Project Revo...!!

vectra

Well, I decided to try and keep a documented Progression series of text and pics for you guys..;)

This Webpage will be updated accordingly as I progress with the work at hand..:D
""Vectra's Project Revo""

Plug

vectra wrote:

Well, I decided to try and keep a documented Progression series of text and pics for you guys..;)

This Webpage will be updated accordingly as I progress with the work at hand..:D
""Vectra's Project Revo""

*Breath* my heart drops and vectra finally starts his "project revo":D
I want to start a "project T-maxx" now:(

Plug

Anymore stuff being added?

vectra

Damn..!!! :mad:

Made a start on it yesterday by removing the engine and stivcking it into the T-Maxx... Gave my chassis a good old cleaning ( badly needed it was) :eek:
Put on the Dual Brake discs 9 Must slacken them a bit as they feel tight)
Progressed to the next stage and :eek: :mad:
I ordered one wrong bloody part from Tower Hobbies so I had to re-order the correct one tonight ..

Looks like it is going to be unfinished for a short time..

Plug

Ah jezs.

SLIM19198

What part did you order wrong?

vectra

SLIM19198 wrote:

What part did you order wrong?

Prefer not to say as I would be giving the game away about some parts going on there..

muckwarrior

Hey vectra, where did you pick up the Trx 3.3, ebay? Was thinkin about gettin one meself if I could find one for the right price. Last time I looked they were €150+.

vectra

muckwarrior wrote:

Hey vectra, where did you pick up the Trx 3.3, ebay? Was thinkin about gettin one meself if I could find one for the right price. Last time I looked they were €150+.

Yeah. I bought this one from Ebay
Cost me €120 and a few cents posted.
This one.
:cool:

Well.
I made good progress tonight.
Hopefully paint the Shell tomorrow and have that ready for when the 3.3 comes..
Then it is only wait for the extra part I ordered wrong.. but.. That wont hold me back from running it...;)
All going well i should be running it in over the weekend..
Woohoo..!!

muckwarrior

Hmm, I'd be tempted at that price alright. Think I'll start lookin out for one. (and a wheelie bar while i'm at it )

vectra

muckwarrior wrote:

Hmm, I'd be tempted at that price alright. Think I'll start lookin out for one. (and a wheelie bar while i'm at it )

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE??

OR THIS ONE.;)

In Fact.
There are loads to choose from here :eek:

vectra

Woohoo...!!
3.3 engine just arrived..:D

Now to get that fitted..
Get the shell painted and have some fun..:cool:

BFassassin

nice one vectra
what sort of paint scheme are you going for

vectra

BFassassin wrote:

what sort of paint scheme are you going for

I have no idea.
I bought in 2 variations of a particular color but now i am unsure as to what they are going to look like

I dont want to make a dogs Danglies of it at this point..

SLIM19198

you airbrushing it?

vectra

SLIM19198 wrote:

you airbrushing it?

Ermm.
Aircanning it..

SLIM19198

hehe, would love an airbrush system, just aint got the room for it

Goddamn this council housing :P

You got any ideas in mind? Any templates/decals for it?

vectra

SLIM19198 wrote:

hehe, would love an airbrush system, just aint got the room for it

Goddamn this council housing :P

You got any ideas in mind? Any templates/decals for it?

I know the feeling about not havig room.. ( Might have to get rid of the missus )

I was hoping for templates or ideas from you guys..:cool:

SLIM19198

Id say go with irish flags and barb wire, would look lovely on an RC!

Spitfire666

what bodyshell ya using? might help with bringing ideas out?

g5hn710m4xpdwy

ya got the colour blue? blue green and yellow ;-) dont do flames theres to populer


change then black with yellow and the white with green the black with green and the white with yellow thats a lovely paint job then

I hope its ford f350 (i think) or a proline crowd pleazer

vectra

Flunked wrote:

ya got the colour blue? blue green and yellow ;-) dont do flames theres to populer


change then black with yellow and the white with green the black with green and the white with yellow thats a lovely paint job then

I hope its ford f350 (i think) or a proline crowd pleazer

Hmm..!!
Have you got a pic of the side of the stratus shell?
Looks simple enough.( Maybe not with aerosols):o

vectra

OK
engine fitted
Everything else fitted (except for the re-ordered parts.)
Shell Painted and fitted.. :cool:

Pics should be up later.;)

SLIM19198

Re-ordered parts?
Alu- A-arms? :P

BFassassin

yeah the re-orderes parts have to be alu suspension pieces if you can run it without them.
looking forward to the pics later

vectra

BFassassin wrote:

yeah the re-orderes parts have to be alu suspension pieces if you can run it without them.
looking forward to the pics later

Here you go guys and girlies..:D

Project Revo

Plug

Now that looks class, I thought I'd never see it done:D But now it is and the end result is cracker. More performance parts than bling bling, I like that;)

BFassassin

looks class vectra what is this on the fuel line in this picture

vectra

BFassassin wrote:

looks class vectra what is this on the fuel line in this picture

If you are talking about the red "thing" that is a little fuel cutoff clip" Squeeze it and it stops the fuel going into the engine.
If you are talking about the blue cylinder.then that is an inline filter.

vectra

Plug wrote:

Now that looks class, I thought I'd never see it done:D But now it is and the end result is cracker. More performance parts than bling bling, I like that;)

Glad you like it
I wasnt sure about the color when I did it but now that is it "decorated " It doesnt look too bad ( even if i say so myself :rolleyes: )

BFassassin

i was on about the blue cylinder. is there really a need for one though. i dont have one on my revo. also is the new air filter good i dont really like the way you have to clean and re-oil the stock one

muckwarrior

Well I bit the bullet. Let us know how you get on with your new 3.3.

When I was lookin through your pics I thought that those wheels looked bleedin poxy, but I must say the finished product looks amazing!

vectra

BFassassin wrote:

i was on about the blue cylinder. is there really a need for one though. i dont have one on my revo. also is the new air filter good i dont really like the way you have to clean and re-oil the stock one

Very Important to use a Fuel Filter,
Picture this scenario.
You are out having fun in a field with your Nitro RC.
use a tankfull.. use another one.. Now the Truck is getting dusty. you need to open the fuel cap to refill when one or two tiny particles of dust/sand falls in to the tank without you noticing...:o
The same particles work their way up the fuel line and in through the carburator...and into your lovely shiny cylinder when suddenly it works its way down the side of the piston and.... :eek:
Engine trashed...
Picture the same scenario with a fuel filter fitted..

All Air filters must be cleaned and oiled..but that is a simple 2 minute job.. Soak it in nitro and oil it up again...Done in a flash

g5hn710m4xpdwy

wahey its done my lieks tho the green on the shell... I dont like ;-/ i would of liked it if it was evil green like the wing and fuel line, then had blue like the a arms, and finaly yellow stipes between the blue and green, alas, like the tires
thats just my opinion, over all, its still very nice good job

vectra

muckwarrior wrote:

Well I bit the bullet. Let us know how you get on with your new 3.3.

When I was lookin through your pics I thought that those wheels looked bleedin poxy, but I must say the finished product looks amazing!

Well done on the 3.3

Yeah. I was unsure about the wheels myself but i had a good idea in my mind which way I was headed so could visualize the end result.;) and as you said. when it all came together it worked out ok. :cool:

BFassassin

vectra wrote:

All Air filters must be cleaned and oiled..but that is a simple 2 minute job.. Soak it in nitro and oil it up again...Done in a flash

soak in nitro but that stuff is a rareity around here.
i might have to get a fuel filter then i dont want a new engine just yet

vectra

Flunked wrote:

wahey its done my lieks tho the green on the shell... I dont like ;-/ i would of liked it if it was evil green like the wing and fuel line, then had blue like the a arms, and finaly yellow stipes between the blue and green, alas, like the tires
thats just my opinion, over all, its still very nice good job

Yup.
I thought the green was going to be more like the Hyper 7 spoiler so I was a bit dissapointed when it arrived.:o
So I decided then to just go one color all over.

Spitfire666

not mad about the color, just not my thing. i would have tried to get some of the shade on the spoiler worked into it aswell as the one on it. nice truck though. i'm thinking of trying something a bit diff with a bodyshell. i wanna get a snakeskin type effect on it.

vectra

BFassassin wrote:

soak in nitro but that stuff is a rareity around here.
i might have to get a fuel filter then i dont want a new engine just yet

Do you ever have a drop left in the bottle after an outing? Maybe that little drop you sucked out of the tank? use that

Alternatively.. I guess you could give it a goo soaking with WD40 .. then squeeze it out..repeating this a few times should do the job..then add a few drops of filter oil.;)

vectra

Spitfire666 wrote:

not mad about the color, just not my thing. i would have tried to get some of the shade on the spoiler worked into it aswell as the one on it. nice truck though. i'm thinking of trying something a bit diff with a bodyshell. i wanna get a snakeskin type effect on it.

Well. if anyone on here is thikning of Putting the same shell as I did...Think again..
I wondered why that particular one is not that popular on Revo's
If I wanted it to fit 100% I would have to remove the roll bar as it hits the roof of the shell...But to remove that is a No No for me..

g5hn710m4xpdwy

get a pro-line crowd pleaser, use that one as a basher
give the corwd pleaser a real fancy paint job and let it be for the speed runs ans shelf queen monets :P

vectra

Flunked wrote:

get a pro-line crowd pleaser, use that one as a basher
give the corwd pleaser a real fancy paint job and let it be for the speed runs ans shelf queen monets :P

F*KK that..
Another 50 or 60 euro on a shelf queen..!! :eek:

Would prefer to get more hopups first..

g5hn710m4xpdwy

:P theres not a whole lot more you ne.... oh wait get some big bore shocks!!
come to think of it.
make a huge ramp to test all your parts out on, make sure it has kick in it for soem extra air and blackflips

Spitfire666

I didnt mean use the same shell, just a paint job im thinking of for whatever shell i get. thinking along the lines of sticking the shell inside some fish net tights and taping it down then spraying orange/purple fade. then when its dry take it out and should be left with the pattern of the nets still pintless and then just spray it black. thats the basic idea anyway.

Plug

vectra wrote:

F*KK that..
Another 50 or 60 euro on a shelf queen..!! :eek:

Would prefer to get more hopups first..

Opps:eek:
Thats a bad word vectra, weres fobia when you need him:D
Only buzzin.

vectra

Spitfire666 wrote:

I didnt mean use the same shell, just a paint job im thinking of for whatever shell i get. thinking along the lines of sticking the shell inside some fish net tights and taping it down then spraying orange/purple fade. then when its dry take it out and should be left with the pattern of the nets still pintless and then just spray it black. thats the basic idea anyway.

I think you would find that the Tights would get stuck with the paint.. and probably even melt.:eek:

Spitfire666

I've tried it before on the case of my playstation a few years ago and it worked. granted it'll be a it harder with the concave shape to be painted but shouldnt be too hard. im sure i'll probly change my mind anyway, i might just go with a variation of the paintjob i done on the porsche GT3 shell i have for the car. silver on the bottem half with luminous green on top with an angle meeting line.

g5hn710m4xpdwy

alot of people do carbon fiber look using mesh, aha! if i can be arsed to paint a shell for my buggy theres gonna be carbon fiber in it

g5hn710m4xpdwy

is this MORE blue hop ups? I think it is :P Skid-plates FTW!
http://www.rchopups.co.uk/item--Complete-Skid-Set-Blue-with-Black-Bumpers-Revo--RevoSkids%28B%29.htmlbut that not all
what about these?
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMHZ1&P=Z
ah while your at it...
get some big bore shocks (cant find link)

SLIM19198

Is it just me or does no page load on www.rchopups.co.uk ?

g5hn710m4xpdwy

yes and is it just me that my post count drpped about... ~80 posts XD