haha...

you and me both. just not alot going on here. my wife is busy at work(had all of last week, well sort of she had jury duty mon-tue). kids are just hanging out playing with all the new gooddies. and i am trying to shake a sinus cold.


but on the rc side of things i picked up a proline 50's panel. had all these great ideas for a cool(but simple) paint job, but have gone blank since i picked up the lid.

happy new year!:)

Got my Silverado body for the Pede painted up, got some errors in it because the paint bled under the tape, but it should photograph well. Hoping the LHS has the IMEX tires I ordered in today so I can get them mounted up on some blingin' RPM wheels & snap some pics!

Dang. The Imex tires I want aren't going to ship until late January.

Dang. The Imex tires I want aren't going to ship until late January.
the new k rocks?

i want some for the tlt-10. :)

I know how that is with the paint ideas! In my case I am generally just to olazy or not daring enough to try ideas. I have two lids just dying for color but... This weekend perhaps.

As for today's silence? No internet on the ski slopes... :D

the new k rocks?

i want some for the tlt-10. :)
Nah I'm looking for the new "All-T" tire for the Pede, it looks like a off shoot of the BFG Mud Terrain tire. Imex says it is a 5.5" tall tire so that would make it about 3/4" taller than stock. I really want a pair of those!

Hi guys, and you to Tom.

I had tried to explain in my Xmas post that because of a computer change I was on and off with a internet connection, which made staying in touch a drag. All better now, the computer that is.

The last couple of days have been stormy so I have been picking up downed trees and putting roads back in place.

RC wise, nothing. The wind is getting better so maybe some flying is going to happen soon. The last week has me thinking of how to waterproof the pede. Maybe I should get a boat....

Bill, Let's see, you live on the ocean. You spend your life right there, n the ocean...not just a shoreline but a nicely protected cove. Lots of room to run a boat even "in season", and lots of boats to go and get a stranded r/c if you should flip it or whatever. Get a n r/c boat? Nah. Makes no sense at all! :p

Hope the weather gets much better for you!

Tom, I haven't checked out those tires but they sound lke they would be great for the TLT!

Bill, I heard about all the rain & storms blowing thru your neck of the woods, glad to hear you made it thru OK. And what did you mean "Hi guys & you too Tom"??? :lol: Did I sound needy? :freak: (just bustin' yer chops a little!)

Chris, this is the new Imex tire I want, goes on a 2.2" rim! They are actually gonna make the same tread pattern for a Clod too.

http://www.imexrc.com/new_images/imx7579.jpg

I've often wondered why an RC boat has not popped into my mind as an item I must have. Maybe some day....

Tom I have been feeling guilty about the lack of posting I had been doing and was just looking for something to say. We are all friends here and one of us would let you know if body odor was a problem.

:p

Your typing doesn't stink either

Boat..... You're on an Island! What do you need a boat for?:freak: I suppose you could always fish with it like they did on that clip from Americas Funniest Home Videos!

I've got an RC boat, The motor mount went bad on it though. It is plastic & got hot when I was abusing... I mean using the boat in the ocean & became mis-shaped which caused the Brass Pinion & Spur to wear out. I haven't run it since, probably 5 years ago? Maybe I'll have to see if I can fabricate a new mount & get it working again someday.

i keep getting the names mixed up on the imex tires(well all of them but the kongs). i am hopping to pick some up at the lhs when they are out. but the maxx sized ones are on the hard side. or so they say at rccrawler. but they do look NICE..

happy new year and such to all!

peter
:)

I know Imex makes a regular and a soft compound for some of the Maxx tires (the Baja for sure), but there's no mention of compounds for the All-T I posted the pic of.

i hope on the 2.2 they use the softer stuff. but i have heard people can soak them in simple green and it will soften the tire compound..?? anyone tried this?? there was a mention of wd40 too....

everybody ready to start writing 2005??
:)

Happy New Year :wave:

Happy new year to you too Bill!

Everyone else too!

Ron - I figure the tires couldn't be any harder than the stock tires and couldn't have any worse traction. But they will look much cooler!

looking cool is always important!

:dude:

Yes indeed! Happy New Year! Hope everybody had a grand one. We went and saw the fireworks and parade in Boston and then hunkered down for a nice quiet evening. Parties are nice but clear heads are even better! :cool:

Oh, I'm such a party animal I was in bed and asleep before midnight. WooHoo!

Hey Bill! You staying about the floods out there? Sounds really nasty on the mainland. Hope all is well.

Thanks for the concern Chris, yeah we are doing OK just takes alot of time to keep up with it.

PS I like the El Camino.

Bill- Glad to hear you got through it. All that rain with all your sand could make for quite the mess! Is the road to Avalon still there? Poor Kev and his bus ride. I would HATE that!

And what are you doing lurking on the TLT page anyway?:p

I thought you knew we follow you everywhere!

Well, if that is the case, you better be carrying a shovel because it is white around here!

white here too, forcast is for 8" by noon tomorrow.

no white yet! but been dang cold for use without it!.

Well our storm got run over by "warmer" air...... It was snowing hard at 6am when I left for work (left early to allow for traffic and not be late to work), but changed over to sleet/rain about 1/2 way to work so the accumulation won't be as much. we probably have 4-5" at home. I just hope the rain don't freeze and cause ice problems.

That's life.

Life indeed! The kids got the day off of school with only 3" on the ground! I guess they are expecting a big "ice thing" about when they would be gettingon the buses to come home but 3"???? The wife's school was open so she has them as "helpers". Thank goodness I get to be here at work where it is peaceful!

Yeah, big list of school closings around here today. Long traffic reports, seems alot of people left their driving skills at home.

Yeah... Here at work... but peaceful? Eh, I guess.

we were to have a few inches this morning or worse frozzen rain, warm at 40 and a little rain. but were are at a point to maybe end up with 1-8 inches by morning.

drive safe, and watch your mirrors!

:)

Oh man, what a weekend. I am beat. I have been working on the house non-stop. Got one HUGE project out of the way and although it isn't totally done it is a huge success! I think I doubled theusable floor space in #1 son's room by putting a door to the attic in #2 son's room- at no space cost to him! That's not easy! I got to use my table saw, miter saw, scroll saw, skil saw, jig saw, hand saw and just about all the other hand tools I could find! And that includes a 4 lb sledge! (don't ask). All good! No r/c at all though :cry:

Power Tools..... Sweeeeeet.

I went racing.

and...How did you do?

I made the A in all classes, Finished as good or better than my qualifying position in each main. Stock Buggy, Mod Truck, & E-Maxx. It was a good time!

Very cool! Congrats. Our local track should be reopening in about a month. They have purchased a building and are working on making it a track. It will be a bit closer than the old place which is good! I hope to get to spend some time there to actually learn how to drive!

I guess I should rebuild the diff on my XXXT before then, huh? I have all the parts somewhere. They came in while the PRP project was going so they just got put aside.

Well, if the diff is crunched, yes.

I think if you get out and race and get used to keeping a vehicle between the tubes it will make your bashing expierience better. You'll be able to sight in on stuff and make your vehicle hit it/miss it/do donuts around it. Works well for a small narrow jump that you may want to take flight from or driving between things at high speeds.

It is not that the diff is crunched exactly. It is not there at all!:p I put in my 5800 and it lasted about 10 ft. I spun the nut in the holder that holds the tension. I have the replacement parts and all new carbide balls. Just need to put it together (after I find the parts, of course).

Yes, driving on the track will help hugely! I will always have a hard time judging distances and that is death on the track but practice will certainly help that. Next month! Hopefully. They will also have a carpet track for sedans! Of which I have none.

Hi Guys,

Just came up for air and thought I would shoot you a note. How about a high C.

That was bad. So was the rain. It's over now just have to put the camp back where it was. Think I'll start with the road and go from there. This place has built in job security.

Things should be better in a day or two then the RC toys come out. Need to review my RC part water protection stuff.

Hey Bill!
Glad you are still above water. At least you have plenty of snorkle gear and boats! ;)

Nice to hear from you again Bill!

i have a PEDE question? are the robinson racing hardened sun gears worth it? i got a steal of a deal on two sets. wondering if they are worth putting in my pede tranny powered tlt, and to save the secound set for a future pede??

thanks

glad everyone is safe, and trying to stay dry and warm.

For what it is worth I liked the Robinson gears. Smooth and quite.

You guys on the other coast should get ready for this one it is a mother. I know Pete and I had some rough times with this one. Whatever your area does, rain, sleet, snow, etc there will be a lot of it.

Take care.

Calm weather is boring! However, given the choice, I will take the Sierra's 19 ft of snow over LA's 27" of rain!

I have never had a problem with my sun gears in any Pede so I can't comment on the Robinson ones...

The weather is nuts! I was shoveling my driveway Tuesday, this morning it is 55 degrees and all the snow is gone. BUT!! There is heavy rain on the way and the temp is going to drop 40 degrees today to 15 degrees and be single digits Friday night. The heavy rain is going to change to snow when the temp drops enough so we could see 2" of snow today!

Are the prophecies coming true? is the end coming? War, floods, Tsunamis, Earthquakes.......... yikes!

Well I read Pete's post wrong. What is a sun gear? Mine is sun block. a beach towel, and a AM/FM radio.:rolleyes:

I assumed he meant the planatery gears in the diff. Didn't even think of the "sun" part... Maybe I am wrong?

Are the prophecies coming true? is the end coming? War, floods, Tsunamis, Earthquakes.......... yikes!

At first I would have said no, but then I read Chris saying "Maybe I am wrong". Now I don't no..... maybe...

the robinson gears are the ones the yokes attach to on the outside of the diff. and the tag says sun gears. i would have thought they would have been caled out put gears or something..:) o'hh welll what the heck do i know??

hope everyone stay healthy. we got passed over by the white the stuff. near 40 and raining. you know ir's been cold for a while when 40 feels warm.

thanks guys

Hey Bill! I represent that statement! I have been wrong before. I will admit it right here and now. Last year I thought I was wrong once. I was wrong about that. :)

Wasn't November 2nd enough a warning about the end of the world? Sorry, that slipped out.