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EDS
08-06-2008, 01:14 AM
Team Kassanova Zero
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/eds24/Project%20Zero/teaser019.jpg
This project is a tribute to my very generous friend ZeroHax369 who left this hobby and decided to give me all of his R/C stuff to me. He is one of the greatest guys I know. For him Project Zero..

I have always liked the Traxxas Stampede. It was actually my very first off-road vehicle. It has the mixings to be a great basher.. its durable, cheap, and simple . This makes it perhaps one of the most popular bashers ever. After having two stampedes and a rustler though I got quiet tired of the transmission and of the stampede only being 2wd. I was not the only one unhappy with the stampede being 2wd and some decided to make theres 4wd by putting another transmission in the front. I never was crazy about this set up and I could just imagine landing off a jump, nose diving and seeing the motor exploding. So I have decided to make a single motor, single battery 4wd monster truck based off of the stampede.It will be a pure basher.I will be useing NTC3 differentials , and a tc3 "0" slipper in the middle. The chassis will be custom cut out of 1/4" lexan.
My objectives are quiet simple ....
-Build it like a tank
-keep Stampede stance and look
-Use as many Stampede parts as possible
-Keep it simple

I have already started on the rear end and this project is looking like its going to be very simple. I learned with a little bit of modification I can use RPM T3 rear a-arm mounts with stock Stampede rear a-arms on the front and rear. I got the rear end put together pretty well.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/eds24/Project%20Zero/teaser024.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/eds24/Project%20Zero/teaser020.jpg

I will keep you guys updated as I make progress. Though I have two other projects ahead of this one so progress maybe slow.
Peace
Ethan
Team Kassanova

EDS
08-17-2008, 10:49 PM
I got the lexan needed for the chassis about a week ago. Lately I have been busy with soccer try-outs, my parents adopted alil baby, and I just got my first job.I have still be working on my projects and today I made quiet abit of head way on the Zero. I got the front and rear mounted up. First I am working on the standard suspension and then later I will also work on the revo spec suspension. (I made the chassis compatible with both).I also haven't quiet finished the chassis yet. I still need to make minor cuts and sand it some.Oh yea on the front shock tower... I cut it up to see if it would work on another design of mounting it... I will have to get another :)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/eds24/Project%20Zero/Zero014.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/eds24/Project%20Zero/Zero012.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/eds24/Project%20Zero/Zero013.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/eds24/Project%20Zero/Zero009.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/eds24/Project%20Zero/Zero003.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/eds24/Project%20Zero/Zero017.jpg

I was looking and useing stock stampede a-arms up front and the Rs4 hubs will make the front wider than the rear unless I use offset wheels. So instead of the stock rear a-arms I will be using these unknown RPM a-arms.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/eds24/Project%20Zero/Zero016-1.jpg

newviennajj
08-17-2008, 10:56 PM
you're a genius i wanna see some vids when your done !!

Been 2780
08-17-2008, 11:15 PM
lol nice ruler, lol anyways man u have lots of prjects going on all the time it seams like

EDS
08-19-2008, 10:07 PM
Thanks haha You are correct and I have more planned for the future. I think it would be smart at this point to slow down some and concentrate on finishing the projects that I started first. The TR3 and the K2.

Taylor
08-19-2008, 10:18 PM
very true and nice vehicle.