Show us you Stadium Trucks
 

Hey you guys, I thought that, since there is a "show us" thread for the SCs, I would create one for it's down trodden but older brother, the stadium truck. With it's big wheels and it's unrealistic look, it does have a more aggressive stance and arguably, a more race orientated chassis.

So I'll kick off with my el cheapo Team C TC02T, Which so far, Have not had chance to race properly but have done a few laps at my local club.

Running an old Novak GTB, with an SP 6.5 sat in the back. Savox low profile up front. Team C Ali front wishbone mount with brass insert, and Paint by Magoo.:thumbsup: That's about it for now.

Lets take a quick look:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...ps9c226fdd.jpg


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...ps5a908880.jpg


Let's keep 'em coming chaps:)

Can I play?

Here's my mid-old school Losi XXT

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...k/IMGP2181.jpg

Its the top-spec Graphite Plus model, i restored/cleaned it up a year or so a go & now runs a sensorless brushless set-up in it. The shell (Which was NOS from DMS) represents my first attempt at using liquid mask:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...k/IMGP2173.jpg

I haven't raced this truck, but it makes a good fun park runner:cool:

what front and rear tyres is everyone running? I was thinking schumacher yellow mini spikes for the rear and stabbered ribs for the front, but seem to struggle with rear end grip mid corner

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ps will post pics shortly when shes clean :)

Lots of racers this time of year are resorting to using the JConcepts Goose Bumps (in Green compound) which are very good in the moist conditions on astro etc...

We found, so far, down at Torch, Losi step pins in red work well, with staggered ribs up front so far. Was lacking in off power corner speed, but modded the ackerman. Much better now :thumbsup:

DerbyDan, I had a old XXT, back in the late '90s. Mine too came with the Damn Yankees membership card, as I bought it from DMS, oddly enough. They were THE Losi dealer at the time.:)

Still are ;) (even after 21 years in the business)

My T4 :D Couldn't get the cut staggers to work on the front so I cut them all off, haven't tried it properly since! On high speed corners it had far too much steering, felt like the tall cuts were just falling over.

http://i.imgur.com/Pp1Rl.jpg

Team Associated B44+T4 Hybrid Stadium Truck
 

Here is my 4WD BT44 Hybrid, is a combination of a B44 and parts of a T4.

Pictures show the truck in 2wd setup, but it is currently converted back to 4wd.

Atomic Carbon CR2T
 

Mine :)
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Hope you like her

Steve

Loving the CR2T Steve:thumbsup:

Does it get used?;)

Keep them coming chaps, some top trucks so far:thumbsup:

My truck project will be done within the next month hopefully, so far it looks nothing like the trucks on here (its in bits). My philosophy is chop off what you can, see how it goes... but it really is utterly fantastic to see these trucks. Anyone tried sc wheels/tires on one? Wondering how it would look.

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yeah,now there calling it a 1/10th truggy! seen a couple of kits already of shelves so should be a class to watch,real cheap simple convert to std st! i've alreadt done my t4 and they fly!! and no more wheel wobble half way down the straight!!

Not sure this will work but this is the link to mine from the last year of racing.
http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...764#post344764

Thats cool - who makes the 'Bug' bodies??

That was a Parma shell. You can still get them, I think Modelsport have them in stock at the minute but I got mine from DMS.
Takes a bit of work to get it to fit right but worth it in the end. :)

Heres my AE T4, hoping to run it sometime soon, superb paintjob again by AKcustomz

anyone got a good starting point for oils/springs for astrotracks?

Big thumbs up there mush:thumbsup:

what you running under the Shell?

In my TC02T, I'm using old bore shocks, 32.5 in front and 27.5 in rear as a start, with Schumacher yellow minispikes and yellow staggered ribs.

Here's my t4 from a few years ack man I loved that thing it was great
http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...338#post381338

My XXX-NT
 

Used to race lots.

Miss the sound

I've found the stagger ribs need cutting back to 3 rows to stop the over steer mid corner, I've booked in for the open wheel class at the short course nats

Actually, I was so disappointed of what you stated for. I am also experiencing this kind of problem and us of now, I am planning to make a stadium car. Moreover,this car contains of good features such us complete wheels and good tires.

Ive still got a RTR 2 version that needs rebuilding after i stripped it all down for cleaning, then never got round to rebuilding it..........must get it done soon though so i can reduce the RC cars ive got ;)

UK Short Course Nationals
 

Hi Guys

Sorry for the blatant thread hijack, but you don't get if you don't ask!

We are running a heat for Stadium trucks at all rounds of the SC Nationals this year and it would be great if we could get some of you guys racing.

We have a few Stadiums already booked for the first round on the 14th April at Surry and Hants and a few more threatening to book in!

As always with these things the more that enter then more that will enter.

It would be great to at least run a full heat :)

All the details for the series can be found here:

www.ukshortcourse.com

Thanks

Chris

Any idea where sell these in the UK? Struggling to find one

No sorry, I got mine from dinball iirc. $105 which didn't include postage of course, but I went for cheap (read: slow) which took a week and a half. I originally took a look at SMD, considering they're the disty, but JB doe's not do them. Saying that, If you asked him nicely and offered him a curry and a nice bottle of wine, he might get you one especially lol

Wow, this thread has died a death eh.

Just working on a tweak for my TC02T, including lowering the shell as I think it's mounted too high. Also, stumbled on a couple of ali bits from ebay.

Pics of the tweaks coming soon.:thumbsup:

I hope it dont die i like this yhread maybe more clubs could do more like silverstone to promote trucks as they are brilliant outside

Here I'll help this is my lightning stadium pro mid conversion
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...pszgpmdwah.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psdidsola5.jpg
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Need a new shell though the old one doesn't fit now

Nice pics there dude, although we are talking about 1/10th stadium here, not 1/8th truggy. If there was a "show us yer truggy" (is that a euphamism?) Thread I would blurt out some pics of my hyper st.

Alas, as it happens.

Sorry my bad :blush:

My home made C4.2T

nice what body are you using on that?

AE GT2.

Loving the C4.2T JonD, Shame the trucks aren't as popular as they were.

Heres a couple of pics of the mods I've done to my TC02T, now dubbed the TC02T+ :)

1st indications are from the shell, the rear mounts are now further back, this makes getting the clips one and off a whole lot easier, as their original position between the number boards was fiddly. The shell has been lowered also.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...pse390c067.jpg


Ah, that could be how then, the wing/body mounts have been moved back and down with this little number, no drilling/butchering required either, but what's that in the lower right of the picture?

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...ps667fec5f.jpg


A pair of little chassis braces, again, machined so that no extra work is needed to the standard chassis components.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...ps77bab539.jpg


The thing that tells the story though is here, a new T piece, giving a 15mm increase in wheelbase, thus making the truck less square, and hopefully, less prone to it swapping ends when someone so much as looks at it in a funny way.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...psaf5ce60b.jpg


All pieces are machined from 6062, programmed by hand off the top of my head, in lunch breaks over a number of weeks (and the odd sly one in works time of course;))

Testing it out at the weekend at my local with any luck. Hope you guys like.:thumbsup:

Testing went ok down the local. Steady 9 lapper, though I'm hoping to get it doing 10s.

The machined parts did what I was hoping as the car was more stable than it ever has been.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/y...7CADCEDFB8.jpg

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Pics of my Durango ST courtesy of Darren Lewis

Fancy making another set? :)

He he........pm sent

The Happy Trucker
 

Here is my fun machine.. Just dont get in my way or i'll BITE

top stuff mush, but what's it's running under the hood mister?