…

    • #48658
      betty.k
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      well i’ve ironed out some final bugs and got this little baby running sweet! revised the spring mount, sorted the steeringand decked it out with the 200mah nimh batt and hummer shell i scored from trackmaster (thanks again tm!). i moved the front tab up a bit and glued some foam on the inside so it mounts by gripping the sides of the chassis. i have to thank ph2t for that last tip, and it works perfectly!:D it’s the simple things that often work best. i’ll add lights next and make a custom charger. the two spring screws near the rear screw into the battery terminals, so that’s where i’ll charge from.

      http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=swap&albumID=104275236&swapID1=104275661&swapID2=104275491

      ok i’m pooped, gotta go to bed before i

      Edited by – betty.k on 14 December 2003 03:40:02

    • #48669
      ph2t
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      can it go over lawn? the setup is insane man, I love it! How fast is this puppy? Do you have issues steering? being the weight of the front wheels being heavier and all…

      ph2t.

    • #48670
      merc-blue
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      betty casue uve screwed on the spring u could use two of the screws to charge it…. just hook up 2 plates the same dist appart as the screw and charge it like that…

    • #48674
      betty.k
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      the steering works fairly well, but i’ll add another or stronger spring and that should sort it out. there’s very little play with the front wheels because i installed some tiny eyelets that fit the front wheel pins beautifully. can’t do the lawn, it’s just too small, but it would go over a bowling green no probs. i’ve driven on brick paving and the road out front without a problem. and it’s great fun when you park it over an anthill and floor it! look at that dirt fly!! it’s got a 2.6 and still runs at the speed it was going pre mod. the nimh batt adds a little more power i think, but i can’t verify that with fact, it just looks that way. if you look at the pics you’ll notice there’s two screws directly under the battery. i’ve screwed them into the battery terminals, and charge it through them:8ball:

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