Xc K5

[Blazerbogger]

My favorite all time chassis to run with my favorite hardbody truck on it. It couldn't be better. Or maybe it can. Well, I've spent most of my rc career perfecting this truck. The chassis has some gear mesh problems, but if you shim it right, it's solid.


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[Wyoming]

very nice looking old Blazer, its a wonder why Tamiya hasn't made a K5 like we all see every day (the Blazing Blazer is kinda cool but I've never seen a wing on a Blazer myself) very nice work on yours!

[SMOKE-DOG]

Sweet K5. Like the paint job on the last one.

[Blazerbogger]

I repainted the truck and installed some lights. I still need to tuck the wheels in a bit more.

Headlights and marker lights
http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL900/4206145/18988467/339706654.jpg

Tail lights!
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[Dakillswitch]

Looks great with both types of color .

[SMOKE-DOG]

How did you do the lights in the grill? Very original.

[Blazerbogger]

I can take some pics if you want.


http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL900/4206145/18988467/339830958.jpg

[SMOKE-DOG]

Thanks, nice diagram. Pics if you got em. I'm going to have to do that on my Clod bodied build.

[Blazerbogger]

Here you go.


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[Blazerbogger]

I'm thinking about using this bumper; thanks to Seth(Wyoming)! What do you guys think?


http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL900/4206145/18988467/340294373.jpg

[7point2]

that looks pretty good.

[Blazerbogger]

Some trail ride pics from today.


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[Blazerbogger]

Some more pics.


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[bigoggy]

good looking truck, and great driving area.

[Blazerbogger]

I made a new body mount for the rear. Before I used to have to reach in to the bed to put the body pins in. It was such a hassle to change batteries. Yesterday, I just installed a hinge for the body to lift up. The tail pipes limit the travel, but there is enough clearance. Now I have hassle free battery changing and I can spend more time playing and less time frustrated!


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[Blazerbogger]

New shoes! Do you think these look too big?


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[McFig]

They seem a little bit big, but not enough to be out of scale in my opinion. It think they work and look great.

[Moondoggie]

Nice job with the hinge for the body! :rockon:

[Blazerbogger]

Spencertrax's plow truck motivated me to rebuild my old plow. The setup works fine now, but my electronics aren't working properly. My Hitec radio is getting really glitchy.


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[teebeehex]

It looks like your snow is getting kinda glitchy too! :p

[Bok]

The chassis has some gear mesh problems, but if you shim it right, it's solid.


What areas do we need to shim? Want to do it now before the problem worsens. By the way the body looks perfect now, paint job is spot on and it looks really scale in this pic! With some close up pictures, it would be hard to tell it was 1/10 :thumb:

http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2207/12029932/21389335/356743456.jpg

[Blazerbogger]

Thanks Bok! You should put a spacer on top of this gear, Tamiya has .020 of slop in the bearing bore gear case halves. This will eliminate gear clicking and mesh problems. You should also install ball bearings if you haven't already and make sure the gearbox lid is on tight.


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[Bok]

Thanks Blazerbogger! After I rebuilt mine last week I noticed some clicking, but it went away after a couple of minutes. Will try out the spacer mod to be sure :thumb:

[Blazerbogger]

I just finished installing a GD-600 gear reduction unit. It now has great low end throttle. The only downfall is that I cant drift/powerslide it anymore, but it's a stump puller for sure!

http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2207/12029932/21710194/359518426.jpg

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Quick video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4etntdvkDpU




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[Wyoming]

looks great, Thats one seriously used machine I'll bet you know it inside and out :D

[Blazerbogger]

Yep, I've spent a LOT of time perfecting the mechanics and the drive train on this truck. It may not look like it, but it runs like a clock. I didn't have the need to open up the gearbox for over a year before I had to oped it back up to install the reduction unit. It's my favorite Tamiya for sure!

[Wyoming]

I could here it in the video and it sounds great :dance:

[scale crawler GOD]

Love the body very scale

[Blazerbogger]

I removed the reduction unit and had a little rally action this afternoon.


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[Blazerbogger]

I found out why my rear axle has been walking lately too. The axle housing is broken!

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[brunion]

You have done some very cool things over time with your XC. Nice Project! I would like to do a project some time using the xc chassis but it looks like they could be hard find new.

[IceChilly]

You have done some very cool things over time with your XC. Nice Project! I would like to do a project some time using the xc chassis but it looks like they could be hard find new.

Towerhobbies.com has the Jeep Wrangler in stock, I ordered 2 of them today.

[Blazerbogger]

You can also still order the Pajero kit at places like rpphobby.com. It's cheaper than the Wrangler if you're just after the chassis.

[Blazerbogger]

I glued the axles and let it cure overnight.I can't break the pieces off by hand, so we'll see how long it holds up. I used Zap-a-Gap CA before thinking about the Tenax-7 stuff and how good it's supposed to be. After that I applied some PVC/ABS cement just to make sure the other glues will hold up since I've used the cement on my Blazer and Suburban bodies and those have held up so well. So there's three layers of glue on the repairs!


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[Wyoming]

wow Thats something I've never seen break...be curious to see if it holds.

[Blazerbogger]

It didn't hold unfortunately. It broke 30 seconds into the run. I'll try a few more things, but I'll be happier with a reliable axle case. It is weird though; I've never seen this happen to an XC before either. Maybe I'll make custom 4-link mounts for it.

[Arcocustom]

Here's a billit axle housing.http://rc4wdstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=62&products_id=882

[Blazerbogger]

LOL! There's no way I'm going to pay for a metal housing. The plastic one lasted for over two years of hard running.

[McFig]

The scale shot of the day:

http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2207/12029932/21710194/362597757.jpg

[Blazerbogger]

Thanks McFig!

I finally got around to ordering the $15 sprue of plastic. The truck works great now!


Shiny!
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Looks odd under that dirty chassis.
http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2093/12362146/22165186/367160347.jpg

[jeffro]

And we know that won't last long (the clean shine) :) Was wondering where the ole Blaze went to.